Some pics

[Beat68CST]

My 1968 C-20, CST, Camper Special, 50th.

Well, Original owner bought the truck, got t-boned, smashed the bed all to hell, traded it in back to the Chevy dealship, sat for a few days, grandparents walked in, grandpa saw it, ask "is the frame or rearend housing bent?" they said nope, he told em immediately, "Give me a deal on that truck." This all happened in 69-70.

Grandpa went home, found a bed for it for $100 and that's what's been on it since.

So! I figured I'd show some pics.















and one of the ol goat we've been buildin

[eagleuh1]

Ahhh, a reverse longhorn goat. Nice. Is that a commercial shop your working on your truck in. What are the plans for the 68? Hope to see it next time I make it out to Palo Verde. Nice seats too.

[Beat68CST]

Hahaha, Reverse Longhorn goat, that is a good one (:


Our house and shop are on 7 acres, the shop is 5k sq ft on the bottom, top is 2.5k.

I do small welding jobs for people here and there, and we do vinyl graphics on the other half.


As for plans for the 68, I'm gonna clean it up some more, make it worthy daily driven road warrior, doing all the brakes as we speak, wheel bearings, u-joints, carrier bearing. Then from there, put it all back together, put a loud stereo in it, save up for an overdrive and put it to use like a 3/4 ton long bed should be


Some day I would love to do a frame off, but some reason at 18 that doesn't seem that feasible. lol

[o6r1man]

That is the look I'm going to go for on my 71 dd for engine!!

[Beat68CST]

eagleuh1, swing on by! I'd love to BS for awhile about these trucks, some reason everyone around here I know is into Ford...

o6r1man, yeah I'm "okay" with it... I was irritated that they guy painted over my harmonic balancer after it had been painted a real nice dark silver and painted my aluminum manifold...

Other than that, it's all good, well, and the big old nasty smudge marks in the valve covers...

[67chevy1series]

beautiful truck, awsome story! glad you finally put up pics i have been waiting

[Beat68CST]

Thanks bud, I appreciate it (:

Almost as cool as that small window of yours :P

[68anniversary]

Is it me or does the motor have the wrong year pan gasket on it? The motor you have has the dipstick on the drivers side and that gasket is for a pass side dipstick?

[oldblue1968chevy]

Sweet truck!!!!! Im 18 also. That motor looks good.

Good idea using felpro pan gaskets, take your time here (unlike me) and make it so it wont leak.

[Beat68CST]

Originally Posted by 68anniversary

Is it me or does the motor have the wrong year pan gasket on it? The motor you have has the dipstick on the drivers side and that gasket is for a pass side dipstick?

The gasket is ambidextrous, has it on both sides.



lol thanks oldblue, once I find a set of different valve covers I'm takin them PoS cork valve cover gaskets off, other than that, everything else is good

[eagleuh1]

Ahhh, you won't notice them smudges when its in and running. Looks good from here.

[Beat68CST]

lol Thanks for the support eagle!

Them 350 valve covers are comin off eventually, they ain't worthy, either some 327's or some old style cast aluminums!

[67chevy1series]

Originally Posted by Beat68CST

Thanks bud, I appreciate it (:

Almost as cool as that small window of yours :P

thanks man!!!! (: glad you like it!

[Beat68CST]

Being that I got to change ball joints on my best friend's F-word Ranger today, I only got to assemble my right front drum...


TOMORROW, BRAKES ARE GONNA BE DONE!

This has gotten pushed back like 3 days now... I'm startin to get irritated.

[67chevy1series]

drum brakes suck so bad, the hardest thing to me ever on my truck was putting the rear drums on( i have front disc) the dayum springs always pop off and you can barley get them back on its so annoying!!!!! i barely got my e brake working today !!!!!!

[Beat68CST]

They aren't that bad!

I would love full disc but I need a donor front end and for a disc brake conversion setup to be build for my rear end housing!


Gotta have some strong forearms and a good set of pliers! Just stretch them babies! and I'm a skinny kid! :P

[50bomb]

Originally Posted by 67chevy1series

drum brakes suck so bad, the hardest thing to me ever on my truck was putting the rear drums on( i have front disc) the dayum springs always pop off and you can barley get them back on its so annoying!!!!! i barely got my e brake working today !!!!!!

For reals? Well for me its easy. I never changed disc brakes. I only ever had cars/truck with drums. So I am good at changing them. Piece of cake on these trucks.