"my '68 chevy project - show n go".

[yfz450_0569]

I actually have to start making payments on everything as soon as I pay my fourhwheeler off, my dad might pay some, but I have to pay most of it.

[LuckyHenriksen]

Nice well your going to be feelin' it

[abadsvt]

Looking good YZF!!! I also especially like the brakes!!!! Yeah it is probably going to suck when your dad gives you that bill. Things add up REALLY fast and then when you stop and take a look at everything you are blown away how much you have spent. Its kind of depressing.

When you start the rear suspension try this. Make a jig to hold the rear end in the right spot, and so you can set the pinion angle (between 2-4degs. You can finalize it after you get the motor and tranny installed). That way as you make your 4 link brackets and install them the rear end won't move. Talk to you later.

Josh

[BACKYARD88]

383, powerglide, 3:73, none of those work into a fuel mileage equation. I'm going to say in the 2-5 mpg range.

[chevy_mike]

Anyone who puts 383, 600 HP, Powerglide, 3.73's with 22" wheels or any combo of those AND is even thinking about gas mileage, I have some land in Florida to sell you. LOL

My guess is single digits. Lose the powerglide. You want something with and overdrive. With that power, 4L80E would be my choice.

[turbohacker]

Looks Awesome man... I'm in the same boat as you being 17 and a junior in hs.
I wish my parents would buy me 13inch brakes! The truck should look great when its finished!

[BACKYARD88]

He's got 14", and don't feel alone, I'm 25 wit a full time job and all I can afford is stockers

[yfz450_0569]

hey, when my dad's got the money, and there's a good salesperson on the other end, then I can't keep back from buying them, but now since money's so short, he won't lend me much anymore so I gotta watch it, i need to start watching how i spend my money anyway...

[FRENCHBLUE72]

This gonna be a sweet build when your done.

[BACKYARD88]

Looks like plenty to me. You should PM Nathan Porter(porterbuilt) and ask him to have a look, I'd bet he could tell you real quick

[yfz450_0569]

Originally Posted by BACKYARD88

Looks like plenty to me. You should PM Nathan Porter(porterbuilt) and ask him to have a look, I'd bet he could tell you real quick

That was done the same time I posted it on here, just waiting for him to reply, it's taking longer than usual.

[yfz450_0569]

Is it best for the front wheels to be in a little, out a little, or just perfectly straight with the frame at ride height and now weight on the front end?

[yfz450_0569]

Update coming soon...

Just some questions for now. Where can I get sway bars to fit with this frame? Is the front the same as what would originally fit? And what would fit in the rear?

[abadsvt]

Originally Posted by yfz450_0569

Update coming soon...

Just some questions for now. Where can I get sway bars to fit with this frame? Is the front the same as what would originally fit? And what would fit in the rear?

There is a few different options. One is get a hold of Nathan and I believe he worked something out with a sway bar company to narrow the sway bar to fit the dropmembers track with or get a custom sway bar and piece it together yourself. If you decide to do the custom sway bar here is a link to a good company that has what you need.
Bars: http://www.1speedway.com/standard_swaybars.htm
Arms:http://www.1speedway.com/Swaybar_Arms.htm

Josh

[uno67]

shawing, shawing, shawing ching ching wowow nice throw a fender and a bed side on there i know you want to

[68 short step]

nice

[BACKYARD88]

Looking good

[boostin20]

Who makes those a-arms?

[Riveted1]

Air Ride Tech.

Lookin great BTW!

[yfz450_0569]

Pretty much at a stand-still on my truck for a few days till more parts come in and I get more money to get more stuff. I was bored so I took some pictures of all the rust on the cab. If I can get some 22.5s for a dually sold then I should have the money I need to finish it up most of the way.










Pretty bad? How would you recomend fixing these spots? I already have the rocker panels, left cab corner and a few other sheet metal pieces, but I am looking for the cheapest and possibly the easiest way to still fix it nicely.

My dad also has a 1950 Chevy pickup that he might let me restore, he has it at a body shop right now, been sitting for nearly 5 months and they still haven't done anything, so maybe I'll get to do the work I'm already kinda excited.

[my67chevytruck]

Use patch panels for the bigger area's and bend up some correct gauge sheetmetal to repair the smaller areas..... should be pretty simple. I would wirewheel the areas especially around the kick panels to make sure you cut out all the rust and fix what needs to be fixed... good luck.

[yfz450_0569]

It's already sandblasted so the weakest rust should all be gone. I might just get some guy that's good at bodywork to come look at all the rust and tell me just what I need to do. I think I have a pretty good idea, but I just want to make sure

[yfz450_0569]

Is there any way I can change the title of my forum? I'm getting tired of "my '68 chevy (no name yet)". I think I have a name picked out for my truck, show n go or low n go.

[my67chevytruck]

PM 70CST (moderator) and ask him if the title can be changed.

[yfz450_0569]

I've got my airtank tacked on and also my compressor brackets. Is it really bad to have the compressor welded to the frame? I just asked one guy so far and he said he didn't think it would hurt to do it and I didn't see a problem with it either so here goes. How does the set-up look? I plan on using an elbow so the hose will mount from the side not straight into the top like that.