Let's see those slant noses. Calling all 67's & 68's, clips too.

[BluTrukker]

Here is my 68. Po did the paint and crappy trim. That will be remedied soon. 307 3ott with overdrive.

[TooManytooCount]

68 was trying to sell for my uncle, may just have to keep it

[unreconstructed1]

My 67 when I first got her:




And now:



Sorry, that's the best pic I have of her now... she's definitely nowhere near finished, but I plan on putting down a rustoleum paint job, new tires and brakes, and then she's gonna spend some time as a trash hauler until I finish some work on the '97 and then rebuild the '69...

[amashal]

Here's mine.

[Mr Chevorlet]

Originally Posted by amashal

Here's mine.

nice truck, love the wheels and the stance.

[ikester]

My 68 K10

[C/10 King]

My longie!!!

[shawno72]

Very nice ^^

[Motorhead-47]

[darkhorse970]

Originally Posted by Motorhead-47

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Beautiful truck! We need more info on how it runs and performs.

[Motorhead-47]

Originally Posted by darkhorse970

Beautiful truck! We need more info on how it runs and performs.

Thanks for the compliment. I kind of think of this as what a 1967 C-10 SS optioned truck might have been if such a thing had been available back in the day.

The truck was put together as a nice well optioned low key hotrod driver...not as a show truck. The modern Gen VI GM crate 454HO (425hp/500Ft-Lbs) has a forged bottom end, 8.75 compression and a mild roller cam from the factory. The mild lope from the cam breathing thru the long tube headers makes for an awesome exhaust note, both at idle and rolling down the road. The built 700R4 with the 3.42 gears has the engine turning right at 3,000rpm at 65mph so fuel mileage is pretty much what you would expect from this combo with a 750cfm Holley..not so good but this isn't my daily driver so I never checked the fuel mileage. (I drive a VW Diesel Golf for my daily driver which knocks down 45-ish mpg). I thought about going fuel injection but the price (>$2,500) shot that plan down! Everything is tight with this truck's suspension. It is slightly lowered, has 60 series radials on all 4 corners and with everything new in the suspension it holds the road well for a 47 year old truck with power steering, power brakes and air conditioning. The 4 wheel disc brakes stop sure and true....for a 47 year old truck. I am still a kid at heart (53 years old) so when I feel the need, this truck will light both of them up (posi rearend) on command and stay there until I let off of it.

The negatives...The truck has a lot of non-OEM body panels so gaps and lines are not perfect, the doors take a good slam to shut, and the paint is about an 8.5 out of 10 (small imperfections). There is absolutely no rust anywhere on this truck. And finally, even with everything new in the rear I still have a light gear whine after 3 attempts to get it perfect...the last time of which I paid a professional ($$$) to set up and he did no better than I did!

Hopefully that answered the "how it runs and performs" question.

[dhaymaker]

Beautiful!! ^^ And, very well done!

[darkhorse970]

Originally Posted by Motorhead-47

Thanks for the compliment. I kind of think of this as what a 1967 C-10 SS optioned truck might have been if such a thing had been available back in the day.

The truck was put together as a nice well optioned low key hotrod driver...not as a show truck. The modern Gen VI GM crate 454HO (425hp/500Ft-Lbs) has a forged bottom end, 8.75 compression and a mild roller cam from the factory. The mild lope from the cam breathing thru the long tube headers makes for an awesome exhaust note, both at idle and rolling down the road. The built 700R4 with the 3.42 gears has the engine turning right at 3,000rpm at 65mph so fuel mileage is pretty much what you would expect from this combo with a 750cfm Holley..not so good but this isn't my daily driver so I never checked the fuel mileage. (I drive a VW Diesel Golf for my daily driver which knocks down 45-ish mpg). I thought about going fuel injection but the price (>$2,500) shot that plan down! Everything is tight with this truck's suspension. It is slightly lowered, has 60 series radials on all 4 corners and with everything new in the suspension it holds the road well for a 47 year old truck with power steering, power brakes and air conditioning. The 4 wheel disc brakes stop sure and true....for a 47 year old truck. I am still a kid at heart (53 years old) so when I feel the need, this truck will light both of them up (posi rearend) on command and stay there until I let off of it.

The negatives...The truck has a lot of non-OEM body panels so gaps and lines are not perfect, the doors take a good slam to shut, and the paint is about an 8.5 out of 10 (small imperfections). There is absolutely no rust anywhere on this truck. And finally, even with everything new in the rear I still have a light gear whine after 3 attempts to get it perfect...the last time of which I paid a professional ($$$) to set up and he did no better than I did!

Hopefully that answered the "how it runs and performs" question.

Very nice write up, I appreciate that. I am in the middle of a very similar build on my '68 short step COPO Concept. My engine is a 427 w/ 10.5:1 compression ratio, closed chamber oval port heads, and a fairly mild hydraulic flat tappet cam and it was dyno'd at 491 hp/564 Tq at the flywheel. I expect it to be a nice little sleeper when it's done. My progress has been slow, but seeing nice trucks like yours motivates me to get it going.

[Elliot949]

What color are you going on this... Man I would love to shoot this one for you...

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Elliot949

What color are you going on this... Man I would love to shoot this one for you...

I am going with Torch Red, I wish we were closer cause I'm looking into my options on getting it painted and would totally let you do it for me.

[nicks diner]

This was taken 9 months earlier. Should be ready end of May, 5/7 drop built roller 406 ready to go, posi 3,75 gears all new interior, satin black paint. I cant wait especially looking at all these beautys on this forum.

[68Gold/white]

Originally Posted by nicks diner

This was taken 9 months earlier. Should be ready end of May, 5/7 drop built roller 406 ready to go, posi 3,75 gears all new interior, satin black paint. I cant wait especially looking at all these beautys on this forum.

Good choice on the engine!!! I hear of 383 builds, owner will say, I put a stoker crank in a 350.....I say, Why didn't you use the stroker block also, so the thing can breathe....Ought to be real fun to drive!!!

[Wildcard]

Here is my 67, this is today just after I finished rebuilding the front suspension and cutting 1 1/2 coils off the front, still need to install the rear drop springs

Wildcard

[Elliot949]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

I am going with Torch Red, I wish we were closer cause I'm looking into my options on getting it painted and would totally let you do it for me.

Shoot Dude... It's only 1400 miles... LOL.. Single color???... Dang EASY job... LOL

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Elliot949

Shoot Dude... It's only 1400 miles... LOL.. Single color???... Dang EASY job... LOL

It's like a weekend trip lol, yeah single color, I flirted with the thought of a white grill but think I'll just stick with solid red

[Bryantcm]

Just finished a 4.5/7 drop and some new wheels. Looks way better than the 80's Progressive wheels that it had when I bought it!

[steveo3318]

Well I am a new proud owner of a new 67, guess I will post a few pics!!!! She will be here this week fresh out of paint. short/wide/slant/3 on tree/ 327, cant wait to bust a block with her!!! Just got to come up with a good name!!!

[jhama78]

Updated pics of my beater.

[Mr Chevorlet]

Originally Posted by steveo3318

Well I am a new proud owner of a new 67, guess I will post a few pics!!!! She will be here this week fresh out of paint. short/wide/slant/3 on tree/ 327, cant wait to bust a block with her!!! Just got to come up with a good name!!!

Nice truck, looks great

[Rob H.]

Nice looking truck!