Andys 68 c10

[Andyking1203]

I have been wanting a 68-72 Chevy truck for a very long time, but never had the funds, or the garage, or something to start with.. so about 4 months ago a friend of mine was in a hard place and needed cash, so I bought a 72 lwb partial truck for 100 bucks.. (blue truck)..
So after doing some digging and disassembly I found that the cab was to far gone for my comfort, kept the doors, fenders, cowl and the hood, o and the posi unit!!

So I set out to find a better cab. Which in turn led me to this 68 GMC cab, still needs work but not as much (so I thought!!) It has rust, but in different areas then the blue one, and seems to be a easier fix. So the white cab is what I'm starting with. The floors and supports need minimal work, the worst part I have found after taken it all apart is the inner cowl, and upper part of the firewall both are rotted, (I'm in the north east!!).. so that's gonna be my first plan of attack..

[Andyking1203]

More pics of the cab, and current progress...

2nd pic the drivers side of the firewall is about 99% but out..

[Andyking1203]

So enough about the cab.. as I said the 72 was a lwb truck.. not my favorite so I decided right off that I was gonna shorten the chassis useing the no limit kit.. well low and behold a fellow enthusiast I sold a few parts to told me about a craigslist add.. a 68 Chevy swb chassis.. so I waited till he sent me the link, I went and looked and immediately sent the guy a text!!! Was very excited at this point!! After a few days of talking and many pics being sent with the po, we agreed on a day that I'd come down to grab the chassis.. after a 6hr ride it was at my house!!! (Saved 1300 bucks!!) Apon tearing into this chassis I found it had 3.73 gears, which was a plus.. so I committed and started stripping it of everything it new..

[Andyking1203]

I have had a lot of thoughts on the finals of the project.. motor, trans, paint, interior, suspension, and so on and it seems like I'm always changing plans.. obviously I'm far away from any of that.. all I do know is that just about every part is gonna be new!!! Thanks for looking..

[cornerstone]

Congratulations Andy! Looks like your in deep now! Please keep us pic junkies up to date as you make progress, we all need a little inspiration at times and watching you attack it head on give us motivation

[Andyking1203]

Originally Posted by cornerstone

Congratulations Andy! Looks like your in deep now! Please keep us pic junkies up to date as you make progress, we all need a little inspiration at times and watching you attack it head on give us motivation

Thanks, there will be pics of the entire project as it goes.. and yes I'm up to my chin in rust and metal repair/replaceing!!

[Andyking1203]

Bought a few tools today so I can start the metal work tomorrow, gonna finish removen the fire wall, as well as start to weld up some of the holes.. got a little carried away with the drill while drilling spot welds out.. hopefully also able to weld up the rear seam in the roof and windshield problem areas, as well as the drip rails.. will post more as I go tomorrow..

[Andyking1203]

Made a little progress today, got most of the spot weld holes welded back up directly under the windshield, also got a section of the firewall out.. had a little help cleaning the lower a arms as well... and lastly I made a little stand to help get the cab up a little higher, to make it easier to work on

[68Gold/white]

Keep up the good work, there in Maine!!!

Awesome helper!!!

[Andyking1203]

Originally Posted by 68Gold/white

Keep up the good work, there in Maine!!!

Awesome helper!!!

Thanks, next weekend get to see some decent progress.. hopefully!!! Ya it's his first time ever doing/helping with something like this...

[Andyking1203]

So I made a little progress yesterday, there was some rust under the inner cowl, which I already had cut out, so here's the pics..

[Andyking1203]

Here's a little update, some work with a 4" wire wheel cleans things up real nice, waiting for the "chassis saver" paint to arrive.. did the rear end housing, brake pedal bracket, and frame.. there will be a huge update on friday!!!

[Andyking1203]

So a little update friday... I had a few things follow me home today, first was a 2000 1500 that has a good 5.3 in it, and it was dirt cheap!!! So back to a previous post, i made up my mind on a motor... and i also had a original fleetside short bed jump on the trailer as well.. in pretty decent shape!!! Super excited for the days events!!!

[rjs53]

I'm excited for ya. That's a big step for your project, can't wait to see more.

[Andyking1203]

Thanks

[Andyking1203]

Got the 5.3 outta it's original home today, also ordered all the sheetmetal for the cab... sparks will start flying once stuff gets here!!!

[Andyking1203]

Did a bit of chassis saver painting on a few parts today.. ran outta time and didn't get to the chassis itself

[Andyking1203]

Waiting on parts, so I decided to heat the garage up and paint the chassis..

[Andyking1203]

So a little update on the beginning of this thing.. I ordered most of the sheetmetal(floor pan,firewall, inner cowl, rockers and cab corners) for the cab, and after waiting for the ups guy 4 days past scheafule delivery date parts finally showed.. all in pretty decent shape, here is a few pics.

[Andyking1203]

And then the fitment WAR begins!!

[rjs53]

Its a project is right! Your trucks gonna be like new literally when your done. Where are you getting your parts, just out of curiosity? Great job so far

[Andyking1203]

Originally Posted by rjs53

Its a project is right! Your trucks gonna be like new literally when your done. Where are you getting your parts, just out of curiosity? Great job so far

Ya the truck will be literally all new!!! Got this round from lmc, free shipping for 1k in parts..

[zicc1835]

Originally Posted by Andyking1203

Ya the truck will be literally all new!!! Got this round from lmc, free shipping for 1k in parts..

nice work and a lot of it... im going to take this ride and watch your progress here is a parts house i have used on our side of the mississippi
http://autobodyspecialt.com/chevrolet/

[Andyking1203]

Thanks for the link, its gonna be a journey

[Andyking1203]

Made a little progress today, hot it just about all welded in... along with some reshaping..