Looks great man! Keep up the progress, can't wait to see some color on that thing.

Lookin good cstm! :metal:

Was the rear of your truck sitting at stock ride height before you put the Monte rear springs in it?
What is the measurement from the ground to the top of the wheel well in the rear now?

I guess those spring will bolt right up?

looks pretty good, even in the small pics

yep

looks pretty good, even in the small pics

yep

Lookin good cstm! :metal:

Was the rear of your truck sitting at stock ride height before you put the Monte rear springs in it?
What is the measurement from the ground to the top of the wheel well in the rear now?

I guess those spring will bolt right up?

yes i had the stock oils in the rear and the monte colis bolt right up like the stock ones. ill have to get back to you on the hight because the truck is in the paint booth at school right now but i will let you know

yes i had the stock oils in the rear and the monte colis bolt right up like the stock ones. ill have to get back to you on the hight because the truck is in the paint booth at school right now but i will let you know

Thanks cstm. That is good to know. I will have to find some springs for the back. But after I get front springs. Previous owner cut front springs so it sits on the bump stop on the driver side. It's not level. I am putting my stock 69 front springs in…

Yeah, let me know how high it sits now :c2:

the truck came home today !!!!! time to finnish body work and get ready to paint
i am now working at les schwab tires so i think that this summer i will try to do my 5 lug convertion and get some different wheels on it !




Lookin good cstm! :metal:

Was the rear of your truck sitting at stock ride height before you put the Monte rear springs in it?
What is the measurement from the ground to the top of the wheel well in the rear now?

I guess those spring will bolt right up?

to answer the hight question the back is 32 and the front is 30
i would like it to be about 24 in the front and 25 in the rear once i do air ride

now you need some more pics

cstm68
Progress is awesome it has been awhile since I posted on your build but I have been watching :metal:

You are an insparation to us all, and I really mean that. Most of us even the ones of us that are much older can only be jealous of you :)

Truck is turning out GR8!!!

RJ22...:)

ok ok ill try to get some pics tomarow

racinjason22 thanx for the kind words. im glad i csn inspire

i have to agree with what RACINJASON22 said

thanx again

i like to think of it as us younger ones are the ones who will keep this hobby going strong and keep giving these classics new lives

most deffinitly

i like to think of it as us younger ones are the ones who will keep this hobby going strong and keep giving these classics new lives


You said it... and thanks for the measurements

your doing a great job..wish i had of had shop class when i was in school..keep up the great work

here are a few pics of the progress.
almost ready for one more coat of primer !

primer is good

should i go with a peral orange or just a regular orange paint job ??

I really think only you can make that choice cstm68 if you go with what we like you may never be happy. :(

It is your truck, right. :metal:

As for my opinion I like the pearls myself. They may be a little bit more costly $$ but, worth it. If you don't have the extra coin right now wait and go with what you really want. Do not settle, you will regret it in the end.

I have done it in the past and wish I would have just waited and went with what I really wanted.

RJ22...:)

BTW: one thing I have done in the past when I worked at NAPA right out of school is get your paint supply shop/store to make you a custom mix. Have them give you the formula to keep in a safe place so you can always get a match (ya never know when you might need it) Something like add a little more red tint, more metalic, more of whatever, less of whatever. Then you will have a one of a kind color:metal:

Thats a sweet truck! Im new here and just read the whole thread, you have done a really good job. It really inspires me to start on my 68. Cant wait to see more pics & some color.
What year monte springs did you use?

orange candy over fine flake silver.

Thats a sweet truck! Im new here and just read the whole thread, you have done a really good job. It really inspires me to start on my 68. Cant wait to see more pics & some color.
What year monte springs did you use?

i used 71 monte coils

WHAT BRAND OF HEADERS ARE YOU USING? aRE THEY FUULL LONG TUBE, AND IF SO WHAT KIND OF GROUNG CLEARANCE DO YOU HAVE? GARY

WHAT BRAND OF HEADERS ARE YOU USING? aRE THEY FUULL LONG TUBE, AND IF SO WHAT KIND OF GROUNG CLEARANCE DO YOU HAVE? GARY

they are full length flow tech headers and with the front lowered i have about 6 inches

so i havent done too much to the truck lately but it should be getting another coat of primer to the interior this weekend and then paint for door jams

Cstm, what are those seats out of?

