The Blue Goose

[oldblue1968chevy]

sorry guys. Ive decided to get a diff. cab and throw mine together so I can drive it. My blue truck is my DD and its got too much rust. Im going to locate a better cab and work on it. Im putting my windshield hood fender and door back on and gonna drive it WITH the cab coner cut off...I know but ive gota have something to drive I know a member sorta closeby with a few cabs..but the cab I have has rust everywhere everytime I turn around theres more bondo/rust its just to bad

Its in the upper 90's here and too hot to work. Ive been soaking in the gf's pool all day lol. Hopefully in a few hours I can start to work a lil any tips on windshield replacement?

And where can I get the clips that hold the inner fender to outer fender?

[usmcchevy]

Sorry to here about your cab. Rockers, floor and cab corners is one thing, but when you add drip rail and windshield rust in there it gets to be alot. Well, above my skill level anyway. Good luck!

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

And where can I get the clips that hold the inner fender to outer fender?

I got mine from Classic Parts.....and I just found out my local Lowes carrys them too.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_74282-37672-...43617&Ntt=5/16 nut&Ntk=i_products&pl=1&currentURL=/pl__0__s?Ntk=i_products$rpp=15$No=45$Ntt=5/16 nut$identifier=

[oldblue1968chevy]

is that the right size? If so ima just get the part # and have them find it thanks!

[usmcchevy]

Originally Posted by oldblue1968chevy

is that the right size? If so ima just get the part # and have them find it thanks!

Should be. 5/16 course thread. And they should just strip out if you cross thread one. unlike the originals that break and you still have the nut stuck on the bolt.

[oldblue1968chevy]

thanks i picked up 8 today at lowes now i gotta go out in the heat

[GMC91]

Stop complainin bout the heat lol, Im further south than you and I still work on my truck.. Anyway, any luck finding another cab?

[usmcchevy]

Originally Posted by GMC91

Stop complainin bout the heat lol, Im further south than you and I still work on my truck.. Anyway, any luck finding another cab?

I could say that too.......................but I've been opening the door between the house and garage so the garage is nice and cool

[oldblue1968chevy]

haha its 75 and raining now i was in the rain cooled off! Im puttin it together so I can drive it and finding a better cab..

I jump in the pool, get wet, and go work on truck till i dry, repeat..

^^LUCKY you have AC!!!

[GMC91]

It was rainin here too, but only after I worked for about 3 hours in the heat. And your lucky you have a pool, I got nothing.

[oldblue1968chevy]

I dont have a pool. Its at my Gf's house in her dads garage THEY have a pool. All I have is a garden hose and a mudy pond..

Ok so far I have:Fender on, door on (not perfect but hey i dont have a cab corner/rocker) under hood heater box is on

To come: Cowl,hood, windshield, headlight headlight bezel, tighthen bumper bolts, seat, bed

vrroom vrrrrooom then go pickup my other cab OR wait awhile and get an AZ cab from fine69 If I can afford it.

[Hubscrub]

at least you have time to work on your truck, i work all day in the heat and come home and usually don't want to work on the truck out in the heat

[oldblue1968chevy]

whatcha do Hub? Ahh the joys of being 17 lol

[Hubscrub]

i'm a welder/assembler at a stainless steel kitchen equip. place i'm inside but no air the temp was reading 94 inside the afternoon

[VA72C10]

so you decided on a new cab, huh....I think that's a good decision...

[oldblue1968chevy]

lol yeah VA I think it was too.....i woulda spend my sumer doing rust repair LOl

me and gf put another caot of paint on the frame today bout to hit the pool and hopefully get the bed on tonite or tomorow am then the hood and windshield/heater box/controls

[67chevy1series]

well lets see some pics

[oldblue1968chevy]

haha didnt take any pics of the fresh paint, it looks the same as the pics in the previous pics lol

hopefully tomorow I'll start putting my bed on (YES!) And then start on putting my windshield in. Any tips?

[67chevy1series]

negitive i never done it but my dad said a lot of soap

[oldblue1968chevy]

whats the soap go on lol


today im messing with my gas filler i think im just gonna cut a hole behind the inner fender and do it like that (easy and im ready to drive it (been a month)

[tim21391]

just looked at your pics.. i was at the stage of just a hunk of metal for the longest time.. i felt like i was never making any progress.. dont give up my friend.. when i had my outer floor cut out pillars cut out rockers off cab corners off floors cut out and doors and bed and front clip i was like what did i get myself into.. and i was like idk if i can finish now.. but you know what my truck looks like now and i got discouraged and burnt out but now i can say i rebuilt my trucks body with the help of some good friends

[oldblue1968chevy]

yeah but i had ungodly rust in the cowl, rain gutter under the hood, drip rails, windshield etc etc etc

just too much so ima put it backtogether as much as possible and drive it lol

[oldblue1968chevy]

frenched my rear sidemarkers today..took longer than expected..

played with my filler and took it to the welding shop they screwed it up and I told em how to do it wrong..lol

[oldblue1968chevy]

oh and thats how my truck sits with jeep springs^^^

and the white thing is where my filler is...

i love the lowered stance!!!!!!!!! gonna chop the front springs a lil oneday

[Mburgess57]

Good job, keep up the great work......one day you will be like me and have to keep the truck on the back burner.

[oldblue1968chevy]

any tips on lining up hoods lol i played with it for a lil over and hour and still is crappy

getting good gaps, HECK even gettin em to open/close good is an art form