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C10_ustacould · 07-06-2012, 11:28 PM

As was suggested to me, I bent the metal portion of my front brake hoses to help them clear the spindle and ball joint nut. I still need to get banjo bolts, the ones I have are too big for some reason, but I think this will work...

C10_ustacould · 07-07-2012, 11:01 PM

Thanks to Hart_Rod the front brake hoses are complete, he came through with the correct banjo bolts.

I will bleed and leak check them in the morning. One more thing off the list!

Also worked on engine and gauge wiring today.

Just have to keep plugging away at that...

C10_ustacould · 07-11-2012, 06:35 PM

Need a little motivation, so I was going through old pics. Found one of the ride I had in High School, also a '68 but of the Camaro kind. The first is from around 1991, and the second is from 1998-99... good times! Okay, enough of that, I'm going out to work on my truck!

C10_ustacould · 07-24-2012, 06:34 PM

Waiting for some parts to come in, so to combat the boredom I had a friend make an adjustment in wheel color... what do you think?

**Hart_Rod** · 07-24-2012, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BucksSS

Waiting for some parts to come in, so to combat the boredom I had a friend make an adjustment in wheel color... what do you think?

Bravo!!!!

NewType72 · 07-24-2012, 08:54 PM

love it!! great choice

VA72C10 · 07-24-2012, 09:25 PM

very nice!

jb1016 · 07-24-2012, 10:18 PM

Looks awesome just like that...I would leave the trim rings off.

Low Elco · 07-24-2012, 10:27 PM

^^^^this. Looks tight!
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C10_ustacould · 07-24-2012, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jb1016

Looks awesome just like that...I would leave the trim rings off.

I think you are right, no trim rings for sure.
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mcbassin · 07-24-2012, 10:33 PM

Awesome Camaro!
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C10_ustacould · 07-28-2012, 09:39 AM

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Awesome Camaro!
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Thanks, it was a fun car! Completely street legal, I drove it to work on Fridays.

**68 Four on the Floor** · 07-28-2012, 12:59 PM

Liking the wheel color..

shawno72 · 07-28-2012, 01:54 PM

Looking really good....

tsali39 · 07-28-2012, 02:37 PM

Truck sits well, I like the silver wheels better. Trim rings may fix this!

C10_ustacould · 07-30-2012, 06:02 AM

Not much completed over the weekend other than the drive shaft. It was just way too hot... I did order a new engine management harness from PSI this morning, we'll see if that helps the progress any. lol

C10_ustacould · 08-15-2012, 09:12 PM

Updates:
- Brakes filled, bled, and leak checked... so far so good.
- New harness is laid out and I am currently building an ECM mount for under the dash in the glove box area.
- Radiator is mounted, but I have yet to get hoses.
- Trying to figure out what to do with for the air intake system...

That is where I am, I'll give another update as soon as I complete more. Until then here are a few pics of the harness pass through.

Portmod7 · 08-16-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BucksSS

here are a few pics of the harness pass through.

I'm about to do this myself, and was wondering how I was going to get a tight fitting grommet/hole in the firewall and still be able to get my connections on each end of the harness through it.

Yours came out very nice. Did you manage to get a completed harness through that hole, or did you put the wiring through before you put connectors on your harness?

I've tried looking for "reducer grommets" (for lack of a better term), but haven't really had much luck. I also thought of sliding a grommet over the wire bundle before I built the harness, making a large hole in the firewall, and then making a sheet metal cover to reduce the big firewall hole to the small grommet. That way I could still pull the whole harness down the road without any cutting.

I really like your truck by the way. The spirit of my build is very similar.

C10_ustacould · 08-16-2012, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Portmod7

I'm about to do this myself, and was wondering how I was going to get a tight fitting grommet/hole in the firewall and still be able to get my connections on each end of the harness through it.

Yours came out very nice. Did you manage to get a completed harness through that hole, or did you put the wiring through before you put connectors on your harness?

I've tried looking for "reducer grommets" (for lack of a better term), but haven't really had much luck. I also thought of sliding a grommet over the wire bundle before I built the harness, making a large hole in the firewall, and then making a sheet metal cover to reduce the big firewall hole to the small grommet. That way I could still pull the whole harness down the road without any cutting.

I really like your truck by the way. The spirit of my build is very similar.

It wasn't too bad getting the harness through. The hole is 2" and the grommet slides on the main trunk of the harness. It helps to have another person to pull as you feed it through. The harness from PSI is meant to be fed from inside the cab into the engine compartment. The harness was $499 plus shipping and was worth every penny in my opinion.

Any pics of your truck here on the board?

