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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Have you set the wheel tubs in the bed and checked the fit? I did my bed similar to yours with the two sections but wasn't paying close enough attention and had to rework the area where the flanges bolt. Lots of work going on for sure. My dad and I built a 64 swb for my first truck in 89', awesome memories for sure!
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
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I see you're from Bartlesville. I grew up visiting my grandmother who lived there and still have some family in those parts. Fond memories.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I figured you had checked it all out, being that you have built many of these trucks. I had never done a floor in a truck before so I made all the mistakes possible. Tons of clean up and welding the braces in. it is a long to short conversion so I used one of the smaller braces to cover the seam on the underside. After all that work I bedlined the bottom of the bed and cab. My family has been in Bartlesville since 1873, the Buford building downtown was built by my great great grandfather.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
We finally got some color on the inside of the bed this weekend. Sprayed the bed sides with some tintable bedliner. I also did the underside of the tubs just because. I wanted to do the bedliner on the inside of the bed sides like this so there would be a little contrast in finishes. Hopefully next weekend we’re able to paint the rest of the inside of the bed. The rest of it will be in base/clear like the the truck.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Wow! From the old bed liner to this. A lot of work that he can be proud of for sure.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Thank you both. They are painting the outside of the bed today while I'm stuck at work. Hoping I will get some pics at some point.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I’ll get some better pictures when I can. From what I’m told, it came out great and is really straight. Pretty happy about that, because it was pretty rough.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Looks good from here. 🤓👌
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I just ran down to the shop and snapped a few pics. It still needs to be color sanded but looks pretty good.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Continued:
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
One more:
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Tubs are in, smoothie bumper is on, and LED Tail Lights and side markers are in and working.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Lookin sweet. I dig that Blue!
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
really coming together, looking great
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Thank you both.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
The whole back half of the truck is coming out so nice. The fuel filler, smoothie bumper, wheels/tires, and everything really came together well.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
I had to put sunglasses on to look at this thing on my computer!
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Ha, thank you.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
They got the doors in paint today and the fenders and grille in primer.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Won't be long now, reassembly is the best part.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
They started color sanding and buffing the doors today and my son sent me this picture. Looks pretty good to me.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Doors are on. Passenger side fits amazing. Driver’s side isn’t bad.
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
Lookin SLICK!
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Re: Son's 68 c10 Short Bed
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