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awesome build you got alot of progress done very inspiring build

So glad to hear you got that thing back,and it looks awesome cant wait to see the final assembly congrats.

Glad to see you got your truck back.

Glad to see you got your truck back.

Ditto!! It looks great!!!:metal:

like the black strips too .
good to see everything whent whell on getting the truck back

Here are a few more pics taken with my camera. The paint on this thing is phenomenal. It is too bad it ended up costing WAY more than the original agreement, but I'd say you still got your money's worth.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Truck1.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Truck2.jpg

Here is a couple pics taken to show the quality of this paint job. Note that the truck is still 'dirty' in all these pics- there was buffing compound splattered everywhere, and dust galore!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Reflection2.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Reflection1.jpg

This thing is so extremely LOW! I love the stance! :metal:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/LOW.jpg

I also don't think the black strips look bad at all. Hard to tell if they look better than polished, but the do look good.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Bed.jpg

Loading it up on the trailer for the long journey home

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Loading.jpg

Here I am helping strap it down. I also had to be the one to crank the truck onto the trailer with the come along. Now I know why he asked me to come with him! :lol:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/StrapDown.jpg

This was a familiar sight throughout the trip LOL!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Gas.jpg

Okay, so my hummer wasn't the best on gas, but it sure towed the trailer for 9 hours without any problems.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/TowRig.jpg

more picts of the chick...please:lol:

Thats our cousin. She was our resident guide through Houston. This is the only other pic with her in it.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Picture125.jpg

well don didn't tell me bout her....he made me take my portable GPS...:lol:

LOL

I dusted some of the compound and dust off. It is going to be staying at my house tucked away in my garage since he is working on the Hulk right now in his garage. She will be safe here away from the brutal habits of mother nature.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Picture149.jpg

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That is my 02 T/A she will be sharing a room with. And here are some more girl pictures for you Killer :lol:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/CarWash.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/wash1.jpg

nice pics

whoa nelly...those are nice...so when we gonna put a gen IV in the vette?

Who's bike?

The Vette is going under the knife next year some time. I already got parts waiting. It is going to be a bored/ stroked L92 (427 ci) with a T56 trans :cool: Then it will be painted black and some sidepipes, and of coarse some wheels & tires. The bike belongs to a guy here in Tulsa. Not mine ;) I digress tho... That 68 truck has got me wanting something like that too DROOL!!!

gottah find me that carwash :D

Well you could always STEAL it....wait you already have!:lol: Yea these ol' trucks are rather addictive! Hey you gonna update the build up over on the ls1 forum?

ok after a deal was made with the actual owner the shop carlos operates out of, i was able to make a deal and get my truck painted and back.......CARLOS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BODYWORK OR PAINT OF THIS TRUCK.


REPEAT::::CARLOS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BODYWORK OR PAINT OF THIS TRUCK.


cappel restoration in dickinson TX did the paint and body... here are a few sneak peaks at the truck.. better pics are on the way.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/000_0140.jpg
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Wow thats pretty amazing Carlos had nothing to do with it when I saw him and his guys working on the truck numerous times...I actually saw him buffing it on Thursday when I was there... You know it is a shame someone talks **** for no reason....Your truck you called ready for paint was no where near ready for paint...I mean maybe high school paint shop. Facts are every person who worked on that truck works for Carlos...

Wow thats pretty amazing Carlos had nothing to do with it when I saw him and his guys working on the truck numerous times...I actually saw him buffing it on Thursday when I was there... You know it is a shame someone talks **** for no reason....Your truck you called ready for paint was no where near ready for paint...I mean maybe high school paint shop. Facts are every person who worked on that truck works for Carlos...

:lol: you gotta be kidding.....
carlos rents out half of a shop from mr.capple, he used ricks (mr.capple) guys to do all the work, with the understanding (between calos and rick) that i was paying ricks prices (to the tune of about 70$ hr)...all of this came to my knowledge when carlos gave me a date to meet him in dallas, and never showed....thats why i had rick fully take over the job....as far as talkin ****, ive told my story and i have plenty of first person witnesses, have him post his side...O wait he's banned for screwing one to many people, just on this board..no-body who worked on that truck works for carlos, you know how i know, CAUSE I DIDNT PAY HIM. in addition to that ill gladly post a email i received from him awhile ago saying he's useing ricks guys. and never did he mention the cost involved with that.... so keep on sticking up for that loser, cause you're wasting your time.... matter of fact he was'nt anywhere to be seen when i picked up the truck either, and those arnt his men working on it in the pics either..

great pics chad...

