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**Kronald_70GMC** · 04-13-2021, 01:08 PM

Better than new! Looks really good.

**68 C10 Driver** · 04-13-2021, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kronald_70GMC

Better than new! Looks really good.

Thanks! Just one step closer.

88Stanger · 04-15-2021, 10:25 AM

looking great! Good job

71cadc10 · 04-15-2021, 10:29 AM

very nice. I took a real liking to the raptor liner...I sprayed the insides of my bumpers with it. Coated the fender emblems with it...as well as the bed. very versatile stuff.

LT7A · 04-20-2021, 05:35 PM

Really good progress. If I didn't know, I'd guess that you had been through this kind of work before. You seem matter of fact, and methodical, and the truck is coming together nicely.

**68 C10 Driver** · 04-20-2021, 06:49 PM

LT7A, Thanks for the complement but I have only restored a couple MGs and a few motorcycles, nothing to the scale of this truck. I never had to weld like I have on the C10, or use a spray-on bed liner. I have literally watched endless how-tproject. and read through endless posts on this forum, learning all I can so I could work towards completing this project.

After the truck is done, I have a classic Mini to restore, and it is worse off than the truck!

Carl Spangler · 04-20-2021, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 68 C10 Driver

LT7A, Thanks for the complement but I have only restored a couple MGs and a few motorcycles, nothing to the scale of this truck. I never had to weld like I have on the C10, or use a spray-on bed liner. I have literally watched endless how-tproject. and read through endless posts on this forum, learning all I can so I could work towards completing this project.

After the truck is done, I have a classic Mini to restore, and it is worse off than the truck!

I would like to see a couple pics of that Mini.

**68 C10 Driver** · 04-28-2021, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl Spangler

I would like to see a couple pics of that Mini.

The Mini is just a body shell at the moment. I actually started that project before the truck. Because this truck belonged to my wife's late father, she wanted me to drop the Mini and start on the truck. I will look for some photos of the Mini when it was delivered and some of the progress I made on it. After closer inspection it was apparent that it had been wrecked and was poorly repaired.

**68 C10 Driver** · 05-23-2021, 10:39 AM

So I have been able to get out and work on the truck between entertaining the kids. I finally got rhe chance to clean up the floor a bit, now to clean up the passenger side.

**68 C10 Driver** · 05-23-2021, 10:42 AM

I have also been working on the bodywork on the driver's side cab corner. I will get the final sanding on it when I block the cab.

**68 C10 Driver** · 05-23-2021, 05:53 PM

I really debated on whether to recreate the old panel seams on the rocker at the A & B pillars, I elected to eliminate them for a cleaner look. Driver's side is the same.

**Kronald_70GMC** · 05-23-2021, 09:40 PM

Looks super clean! Good stuff

**1971Stepside** · 05-24-2021, 10:43 AM

Looks great. Good work.

**68 C10 Driver** · 05-25-2021, 06:05 PM

Thanks for the complements everyone. I will pick up steam again after Memorial Day. I want to sand the passenger side floor so I can get a good coat of epoxy primer down.

Carl Spangler · 05-25-2021, 06:36 PM

Looks great!

**68 C10 Driver** · 05-28-2021, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kronald_70GMC

Looks super clean! Good stuff

Thanks, this has been a real learning experience!

**68 C10 Driver** · 05-28-2021, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl Spangler

Looks great!

Much appreciated! I will start on it again after the Memorial Day holiday. My goal is to have this cab painted by August!

**68 C10 Driver** · 05-31-2021, 06:05 PM

So once again the weather was really great! We just got back from St.Augustine, FL and it seemed like a good day to get to sanding the passenger side floor. There was a pretty good amount of surface rust under the paint. This didn't surprise me as I was told by my wife that her dad would wash out the inside of the truck's cab with a hose. He believed that as it was a work truck, that was an acceptable method to clean it.

So after some sanding, I hit the floor with some Rust Mort...that is definitely some potent stuff. I will let that do its thing overnight and hit the floor with the self etching primer. I will eventually spray the floor with the epoxy primer to better seal it. after that I will work on the upper portion of the floor (inside firewall) and epoxy prime that as well.

