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72gord · 12-11-2007, 06:23 PM

Well after giving up on the first bodyman who had our truck for 370 days with no progress...I found a young fellow just back from Wyotech looking for work and just 6 miles from me!! Very pleased with the way it turned out, just have to finish the trim and lights, then wait for spring. btw..we trailered it home at 10-15 mph so no salt/sand would get on her. I would like to say thanks few board members for their help/advice and parts...Teeitup (cab,box,fender,miscparts); Jims70GMC (carb); Yukon Jack (carpet); Byrd (tach dash lense) and Zoomy for giving some pointers and advice and shipping on some parts. This project started in 2004 and has progressed like most everyones...slower and more costly than had been planned!!! But hey we are really close now. It was a father/son project that has given me the quality and quantity of extra time I was looking for with my youngest son before he graduates from high school this spring. We still talk/joke about the trip to Randy's in Meridian, he slept through most of Iowa both ways; and when we stopped for a short catnap on the way home, me sleeping on the Crispy Creme donuts....that is what this project was about for me...memories with my son. Thanks for listening Gord

fast69 · 12-11-2007, 06:29 PM

Very nice looks like the kid did a killer job.

70c10 · 12-11-2007, 06:32 PM

I like the stripes! I had stripes like that on a Nova. Looks great!

Sweet72 · 12-11-2007, 06:34 PM

That's one nice '68!

Steelawork'n · 12-11-2007, 06:40 PM

Would be a nice '68 if it only had a large rear window

Seriously, nice look...good job

Husker · 12-11-2007, 07:12 PM

That is pretty cool.
Ron

67_C-30 · 12-11-2007, 07:25 PM

Wow! That looks really good. The stripes kinda have the factory 69-72 lower molding look as well as looking like SS Nova or Firebird H.O. stripes. My '67 Firebird 400 H.O. had that type of stripe on it, and I'm putting them back if I ever get it painted. Great story also. Ya'll will never forget working on that old truck!

*b-rad* · 12-11-2007, 07:26 PM

i thought 67 only had a small rear window

**uncle** · 12-11-2007, 07:28 PM

Looks good. I'm diggin the stripes also.

67_C-30 · 12-11-2007, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b-rad

i thought 67 only had a small rear window

They did, but he said he bought fenders/cab/bed from Teeitup, so it must be either be a '67 with newer fenders or a newer truck with a '67 cab.

*b-rad* · 12-11-2007, 07:40 PM

k thats what i thought sorry should read instead i like the (purrty pics) lol

72cheyennesuper20 · 12-11-2007, 09:38 PM

I like the stripes they look like the ones on my 67 SS Chevelle. Good looking truck.

HeavyD · 12-11-2007, 10:51 PM

Hey that looks good! Nice color

Andy4639 · 12-12-2007, 01:26 AM

Just got mine back too!
It's great having them back in the garage ant it!

Love the strip's and color combo.

**Ron 586** · 12-12-2007, 06:11 AM

Good job. Nice truck. Best of all time spent with your son. Congrats

72gord · 12-12-2007, 06:42 AM

Thanks for the compliments, and Ron you hit it on the head...good times here during the build. Ya, she is a combination of parts we had here and good sheetmetal we got from Randy. The cab is a 67, box and front fenders newer, (I like the marker lights), the axles are from a 72I had around here. We don't plan on selling so it is just a truck we wanted to put together and enjoy the build and driving in the good weather.

andrewt2 · 12-12-2007, 06:46 AM

very nice truck randy is wonderful to deal with i bought a box off him myself... luckily i only live about 20 minutes away!

but what color is that? i really like it looks great!

72gord · 12-12-2007, 06:54 AM

Andrew..we are a little farther from Randy!! About a 23 hour round trip. The color is Hugger Orange with the black stripes under it and about 4-5 coats of clear on top of that. I liked the stripe idea rather than the chrome mouldings (less expense, nothing to come loose and rattle) and all that orange was going to need something to break it up

72BlckButy · 12-12-2007, 07:41 AM

Looks good!

67ChevyRedneck · 12-12-2007, 08:15 AM

Very nice!

OLDIRON69 · 12-12-2007, 08:38 AM

Nice looking truck. Your son will appreciate the truck seeing how you and him built it.

manimal · 12-12-2007, 09:13 AM

Nice truck. Good work. Love the color.
-Lance

**Yukon Jack** · 12-12-2007, 10:02 AM

I really dig the stripes. Truck looks great!!!

barn9 · 12-12-2007, 11:34 AM

Looks great! Cool deal about working with your son on it. What is the plan for wheels and tires out of curiosity?

72gord · 12-12-2007, 03:01 PM

barn....we have a set off of an 03 Chevy (the aluminum ones) with a set of 285s on them, thats the plan for now anyhow. That will be about the last thing to go on, will post pics when installed

12-11-2007, 06:23 PM	#1
72gord Never enough time!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: sw Wisconsin Posts: 601	Finally...Fresh Paint Well after giving up on the first bodyman who had our truck for 370 days with no progress...I found a young fellow just back from Wyotech looking for work and just 6 miles from me!! Very pleased with the way it turned out, just have to finish the trim and lights, then wait for spring. btw..we trailered it home at 10-15 mph so no salt/sand would get on her. I would like to say thanks few board members for their help/advice and parts...Teeitup (cab,box,fender,miscparts); Jims70GMC (carb); Yukon Jack (carpet); Byrd (tach dash lense) and Zoomy for giving some pointers and advice and shipping on some parts. This project started in 2004 and has progressed like most everyones...slower and more costly than had been planned!!! But hey we are really close now. It was a father/son project that has given me the quality and quantity of extra time I was looking for with my youngest son before he graduates from high school this spring. We still talk/joke about the trip to Randy's in Meridian, he slept through most of Iowa both ways; and when we stopped for a short catnap on the way home, me sleeping on the Crispy Creme donuts....that is what this project was about for me...memories with my son. Thanks for listening Gord Attached Images

12-11-2007, 06:29 PM	#2
fast69 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: kentucky Posts: 46	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Very nice looks like the kid did a killer job. __________________ "Its better to be alive and cool than dead and uncool" 1969 chevy c10 lwb,350-400 turbo and 260 air.