:lol: you gotta be kidding.....
carlos rents out half of a shop from mr.capple, he used ricks (mr.capple) guys to do all the work, with the understanding (between calos and rick) that i was paying ricks prices (to the tune of about 70$ hr)...all of this came to my knowledge when carlos gave me a date to meet him in dallas, and never showed....thats why i had rick fully take over the job....as far as talkin ****, ive told my story and i have plenty of first person witnesses, have him post his side...O wait he's banned for screwing one to many people, just on this board..no-body who worked on that truck works for carlos, you know how i know, CAUSE I DIDNT PAY HIM. in addition to that ill gladly post a email i received from him awhile ago saying he's useing ricks guys. and never did he mention the cost involved with that.... so keep on sticking up for that loser, cause you're wasting your time.... matter of fact he was'nt anywhere to be seen when i picked up the truck either, and those arnt his men working on it in the pics either..

He was there when you arrived...He was cutting paychecks to all those guys who dont work for him...Anyway regardless Im glad you got your truck back and they did a hell of a job...It is extremely clean and will be a great piece. I have known him for 20 plus years and he is a good guy...When he finishes up my buddies F100 then it is on to one of my two trucks...

He was there when you arrived...He was cutting paychecks to all those guys who dont work for him......

funny you say that, cause another guy came in all mad at carlos. saying he's been callin him all week, and now he stopped by to find him...and i was sitting in the office when he asked rick where he was, when rick said he isnt here.....now if there is a secret office somewhere else, i guess he might of been hideing out there, but other then that i was in the shop, out back of the shop, in the lobby and in the office...so no he wasnt there, and i didnt see you either so how would you know????
quit typeing in my thread now... ;)

He was there when you arrived...He was cutting paychecks to all those guys who dont work for him...Anyway regardless Im glad you got your truck back and they did a hell of a job...It is extremely clean and will be a great piece. I have known him for 20 plus years and he is a good guy...When he finishes up my buddies F100 then it is on to one of my two trucks...

if hes such a good friend, then perhaps you can get him to make good on all the deals he hasn't, and make right all the ones he has screwed on this site. He was banned after numerous attempts to find out his side, after he himself telling staff here he would make good on things and never doing so to our knowledge.
If you wish to defend him, perhaps you should go review the bad deals forum first, as there is a line of folks who are not so happy.

Now, with that said, this is a build thread and not the review area, so please do not hijack any further.

I spy a sidemarker gas tank fill!! Looks good!
Shawn

been suscribed to this thread from the first, great job on everything (even threw the thick and thin). the truck looks GREAT, along with the other toys!!!. i will be looking foward to seeing more this build.......NOW GET TO WORK!!! :metal::lol:

if hes such a good friend, then perhaps you can get him to make good on all the deals he hasn't, and make right all the ones he has screwed on this site. He was banned after numerous attempts to find out his side, after he himself telling staff here he would make good on things and never doing so to our knowledge.
If you wish to defend him, perhaps you should go review the bad deals forum first, as there is a line of folks who are not so happy.

Now, with that said, this is a build thread and not the review area, so please do not hijack any further.

First off this isnt a build thread it is a trash my buddy thread in the last few pages...The truck wasnt what is was bid on being...I was there numerous times when Carlos asked him to buy new sheetmetal to speed the process up. Just cause Don says something deosnt mean it is gospel. He does have the other folks cowls and they are getting finished and as of last night he mentioned finishing them up and sending them there stuff at no charge. Carlos moved shop and is trying to get everything going again. Everyone has hard times here and there, so everyone needs to lighten up...As for a moderator you can ban me doesnt matter.. My truck will be done by Autorama and will win in class no problem...I hope we can finish it for Good Guys time permitting.....You can come see a first place done exclusively by Carlos Bernal....Im done with Don and this piece of **** thread!