**68 C10 Driver** · 05-31-2021, 06:26 PM

I forgot to mention that I am retiring the Muncie 3 speed that came with the truck. I decided to go with this Muncie M20 4 Speed. I picked it up rebuilt, and I believe from the numbers on the case it is a '67 or '68. I was also able to pick up this Hurst Competition Plus shifter for under $100, and also got the shifter handle that will work with the bench seat. I'm going to try and use the reverse light switch made for the M20, according to the multimeter, it works great!

**68 C10 Driver** · 06-01-2021, 07:15 PM

Making further progress on the floor and interior firewall area. had to stop to apply more Rust Mort. Once it dries, I will lightly scuff and paint with etching primer.

**68 C10 Driver** · 06-01-2021, 07:18 PM

Not sure why the pics were upside-down and sideways, it is what it is I guess...

**Grumpy old man** · 06-02-2021, 11:18 PM

This is the shifter install kit you need , The difference between this one and the one I used is your trans shift arms attach using a stud and nut were mine is attached using 3/8 bolts other than that they are the same kit. watch the video I sent you a link to and he will show the difference .

install link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQw...PsyqqE&index=2

https://www.holley.com/products/driv.../parts/3733163

you may want to use these also and save your old ones in the glove box . https://www.5speeds.com/cart/index.p...&product_id=76

**Grumpy old man** · 06-03-2021, 12:47 AM

**68 C10 Driver** · 06-03-2021, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

This is the shifter install kit you need , The difference between this one and the one I used is your trans shift arms attach using a stud and nut were mine is attached using 3/8 bolts other than that they are the same kit. watch the video I sent you a link to and he will show the difference .

install link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQw...PsyqqE&index=2

https://www.holley.com/products/driv.../parts/3733163

you may want to use these also and save your old ones in the glove box . https://www.5speeds.com/cart/index.p...&product_id=76

I just so happened to order the 3733163 Linkage kit! Thanks for the info.

**68 C10 Driver** · 06-06-2021, 07:14 PM

Getting rid of the seams in the door opening of the cab. This way I do not have to worry about seam sealing them or moisture getting into them. Besides, it is a very subtle difference that only a 67 - 72 C10 owner would notice...it's just a cleaner look.

04-13-2021, 01:08 PM	#51
Kronald_70GMC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Martensville, Saskatchewan Posts: 966	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Better than new! Looks really good. __________________ Kyle 1970 GMC "Project Splice" 2017 Silverado LTZ (Daily Driver) IG: kyle_ronald

04-15-2021, 10:25 AM	#53
88Stanger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,651	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project looking great! Good job __________________ John 3:16 - Saved me... God Bless

04-15-2021, 10:29 AM	#54
71cadc10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boiling Springs, PA Posts: 435	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project very nice. I took a real liking to the raptor liner...I sprayed the insides of my bumpers with it. Coated the fender emblems with it...as well as the bed. very versatile stuff. __________________ 71 C10 long bed, 2003 6.0L, 06GTO E40, T56, 12bolt 4.10 rear

04-20-2021, 05:35 PM	#55
LT7A Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: PNW Posts: 3,615	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Really good progress. If I didn't know, I'd guess that you had been through this kind of work before. You seem matter of fact, and methodical, and the truck is coming together nicely.

04-20-2021, 06:49 PM	#56
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project LT7A, Thanks for the complement but I have only restored a couple MGs and a few motorcycles, nothing to the scale of this truck. I never had to weld like I have on the C10, or use a spray-on bed liner. I have literally watched endless how-tproject. and read through endless posts on this forum, learning all I can so I could work towards completing this project. After the truck is done, I have a classic Mini to restore, and it is worse off than the truck!

