Ok made some progress today. I got the core support installed. That was all I had time for today.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/100_5884.jpg

UPDATE: Radiator is almost in, got the wiring just about redone to the fuse block until I noticed that I have a piece of the wiring harness cut. Not sure how I did it but its chewed enough to warrant a new one. Took tomorrow off to run some errands and a few hours to work on the truck. Will post pics of the updates tomorrow.

Great lookin Build

Here are the pics of where I am at with the progress. Its starting to look like a truck again hahhaahha.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/RearofCoreSupport2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/RearofCoreSupport.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Radiator.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/CoreSupport.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/BehindDriversFender.jpg

And 1 more

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/BatteryTray.jpg

Ok I got some more done today. This time on the inside.

I was looking at the old fuse panel wiring harness when I noticed a lot of surface rust on the inside surrounding the lip of the hole that the steering column goes through. After about 15 mins with the cordless drill and a wire wheel we now have this. Its not the best job but I took it to bare metal, put 2 coats or rustoleum primer with 2 topcoats to boot. Hope it will hold until I get the cab done next year.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/SteeringWheelSlotPainted.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/SteeringWheelSlotPainted1.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/NewFusePanel.jpg

Here are the pics of the new fuelcellguy fuel cell and my new fender sitting in my truck just calling me to start working on them. LOL Hoping that I can get the fuel cell in by this summer.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/FuelCellandfender2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/FuelCellandfender1.jpg

And last but not least here is a pic of the new fuse panel and wiring harnesses. I am so glad I spent the $$ on this harness. The original looked like a chipmunk on crack got hungry and went after it. I have never seen so many splices for who knows what..

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Hookforwires.jpg

Get rid of that rubber floor mat. My Blazer had one and it had rust in it because they trap moisture under them!! Use carpet it'll dry out. Looks good man.

The plan is to get sounds deadner :) lots of it and carpet.

I made some more progress on it. I got the water pump pulley and fan clutch with fan installed. Have to order a new engine harness do to a umm hmm mistake on my part :banghead:

Ok more progress made here. I now have the power steering pump back on and the hoses are connected. Getting closer.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Power%20Steering/PowerSteering7.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Power%20Steering/PowerSteering6.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Power%20Steering/PowerSteering5.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Power%20Steering/PowerSteering3.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Power%20Steering/PowerSteering2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Power%20Steering/PowerSteering1.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Power%20Steering/PowerSteering.jpg

I dont have that piece that comes down and bolts across the hoses to keep them in place. Gotta love previous owners taking stuff off LOL

Made more progress today. I got the exhaust on the passenger side all hooked up. Now I need a heat riser gasket for the drivers side and I will be ready to get started on that side. Once that is done I will hook up the alternator and get it belted up.

I got the drivers side exhaust manifold on today. Also got the alternator along with the belts for the alternator and power steering.


Pass Side Exhaust

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/passengerRamhorn2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/passengerRamhorn.jpg

Driver Side Exhaust with Alternator

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/DriversRamhorn.jpg


Center shot

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/BeltCenter.jpg

1 more

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/DriverSideRamhorn2.jpg

Its starting to look like a functional engine bay again :)

Lookin' Good!

I must be getting close to the end. ITS GOT HEADLIGHTS!! :)

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Headlightsoncoresupport.jpg

Now all I gotta do is take off the chrome strips from the grill then take the grill to the blaster to get it blasted and shot in dp90 :) The chrome is messed up pretty good so I will have to either get lucky and find some nos :) or pay for the repop. That of course comes after I remove the pass side fender and take him to the blaster first :)

Man, this is fun to watch! Mine was a little further along when you started, but I think I am losing ground. Knowing I'm not the only one fighting with the nickel and dime stuff helps. Just seems like everything you touch has a small surprise waiting.Keep up the great work- the way you feel about your truck shows in all the little things you are doing. Why does wax and grease remover have to dry overnight?
Good on ya!

Yep it is fun to go out do take a before pic and then do some work and take a after pic. Lets me know what I got left to do LOL. Waiting for a engine wiring harness to arrive and I got the inside to do. Gotta get some sound deadner for this thing in there to.

Well it's looking like the engine harness is going to be here next Monday so I am going to have a look at the cab and see what my plan of attack will be on removing the old sound deadner will be.

