68 C10/international L110 Mut

[jmlcolorado]

I'm kinda cheating here. The chassis is a slightly modified 68 c10 holding together a 1950 international pickup.
I spent a lot of time on this board as half the truck is factory and will be utilizing aftermarket parts for performance a little later.

I guess I could start a build thread if amajorityof you find the truck appropriate for that




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[OSM 70 C20]

I like it! Sorta got that Rob Zombie look to it.

[67chevy1series]

It's got Chevy for its foundation, this is the best chevy site on the net so I can't think of a better place for you to get help. Welcome abord
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[jmlcolorado]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

It's got Chevy for its foundation, this is the best chevy site on the net so I can't think of a better place for you to get help. Welcome abord
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I've been here a while, since the end of 2010, but I spend most of my time reading up and filling my brain with all the useful knowledge this forum has to share.
Luckaly, 90% of my questions are answered if I utilize the search bar.
Funny how that works
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[Lippyp]

Now that I like, pretty evil looking.

[Sillyoldman]

Yes please do a build thread. That's pretty cool and I'm really digging the windshield openings.

[jmlcolorado]

This'll be a short version of the full length version, which is about 40 pages to date, and i don't want to bore you all with the gory details, unless you really want them

Here goes:

Got this 1950 International L110 from a close friend that didnt have the time or room for it.
Ive never done anything like this (except for a motorcycle i built) and he thought i could handle something like this. So i went for it.

First day, picking it up






First things first, to chop the top.

[jmlcolorado]

Looking at 6" of chop all the way around.
This truck is done on a budget........as little as possible so you'll find me doing things on the cheap. Hense the rebar bracing.







Youll also notive i out it together and take it apart about a billion times, mostly since i dont know what im doing, and secondly, to assure it looks right.

Factory bed in place, with no frame. This will help me decide where to go with the next step.


Time to shorten the bed.



I shortened it to an ironic legnth, 5'10", cause thats how tall i am and thought that would be fun.



I jept the factory stamped lined in the bed so it all flows well.



Filling in the doors



Picked up a 350 on C/L for the powerplant.


I wanted 20" wheels, cause i want to install some noce rims sometime in the future.

[jmlcolorado]

This is where it gets fun. Picked up a complete roller 68 C10 for a song on C/L.


i HAD to set the cab and bed on it to see where it is. Obviously, some modifications needed.







With the factory spring out, had to see how low it would go. Not low enough.



Since this is going to be a "rod" and since its IFS, i gotta make it look right. Rods usually have the front axle way out in front, and since i cant move the crossmember forward, i moved the cab back for the illusion.



Now to remove the cab, and do some cave man style lowering.



Chop chop cut cut

[jmlcolorado]

Cab back on to see how it looks.






The rear crossmember hits now, gonna have to fix that

I also zeed the rear of the frame too, but im not sure where those pictures went.

Here it is with the frame zeed, cab and bed in place, and some 2000 dodge ram 1500 spare wheels in place.



Proportions arent right looking at it here. Not quite the look im going for.

Time to take another 3" out of the cab. Section time!













I also sectioned the doors 3"s. I pealed the skins back, then cut the inner frame, then reinstalled the skins.











Putting the cab back together. I used the 3" cut off sections as weld backer inside the cab walls.

[Stephanie]

That is AMAZING!!!
I am blown away by your work! Cannot wait to see more

[jmlcolorado]

Originally Posted by Stephanie

That is AMAZING!!!
I am blown away by your work! Cannot wait to see more

Thanks for the kind words! I. Doing my best with what I have. The whole truck has been built basically with carpentry tools with the occasional welding


You got yourself a pretty sweet project yourself (despite the random snail invasions).
I see you found some neat documents in your rig! I found an old keychain with a church key and a pill case type thing with a bank check dated in the 50's with some directions on it! It was somehow in between the inner and outter walls of the cab, buried in years and years of old farm dust!

