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12-10-2011, 07:28 PM | #1 |
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68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
I had to move the next project around today and I took a few pictures of it. This will be my sons truck when he starts driving He's 12 now, so we have a few years to get it done.
My dad bought this truck back in 90' to pull our daycruiser to the lake (It looked much better then) I bought it from him in 93' and drove it for 6 or 7 years and decided it needed some freshing up so I started restore it, Then my son was born and it sat for a few years and then I sold it to a friends son. I always regreted selling it. About a year ago he needed to sell it, so I got it back. Back when I started on it I found alot of rust in the cab, so I found a better cab for it. The frame was blasted and painted(needs to be repainted again) the rearend has been narrowed and 373 posi installed, air bags and lines run. Front and rear sway bars. I have alot of new parts waiting for it. So the plan is my son wants to paint it flat black w/flames (maybe). Red interior. He wants a big block but he might have to settle for something a little more mild for awhile. When the rear end was done it was mocked up with 18"x12" rear wheels. We have the Boyd Harms for it now but not sure if they will be on it or not. There won't be any major work on the truck until this summer. I have to get my other project done first. But my son likes to get on here and look around and get ideas so I thought I would start a thread for him so he can learn from some of you. Thanks for taking a look.
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12-10-2011, 07:34 PM | #2 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
Looks like it'll make a really nice truck!
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12-10-2011, 07:57 PM | #3 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
It'll be a sweet father & son build. I have wonderful memories from the 72 K10 my dad and I worked on for 7 1/2 years. It's priceless.
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01-14-2012, 03:51 PM | #4 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
That was my old truck...lol I didn't get very far as you can see
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01-14-2012, 04:14 PM | #5 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
I always enjoy hearing a father and his son doing a project together. Kinda like a right of passage.
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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!" |
01-14-2012, 10:39 PM | #6 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
Good for you, father,son projects can be a life lesson for him,teaching him about patience,and skills about the workings of the automobile. my dad helped me when I was younger not to get frustrated with my first car as I was building it ('56 vw bug) and It paid off 10 fold as I got older.
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01-15-2012, 02:13 AM | #7 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
Thanks guy's. I'm looking foward to working on it with him. It should be a cool truck when its done.
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01-15-2012, 02:16 AM | #8 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
You need to get a build thread going on your truck. Whern will you have it going?
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01-15-2012, 01:44 PM | #9 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
Im not sure how or where to start a build thread.. Can i get some advice, and direction on getting my avatar up ??
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01-15-2012, 02:48 PM | #10 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
Nice start you have going. Love the father son projects.I've done 5 of them with my dad.would love to come check you're trucks out in person some time.
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01-15-2012, 07:00 PM | #11 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
Your welcome anytime. Just let me know.
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01-15-2012, 07:05 PM | #12 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
Just go to the build section and there's a box that says new thread. Name your build, give some background on it, and then scoll down to manage attachments and click and it and then hit browse on the next window and you can pull up your pictures and click the ones you want to post. You may have to resize them if there to big.When your done hit submit.
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01-15-2012, 07:06 PM | #13 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
i like it....is this so he stays away from the stepside??
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01-15-2012, 07:13 PM | #14 |
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Re: 68 SWB "Project Sucker Punch"
Yep. He really wanted the camaro but that wasn't happing....and he's not having a ricer.
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