Portmod7 · 08-16-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BucksSS

It wasn't too bad getting the harness through. The hole is 2" and the grommet slides on the main trunk of the harness. It helps to have another person to pull as you feed it through. The harness from PSI is meant to be fed from inside the cab into the engine compartment. The harness was $499 plus shipping and was worth every penny in my opinion.

Any pics of your truck here on the board?

Thanks for the info! I'm using a FAST throttle body, and building a MegaSquirt ECU and harness to control it.

No pics yet, I'm trying to get it finished up so I can get some pictures. Hopefully by the end of the year. This is how she sits right now, plus hubs, brakes, and sound deadening inside the cab.

Keep up the good work!

C10_ustacould · 08-18-2012, 04:09 PM

A little more progress so far today. Been working on the ECM mount, it's a bit crude but should work just fine. This sequence shows from when I started until the final test fit, just have to scuff and paint it.

C10_ustacould · 08-18-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Portmod7

Thanks for the info! I'm using a FAST throttle body, and building a MegaSquirt ECU and harness to control it.

No pics yet, I'm trying to get it finished up so I can get some pictures. Hopefully by the end of the year. This is how she sits right now, plus hubs, brakes, and sound deadening inside the cab.

Keep up the good work!

Man, I like that blue and white. Keep us updated with a build thread!

C10_ustacould · 08-18-2012, 07:41 PM

ECM mount painted and installed, Entropy fan relays and fuses installed...

Portmod7 · 08-20-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BucksSS

Man, I like that blue and white. Keep us updated with a build thread!

Thank you!

I'll have to get my pictures together and see what I can do about a build thread. I've gotten a lot of good ideas and help from the ones I looked at, maybe I've got a trick or two up my sleeve that someone else could use.

Keep up the nice work!

NewType72 · 08-20-2012, 10:15 PM

really shapin up Buck great job

07-06-2012, 11:28 PM	#151
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,877	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" As was suggested to me, I bent the metal portion of my front brake hoses to help them clear the spindle and ball joint nut. I still need to get banjo bolts, the ones I have are too big for some reason, but I think this will work... Attached Images __________________ Buck Instagram: C10_ustacould 1963 SWB Fleet Side 528 Desert Beige Milly 1967 SWB Step Side 506 Medium Blue The Old Girl 1968 SWB Fleet Side 503 Light Green Ellie SOLD 1965 SWB Fleet Side 507 Light Blue Prescription Strength SOLD 1971 SWB Fleet Side 521 White Shiro SOLD 1968 SWB Step Side 503 Light Green My Old Farm Truck SOLD

07-07-2012, 11:01 PM	#152
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,877	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" Thanks to Hart_Rod the front brake hoses are complete, he came through with the correct banjo bolts. I will bleed and leak check them in the morning. One more thing off the list! Also worked on engine and gauge wiring today. Just have to keep plugging away at that... __________________ Buck Instagram: C10_ustacould 1963 SWB Fleet Side 528 Desert Beige Milly 1967 SWB Step Side 506 Medium Blue The Old Girl 1968 SWB Fleet Side 503 Light Green Ellie SOLD 1965 SWB Fleet Side 507 Light Blue Prescription Strength SOLD 1971 SWB Fleet Side 521 White Shiro SOLD 1968 SWB Step Side 503 Light Green My Old Farm Truck SOLD

07-11-2012, 06:35 PM	#153
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,877	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" Need a little motivation, so I was going through old pics. Found one of the ride I had in High School, also a '68 but of the Camaro kind. The first is from around 1991, and the second is from 1998-99... good times! Okay, enough of that, I'm going out to work on my truck! Attached Images __________________ Buck Instagram: C10_ustacould 1963 SWB Fleet Side 528 Desert Beige Milly 1967 SWB Step Side 506 Medium Blue The Old Girl 1968 SWB Fleet Side 503 Light Green Ellie SOLD 1965 SWB Fleet Side 507 Light Blue Prescription Strength SOLD 1971 SWB Fleet Side 521 White Shiro SOLD 1968 SWB Step Side 503 Light Green My Old Farm Truck SOLD

07-24-2012, 06:34 PM	#154
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,877	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" Waiting for some parts to come in, so to combat the boredom I had a friend make an adjustment in wheel color... what do you think? Attached Images __________________ Buck Instagram: C10_ustacould 1963 SWB Fleet Side 528 Desert Beige Milly 1967 SWB Step Side 506 Medium Blue The Old Girl 1968 SWB Fleet Side 503 Light Green Ellie SOLD 1965 SWB Fleet Side 507 Light Blue Prescription Strength SOLD 1971 SWB Fleet Side 521 White Shiro SOLD 1968 SWB Step Side 503 Light Green My Old Farm Truck SOLD

