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TruckinDaddy · 03-23-2005, 11:09 PM

I got my grandpa's 68 Long, Step home today! I am so excited I'll probably bee out there all night with her.

Swbman · 03-23-2005, 11:19 PM

Nice looking truck,I remember my first one I was excited as well,congradulations.......

bagged91 · 03-23-2005, 11:24 PM

Damn You! Ya had to show a picture with leaves on the trees, green grass & not a cloud in the sky! I wish I was in TX

Rained all day here, grass is brown and tree's are bare.

Looks like a nice project truck. Is it mainly just surface rust? Rockers/cab corners looked good.

Good Luck... Always liked the 67/8's...

TruckinDaddy · 03-23-2005, 11:24 PM

Thanks Swbman. I have bouncing off the walls today, waiting to get it here. At least three neighbors came by to check it out too. The neighbors know cool when they see it.

TruckinDaddy · 03-23-2005, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bagged91

Damn You! Ya had to show a picture with leaves on the trees, green grass & not a cloud in the sky! I wish I was in TX

Rained all day here, grass is brown and tree's are bare.

Looks like a nice project truck. Is it mainly just surface rust? Rockers/cab corners looked good.

Good Luck... Always liked the 67/8's...

Rockers are not good. not the worst I've ever seen, though. Kickpanels are shot. Bedfloor is shot. But it sure looks good out there.

68Stepbed · 03-23-2005, 11:27 PM

Cool beans, man

A family heirloom is great, but a truck is awesome. I see you have the boss already working on it in the last picture. My 2-year-old loves my truck and even likes to help keep it clean. Give him a towel and he wipes away. Good luck getting her restored.

TruckinDaddy · 03-23-2005, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

I see you have the boss already working on it in the last picture. My 2-year-old loves my truck and even likes to help keep it clean. Give him a towel and he wipes away. Good luck getting her restored.

Yeah, we call the boy The Narrator, because he never stops talking. Now, maybe I'll call him the head mechanic.

**raggedjim** · 03-23-2005, 11:43 PM

She's a beaut.. no matter what the wife says!

Rg

TruckinDaddy · 03-24-2005, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by raggedjim

She's a beaut.. no matter what the wife says!

Rg

The wife is a good sport. I had just about talked her into a new truck, so she is getting off a lot cheaper, for now!

Striker169 · 03-24-2005, 12:13 AM

dam thats cool I wanna come by and see it sometime Ill show you mine (when I get it running heh)

TruckinDaddy · 03-24-2005, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Striker169

dam thats cool I wanna come by and see it sometime Ill show you mine (when I get it running heh)

It'll be a while until this one is ready for the road, too. So you have plenty of time to get your truck running!

Striker169 · 03-24-2005, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TruckinDaddy

It'll be a while until this one is ready for the road, too. So you have plenty of time to get your truck running!

haha alright that works

Gary Lee · 03-24-2005, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TruckinDaddy

I have bouncing off the walls today, waiting to get it here. At least three neighbors came by to check it out too. The neighbors know cool when they see it.

Well if your Neighbors are like mine, they were thinking..."He's not actually going to keep that here... I hope its just some repairman coming to fix something... Junior now stay away you might catch something...."

But all the kids love old trucks!!! Your kewl factor goes up by 300% with kids when you drive a real truck!!! I got a jeep and was going to replace the truck with it... but I couldn't do it !!! My wife was like yes!!! My son was like NO DADDY YOU CAN'T Get Rid of the TRUCK!!! So, anybody wan't to buy a jeep?

Good Luck with Pappy's Ole truck...

Gary

TruckinDaddy · 03-24-2005, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary Lee

Well if your Neighbors are like mine, they were thinking..."He's not actually going to keep that here... I hope its just some repairman coming to fix something... Junior now stay away you might catch something...."

Lucky for me, there are 2 other non running vehicles on this street. So I win some points from the other neighbors since mine is in the driveway. The others are out on the street. Gotta love neighborhoods without homeowner's association restrictions! I think several neighbors were curious when I took the leaf blower to the inside of the cab last night, though.