Everyone has bad times. It's how they choose to handle those bad times that determine what their character is. Some people do it the right way, some do it the wrong way. Carlos may be a great guy, but he chose to handle this the wrong way. Hopefully in the future, he will do it differently. With that being said, it's probably time for everyone to move on......

Sounds like a tough ordeal to have been through, but at the end, it's looks like it's going to be a truly sweet ride.

Congratulations on that, and I for one, am looking forward to more updates & the completion of the build.

Also: to 68 Short Step: Sorry if I appear to to have maybe "stepped on" your Board name, by choosing the one I have. When I signed up here a couple years or so ago, I just typed that in as a possibility, it was available, and that's what I got. It wasn't 'til later, after I'd read a lot of the posts, that I realized mine was so close to what you use as your name. No harm intended. Maybe some day we'll meet & I'll buy you a brewski.

Looks good Don, glad you got it back in one piece and one color:D

looking good Don.

First off this isnt a build thread it is a trash my buddy thread in the last few pages...The truck wasnt what is was bid on being...I was there numerous times when Carlos asked him to buy new sheetmetal to speed the process up. Just cause Don says something deosnt mean it is gospel. He does have the other folks cowls and they are getting finished and as of last night he mentioned finishing them up and sending them there stuff at no charge. Carlos moved shop and is trying to get everything going again. Everyone has hard times here and there, so everyone needs to lighten up...As for a moderator you can ban me doesnt matter.. My truck will be done by Autorama and will win in class no problem...I hope we can finish it for Good Guys time permitting.....You can come see a first place done exclusively by Carlos Bernal....Im done with Don and this piece of **** thread!

you were asked to stop and did not.. as well as now cussing, trolling and attempting to create a pissing match. Please review the site rules before coming back. They are posted at the top of every forum area of this site.

For the record, my post has nothing to do with Don or his gospel.. you can ask him yourself as he n I rarely see eye to eye. Not that you deserve an explanation on my side.. but if you actually read the review forum and not just the one post, you would see Carlos was suspended from here BEFORE any of the issues with he and Don came to light.

Thank you and have a nice week... back on topic or the build thread goes buh bye

well i can sympathize with those involved (both sides) i had a similar ordeal with the trans. shop that did my tranny. it was recommended by people i knew & when it was all said & done i felt pretty bad about the whole situation: client (me) not happy, shop not happy, & people that recommended me felt bad, although they still use them & i beleive have not had any issues. i completly agree with hart-rod! anyways everyone can move on & now enjoy the re-bulding of what appears to be a great looking ride that all will be proud of. keep us posted on the progress!!! again great truck (even for a step side.... lol)

rodstored-72

thanks all, ill get some more progress done and report back, soon... cause im ready to finally drive this thang.. 68shortstep: not a prob at all ;)

Cool.

Wow , that thing looks great .

Body shops can be funny . Mine is 2.5 weeks behind my projected finish date and 3.5 weeks behind on their promise date .

This is great news, Don! Truck is looking good.

now im down to the small little stuff that i never thought i would get to....im down to short strokes now...
sandblasted and painted the brake assy. and the throttle pedal rod... added new rubber and chrome too.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/100_0265.jpg
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Just now saw your thread for the first time. This is very nice work. I will continue to watch your thread now for sure. Hats off to you and your attention to details.

I cant wait to see the end result(DUBBED OUT BUGGY)! What kind of wheels u looking to roll with?:smoke:

looking good Don!

got some more work done..... mounted my steering column and wheel, master cyl and power booster, bled brakes, installed the door weather stripping, grill hoops, and side markers, and started on my guage cluster (any ideas what should go in the center hole?).... here are a few pics
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/100_0293.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/100_0316.jpg
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http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/100_0291.jpg

got some more work done..... and started on my guage cluster (any ideas what should go in the center hole?)....
Smoke tinted lense hiding a shift light? Looks nice BTW.

i cant believe this is the same truck i saw weeks ago, man it looks great don.. keep it up man!!

Nice, do the wheels next! I would put a picture of a smokin hot blond!

Nice build.. Just subscribing to the thread.

