My 68 swb build.

[77chris03]

[77chris03]

i need to finish shaping it and spot weld a few spots i missed with the flux core welder...its all i got to work with...until i get the other stuff i ordered in the mail, i will be working on the tail lights..

[VA72C10]

Looking good!

[Slick67]

Dude. You are kick a$$. I can't even get help at Lowe's! The light buckets are gonna work nicely!

[68 TT]

Originally Posted by Slick67

Dude. You are kick a$$. I can't even get help at Lowe's!

No kidding. That is the toughest place around here to get any help when you need it and you got the manager to help roll a piece of metal too.

[slick copper]

Sweet! Glad I could throw up an idea for ya, let me know what ya think.

[77chris03]

heres a small update....i got this done tonight...drivers tail light bucket almost done and 1 door popper and the window in.. still have to work the bugs out. but i think i got it

[VA72C10]

Looking good! those lights will look good once it's all smoothed up!

[slick copper]

Cool. Nice work on the tailight! Is that outline just below and to the left where the smaller light is going?

[77chris03]

Originally Posted by slick copper

Cool. Nice work on the tailight! Is that outline just below and to the left where the smaller light is going?

Yup. When I get around to it tho. What do ya think?
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[mcbassin]

Tail lights look good. Nice work. Interesting you actually got help from
Lowes guy
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[77chris03]

after a long day at work.....this is what i got accomplished in a matter of 4 or so hours...

i had to run back to lowes and get a 4 in hole saw...got the hole cut out and had to take the grinder and make it an oval to fit the pipe....

then i took the pipe and shoved it in the hole and took a mark with the permanent marker and cut it out with the grinder...added a back plate, tacked it in and then cut the opening for the light to fit in...not the best looking cut, but it will work and i wont have to worry about water collecting in the pocket i guess...

[77chris03]

i went ahead and tried to clean the tail light up, i think filler will have to finish this one off...need to make a few adjustments to the back plate and i think ill be good....took the reverse light pocket out and im gonna see if one of the guys at work will clean it up for me...

[nlped]

That's gonna look good when finished!!! Good progress!

[LEX]

Those taillights are bad arse.

[Slick67]

Excellent placement of those lights. They look perfectly at home there. Nice work!!!!

[77chris03]

Originally Posted by nlped

That's gonna look good when finished!!! Good progress!

Originally Posted by LEX

Those taillights are bad arse.

Originally Posted by Slick67

Excellent placement of those lights. They look perfectly at home there. Nice work!!!!

Thanks guys. For all of Yall this is a pain in the rear. Seriously a pain. Plan on starting the other one tonite maybe. Might try to take a break from cutting and welding and do some stuff for the shifter assy and column or door.
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[77chris03]

just got back and this is what i got done...oh btw, when you go from solid wire to flux core, reverse the polarity on the leads...oh so much better....you can tell by just looking at the pics....

not pictured, i did somewhat get the shifter linkage hooked up...its a little tight but i think it will loosen up over time...need to adjust for the reverse lights...

[Slick67]

It looks much cleaner! Are ya gonna fix the little crease in the blue fender before you install the light buckets?

[77chris03]

Originally Posted by Slick67

It looks much cleaner! Are ya gonna fix the little crease in the blue fender before you install the light buckets?

I might if i can get a decent body hammer. If not paint and body can do it
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[77chris03]

heres what i got done last night...im a little off but filler will make up the difference in the inperfection...

[77chris03]

and heres the last few....i didnt have enough sheet metal to replace the hole, so i did what i had to do and pieced it together...phone died so no pic of the weld up...too bad it is ugly.!!!!!

[Slick67]

Lot's of work there Chris! It looks cool, very clean layout on those tailights bro!

[YBNORML]

Nice work! They look like they belong there.
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[77chris03]

Originally Posted by Slick67

Lot's of work there Chris! It looks cool, very clean layout on those tailights bro!

Originally Posted by YBNORML

Nice work! They look like they belong there.
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thanks guys...you should see it in person...i think they look better in person. i just wanna get it finished. i was gonna get out there bright and early this morning but decided since Britts dad was over, why not finish the dang kitchen? britt and i painted 3 weeks ago and i told her it needed crown molding and bam....she got it today to finish the room off...heres what it looks like...now all we need to do is get her some natural slate on the floor, granite counter tops and shes set to go on a beautiful custom kitchen, what ya think? so far in total its cost me about 180 bucks to do the kitchen and start in the living room with paint....