Thanks for the good wishes. I am taking this weekend to just get a good plan together. I 'll probably keep cleaning her out, too. It's going to take a while to get all of the spider webs and cattle feed outta there!

I am going to look for some good info on rebuilding the carb first.

**Yukon Jack** · 03-24-2005, 11:01 AM

What a great truck - I dig the long step trucks.

farside847 · 03-24-2005, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TruckinDaddy

I think several neighbors were curious when I took the leaf blower to the inside of the cab last night, though.

Family trucks are the best!

TruckinDaddy · 03-24-2005, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Yukon Jack

What a great truck - I dig the long step trucks.

Yeah, some of the guys think the longs look wierd. I think the short steps are missing a little something... Besides, I like having something that not everyone else has. Or wants.

TruckinDaddy · 03-24-2005, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by farside847

Family trucks are the best!

Yeah, I would definetly look for something in a little better shape to start with, except that My Papa put almost all of the 45K miles on her around his farm.

BTW, yours a shortbed? I actually love the way shortbeds look, but I sure don't mid the extra space either!

**raggedjim** · 03-24-2005, 12:25 PM

Hmmm, leafblower... That may be useful for cleaning all the leaves out of my cowl area, I removed the cowl cover and pulled out all I could but there's tons of little pieces and dust in there I can't get out...

Looks like I gotta get the leafblower fired up this weekend!

Thanks, Rg

TruckinDaddy · 03-24-2005, 12:34 PM

Yeah, it worked really well, since the kick panes are rusted, all of the crap that would have gotten caught up there, just blew right through the "nautral AC vents" Much better than trying to blow it out with th Air Compressor hose! Which I have also been know to use to blow leaves... Whatever is handiest. I'm lazy

jalste · 03-24-2005, 01:32 PM

Wow love that two tone blue and rust

looks like mine, real treat to have a truck with a personality and a past good luck keep us posted on advance.

farside847 · 03-24-2005, 02:00 PM

Yep, shortbed stepside. Has a good look to it, but barely fits a full sheet
of plywood

I have some pics up at http://www.butlerclan.net/truck.html

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Originally Posted by TruckinDaddy

Yeah, I would definetly look for something in a little better shape to start with, except that My Papa put almost all of the 45K miles on her around his farm.

BTW, yours a shortbed? I actually love the way shortbeds look, but I sure don't mid the extra space either!

70 shorty · 03-24-2005, 02:00 PM

Hey, easy on the shortsteps! J/K, I like yours too. I wish I had a "family heriloom" like yours, I'd fix it up no matter what the cost. Mine did come from my uncle, but it's not like he had it since it was new, he only had it a few years. My girls love my truck too, Even in its primered and rusted state. If I ask what vehicle they want to ride in, it's always the truck.

barn9 · 03-24-2005, 02:04 PM

Cool truck and a good story to go with it, as well as a head mechanic!

As to the leaf problem, I used the soft hose of my shop vac poked down the kick panel vent to get the "stuff" out of there, and it did a pretty good job.

krue · 03-24-2005, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TruckinDaddy

The wife is a good sport. I had just about talked her into a new truck, so she is getting off a lot cheaper, for now!

Before it's all said and done you'll spend a lot more than you figured on , but you'll have a lot nicer truck to show for it!