05-23-2021, 10:39 AM	#59
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project So I have been able to get out and work on the truck between entertaining the kids. I finally got rhe chance to clean up the floor a bit, now to clean up the passenger side. Attached Images

05-23-2021, 10:42 AM	#60
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project I have also been working on the bodywork on the driver's side cab corner. I will get the final sanding on it when I block the cab. Attached Images

05-23-2021, 05:53 PM	#61
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project I really debated on whether to recreate the old panel seams on the rocker at the A & B pillars, I elected to eliminate them for a cleaner look. Driver's side is the same. Attached Images

05-23-2021, 09:40 PM	#62
Kronald_70GMC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Martensville, Saskatchewan Posts: 966	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Looks super clean! Good stuff __________________ Kyle 1970 GMC "Project Splice" 2017 Silverado LTZ (Daily Driver) IG: kyle_ronald

05-24-2021, 10:43 AM	#63
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Looks great. Good work. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

05-25-2021, 06:05 PM	#64
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Thanks for the complements everyone. I will pick up steam again after Memorial Day. I want to sand the passenger side floor so I can get a good coat of epoxy primer down.

05-25-2021, 06:36 PM	#65
Carl Spangler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Central Coast Ca. Posts: 429	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Looks great! __________________ 1971 SWB step side: Original NM Forestry truck, then NM Fire truck, and now a ranch truck.

05-31-2021, 06:05 PM	#68
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project So once again the weather was really great! We just got back from St.Augustine, FL and it seemed like a good day to get to sanding the passenger side floor. There was a pretty good amount of surface rust under the paint. This didn't surprise me as I was told by my wife that her dad would wash out the inside of the truck's cab with a hose. He believed that as it was a work truck, that was an acceptable method to clean it. So after some sanding, I hit the floor with some Rust Mort...that is definitely some potent stuff. I will let that do its thing overnight and hit the floor with the self etching primer. I will eventually spray the floor with the epoxy primer to better seal it. after that I will work on the upper portion of the floor (inside firewall) and epoxy prime that as well. Attached Images Last edited by 68 C10 Driver; 06-29-2023 at 03:05 PM.

05-31-2021, 06:26 PM	#69
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project I forgot to mention that I am retiring the Muncie 3 speed that came with the truck. I decided to go with this Muncie M20 4 Speed. I picked it up rebuilt, and I believe from the numbers on the case it is a '67 or '68. I was also able to pick up this Hurst Competition Plus shifter for under $100, and also got the shifter handle that will work with the bench seat. I'm going to try and use the reverse light switch made for the M20, according to the multimeter, it works great! Attached Images

06-01-2021, 07:15 PM	#70
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Making further progress on the floor and interior firewall area. had to stop to apply more Rust Mort. Once it dries, I will lightly scuff and paint with etching primer. Attached Images



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06-01-2021, 07:18 PM	#71
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Not sure why the pics were upside-down and sideways, it is what it is I guess...

06-02-2021, 11:18 PM	#72
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project This is the shifter install kit you need , The difference between this one and the one I used is your trans shift arms attach using a stud and nut were mine is attached using 3/8 bolts other than that they are the same kit. watch the video I sent you a link to and he will show the difference . install link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQw...PsyqqE&index=2 https://www.holley.com/products/driv.../parts/3733163 you may want to use these also and save your old ones in the glove box . https://www.5speeds.com/cart/index.p...&product_id=76 Attached Images __________________ 1967 Factory short bed - Old school '71 - 350 / 4bolt / 487 heads / Edelbrock C3BX Muncie M-22 4 speed / Hurst Comp plus Factory 12 bolt posi 3.73 / 255-70-15 Smoothed firewall / Factory cowl induction Power disc brakes / power steering / 3.5-5" drop Last edited by Grumpy old man; 06-02-2021 at 11:55 PM.

06-03-2021, 12:47 AM	#73
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Attached Images __________________ 1967 Factory short bed - Old school '71 - 350 / 4bolt / 487 heads / Edelbrock C3BX Muncie M-22 4 speed / Hurst Comp plus Factory 12 bolt posi 3.73 / 255-70-15 Smoothed firewall / Factory cowl induction Power disc brakes / power steering / 3.5-5" drop

06-06-2021, 07:14 PM	#75
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 650	Re: 1968 C10 Stepside Restoration Project Getting rid of the seams in the door opening of the cab. This way I do not have to worry about seam sealing them or moisture getting into them. Besides, it is a very subtle difference that only a 67 - 72 C10 owner would notice...it's just a cleaner look. Attached Images

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