Project: 19fn68 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

sighlurr · 01-26-2007, 11:16 PM

I sold my GMC longbed to Litemup and finally was able to get it trailered up to him in WA this morning. (Anthony, thank you again for your patience). I then made a trip to the yard in Norcal that I previously posted a thread about - "Struck Gold in Northern CA." I picked up a rolling coil spring frame with SWB and am in the process of starting my next project. Progress pics to follow..

PBFAB.COM · 01-26-2007, 11:56 PM

Is that the wife in the background???... she looks excited about your new find!

sighlurr · 01-27-2007, 12:07 AM

I think she was holding her chest after the heart palpatations started.

IvelDesigns · 01-27-2007, 12:12 AM

lol

powell72 · 01-27-2007, 12:16 AM

At least all the hard to find parts are accounted for. That's a good start.

GREASEMONKEY72 · 01-27-2007, 09:41 PM

well its a start and hell maybe when i finally go to school ill help you with that thing if you havnt finished it yet

msgross · 01-27-2007, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by porterbuilt

Is that the wife in the background???... she looks excited about your new find!

Looks like she's thinking.."oh crap, he came home with another one"

84 400 · 01-27-2007, 10:25 PM

Nice start o what should be a killer build up!! nice score

masterbeavis · 01-27-2007, 10:33 PM

She prolly wont be as exited when he comes back from my house...

GREASEMONKEY72 · 01-28-2007, 01:12 AM

^uh oh^

70GMCer · 01-28-2007, 09:18 AM

She just finished praying.......

n2billet · 01-28-2007, 01:05 PM

I always like to park my new "find" in front of the house to show all the neighbors. I'm almost certain their reaction is the same as your wife's!

Snowbound · 01-28-2007, 02:21 PM

They say a picture speaks a 1000 words. Not so with my wife. She had well over a 1000 words for me the last time I dragged home a project!

I can't beleive you guys find SWB trucks in wrecking yards. I could count on 2 hands the number of SWB trucks I've seen on the road, never mind even hoping of finding one in a yard!

Brian

Litemup · 02-03-2007, 05:42 PM

Right on Devin, can't wait to see what you do with it, keep us posted!

mvfd70 · 02-03-2007, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowbound

I can't beleive you guys find SWB trucks in wrecking yards. I could count on 2 hands the number of SWB trucks I've seen on the road, never mind even hoping of finding one in a yard!

Brian

I saved my frame from being chopped up and thrown out. The guy that had it before me took the whole thing apart and was gettin ready to slap the body on a later model 4x4 frame. That woulda been fine except he was gonna use it as a trail truck/rock climber and beat the tar out of it. My biggest issue with it now is getting it all put back together. Glad I found it when I did.

FarmTruk · 02-03-2007, 06:20 PM

Looks like a fine truck to me...

GREASEMONKEY72 · 02-04-2007, 04:34 AM

havnt talked to you in a bit, any new progress with the build at all???

Bishops Trucks · 02-04-2007, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsigh

I think she was holding her chest after the heart palpatations started.

My wife did the same thing when I bought home a basketcase '67 GTO. Give us a build thread when you get started.

sighlurr · 02-05-2007, 01:22 AM

I dropped a bedside off this weekend in Sac to get the body molding holes leaded in. With the backyard taking priority, I may not have too many progress pics for a little while.

GREASEMONKEY72 · 02-05-2007, 01:31 AM

well atlest your making some progress, but priorities are priorities

masterbeavis · 02-05-2007, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GREASEMONKEY72

well atlest your making some progress, but priorities are priorities

FEH, that is what a COT and a microwave in the garage is for. All you need to live is a HOT and a COT.

sighlurr · 03-02-2007, 07:33 PM

So it's been a little while since I've updated this thread, so I took some pictures today. You guys will have to be patient with me, this will be a very slow build. With the wedding, the house, it's currently the third priority right now.

My fiance is learning why it was so important for us to find a place with "RV access for Dad." As you can see, this is where a lot of the build will take place. And because our deck needed some cleaning, I made the argument that we needed a pressure washer. This is all working out nicely. If anyone has a line on whitewalls for my new toy, let me know!

POR 15 should be here by the middle of next week. I'm just prepping the frame right now for that. One bed side is at a fabricator shop in Sac (Blue Collar Customs) getting the molding holes leaded in while the other is getting worked by a body guy. After the bedsides are completed, it's on to the grille and the wheel wells, and tailgate.

I was supposed to pickup a donor truck from -masterbeavis- this weekend, but it looks like we've had too much rain. It will make it impossible to get our trucks up in the hills to get the '68 longbed.

I'll keep you guys posted.

Devin

sighlurr · 03-02-2007, 07:37 PM

Few more pics. I found some cheap rollers on Craigslist for the frame after I do the 5 lug conversion.

CPNEJR · 03-02-2007, 08:06 PM

looking good

GREASEMONKEY72 · 03-03-2007, 07:53 AM

some progress thats good, i like those wheels, i dont remember if you said or not but what kind of wheels are you gona run? those? cause if not i know a place you can get rid of those wheels when youre done with them

01-26-2007, 11:16 PM	#1
sighlurr ______________ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,285	Project: 19fn68 I sold my GMC longbed to Litemup and finally was able to get it trailered up to him in WA this morning. (Anthony, thank you again for your patience). I then made a trip to the yard in Norcal that I previously posted a thread about - "Struck Gold in Northern CA." I picked up a rolling coil spring frame with SWB and am in the process of starting my next project. Progress pics to follow.. Attached Images

01-26-2007, 11:56 PM	#2
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01-27-2007, 12:07 AM	#3
sighlurr ______________ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,285	Re: Project: 19fn68 I think she was holding her chest after the heart palpatations started.