New engine harness has arrived. :)

New engine harness has been installed :)

It has been a while since I update this. I took 2 weeks to redo my bathroom. Ok here is the latest. The intermediate shaft and tilt column have been installed. Pics to come later. :)

Ok got some work done to it tonight. I got the engine primed. Ran that drill unil oil was dripping from the rockers then I ran it for another 5 minutes just to make sure. I am hoping I can get it started this weekend. All I have left to do to get it running is to put the distributor in, put in the new plugs, hook up the battery, wire it up, put in the carb and hook up the fuel line. :)

just looked through your build thread you have made major progress in a relitivly short time wish i could do that keep up the work post some current pics when u get a chance

No new pics yet. Looking to do that tomorrow. I got the engine primed. I had that drill going for 15 mins then the oil starting coming out of the rockers so i gave it 5 more mins until it was pouting out :) Now I feel comfortable about starting it.

As promised here are the pics. Tonight I spent a hour putting the carb back on, running the fuel line to the carb, gapped to 45 and installed new ac delcos r45ts, installed the new vacuum half hard line for the power brakes, and hooked up the gas pedal rod. Im hoping tomorrow I will get the motor going. Here are the pics.


http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/ThrottleRod.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Engine.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Plugs.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/DriversSideEngine2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/DriverSideEngine.jpg

Ok here is the latest. I got some time today to work on it. I got the dizzy, plug wires installed and the alternator all wired up.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/PasssidePlugs.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/EngineCompartment1.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/EngineCompartment.jpg

I was hoping to get it started but I have the instrument cluster taken out and the dash is in pieces in as well since that is next :)

LOOKS GREAT BRAD !!!!!! :hi2:

going back with the devorced choke i see :)

The divorced choke setup is temporary. I have the qjet with the electric choke rebuilt and sitting in a sealed box on the shelf. I am going to install that when I install the fuel cell. Hopefully this summer.

New driver side fender is on. :)

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/NewDriversSideFender6.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/NewDriversSideFender8.jpg

Did you crease the back edge of the fender at the top? Looks good

Did you crease the back edge of the fender at the top? Looks good

Nope that was done for me by UPS HOWEVER!!! :) since I ordered it back in January and stupid me didnt think to check the fender I was out of luck with tri plus. On the good side the body shop guy I spoke to said for a few$$ more he would take care of it for me. So all is well. It fits good to :)

Ok here is the lastest and I will post pics tonight. I have installed the steering wheel. Looks pretty good to me. Gotta love Grant. Plan is to start it up this weekend.

very sweet looking truck what size engine is that hope its a 327

Its a 350. BUT!!!! I do have a 327 that I am going to rebuild for it :)

As promised here are the pics of the new steering wheel

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/DSC_0138.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/DSC_0136.jpg

Ok Im getting nervous here :) I am putting coolant into it. Got one gallon in and and filling the container with water. I drained the block when I had it out since it was filthy. I will let everyone know how this goes.

Update: I got it filled with coolant and turned it over & over & over & over. After checking everything I found that I am 1 tooth off on the distributor and the bad worst part is that I have a short in one of the wires from the dizzy that plugs into the cap. I have a new dizzy on order which should be here later this week.

WOW has it been a whole month? Yep it has. I was planning on taking 3 weeks off of working on the truck. Working on it day after day burns me out on it. Well here is the latest. New Dizzy is in. I got the truck started but I had to pull the dizzy and turn the oil pump almost 1/4 turn to TDC would line up good. Once I did that I tapped the pedal 3 times and she fired up. Looked down and the tac didnt work. So I turned off the truck and plugged the ping wire from the tac harness into some power and we had 1100 rpm :)

Its getting close to put kids in bed time so I will be working on it more tomorrow after I get the yard work done. Also I scratched the hell out of he paint on the column when I installed it. I noticed that tonight so that was a bummer. Trying to think of a way to paint the scratched piece without taking out the column. Also the new fender and possibly the new grill will be headed to the body shop for a paint job. Thats all for now.

OK its update time :) Other than having to remark the balance with a new tdc line I have the new fender and old grill off of the truck and they are headed to the body shop for some paint. Nothing too fancy just enough to keep the rust away. Once I get the parts back from the body shop I will post the pics.

Well here is the latest. I am taking the grill and the new front fender to body shop tomorrow. Had to put it off for a week. One I have pics of them in paint I will post them up.

