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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Thanks Hector
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
I'm definately feeling you on no paint. By the way I'm too scared to actually capture the cost of everything. That way when I sell it I still feel like I'm making money and not losing my butt lol.
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
I'm still undecided on what to do with the paint. I'm just going to keep working on the truck and figure it out later. I don't even bother adding up what I have spent so far on this truck, I know I could have spent a lot less on suspension and wheels and actually had money leftover to have a professional shop do the paint and body but I would rather rock primer then not have the dropmembers or intros.
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Definately hearing you on that. Paint is way overrated when I want to drive mine everyday when it's nice out.
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Hey Keith,
read the build thread tonight took about 2.5 hours to get thru it all amazing journey.... when you get her home maybe i could drop by see her in person..... sure hope you dont change your mind on that dakota cluster ![]() Jess
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Started working on my hood to fender gaps yesterday. The hood overall fits pretty good but needed some work especially at the front lip on the passenger side, plus overall it is just a little long. First we worked on the cowl piece and got that fitting good. We tweaked it a little and now it fits the fenders and the cab much better. After we fixed the cowl we were able to slide the hood back about 3/16". Now the hood only hung past the fenders in the front about an 1/8".
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Wow. I wouldn't even attempt that. Nice work!
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Very nice. Is the whole clip aftermarket or just the hood?
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Nice work on the gaps Keith! I know how time consuming this can be. Keep the pics coming.
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Thanks Shawn, I wouldn't have attempted it on my own but I had the help of my father and my brother. We really didn't have a choice, it was the only way to fix the gaps on the hood.
Yeah it can be a bit of a pita but will be worth it once there is paint on the truck. I still have to tweak the door gaps a little bit, but overall everything fits pretty good now. I can say I am happy with the results. I am also very happy with these Tri-plus fenders and core support. They damn near fit perfect for me. It was only the hood that really needed modifying.
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Looks awesome man. Have you thought about a smooth wiper cowl?
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Thanks Chad, I have thought about it but I think I'm just going to leave it the way it is and run a screen under it. I have left pretty much everything on the body stock like the drip rails, door handles and mirrors etc. The only real changes I made to the body was shaving the fuel filler & antenna hole and the cowl hood but I like them and a stock hood wouldn't clear my motor.
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Nice work making those panels line up!
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Very nice Keith. That looks very tedious and time consuming but looks well worth it.
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More progress on the hood, almost done with it now.
![]() ![]() On the drivers side I had to drill out the spot welds where the front cross brace was welded. This part was just formed wrong. Drilling out the spot welds allowed us to move the hood down about a 1/2" on the cross brace. ![]() ![]() With a little persuasion from a 4x4 and a big hammer we finally got the hood to sit flush with the fender. It sits even with the front of the fender too. Have a little more finish work to do but I'm almost there. ![]() ![]()
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Excellent job, I would of just put it on and been frustrated it didn't fit.
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Nice job on the hood/fender gap.
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Very nice Keith!
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You are doing a great making those parts fit correctly, it's just crazy that new parts take that much massaging to fit right.
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That looks great Keith! I always think it's funny how a series of pictures can take a repair like that and make it look so easy peasy..... I know it took some time to get it looking that good.
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This is what makes a nice truck into an incredible truck IMO. Fit and fender gaps are details often overlooked but very noticeable on the finished product.. . Now is the time to sweat the small stuff. I promise the time invested will be something you're proud of in the end.
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Keith, very nice job on getting the hood to fit. That looks like a lot more work than I want to do to make a cowl hood fit. Very Nice!
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