Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB

[mcbassin]

I love the $$$$ shot. It looks great! and yep taping up those nice wheels might be a good idea.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

I love the $$$$ shot. It looks great! and yep taping up those nice wheels might be a good idea.

Thanks Mike, I think I'm definitely going to tape up the spokes too. Probably on Saturday when I'm down working on it again.
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[Bennett68C10]

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[69short]

Im in love with the roller pic.. That looks amazing! Reaching that point seems like it'd be a huge motivation during the build

[Bennett68C10]

Thanks Justin, it does motivate me just sucks I don't have much time to work on it right now. Still hoping to have all the sheet metal back on by December.
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[2002yanks]

love the $$ shot. whats the hieght of the tires f/r in that pic? rims look awesome. nice to see something different. glad you decided to keep them.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by 2002yanks

love the $$ shot. whats the hieght of the tires f/r in that pic? rims look awesome. nice to see something different. glad you decided to keep them.

Thanks, I'm glad I kept them too, I really love the way they look. The tires are 255/40/20, 28" tall in the front and 295/40/20, 29.3" tall in the rear.
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[TXPinstriper]

Very nice the frame turned out killer .....

[superflysteiny]

Very cool you nailed it

[CC69Rat]

Turn that bucket upside down and sit between the rails like you're driving it, and make vroom sounds .. see what your wife does.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by TXPinstriper

Very nice the frame turned out killer .....

Thanks, still have some work to do including brake and fuel lines as well as add a gas tank.

Originally Posted by superflysteiny

Very cool you nailed it

Thanks Eric

Originally Posted by CC69Rat

Turn that bucket upside down and sit between the rails like you're driving it, and make vroom sounds .. see what your wife does.

she would just shake her head at me and laugh. She knows I'm crazy.
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[Bowtie468]

Truck is looking awesome, Keith ! I hate to see the BBC go away but I totally understand the reasoning behind going LS. Best of luck with the house hunting !

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Bowtie468

Truck is looking awesome, Keith ! I hate to see the BBC go away but I totally understand the reasoning behind going LS. Best of luck with the house hunting !

Thanks Chris, my other option is to put fuel injection, a roller cam and overdrive on my current combo but after figuring up the cost of all that, I am probably better off swapping over to LS motor/trans dropout and put a cam in it. I am still on the fence about the swap even as I write this. Every time I look at my big block I love it. I don't know what I should do.
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[64shortc10]

Is this your old truck???
Tony from Norcal
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[CC69Rat]

You gotta be kidding me

Dad gum it..
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[raull]

keith as you know i went with the 5.3 as im going tt's , but if you gona stay naturally aspirated the try to find a 6.0 , i had an 04 hd gmc and the 6.0 had awesome torque punch to it ,

[lolife99]

Originally Posted by 64shortc10

Is this your old truck???
Tony from Norcal
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That's n2billet's old truck,... "Lucy".

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by 64shortc10

Is this your old truck???
Tony from Norcal
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No but I wish it was my old truck or even my current truck

Originally Posted by CC69Rat

You gotta be kidding me

Dad gum it..
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Don't worry Chad I haven't made my mind up yet, I'm going to hold off on making a decision for now

Originally Posted by raull

keith as you know i went with the 5.3 as im going tt's , but if you gona stay naturally aspirated the try to find a 6.0 , i had an 04 hd gmc and the 6.0 had awesome torque punch to it ,

Thanks for the input Raul, if I did go LS I would definitely want the 6.0 but I'm still figuring out what I want to do. I know you have experience with both, what would be your personal choice? I guess what I'm asking is would you pull that big nasty big block out of your camaro for an LS?

Originally Posted by lolife99

That's n2billet's old truck,... "Lucy".