Here is the latest. It is running just missing a grill and a drivers side fender :) Those are going to the body shop to get a paint job.
Here are the latest pics.


http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Engine1.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Engine3.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Engine2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/PowerSteering.jpg

The new master cylinder that was on there is defective so I had to put the old one back on. Glad I kept it. It still works just all rusted up on the outside.

Fender and grill are still at the shop. Should have that back next week.

Not much of a update but it is new info. I got a call from the body shop. Its looking like they will be done with my grill and fender next week. Waiting on those parts to start getting stuff back together.

Engine bay is looking good!

Just picked up on your build thread; looks great! You got a lot more energy than I do, that's for sure. Good luck with the rest of it, hope it goes smooth for you.

BTW, I live in San Jose too, if you ever need a second set of hands for something, let me know.

Its been a while. Time for a update. I am still waiting for the body guy to get to my fender and grill. So I decided that I am not touching anything on it (except fire it up every now and then) until I get my parts back. Its ok though I need to work on cleaning up the garage anyway :)

I heard back from the body shop. This friday the fender and grill will be done. Now I can get the 68 back on the road :)

I picked up my grill and fender today.
Here are the pics.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/68%20Fender/Fenderandgrill.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/68%20Fender/Fenderandgrill1.jpg


http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/68%20Fender/Fenderandgrill2.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/68%20Fender/Fenderandgrill5.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/68%20Fender/Fenderandgrill6.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/68%20Fender/Fenderandgrill7.jpg

Now I am heading outside to install the fender :)

Looks nice !!!

Here is the progress so far. Grill support was dp90ed by the blasters and I gave it 2 coats of engine enamel gloss black. I also put the fender on last night and took some shots of it.

Grill Support


http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/GrillSupport1.jpg


http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/GrillSupport.jpg


Fender


http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/DriverFenderPainted5.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/DriverFenderPainted4.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/DriverFenderPainted2.jpg

There is no paint code for this paint. I brought the old fender down and said get the color close. Its like a steel blue gray mix. More blue shows up than in the pic.

I cleaned up the parking light/ blinker assemblies and installed clear lenses. Here it is mocked up. They are not bolted down yet.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/GrillPaintedwithClearLenses4.jpg

I like the color that is going to look great when it done.

Whats funny about the color is that I asked the body shop to get as close as they can and just give me 1 coat paint and 1 coat clear so it wont rust. Well I ended up getting 2 coats each and I like that color a lot. Problem with it is that the guy said there is no paint code on it he just mixed until he got what you see :)

Ok update time. I installed the grill tonight. I dont have the chrome rings for it yet but it looks pretty good without them. The grill and fenders are a little off but I will work on that later. Its starting to look like a truck again :metal:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/GrillInstalled6.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/GrillInstalled1.jpg

I'm diggin the color, steel blue/grey. Now you did it though, the paint supplier is now going to have to match the paint custom for you ;)

Looking great :cool:

Yep it is a cool color. Its just something that the body shop mixed up. Unfortunately there is not code for it but he said that he should be able to do it again.

Another update. The front bumper is back on. No pic yet. Keyword is yet :)

Looking good if they can come up with a paint code of some type I would love to have it. My 68 firebird is close to that and Im going to start redoing it and that would be a great color for it.

It is a nice color. The paint guy said that he could match it again or get really close to it.

UPDATE:

Ok here is the latest. I am waiting for a tac/vac lens from Wes at Classic heartbeat and then the rest of this sucker will be put back together. Here is whats in pieces. The inner fenders need to be put on, as well as the dash. Need to install a new under hood wiring harness since I pinched the heck out of the old one that was there bad enough that I have a short now.

I also need to notch one drivers side front bumper bracket so it will clear the redhead steering gear. The plan is this. Notch the bumper bracket and adjust the bumper, install inner fenders, tighten down/adjust drivers side fender, install new under hood wiring harness, and lat but not least put in the new tac/vac lens (once its here) and install the dash. I think taking a day off may be needed for this :)

Once all that is done then I get out the timing light and get it all timed up. Then it will be bleed the brakes and install new master cylinder.

Well I have hit a snag. Got a thread going on it over here. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=266138

Pretty much stopped my self until this issue is worked out. Gotta love speed bumps.

that sux hope you get it worked out.

Ok I think I kicked that electrical gremlin out of my truck. Heading out to do the inner fenders now. Pics will he here later.

Ok I managed to get the pass side in. That was a chore. Had to to some coercing with the rubber mallet :)

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o236/skokie23/Rebuild/PassSideInnerFender-1.jpg