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Re: Project Overkill 1968
Truck is looking great. I see you got a V. You on the V forums at all?
I got a 12 Coupe and Im rebuilding a 68 C10 lol. |
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#52 |
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Location: Irmo, SC
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
I'm on ctsvowners and follow the V pages on FB but I'm not very active. Mines an 09 6MT with just a few mods. It looks pretty rough right now... It's on daily driver duty and I stay too busy to keep it clean like it deserves. It's a fan****ingtastic car though, one of the most fun cars I've owned.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
Im on ctsvowners but not as active as I used to be. I don't follow the FB pages. The trash talking on some of those is even worse than the forums. Mine isn't a daily so Ive been able to sink a small fortune into it to the tune of right at 700whp. I agree its a great car. The most fun Ive ever had on the streets
This is how mine sits most the time ![]() Sorry for hijacking the thread. The build looks sweet. Cant wait to see the outcome. |
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#54 |
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
Annnnd.... The daily needs new tires again. This is really eating into my truck budget haha. Seems like it's only the rear tires that wear......
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Here are some pics of starting to set up the blower drive...
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#56 |
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I moved on to the front of the frame and finished the Z and added some speed holes to the crossmember.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
I decided to fix a few spots in the frame. One was a weird notch that someone cut at some point, and I removed the hump on the passenger side. The notch was actually patched before the engine went in, so I apologize for being out of order.
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#58 |
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Here's the passenger side hump getting smoothed out:
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And some paint of the front of the frame.
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Next I finished up the blower drive and mounted the bumper.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
I found a Saginaw 525 box for basically free, so I rebuilt it. I have a power steering setup, but the manual box fits the theme better.
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#62 |
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I took a break from the truck for a few weeks to build a bike. This was built almost entirely with stuff I already had laying around. Total investment was around $200 I think. Not too bad. It may be the only bagged, 4-linked, chopper bike in existence. Not sure, but I've never seen one like it and everyone who sees it tries to buy it.
Since finishing, I've been riding it a lot getting in shape and spending time with the family. |
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If you wanna point it in another direction...mash the go pedal!
[QUOTE=Indychus;8379015]I found a Saginaw 525 box for basically free, so I rebuilt it. I have a power steering setup, but the manual box fits the theme better.
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#64 |
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Yep! Full spool in the rear too, so it'll slide around when I need it to!
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The truck had reached a point by now to where it's far enough along that I can't walk past the garage without stopping and staring. I'm loving how it's coming together! I know the pro street look isn't for everyone and an LS would be faster and more reliable (hell, my daily is probably gonna be faster) but man I love the look.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
Time for some rubber! MT Sportsman front runners. These were surprisingly easy to mount.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
The rear wheels were delivered, so now I can mock everything up and start to narrow the axle.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
I had to narrow the axle 5.5" each side to fit the tires I want to run. Jigs are stupid expensive, so I made my own.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
I went with big ford ends to eliminate the c-clips.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
I cleaned the housing up and stuffed some Moser parts in it. 35 spline spool, cap studs, support cover, Richmond gears, etc.
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A quick call to Moser and 3 days later I have custom 35 spline axles for a 12 bolt with Ford ends.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
I picked up some new fenders from NPD. The fit is terrible, but they are at least solid. Both sets of original fenders I have are 70% bondo. My helper was super excited to start making it look like a truck again. Or maybe it's just the Sonic Blast. Either way, she was excited!
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Next the sheetmetal went on... Starting to look like something....
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I cleaned the rear frame up and slid the narrowed axle under it. Nice to finally get somewhat of an idea of what the stance will look like.
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Re: Project Overkill 1968
Once the axle was narrowed I needed a little break so I moved on to some small detail stuff. I polished my headlights trim rings first... This was tough because I want them to look old but not dingy so finding the right level of polish and getting them to match took a while. Before & after pics below. I think this is just right, still has some of the scratches and pitting to show it's age but doesn't look faded and oxidized.
Next I added some holes to the watts link. I really like the speed hole look so you'll see more of this throughout the build. |
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