68 project

[cknfrmr]

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]

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.

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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.

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And of course I have to share the pics of the motor I adopted last night. With a turbo 400 attached

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[68GMCCustom]

nice work....will be following.

[GR8-68]

Originally Posted by 68GMCCustom

nice work....will be following.

Thank you

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

[cknfrmr]

Wow. Looking good. Your making some serious progress.

[GR8-68]

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

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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]

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]

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]

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

[hewittca]

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!

[GR8-68]

Found this older pic on my phone before I decided to go a different direction.

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Black n white

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by GR8-68

Black n white

Show off..... just kidding ....looks good Man, got the engine stands today thanks

[GR8-68]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

Show off..... just kidding ....looks good Man, got the engine stands today thanks

LOL !! It is a lot of work but will pay off in the end, I have to make sure I finish before you.

Great, I figured they would be there today or Monday

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Well I bit the bullet and purchased one of my last big ticket items on the body list, my bed sides, thank you niped, I may be driving "project 68" by next summer after all

[STAP54]

Next summer should be fun? Can't wait to see this to the end. Who knows maybe I'll cruise down in my C10?? I should have it by then?

Steve

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I hope to be doing that and driving it down to the shop to work on my 72 project

[zicc1835]

just got a chance to go threw your build nice work real nice i wish i had your talent with TIG i have another question when you laid betty on her back on that hoist you weren't worried about scratching or denting her back?
I'm staying in for the ride see who gets to the finish line first ...ha ha

[GR8-68]

Originally Posted by zicc1835

just got a chance to go threw your build nice work real nice i wish i had your talent with TIG i have another question when you laid betty on her back on that hoist you weren't worried about scratching or denting her back?
I'm staying in for the ride see who gets to the finish line first ...ha ha

Thanks for taking the time to look through my build, it has definitely gone on for awhile. Talent with tig, nah, I just got it and have had to practice plenty to get it down to an art, it is a lot different than mig welding for sure.

Betty was laid down very carefully and as far as scratching it there is no paint on her so nothing to scratch right now, I just sand blasted it a few weeks ago. We don't move it around to much anyways, I should be done with the cab in a few weeks and I can prime her out and set it to the side and get back to concentrating on getting the frame on the ground and rolling again.

I am in for the ride my friend I have another project right behind this one I hope to start on next spring some time which is my other build thread

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Started removing the old cowl panel today, no pictures yet but man I thought I had blown all those pesky pine needles out of there, boy was I ever wrong This I feel was a very good choice as there is no good way to see underlying problems that exist. I will try to get some good pics tomorrow.