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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
Lovely!
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
Thanks everyone. Got lucky when my uncle sent me an offer up post of this truck for sale. The motor and trans are out but everything is in the bed. The original owner was an old school race car driver. He had plans to make it a short bed and put a built motor in it. Glad that never happened. I plan to rebuilt the motor, AC, and maybe put a 700r4 or rebuilt the original 400. I can’t decide but I’m going to take my time. The inside of the bed I very nice and the wood looks great with the original paint still on the wood.
I actually kind of like the look of the 16” rims and dog fish caps. May keep it like that. I can’t believe how nice the original paint and body are. On small little dent that should pop out pretty easy. Likely keep the original stance and put a slightly larger tire and level the rear end to sit the same height as the front. |
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
If you want to keep the original transmission, versus putting in an overdrive version, just consider what you're going to do with the truck. I had a '68 Skylark that I put a 700 (4R) trans in because I was using it as a commuter car. I'd've never done that if I only drove it around town, where I'd not need the overdrive. Just a suggestion.
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
Pic flip for you.
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
Very nice. Please don't cut it.
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
A great candidate for the Roadster Shop Survivor Series......
https://roadstershop.com/gallery/survivor-series/
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
Nice score! That thing will clean up very nicely!
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
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Their interpretation of survivor is totally different than mine
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
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New frame (their specialty) drivetrain and interiors. No a cheap build.
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
Guess I'm a purist when the word survivor is used .
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
There is & will always be varying degrees of interpretation regarding the definition of a 'survivor' vehicle that's brought back to life.
This truck has already got different wheels/caps & the bed cover. Yes, they can be removed/swapped for what originally was spec'd but like the Roadster Shops series of builds, it could go in a different direction as well. The basic truck is still there. My point is, don't worry about the 'survivor' definition. It is a cool survivor w/the original basics still in place. When you buy a vehicle, tweak it to enjoy it how YOU want. @murguia . . ...... I'm looking forward to updates on this one. Very cool find!
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Re: One owner 68 Half Ton 50th anniversary Time Capsule
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Didnt mean to derail the thread
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