Looking good Don! Keep it up!:D

...What kind of wheels u looking to roll with?:smoke:

Foose Nitrous... See page 4 for pics ;)

How about a trans temp gauge or a clock? I dunno.

I really like my AeroForce Interceptor (http://www.pfyc.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GN2110&Category_Code=CMGAU&Affiliate=froogle) in my T/A. Too bad they only make them in 2 1/16"...

[QUOTE=68 short step;2740235](any ideas what should go in the center hole?)

Tell MO that's where a picture of the waitress at captain d's goes!

Tell MO that's where a picture of the waitress at captain d's goes!

:lol:Only one problem... That space is not nearly BIG ENOUGH!!!!!! :jest:

Sure she will...:randy: oink oink :lol:

Judging by the pic on LS1TECH I'd say it's a good place for a pic of the wife:D

got the carpet and seats installed, as well as the rear wheels and tires.... im gonna have to get some lower profile tires for the front to fit.....here are a few pics
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/Picture162.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/100_0334.jpg



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those are nice seats , they fit whell too , what car/truck do those seats come out of ?

Nice!

those are nice seats , they fit whell too , what car/truck do those seats come out of ?

they are modeled after the C5 vette seats, but more padding for comfort...they were custom made, they didnt come in any car/truck..

they are modeled after the C5 vette seats, but more padding for comfort...they were custom made, they didnt come in any car/truck..
They look like the 'Street Scene' brand you see in magazines & on-line. Is that how they shipped or did you get them covered on your end?

yes they came covered when i received them.....ill have to look at the name of the place i got them from, but it wasnt street scene..... i picked the style and the color, and gave them some $$...about 1 mounth later i received them, just like scene in the pics:)

I have the same seats. When I bought them they were Steel Horse, but that company went out of business or was bought by someone else.

I have the same seats. When I bought them they were Steel Horse, but that company went out of business or was bought by someone else.
Steel Horse..... That's what they were. I guess I was thinking Steet Scene because it was a SS advertisement.

still chipping away at it....
sandblasted/painted my headlight buckets, installed new halogyen lights, with new trim rings.....installed my new door handles, and the underdash A/C heat system (still need to route the ducts to their proper spots), and installed the A/C vents....
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/100_0398.jpg
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Man that truck looks clean Don. You should be proud! I'm not usually a big fan of black(it's not easy to make a black truck look straight) but I'd say you've pulled this one off perfectly!:D

What's bro's ride doin up in the air?

What's bro's ride doin up in the air?

Wow- sharp eye! My supercharger belt broke, so it was waiting for the new one to come in. Had her poised and ready to go for the install ;)

Nice progress Don. Is Chad gonna lay down some flames?
I finally got mine done. I'm sure Chad could have done just as well.
here's my post.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=286119

got a little more work done.....headlight chrome, and door seal chrome installed....
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I want to see that thing with the front wheels and bumper so bad I can't stand it! Again man, nice work:D

Looks good man! I think we're at about the same stage in our short step builds.

finally got to reading your build. wiping the drool off my keyboard! looks awesome! :metal:

not to much progress here.....
got the matching dark grey dash pad installed, the polished machined aluminum radio opening, and the rear tail lights installed.....
im working on the A/C heat control face plate....the classic auto air one was small and cheap looking....so a new one that'll fit the opening is being made.....here is a sneak peak at it getting modeled.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/bigD76/68%20short%20step/100_0713.jpg
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got a cad cam proggie too need to start learning to use it for a change its such nice stuff to work with

If you would bring that thing to the Midwest All Truck Nationals, in Kansas City next month, I would pay your entry fee into the show. I have been trying all Summer to get to Tulsa to see it and have not been able to get free. Come see us at the show.

Where did you get the flat cover for the rear tailgate. I found one once and havent been able to find it again... I wants one fo my truckem..... Nice lookin rig man.

Where did you get the flat cover for the rear tailgate. I found one once and havent been able to find it again... I wants one fo my truckem..... Nice lookin rig man.

He probably has this one from MAR-K, same place I got mine from.
Part number 100758
http://www.mar-k.com/catalog/catalog.asp?TruckCode=19671967CS-104