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Re: Sooo, I finally got me an old truck - AKC's 1968 C30
Beautiful. I have a neighbor that has it's twin sitting next to his house. Haven't asked him if it's for sale yet, but as soon as I get settled, I'm going to see about getting it to use on my farm. Of course I won't abuse it, and it would look good sittin next to my 70.
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Re: Sooo, I finally got me an old truck - AKC's 1968 C30
Nice 68 C30 you got there. Might have rolled off the assembly line near my 68 C30. Mine was delivered with a 327 to Open Road who made a motor home out of it.
Anyhow, really cool to see another C30 getting saved.
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Re: Sooo, I finally got me an old truck - AKC's 1968 C30
Yeah mine doesn't have any shock mounts either. It seems to ride pretty good without them anyway
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Re: Hi! New guy, old truck.
Interesting day...
Picked up the truck, drove it home. Or at least towards home. (only an 18 mile trip) I knew the front tires were a little low, so I swung by my tire place to have them all aired up. They would't do it. Turns out the tires were 11 1/2 years old and they won't deal with them past 10 years. I know it's just a liability thing, and I could've said "OK, thanks." And gone down to the nearest service station and done it myself. But I trust my tire guy, and decided to spring for new shoes. One of the pitfalls of a dually - 6 tires. BF Goodrich's. Mounted and balanced, new valves/stems. Don't ask. Then I went and stopped at the local (and new) Autozone, walked in, looked at a couple knobs and things, turned around and walked out. Went to the NAPA a couple doors down, they had what I wanted. Quality's probably not any better, but they had them. Stopped to get some gas. I smell gas. I don't know if it's because the filler neck is right behind me, I don't see any leaks in the cab. Gas cap isn't the tightest fitting in the world. Might be coming from the engine bay, I'm not sure. Have to do some 'vestigatin. Got home. Can't say what the neighbors think, but I really don't care. (I live in a retirement community. I know there's more than just a few motorheads in here.) Took a bunch more pics (I'll upload later) so I could see where things started. Then out came all the blue velour upholstery, along with all the upholstery dust. (That's what the thin foam layer had turned into) Of course it was all glued down, but so long ago that it all just peeled up. The dash pad is toast, even if it wasn't cracked, it's got glue all over it. Cheap replacement. Discovered under the blue carpet there appears to be perfectly serviceable floor matting. Pulled the velour off the shift lever (C'mon, really?) and swapped out the Virgin Mary knob for a plain black one. The door panels and dash have glue on them, but it looks a damn sight better than the blue crap. They had even upholstered the trim ring for the shift boot, but didn't bother to screw it, or the shift boot, down. My speedo works, and the gas gauge works, that's it at the moment. The little Sunpro setup is going bye-bye as soon as possible. Removed the three (YES, THREE!) cover wraps from the steering wheel, it's in decent shape. All the lights work, but I think the turn signal switch is busted. They work, but the lever is really floppy, and I can see a crack in the plastic right at the lever. Another cheap replacement. Vacuumed up all the crap that rained down from the foam, carpet is in fairly good shape, but I don't think it's gonna stay. The seat is in good shape, but the fold down center console wouldn't flip up with it all the way back. They had just screwed the cup holder/stowage arrangement to the back of the flip, I unscrewed it and took it off. That takes care of that. Plus I think I got an extra click further back on the seat. So that's where it stands at the moment. I'm gonna go pick up some fresh headlights and swing by my local Saturday Subie meet. This ought to be interesting... Sorry for the ramble. Pics soon! Last edited by AKC; 03-28-2018 at 01:09 AM. |
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Do you remember a little shop there called Cam auto? I dont think they are in business anymore, but that guy was old skool parts man.
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And now that I look at them, the clearance lights are a bit past their prime. Would it be safe to assume that LED lights on a vehicle this age would look entirely out of place? I kinda think so, I may see if I can score just some new(ish) lenses and put fresh bulbs in. |
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Re: Hi! New guy, old truck.
Don't need the Heater out there? Wish I could say that here. Nice Looking Dually
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Well...
That... Was... Interesting. I left in the truck to make a couple stops then head for the Subie meet. I get a couple miles from home and I start to hear this "hissy-spurty" sound. From inside the cab. Took me a minute to figure out what it was. Remember the little Sunpro gauge setup at the bottom of the dash? Well, apparently in the midst of my rooting around in there, I must've busted off the little plastic line feeding the oil pressure gauge and didn't notice. Lordy! How can such a tiny little tube make such a god-awful mess? I had nothing to cap it off with so I just turned around and headed for home. Probably left an oil trail all the way too. So that little Sunpro setup is coming out tomorrow. And I'm taking out the sender and capping off the port for now. So I went to the Subie meet in my Subie. How dull. Oh well, the blue carpet WAS decent looking... ![]() Pics of this too later, they'll be good for a giggle or two. Last edited by AKC; 03-28-2018 at 01:11 AM. |
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Re: Hi! New guy, old truck.
Nice truck, albeit a bit oily now..
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Re: Hi! New guy, old truck.
OK, pics. These are when I finally got home with it. Just to baseline and remember what I started with. There are a lot, I may have to do a few posts.
Photo place holder My build list. Thanks. Thanks a bunch. Can't see a thing. Photo place holder Absolutely THE most ghetto brake/clutch pads I have EVER seen... Photo place holder Last edited by AKC; 03-06-2018 at 10:25 PM. |
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Pics, Part Deux...
Photo place holder Neighbor's basketball hoop fell over one day. Photo place holder These next two - The rivets are for??? Photo place holder Perfect one to end it on. Sorry for the discontinuity, some of the photos loaded to my bucket out of sequence. Now for the disaster pics... Last edited by AKC; 03-06-2018 at 10:27 PM. |
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These were taken fairly quickly with my phone, I had to get to cleaning up...
