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**GR8-68** · 10-02-2016, 06:55 PM

Thanks, it is a whole lot easier when ypu have a place to work on it. Hoping to soon have the cab in primer.

tbrogdon · 10-03-2016, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by GR8-68

I got the passenger side all fitted and fit the door . Also have all the repair panels fitted on drivers side and ready to fit the drivers door.

Very nice donor cab. The parts are looking good mocked up. Man don't you just love the new rocker panels, such a breeze to install. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to seeing this truck come together!!

**GR8-68** · 10-03-2016, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tbrogdon

Very nice donor cab. The parts are looking good mocked up. Man don't you just love the new rocker panels, such a breeze to install. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to seeing this truck come together!!

Thank you, GM rockers fit great, I threw the aftermarket one on there just to see the difference, it fit good but not as good as the gm factory rocker.

**GR8-68** · 10-05-2016, 09:21 AM

Well no pictures but I did get most of the drivers side welded in on the cab last night, won't be able to work on it tonight but ready to start on passengers side next.

**GR8-68** · 10-06-2016, 06:50 AM

Time to start grinding some welds .

**GR8-68** · 10-08-2016, 08:02 PM

Got a few hours in on Project 68 today, was able to get the second coat of por on the frame, 1st coat on trailing arms and a arms. Hoping to have the frame ready to roll by the end of the month. We will see

cknfrmr · 10-08-2016, 08:16 PM

looking good man. you picked a good day to work on it. with all the rain we got. I'm sure you will have it rolling

**GR8-68** · 10-08-2016, 08:24 PM

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looking good man. you picked a good day to work on it. with all the rain we got. I'm sure you will have it rolling

Thanks Robert, sure was a great day to work on it. We also started tearing down the bosses donor truck, his frame is about ready to reassemble.

**GR8-68** · 10-13-2016, 08:26 PM

Well we got a new toy we have been playing with tonight, we got a tig welder been practicing techniques tonight.

**GR8-68** · 10-13-2016, 08:31 PM

Trailing arms and control arms have a coat of por and the wife and daughter came down and sandblasted some parts.

cknfrmr · 10-13-2016, 09:18 PM

Cant beat new toys and family swinging by to help. Ordered me some rust treatment stuff from Eastwood and couple other things to paint up engine compartment while motor is out. Yours is really coming along.

**GR8-68** · 10-30-2016, 06:40 PM

Finally got some more shop time in today. Was able to get the rear trailing arms and axle housing sand blasted and ready to por.

I also almost have all the front suspension and brake system, ready to get this thing rolling on its own again.

**GR8-68** · 11-01-2016, 07:52 PM

Well, the rear axle is all tore down mostly cleaned up should have it painted this weekend and ready for reassembly. What a messy job.

**GR8-68** · 11-01-2016, 07:54 PM

And of course I have to share the pics of the motor I adopted last night.

With a turbo 400 attached

**GR8-68** · 11-01-2016, 07:56 PM

68GMCCustom · 11-01-2016, 08:23 PM

nice work....will be following.

**GR8-68** · 11-01-2016, 09:22 PM

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nice work....will be following.

Thank you

**GR8-68** · 11-04-2016, 08:28 PM

An attempt at shortening a bed side, before and after.

cknfrmr · 11-04-2016, 10:20 PM

Wow. Looking good. Your making some serious progress.

**GR8-68** · 11-07-2016, 07:54 AM

Got it all sand blasted and sprayed down with metal prep. Now time to prime her out and finish welding in the patch panels

**GR8-68** · 11-20-2016, 05:55 PM

About to get the bottom side finished up, all the floor patches and door pillars are welded in now drivers rocker is installed. Today I painted the whole bottom side with POR 15' now I am thinking about spraying the bottom with rhino liner to protect and help with sound barrier and vibration.

cknfrmr · 11-20-2016, 06:34 PM

Looked great today. You do awesome work. Great catching up with you. Man you got me thinking about the mirror thing after we talked today. Tore my parts stash apart and found my old mirror arms gonna put them back on. Thanks for the good advice.

**GR8-68** · 11-22-2016, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cknfrmr

Looked great today. You do awesome work. Great catching up with you. Man you got me thinking about the mirror thing after we talked today. Tore my parts stash apart and found my old mirror arms gonna put them back on. Thanks for the good advice.