12-11-2007, 06:32 PM	#3
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,856	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint I like the stripes! I had stripes like that on a Nova. Looks great! __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

12-11-2007, 06:34 PM	#4
Sweet72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,534	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint That's one nice '68! __________________ '72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction.

12-11-2007, 06:40 PM	#5
Steelawork'n Just hang'n around Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Camano Island WA Posts: 248	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Would be a nice '68 if it only had a large rear window Seriously, nice look...good job __________________ Driving a '68 Chevy C20 and a '93 Astro Van. Lots and lots of mileage that I deduct each year.

12-11-2007, 07:12 PM	#6
Husker Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mid NE USA Posts: 2,212	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint That is pretty cool. Ron __________________ Member #111 68 C-10 Daily Driver 70 4x4 Project 76 Jeep CJ-5 Help Support the Board: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson

12-11-2007, 07:25 PM	#7
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Wow! That looks really good. The stripes kinda have the factory 69-72 lower molding look as well as looking like SS Nova or Firebird H.O. stripes. My '67 Firebird 400 H.O. had that type of stripe on it, and I'm putting them back if I ever get it painted. Great story also. Ya'll will never forget working on that old truck! __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club! Last edited by 67_C-30; 12-11-2007 at 07:27 PM.

12-11-2007, 07:26 PM	#8
b-rad Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: FT STEWART GA Posts: 509	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint i thought 67 only had a small rear window

12-11-2007, 07:28 PM	#9
uncle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conyers,Ga. Posts: 7,288	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Looks good. I'm diggin the stripes also.

12-11-2007, 07:40 PM	#11
b-rad Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: FT STEWART GA Posts: 509	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint k thats what i thought sorry should read instead i like the (purrty pics) lol

12-11-2007, 09:38 PM	#12
72cheyennesuper20 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Portland, OR. Posts: 414	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint I like the stripes they look like the ones on my 67 SS Chevelle. Good looking truck.

12-11-2007, 10:51 PM	#13
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Hey that looks good! Nice color __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

12-12-2007, 01:26 AM	#14
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Just got mine back too! It's great having them back in the garage ant it! Love the strip's and color combo. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

12-12-2007, 06:11 AM	#15
Ron 586 RIP Mr Ron Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Big Sandy, Tn. 38221 Posts: 8,150	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Good job. Nice truck. Best of all time spent with your son. Congrats __________________ Ron (Mr Round Tuit) Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle TN Message Forum TN Facebook Group SETN Truck Show My Photobucket Last edited by Ron 586; 12-12-2007 at 06:11 AM.

12-12-2007, 06:42 AM	#16
72gord Never enough time!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: sw Wisconsin Posts: 601	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Thanks for the compliments, and Ron you hit it on the head...good times here during the build. Ya, she is a combination of parts we had here and good sheetmetal we got from Randy. The cab is a 67, box and front fenders newer, (I like the marker lights), the axles are from a 72I had around here. We don't plan on selling so it is just a truck we wanted to put together and enjoy the build and driving in the good weather.



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12-12-2007, 06:46 AM	#17
andrewt2 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carbondale, Kansas Posts: 547	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint very nice truck randy is wonderful to deal with i bought a box off him myself... luckily i only live about 20 minutes away! but what color is that? i really like it looks great!

12-12-2007, 06:54 AM	#18
72gord Never enough time!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: sw Wisconsin Posts: 601	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Andrew..we are a little farther from Randy!! About a 23 hour round trip. The color is Hugger Orange with the black stripes under it and about 4-5 coats of clear on top of that. I liked the stripe idea rather than the chrome mouldings (less expense, nothing to come loose and rattle) and all that orange was going to need something to break it up

12-12-2007, 07:41 AM	#19
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12-12-2007, 08:15 AM	#20
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12-12-2007, 08:38 AM	#21
OLDIRON69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ben Wheeler,Texas Posts: 992	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Nice looking truck. Your son will appreciate the truck seeing how you and him built it. __________________ 05 2500HD 6.0 excab 69 LWB-Gone but not forgotten! 68 Dodge Charger 383/727 69 Dodge Charger-440/4spd

12-12-2007, 09:13 AM	#22
manimal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Kalifornia Posts: 3,066	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Nice truck. Good work. Love the color. -Lance __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ -Lance 2000 Chevy C2500, 5.7, 4L80e 1999 Suburban K2500, 7.4, 4L80e 1980 Camaro..son's car...PROJECT

12-12-2007, 10:02 AM	#23
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint I really dig the stripes. Truck looks great!!! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

12-12-2007, 11:34 AM	#24
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint Looks great! Cool deal about working with your son on it. What is the plan for wheels and tires out of curiosity? __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

12-12-2007, 03:01 PM	#25
72gord Never enough time!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: sw Wisconsin Posts: 601	Re: Finally...Fresh Paint barn....we have a set off of an 03 Chevy (the aluminum ones) with a set of 285s on them, thats the plan for now anyhow. That will be about the last thing to go on, will post pics when installed

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