68 build...south of DFW

[67cheby]

Well that is deffinately one of the best extended can windows I have seen, I think that most people trying this use the wrong window, I kind of like it !
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[blfuller123]

That roof had me scared.

[67cheby]

I agree ! To much rust !
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[blfuller123]

I had a little set back today. I grabbed my tailgate to see how it was going to fit and how I was going to weld it up and realized that when I welded in the roll pan, the bed sides were not straight up and down which resulted the gaps at the top of the tailgate. So now I am in the process of cutting my welds off the rollpan and getting the bed sides centered.

[blfuller123]

I got a little progress done today. I had to cut the rollpan on both sides before I could straighten the bedsides. I got them straight, the roll pan rewelded, made up a filler piece for the tailgate handle and got it welded in. I also got the tailgate set in place and it is tacked in place before I ran out of wire.

[blfuller123]

One side down.

[mcbassin]

Welding the tailgate on huh? Sucks you had to cut the roll pan loose. The rear will be smooth when you get it done. That C/28 is an interesting design. I have seen a few conceptual drawings like that never seen one completed yet.

[blfuller123]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Welding the tailgate on huh? Sucks you had to cut the roll pan loose. The rear will be smooth when you get it done. That C/28 is an interesting design. I have seen a few conceptual drawings like that never seen one completed yet.

I thought it was a cool concept because when I was growing up, I bet my dad restored a dozen of the first gen camaros. The first time I saw that picture I thought it was an el camino.

[blfuller123]

I need a bigger air compressor. The one I have wont run the air file. I got one side of the tailgate roughed in by hand so it took a while. Its hard to get pictures because the truck is backed in.

[blfuller123]

I didnt have really anytime to do anything today but I did stick the hood and grill on for some inspiration. Im hoping to get all of the bed except for the floor finished up in the next week or so.

[VA72C10]

Looks good all together!

[67cheby]

looking good !

[blfuller123]

I sure love my dad, he found me a pair of bucket seats on craigslist for $75 and then went a picked them up for me because I am out of town. They came out of a 67 one ton.

[blfuller123]

Im still needing some inner fender wells for the bed before I can really start on the floor. I want an original style bottom for the floor. I think I may be able to kill two birds with one stone. I found an old long bed on craigslist that has a good floor and inner fenders. If I can get that, I can cut the floor as I need to fit my bed. I am going to try and check it out later this week. I want to cap the inner bed with some flat sheetmetal.

I decided that I am going to make do with the cab I have. It does need one cab corner, the inner cowl has a big dent that is preventing the outer cowl from bolting up. There is also a descent size dent in the roof that needs to be pulled out. I had a little time the other day and started shaving the drip rail on the cab and welding the body seam in the roof.



I am about to the point with the bed that I need to put it on a stand to finish up the lower part.

[blfuller123]

I dont have much left to do on the tailgate.



I found a long bed to rob the floor and ender wells out of. I traded it for an old clip I had. I wont be using the bedsides if anyone local wants them.

[blfuller123]

I got the new bed broken down today. The floor is in really good shape and the fender wells are descent shape. Next thing will be getting the floor cut up. I just need to cut the front and back edges off and then cut the center out for the bridge.

[shawno72]

Looking really good man.
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[belowme51]

looks good man. Im happy with my center mount bridge too...hopefully it rides nice, Im adding some Varishocks front and rear to help controll the rebound and compresson. They KYB's are awesome too if you stick with them.

[blfuller123]

When I had the truck on the trailer the other day, I had air in the bags and even though the trailer was bouncing around, the trucks shocks looked like they were doing there job pretty well.

[belowme51]

Sweet

[blfuller123]

Got the new floor cut and set in. I need to make up some mounts so I can actually bolt it in place.

[belowme51]

Looks cool. So just need to duo the notch cover and tubs
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[blfuller123]

Originally Posted by belowme51

Looks cool. So just need to duo the notch cover and tubs
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I do, I need to get some sheet metal to make the inside of the bed flush. I am going to move the inner fenders mount to that new metal so I can run the wider wheels and tires. The notch cover is a little farther down the road.

[67cheby]

Nice work
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[Tinkermc]

this has been a joy to read, you are very lucky to have dad help you out. Did you buy the extended cab? That holds my interest