Thanks bro, I always enjoy having some company at the shop. I wasn't trying to talk you out of the mirrors you like

that's just my opinion

which isn't worth a whole lot

knomadd · 11-22-2016, 03:24 PM

Nice to see you're back at it. Good work so far.

hewittca · 11-23-2016, 09:58 AM

Great to see that you're back at it and keeping us updated. Looking forward to maybe seeing this thing in person at a cruise in or something once it's all done!

10-02-2016, 06:55 PM	#51
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Thanks, it is a whole lot easier when ypu have a place to work on it. Hoping to soon have the cab in primer. __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

10-05-2016, 09:21 AM	#54
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Well no pictures but I did get most of the drivers side welded in on the cab last night, won't be able to work on it tonight but ready to start on passengers side next. __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

10-06-2016, 06:50 AM	#55
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Time to start grinding some welds . Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

10-08-2016, 08:02 PM	#56
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Got a few hours in on Project 68 today, was able to get the second coat of por on the frame, 1st coat on trailing arms and a arms. Hoping to have the frame ready to roll by the end of the month. We will see Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

10-08-2016, 08:16 PM	#57
cknfrmr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: kernersville,NC Posts: 197	Re: 68 project looking good man. you picked a good day to work on it. with all the rain we got. I'm sure you will have it rolling

10-13-2016, 08:26 PM	#59
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Well we got a new toy we have been playing with tonight, we got a tig welder been practicing techniques tonight. Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

10-13-2016, 08:31 PM	#60
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Trailing arms and control arms have a coat of por and the wife and daughter came down and sandblasted some parts. Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

10-13-2016, 09:18 PM	#61
cknfrmr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: kernersville,NC Posts: 197	Re: 68 project Cant beat new toys and family swinging by to help. Ordered me some rust treatment stuff from Eastwood and couple other things to paint up engine compartment while motor is out. Yours is really coming along.

10-30-2016, 06:40 PM	#62
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Finally got some more shop time in today. Was able to get the rear trailing arms and axle housing sand blasted and ready to por. I also almost have all the front suspension and brake system, ready to get this thing rolling on its own again. __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

11-01-2016, 07:52 PM	#63
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Well, the rear axle is all tore down mostly cleaned up should have it painted this weekend and ready for reassembly. What a messy job. Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

11-01-2016, 07:54 PM	#64
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project And of course I have to share the pics of the motor I adopted last night. With a turbo 400 attached __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

11-01-2016, 07:56 PM	#65
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

11-01-2016, 08:23 PM	#66
68GMCCustom Truck and auto performance nut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: McKinney,Texas Posts: 3,848	Re: 68 project nice work....will be following. __________________ Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken

11-04-2016, 08:28 PM	#68
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project An attempt at shortening a bed side, before and after. Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

11-04-2016, 10:20 PM	#69
cknfrmr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: kernersville,NC Posts: 197	Re: 68 project Wow. Looking good. Your making some serious progress.



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11-07-2016, 07:54 AM	#70
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project Got it all sand blasted and sprayed down with metal prep. Now time to prime her out and finish welding in the patch panels Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

11-20-2016, 05:55 PM	#71
GR8-68 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Belews Creek , NC Posts: 4,220	Re: 68 project About to get the bottom side finished up, all the floor patches and door pillars are welded in now drivers rocker is installed. Today I painted the whole bottom side with POR 15' now I am thinking about spraying the bottom with rhino liner to protect and help with sound barrier and vibration. Attached Images __________________ Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant

11-20-2016, 06:34 PM	#72
cknfrmr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: kernersville,NC Posts: 197	Re: 68 project Looked great today. You do awesome work. Great catching up with you. Man you got me thinking about the mirror thing after we talked today. Tore my parts stash apart and found my old mirror arms gonna put them back on. Thanks for the good advice.

11-22-2016, 03:24 PM	#74
knomadd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Rosenberg, Texas Posts: 3,506	Re: 68 project Nice to see you're back at it. Good work so far. __________________ -Duane C/10 Club Texas member 1971 Chevy C10 "Brutus" SWB Fleetside 2016 6.0L (L96) 6L90E (driver/project) 1965 Pontiac GTO "Royal Goat" 400/TH400 w/AC (my baby)

11-23-2016, 09:58 AM	#75
hewittca Registered User Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mocksville, NC Posts: 1,760	Re: 68 project Great to see that you're back at it and keeping us updated. Looking forward to maybe seeing this thing in person at a cruise in or something once it's all done! __________________ Builds: Green Gus the 68 C10 \| Bluey the 72 1500 \| Lowly the 70 C10 - Instagram: @dr.hewitt - C10 Concept/Development Photos: Master Thread

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