Gotta love what these old classics keep hidden for us to find!
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[sparkydog]

I love it!
Will be reading the big build thread this weekend. Thanks for posting in the Tinkle.. I mean the Tinkering section!

[theastronaut]

Whoa!! I was wondering how on earth I missed this, but I then looked at the dates and it's only been on here a few days. That's a ton of nice work you've done, and I'm diggin the split windshield! Great idea on finding a suitable glass for the windshield too, I like that alot and will have to use it if I ever chop something. We like "gory details", can't wait to see more!!

[jmlcolorado]

Originally Posted by theastronaut

Whoa!! I was wondering how on earth I missed this, but I then looked at the dates and it's only been on here a few days. That's a ton of nice work you've done, and I'm diggin the split windshield! Great idea on finding a suitable glass for the windshield too, I like that alot and will have to use it if I ever chop something. We like "gory details", can't wait to see more!!

Thanks for the kind words!
This has been a slow build (a little over a year and a half, and counting) but in reality, that's a positive since that gives me tons of time to set something up, then stare at it for a while till i get a nice final design in my head.
Like i said, ill start to keep this thread updated on my progress. As you can see, i take tons of pictures, mostly to get other guys eyes on it to make sure im on the right track.

I was laying in bed last night and got a sweet idea for my exhaust, so ill be starting that tonight hopefully, so you can expect more pictures later tonight

[Stephanie]

Originally Posted by jmlcolorado

You got yourself a pretty sweet project yourself (despite the random snail invasions).
I see you found some neat documents in your rig! I found an old keychain with a church key and a pill case type thing with a bank check dated in the 50's with some directions on it! It was somehow in between the inner and outter walls of the cab, buried in years and years of old farm dust!
Gotta love what these old classics keep hidden for us to find!
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Hehe, thanks for stopping by my build and yes, gotta watch out for those crazy snails! :P Your buried treasure find sounds so cool! Have any photos of it? Yu going to keep it at all? I am hoping that as we continue along, we will find more and more things Found a pair of rusted solid pliers under all the debris in the smashed in grill that we pulled off on wednesday! I wish I could say how old they are, but it is very cool non the less

I have to say, I like the machine gun barrel shroud idea, and I don't think you can go over the top with this beast that you are constructing! I say go with it, and if you don't like it later, I know you will be able to fix it up to how you like it!

[dalbers]

Looking good! I have a 50 international waiting to be worked on someday
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[NONHOG]

Wow, how did I miss this? Not sure how many lifetimes it would take me on just the welding you have on this thing.
Cool stuff!

[JRANGER]

wow, this is crazy!!

[jmlcolorado]

Boy, I dunno.......
I started playing with the exhaust tonight. I had just a straight piece of two inch that I was thinking of wrapping with a shorter section of 3" with 1/2" holes drilled all through it, to make it look like A machine gun barrel shroud.

But then I got the idea of splitting the pipe, then adding another plate on top with holes drilled in it. Maybe carry the brass machine screw theme to hold on the "shield"

This is what I've come up with so far, but I'm just not sure about it. Maybe it's too fresh and I'm not used to looking at it.

What do you guys think? What would you change?

Here's the origonal thought.


Before I cut it all up:







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[jmlcolorado]

I really am kinda a conservative taste kinda guy. Not big into big, loud things. (what the hell am I doing building this then ) so I'm not sure if this is just getting too over the top or not.
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[Shaun1162]

Awsome build! The split windshield and the grille really make the truck, for me at least

[jmlcolorado]

Originally Posted by Shaun1162

Awsome build! The split windshield and the grille really make the truck, for me at least

OH thank god! You made it to page two!
It was tough waiting for that first page to load all those photos



Thanks! It's taken some time, and each step, the split windshield included, gets formed up, then it sits forever while I look at it day after day to see if it really fits the truck.

I'm pretty excited about getting this thing on the road! It should drive pretty nice and should get tons of attention
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[Palf70Step]

Great looking metal work. This is going to be a fun build to watch.

[OSM 70 C20]

Not to be a pest but, how are things going with the Truckenstein?