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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Nice work on the gaps Keith! I know how time consuming this can be. Keep the pics coming.
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Looks awesome man. Have you thought about a smooth wiper cowl?
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
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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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
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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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Nice work making those panels line up!
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Very nice Keith. That looks very tedious and time consuming but looks well worth it.
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
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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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
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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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Very nice Keith!
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
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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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
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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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
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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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
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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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Thanks Scott, I think it was worth the work. I love the way a cowl hood looks and a stock hood wouldn't clear my motor the way it is set up currently. I also would have had to completely rebuild my stock hood due to all the rust which would have been a lot more work.
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Keith your truck is looking sick man. I love it. Nice work on the gaps, I'm getting ready to go down that final gap road myself. Love that pic you have as your profile now.
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Thanks Jimmy it was a lot of work but worth it. I love the way the cowl hood looks on there. I wish I had your ability and confidence to paint, your truck looks great.
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Spent another day on the hood, I now have over 30 hours into this thing
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Looks good Kieth, its a shame that a person has to do that much work on new parts..
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
Hood looks great Keith, nice work.
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Re: Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB
nicely done!
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Looking great!
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Next week I have to fix the passenger side door fender gap and put in my Slosh Tubz, then she is finally coming home for good so I can finish the bodywork and paint it.
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