07-24-2012, 08:54 PM	#156
NewType72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: turlock Posts: 2,177	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" love it!! great choice __________________ Project NewType 1972 Chevy C/10 Cheyenne Super ( Daily Driven Showtruck ) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=507903 Project Great Grandpa's Legacy 1973 Chevy C/10 Cheyenne ( Current daily driver collecting big time parts ) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...89#post7084289 - Dylan (209)-985-7721

07-24-2012, 09:25 PM	#157
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" very nice! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

07-24-2012, 10:27 PM	#159
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" ^^^^this. Looks tight! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

07-24-2012, 10:33 PM	#161
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" Awesome Camaro! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

07-28-2012, 12:59 PM	#163
68 Four on the Floor Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Washburn, IA Posts: 600	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" Liking the wheel color..

07-28-2012, 01:54 PM	#164
shawno72 C/10 junkie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 9,093	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" Looking really good.... __________________ Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!"

07-28-2012, 02:37 PM	#165
tsali39 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Yadkin Valley North Carolina Posts: 238	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" Truck sits well, I like the silver wheels better. Trim rings may fix this! __________________ Eddie

07-30-2012, 06:02 AM	#166
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,877	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" Not much completed over the weekend other than the drive shaft. It was just way too hot... I did order a new engine management harness from PSI this morning, we'll see if that helps the progress any. lol __________________ Buck Instagram: C10_ustacould 1963 SWB Fleet Side 528 Desert Beige Milly 1967 SWB Step Side 506 Medium Blue The Old Girl 1968 SWB Fleet Side 503 Light Green Ellie SOLD 1965 SWB Fleet Side 507 Light Blue Prescription Strength SOLD 1971 SWB Fleet Side 521 White Shiro SOLD 1968 SWB Step Side 503 Light Green My Old Farm Truck SOLD

08-15-2012, 09:12 PM	#167
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,877	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" Updates: - Brakes filled, bled, and leak checked... so far so good. - New harness is laid out and I am currently building an ECM mount for under the dash in the glove box area. - Radiator is mounted, but I have yet to get hoses. - Trying to figure out what to do with for the air intake system... That is where I am, I'll give another update as soon as I complete more. Until then here are a few pics of the harness pass through. Attached Images __________________ Buck Instagram: C10_ustacould 1963 SWB Fleet Side 528 Desert Beige Milly 1967 SWB Step Side 506 Medium Blue The Old Girl 1968 SWB Fleet Side 503 Light Green Ellie SOLD 1965 SWB Fleet Side 507 Light Blue Prescription Strength SOLD 1971 SWB Fleet Side 521 White Shiro SOLD 1968 SWB Step Side 503 Light Green My Old Farm Truck SOLD Last edited by C10_ustacould; 05-08-2016 at 10:28 PM.

08-18-2012, 04:09 PM	#171
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,877	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" A little more progress so far today. Been working on the ECM mount, it's a bit crude but should work just fine. This sequence shows from when I started until the final test fit, just have to scuff and paint it. Attached Images __________________ Buck Instagram: C10_ustacould 1963 SWB Fleet Side 528 Desert Beige Milly 1967 SWB Step Side 506 Medium Blue The Old Girl 1968 SWB Fleet Side 503 Light Green Ellie SOLD 1965 SWB Fleet Side 507 Light Blue Prescription Strength SOLD 1971 SWB Fleet Side 521 White Shiro SOLD 1968 SWB Step Side 503 Light Green My Old Farm Truck SOLD Last edited by C10_ustacould; 08-18-2012 at 04:09 PM. Reason: punctuation

08-18-2012, 07:41 PM	#173
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,877	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" ECM mount painted and installed, Entropy fan relays and fuses installed... Attached Images __________________ Buck Instagram: C10_ustacould 1963 SWB Fleet Side 528 Desert Beige Milly 1967 SWB Step Side 506 Medium Blue The Old Girl 1968 SWB Fleet Side 503 Light Green Ellie SOLD 1965 SWB Fleet Side 507 Light Blue Prescription Strength SOLD 1971 SWB Fleet Side 521 White Shiro SOLD 1968 SWB Step Side 503 Light Green My Old Farm Truck SOLD



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08-20-2012, 10:15 PM	#175
NewType72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: turlock Posts: 2,177	Re: Project "Just an Old Truck" really shapin up Buck great job __________________ Project NewType 1972 Chevy C/10 Cheyenne Super ( Daily Driven Showtruck ) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=507903 Project Great Grandpa's Legacy 1973 Chevy C/10 Cheyenne ( Current daily driver collecting big time parts ) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...89#post7084289 - Dylan (209)-985-7721

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