Yeah that is one beautiful truck, I wish it was mine.
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[raull]

I vote stay with the big block , You have a very nice big block already , they have many new efi options available now if that's the route your looking for , starting at reasonable prices , as for overdrive you can sell your trany and get either a 700r4 fairly cheap or if you want a more strong one then get a 200r4 out of the gn , it's a much easier route , but if you like to complicate yourself like me !!! Lol !!! Then go with the ls , and no I wouldn't dare had pulled my bb for an ls , specially now that i heard gm won't produce the good old big blocks anymore , good luck
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[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by raull

I vote stay with the big block , You have a very nice big block already , they have many new efi options available now if that's the route your looking for , starting at reasonable prices , as for overdrive you can sell your trany and get either a 700r4 fairly cheap or if you want a more strong one then get a 200r4 out of the gn , it's a much easier route , but if you like to complicate yourself like me !!! Lol !!! Then go with the ls , and no I wouldn't dare had pulled my bb for an ls , specially now that i heard gm won't produce the good old big blocks anymore , good luck
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Thanks for the input buddy, I'm starting to lean back in this direction but I'm going to take my time and think about it.
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[Rusbuilt]

I have the solution!! Stay big block in this one and go ls in the next!! haha you know these trucks are like m&m's you can't have just one!

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I have the solution!! Stay big block in this one and go ls in the next!! haha you know these trucks are like m&m's you can't have just one!

I thought that was Lay's potato chips?

I can only give the perspective from having an LS in a 67-72 C10, as that is all I have owned. It is nice that the fuel injection and computer make them very dependable, but it is expensive to make power if you don't know how to and have access to software to make changes to the computer yourself. Our local tuner charges $250 for a tune with one alibi. The LS is going to be much lighter so that is a plus. Also, the LS engines don't leak like the first generation engines. The one thing I have a problem with is the look. The LS engines (at least truck engines) are ugly. If you look at a first generation small block and the available accessory drives, they provide a very balanced look. I have yet to find this with LS accessory drives at least at an affordable price. A big block can make BIG power with very little effort, and there is nothing like the sound of a big block. There is no replacement for displacement. This is the real nut and bolt of this issue, I have changed my mind about things a good bit and I am tired of doing things two or three times. Do you want to further delay the completion of your truck and increase your cost? If you are cool with that then go for it, but if you want to ride then get on that body work and don't worry about the next fad in engines. If you, we, continue to chase the next cool thing then we will never get finished. Just my perspective. (I need to follow my own advice!)

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

I have the solution!! Stay big block in this one and go ls in the next!! haha you know these trucks are like m&m's you can't have just one!

I wish, maybe one day I will be lucky enough to have another one but it would probably never get finished just like this one.

Originally Posted by BucksSS

I thought that was Lay's potato chips?

I can only give the perspective from having an LS in a 67-72 C10, as that is all I have owned. It is nice that the fuel injection and computer make them very dependable, but it is expensive to make power if you don't know how to and have access to software to make changes to the computer yourself. Our local tuner charges $250 for a tune with one alibi. The LS is going to be much lighter so that is a plus. Also, the LS engines don't leak like the first generation engines. The one thing I have a problem with is the look. The LS engines (at least truck engines) are ugly. If you look at a first generation small block and the available accessory drives, they provide a very balanced look. I have yet to find this with LS accessory drives at least at an affordable price. A big block can make BIG power with very little effort, and there is nothing like the sound of a big block. There is no replacement for displacement. This is the real nut and bolt of this issue, I have changed my mind about things a good bit and I am tired of doing things two or three times. Do you want to further delay the completion of your truck and increase your cost? If you are cool with that then go for it, but if you want to ride then get on that body work and don't worry about the next fad in engines. If you, we, continue to chase the next cool thing then we will never get finished. Just my perspective. (I need to follow my own advice!)

My wife and I talked about this very subject tonight. I can't keep changing things over and over again, I will never finish it. My truck needs a lot of work to finish and I'm tired of people always asking when it is going to be done. I never know what to say and usually just laugh. So I decided that the BBC is staying, I will try to upgrade parts of it as I go along and the budget allows. I'll start with a overdrive transmission and then add fuel injection and a roller cam at some point. I do love the way it looks and sounds so why bother changing things. And I agree about the looks of an LS motor, especially the truck motor. I just don't like the way they look. The car intakes look a little better but still nothing like the old school motors I grew up around.
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[C10_ustacould]

[widewhite70]

The rolling chassis looks great!