01-27-2007, 12:12 AM	#4
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: Project: 19fn68 lol __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

01-27-2007, 12:16 AM	#5
powell72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Loveland Co. Posts: 3,098	Re: Project: 19fn68 At least all the hard to find parts are accounted for. That's a good start. __________________ Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html

01-27-2007, 09:41 PM	#6
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Project: 19fn68 well its a start and hell maybe when i finally go to school ill help you with that thing if you havnt finished it yet __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME Last edited by GREASEMONKEY72; 01-27-2007 at 09:41 PM.

01-27-2007, 10:25 PM	#8
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Project: 19fn68 Nice start o what should be a killer build up!! nice score __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

01-27-2007, 10:33 PM	#9
masterbeavis Having issues Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eldorado Ca, an hour east of sacramento Posts: 696	Re: Project: 19fn68 She prolly wont be as exited when he comes back from my house...

01-28-2007, 01:12 AM	#10
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Project: 19fn68 ^uh oh^ __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

01-28-2007, 09:18 AM	#11
70GMCer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joppa, Maryland Posts: 4,408	Re: Project: 19fn68 She just finished praying....... __________________ 1997 GMC Sierra Ext 1965 Mustang

01-28-2007, 01:05 PM	#12
n2billet Village Idiot.... Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Rowlett, Texas Posts: 1,833	Re: Project: 19fn68 I always like to park my new "find" in front of the house to show all the neighbors. I'm almost certain their reaction is the same as your wife's!

01-28-2007, 02:21 PM	#13
Snowbound Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Westbank, BC Posts: 403	Re: Project: 19fn68 They say a picture speaks a 1000 words. Not so with my wife. She had well over a 1000 words for me the last time I dragged home a project! I can't beleive you guys find SWB trucks in wrecking yards. I could count on 2 hands the number of SWB trucks I've seen on the road, never mind even hoping of finding one in a yard! Brian __________________ 1965 Chevy Short Box Stepside, 230 - 3 speed, 4:11 gears, original paint rust free survivor. Now sporting a 383 SBC and TKO-600

02-03-2007, 05:42 PM	#14
Litemup Steel Horse Cowboy Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 89	Re: Project: 19fn68 Right on Devin, can't wait to see what you do with it, keep us posted!

02-03-2007, 06:20 PM	#16
FarmTruk In Memoriam... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wallburg, NC Posts: 1,216	Re: Project: 19fn68 Looks like a fine truck to me... __________________ '68 C10 SWB 307ci 2BBL *FarmTruk Pics Here* *"You know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right."*

02-04-2007, 04:34 AM	#17
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Project: 19fn68 havnt talked to you in a bit, any new progress with the build at all??? __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME



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02-05-2007, 01:22 AM	#19
sighlurr ______________ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,285	Re: Project: 19fn68 I dropped a bedside off this weekend in Sac to get the body molding holes leaded in. With the backyard taking priority, I may not have too many progress pics for a little while.

02-05-2007, 01:31 AM	#20
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Project: 19fn68 well atlest your making some progress, but priorities are priorities __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

03-02-2007, 07:33 PM	#22
sighlurr ______________ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,285	Re: Project: 19fn68 So it's been a little while since I've updated this thread, so I took some pictures today. You guys will have to be patient with me, this will be a very slow build. With the wedding, the house, it's currently the third priority right now. My fiance is learning why it was so important for us to find a place with "RV access for Dad." As you can see, this is where a lot of the build will take place. And because our deck needed some cleaning, I made the argument that we needed a pressure washer. This is all working out nicely. If anyone has a line on whitewalls for my new toy, let me know! POR 15 should be here by the middle of next week. I'm just prepping the frame right now for that. One bed side is at a fabricator shop in Sac (Blue Collar Customs) getting the molding holes leaded in while the other is getting worked by a body guy. After the bedsides are completed, it's on to the grille and the wheel wells, and tailgate. I was supposed to pickup a donor truck from -masterbeavis- this weekend, but it looks like we've had too much rain. It will make it impossible to get our trucks up in the hills to get the '68 longbed. I'll keep you guys posted. Devin Attached Images

03-02-2007, 07:37 PM	#23
sighlurr ______________ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,285	Re: Project: 19fn68 Few more pics. I found some cheap rollers on Craigslist for the frame after I do the 5 lug conversion. Attached Images

03-02-2007, 08:06 PM	#24
CPNEJR Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Franconia,N.H. Posts: 1,029	Re: Project: 19fn68 looking good __________________ (Only) Member of the CPNE Fan Club Aint that the truth 67 C-10 350 with 3-speed tranny and 308 gears swb step 82 Z28 Camaro 355 small block over 350 hp and a borg warner super t-10 (blown engine) 72 Chevy K20 Suburban (future project) 70 Chevy K20 now 68 GMC K2500 2003 Chevy 2500hd ccsb 4X4 (daily driver)

03-03-2007, 07:53 AM	#25
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Project: 19fn68 some progress thats good, i like those wheels, i dont remember if you said or not but what kind of wheels are you gona run? those? cause if not i know a place you can get rid of those wheels when youre done with them __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

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