![]() |
|
![]() |
#1 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Yes the truck is a Washington truck. That's right these photo's taken end of last summer just trying to catch up to what i have gotten done.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Lost Wages, NV
Posts: 201
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Another place to check out would be Vintage Chevy Trucks. They're in the San Francisco Bay area. Great prices and Bill is awesome to work with. I bought a '72 short bed 4X4 frame from him for $400.00 with no rust.
__________________
1968 K10/30 Frame Off Project "Overkill" My 5 year, $30,000.00 toy |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Well the next thing we needed to do was remove the cab, so we built a cart to put the cab on and using the engine hoist we lifted up the cab. That was a job trying to get the center of the cab with the hoist so nothing comes crashing down. Rolled out the chassis and set the cab on the new wooed chassis.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 269
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Quote:
|
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
the dollie is 2' tall before casters 3' deep and 4' wide
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: canton ga
Posts: 12,728
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
While youre at it show and tell us about the nice little Nova hiding in the background .
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
I purchased the 1972 nova from a 90 year old lady about 8 years ago with 104,000 miles on it. She purchased the car in 1973 and used it as her only car and parked it in her garage and used tons of turtle wax. The car has a straight 6 in it and has the stock tire and bumper jack still in the trunk. The things i have changed is swapped out the am radio, new tires and rims, up graded the carb to a 2 cylinder holly . The paint and interior are factory original.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Here are more pictures of the cab and frame separated.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#9 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Separated the front suspension from the frame and started sandblasting. This was done in the middle of November during our crazy warm weather.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#10 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
November 22 and more sandblasting is done to the frame. We removed the rear end to make the chassis lighter to hang. Sandblasting the frame was a long process and i used about 600 lbs of sand which only set me back $60.00.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#11 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
My son and I spent thanksgiving weekend building a paint booth and prepping the chassis for paint. Then we applied the primer. this is the start of the truck going back together.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#12 | ||
"I ain't nobody, dork."
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Whidbey Island, Washington
Posts: 8,940
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Way cool!
Welcome aboard! I live up on Whidbey Island, but am originally from Orting. So I used to head in to T-town a lot back in the day! ![]() Gary
__________________
'cuz chicks dig scars... My 1972 GMC 1500 Super Custom (Creeping Death) "long term" build thread. The Rebuild of Creeping Death after the wreck Quote:
Quote:
|
||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#13 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Showing Bryce how to paint with the gravity feed gun. Bryce did a great job didn't get any runs. This was done thanksgiving weekend when the temp dropped down below 40 degrees outside, it took me about 3 hours to get the chassis up to painting temp.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#14 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Between Thanksgiving and Christmas Bryce and i worked on sand blasting and cleaning small parts. Prepped the paint booth and during our Christmas break we primed and paint the small parts to the chassis.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#15 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Now starts the slow process of reassemble. put new bushings in the rear leaf springs, cleaned out the pumpkin the old gear oil was black and used a pudy knife to clean the build up of grease out.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#16 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
The next thing we did was redo the rear brakes.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#17 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
With some shopping around i finally got a disc brake conversion for the 8 lug truck. With new ball joints, tie rod ends, rotors, calipers, spindles. we reassembled the front end. We also got the parking brake reassembled with a few new pieces.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#18 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Texan, back in TX
Posts: 2,153
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Chassis and brakes look great! I look forward to seeing this truck come together.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#19 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Thanks trying to get a little work done every night after work but that does not always work out.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#20 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Started beginning of February working on the engine and transmission cleaning and then painting.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#21 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Painted engine and installed steering pump and the alternator. New water pump, steering pump and brackets all painted.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#22 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Installed motor mounts, Cleaned the transmission, changed filter and re-installed the pan.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#23 |
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Spanaway
Posts: 8,451
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
This is a 350, or is it a 327? I couldn't help but notice the alternator bracket is different than the one on my 72 with a 350, learn something new every day i guess.
Its been a nice built so far, are you caught up yet or do we have a ways to go yet?
__________________
Mike. Swamp Rat build thread : http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=595019 72 3/4T 4X4 4" BDS Lift 33" BFG's |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#24 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: tacoma
Posts: 247
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
per the build sheet and the numbers on the block it is a 327 and yes the brackets are different, my 72 jimmy has different brackets.
__________________
vehicle's I own 1968 gmc 3/4 ton camper special 1972 gmc jimmy 1972 Chevrolet nova 1947 ford 1.5 ton dully 1997 f-350 1 ton 2007 Chrysler 300 with hemi |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#25 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Franklinton NC
Posts: 1,309
|
Re: 1968 Gmc ground up restoration
Looking good. Have you decided on a color yet?
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Bookmarks |
|
|