Photo place holder There's the little bastard, right in the middle of the last shot. The Sunpros are history. As is the carpet. Shame really, while not my ideal floor covering, I could have done without ripping out the seat tomorrow (today) and used the time to do other things. Oh well, I'm sure this will be an exercise in patience. To be continued... Last edited by AKC; 03-06-2018 at 10:27 PM. |
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Re: Hi! New guy, old truck.
Welcome.
Those rivots are for "eye brow" trim. Neat ol truck. The p/o had some interesting taste. Be patient and keep the updates coming. Congrats!
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Well the carpet wasn't a molded replacement carpet meant for these trucks so not a big loss, a replacement is probably about $125-150, its been a while since i looked at them. It will be interesting to see that dash with the cloth removed, hopefully its not all glued down. If you never had one of these trucks before the dash pad has about 6-7 studs that go thru the dash and nuts on the back side. Per the glove box SPID if there is any chance of it i would try and see of that paint would rub off of it, question is with what.. Man that's a lot of spring packs in the back too! It does need some rust repair, paint ect, the roof line would be a concern.
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I highly doubt that oily mess will be the worst of your problems. There looks to be a lot of projects on that truck,but it is a cool truck, well worth the time and money spent!!!! Good luck!
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I'm going to try to resurrect the SPID, but I'm fairly dubious of any success. That is one heck of a rear spring set, innit? Those two spots, the right rocker and right corner of the roof line are pretty much the worst of the rust. The paint is going to be cleaned up a little, but I'm not going too mess with it too much. I want to keep the "character" of the truck. Quote:
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Yeah, I kinda figured that after seeing what a tight fit it is whan I pulled it to remove the upholstery. Reaching some of the back nuts must be interesting. None had been installed on the left side. I'm just glad all the blue velour is gone.
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I would take care of the drip rail caulk to keep the inner roof from rusting
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Nice Truck. If it was mine I would add an electric dumping mechanism to the bed and put it to work.
I'm down the 101 a bit from you and coincidentally had some of the exact problems that you had, in the last 2 months. " I must've busted off the little plastic line feeding the oil pressure gauge and didn't notice." That happened to me in Dec. and covered my new boots in hot oil on the Ventura freeway. I pulled over and had to drill out the little flange fitting that slides over the end of the plastic tube and reinstall (it doesn't read right but at least it doesn't leak). "Stopped to get some gas. I smell gas. I don't know if it's because the filler neck is right behind me, I don't see any leaks in the cab. Gas cap isn't the tightest fitting in the world. Might be coming from the engine bay, I'm not sure. Have to do some 'vestigatin." Same here last week. Turned out to be the fuel pump leaking past the crimp. Darn thing only lasted 19 years. Check that and the hose clamps there and the rest of the pressurized side. "6 tires. BF Goodrich's. Mounted and balanced, new valves/stems. Don't ask." HAHA, I laughed out loud at this. My first set of new tires cost more than I paid for this truck ( a LOT more). "Oh, and I finally have a vehicle the new B/Y plates will look good (and correct) on. It's too weird seeing a 2015 BMW X5 running a B/Y plate. Or on my 2015 WRX STi for that matter..." My thoughts exactly ( We are talking about the Black and Yellow plates from the '60s that the DMV has brought back as a $50 option for ANY vehicle). Now my original black plates mean nothing. Could be a NP trans. My New Process has one PTO on the right side. If memory serves me (it rarely does these days) the CH (SM) 465 had them on both sides. Good work so far AKC. -Brian
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I didn't get black plates for the Subie, even though it sounds like I did. It would look silly. Just trying to come up with something I like (and isn't already taken) for black plates on the truck. As this is becoming more of a resurrection/build thread, I'm going to ask a mod to move it to the "1967-72 Projects and Builds Forum" Look for the title "Sooo, I finally got me an old truck - AKC's 1968 C30" Thanks for all the well wishes and support so far... Last edited by AKC; 03-06-2018 at 10:20 PM. |
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Re: Sooo, I finally got me an old truck - AKC's 1968 C30
Got the seat pulled and cleaned up most of the oil. Carpet is out. The right side of the floor mat is in good shape, the left side, not so much. But it's not oil-soaked carpet. The shift boot and trim ring are still out, being cleaned. I'm going to try different things to remove the old contact cement, using it as the test piece.
The seat was only bolted in with 4 bolts, I'll get some new ones tomorrow. Took some pics of the after-upholstery removal and clean-up. It's ugly, but better than it was. Also removed the tint strip across the top of the windshield. Straightened and tightened the aerial, even though I yanked and tossed the radio. Looks better than a hole in the cowl. Also realized I hadn't taken any shots of the wheels with their new boots. At least they're not splits. The shop couldn't get one lug to go back on, it was messed up. Picked up a few at NAPA yesterday. It's close, a little shorter, and shinier. Took a few more shots of the engine bay after installing the plug in the oil pressure sender port. Tried to spot the engine #'s but couldn't see them. Flat spot on the block, below the alternator, right? Here we go... Photo place holder I'm just going to keep chipping away at stuff. Once the seat is bolted in all the way again, I'm going to get it out to the hobby shop and up on a lift to do an oil change, fresh oil in the trans, and diff. I'm going to assume that this is NOT a posi rear end and therefore friction additive is not required. Thanks again for all the views and well wishes. Last edited by AKC; 03-06-2018 at 10:28 PM. |
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Re: Sooo, I finally got me an old truck - AKC's 1968 C30
The dash looks pretty good compared to most and much better than before .Interior is much better with all that other crap taken off .The wheels and tires look good .
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