03-23-2005, 11:09 PM	#1
TruckinDaddy What's that funky smell? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 610	Finally got her home! I got my grandpa's 68 Long, Step home today! I am so excited I'll probably bee out there all night with her. __________________ Mike S 68 C10 Long Step (Pretending to be a Long Fleetside) Grandpa's Farm Truck 3 on the tree, 307, No power brakes or steering Factory Options - HD rear spring and Ammeter/Oil Gauges My truck blog My Car Domain page

03-23-2005, 11:19 PM	#2
Swbman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tulsa,Oklahoma Posts: 606	Nice looking truck,I remember my first one I was excited as well,congradulations....... __________________ 1961 BUICK LESABRE 1968 CHEVELLE SS 396 1969 BUICK RIVIERA GS 1971 2 WHEEL DRIVE BLAZER 1971 4X4 BLAZER 1971 SHORTBED CHEYENNE FLEETSIDE 1971 SHORTBED 4X4 FLEETSIDE ** ...My Ebay

03-23-2005, 11:24 PM	#3
bagged91 Out draggin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pitman,NJ Posts: 1,574	Damn You! Ya had to show a picture with leaves on the trees, green grass & not a cloud in the sky! I wish I was in TX Rained all day here, grass is brown and tree's are bare. Looks like a nice project truck. Is it mainly just surface rust? Rockers/cab corners looked good. Good Luck... Always liked the 67/8's... __________________ 91 GMC Xcab LB-Bags/bd/caddy clip SOLD 72 C10 Cheyenne Super LWB SOLD 92 GMC K1500 Burb 72 C10 Burb (ex. Cheesewagon)SOLD 72 C20 Burb parts truck 71 C10 Burb "project"

03-23-2005, 11:24 PM	#4
TruckinDaddy What's that funky smell? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 610	Thanks Swbman. I have bouncing off the walls today, waiting to get it here. At least three neighbors came by to check it out too. The neighbors know cool when they see it. __________________ Mike S 68 C10 Long Step (Pretending to be a Long Fleetside) Grandpa's Farm Truck 3 on the tree, 307, No power brakes or steering Factory Options - HD rear spring and Ammeter/Oil Gauges My truck blog My Car Domain page

03-23-2005, 11:27 PM	#6
68Stepbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 10-Uh-See Posts: 5,609	Cool beans, man A family heirloom is great, but a truck is awesome. I see you have the boss already working on it in the last picture. My 2-year-old loves my truck and even likes to help keep it clean. Give him a towel and he wipes away. Good luck getting her restored. __________________ Matt 68 C10 stepside, LS1/700R4, TCI Engineering suspension system

03-23-2005, 11:43 PM	#8
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,477	She's a beaut.. no matter what the wife says! Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

03-24-2005, 12:13 AM	#10
Striker169 Car O'Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 692	dam thats cool I wanna come by and see it sometime Ill show you mine (when I get it running heh)

03-24-2005, 11:01 AM	#15
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	What a great truck - I dig the long step trucks. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

03-24-2005, 12:25 PM	#19
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,477	Hmmm, leafblower... That may be useful for cleaning all the leaves out of my cowl area, I removed the cowl cover and pulled out all I could but there's tons of little pieces and dust in there I can't get out... Looks like I gotta get the leafblower fired up this weekend! Thanks, Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

03-24-2005, 12:34 PM	#20
TruckinDaddy What's that funky smell? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 610	Yeah, it worked really well, since the kick panes are rusted, all of the crap that would have gotten caught up there, just blew right through the "nautral AC vents" Much better than trying to blow it out with th Air Compressor hose! Which I have also been know to use to blow leaves... Whatever is handiest. I'm lazy

03-24-2005, 01:32 PM	#21
jalste Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oaxaca Mexico Posts: 32	Wow love that two tone blue and rust looks like mine, real treat to have a truck with a personality and a past good luck keep us posted on advance.

03-24-2005, 02:00 PM	#23
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,768	Hey, easy on the shortsteps! J/K, I like yours too. I wish I had a "family heriloom" like yours, I'd fix it up no matter what the cost. Mine did come from my uncle, but it's not like he had it since it was new, he only had it a few years. My girls love my truck too, Even in its primered and rusted state. If I ask what vehicle they want to ride in, it's always the truck. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

03-24-2005, 02:04 PM	#24
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Cool truck and a good story to go with it, as well as a head mechanic! As to the leaf problem, I used the soft hose of my shop vac poked down the kick panel vent to get the "stuff" out of there, and it did a pretty good job. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.



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