Cstm, what are those seats out of?

i got them from summit

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2DG1159&N=700+115&autoview=sku

i had to make my own brakets to lift the off the floor about 3 1/2 inches

not too much progress but the cab is ready for paint !!

also i picked up some 15/9 wheels and a couple sets of goodyear eagle drag slicks to burn off and play around with!!

ill get some pics soon

i bought a saginaw 4 speed for the truck today. it in great shape, just needs some cleaning up.
ill post some pics later tonight
any idea of what linkage will work with this trans in a 68 ?

heres the tranny

im gunna try to use this shifter.
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2D700000&N=700+115&autoview=sku

ive also decided to shave the tail gate handle

anyone know of a good place to get the relocation kit?

so herd of an idea for uning seat belt latches on the inside of the bed as a tailgate latch for shaving the handle.

ill post pics when i get started on it

here is a littl bit of my new tailgate latches

i used a set of seatbelts from my parts truck

i need one more of the silver parts that go into the latch if any one has one, i was short one and had to make my own until i can find one

i also cut a peice out of a scrap tailgate from the parts truck to use as a filler pannel on the outside for shaving the handle

ive also decided to shave the tail gate handle

anyone know of a good place to get the relocation kit?

I got mine from Brothers. I have not got it installed yet, but it looks like a nice kit.

i was thinking about that kit but decided to make my own latches

so i got the latches on today and that work great!!! just need some fine tuning. also i got my filler piece welded in on the tailgate.

let me know what you think

heres some pics

one more

any feedback???

looking good keep up the work!! :metal:

looking good keep up the work!! :metal:

thanx

so i pulled my old 3 speed out and hope to be puting the 4 speed in
in the next week or two !!!

so i got the input bearing retainer changed out so now my 4 speed with adapt to me bellhousing. then i took it to work and filles it with 90w and got my shifter oon and shifting great.
next step= install
also i got some new flowmaster super 40's

so i cleaned up how my new taligate latches bot the the bed.

the did have a bolt welded to the inside of the bed and then a nes screwed on to that. now i have changed it so it is more like the way factory style stuff bolts on. i took some washers and nuts and welded the a nut the the washer. then i cut a round hole in the stake post i the bed. the i welded the washer into the hole so it was flush and the nut was on the inside.

i think it will give the larches a more clean look.

other pics

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so ive been looking into build in my extral 12 bolt, i will be converting it to 5 lug with a 3.73 posi and disc brakes. thanks to other board members i have found the disc parts combo that i will use and looked into that at work where i can get the parts at my discount :) also i have found that summit has the axels ans posi. this should start once the tranny is in !!!

today i got the 4 speed in and im going to try to get the linkage set up tomarow after school and then take it and put it on a lift at work to adjust everything

If you don't mind me asking, what are you estimating for the rear end rebuild? Posi, 5 lug, disc brakes - all sounds like what I'd like to do.

If you don't mind me asking, what are you estimating for the rear end rebuild? Posi, 5 lug, disc brakes - all sounds like what I'd like to do.

i was thinking about $800 for posi, rotors, calipers, hoses, axles and gears.

$800 is dirt cheap for a new posi unit and gears, nevermind axles and bearings, and all your brake parts, ect.

just an eaton posi carrier goes for about $400- 500 bucks, the another $250 for gears...

thats a great deal if you can do it all for that price!

$800 is dirt cheap for a new posi unit and gears, nevermind axles and bearings, and all your brake parts, ect.

just an eaton posi carrier goes for about $400- 500 bucks, the another $250 for gears...

thats a great deal if you can do it all for that price!

yeah i can get all the brake parts from work cheep on my employee discount

My tranny swap is done!!!!!!!!
i can drive my truck again!!

i had to cut the hole in the floor a littbe biger for the new shifter but i will be welding up the parts of the hole where it is too big.
ill get some pics soon

here are some pics of how the shifter sits

so i took the truck out for its first drive with the new tranny.

the tranny shifts great but just needs a few shifter linkage adjustments.

looking like you are having fun , keep up the work, it's a :metal:

Lookin good, keep the pics rollin

i got the truck all taken appart and in the booth for one more coat of primer and then paint. just need to take the bed off and do some masking and the cab will get painted
here is how it sits right now

i have also decided to keep the truck 6 lug and go with some 20'' weels instead of 18s, but i will still be converting to 4 way power disk brakes

:fb: today i got the bed off and all the major body work on the cab inside and out is done. im gunna shoot one more coat of primer on it, block it out then paint the cab. then onto the front clip, bed and doors.

not sure if i missed it but what color are you painting it and what product are you using?

not sure if i missed it but what color are you painting it and what product are you using?

im painting it soe shade of bright orange, havent picked and exact one yet but i am using ppg

keep up the progress its looking great

heres one more pic from the other day

the cab is painted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry no pics, but i should have some tomarow!

here are some pics of the fresh paint !

and more

Man, that looks great!!! I bought the original color to paint my truck because the interior was in good shape and I wasn't going to take it down very far, but at the point I'm at right now I could have changed the color. Something like this is what I would have gone with!

nice color

i drove the truck home today. so now its onto the bed and front end. i should have the windshield in soon and the rest of the inside of the cab compleet

dude this was an awesome built thread to read up on. some nice work in such a short amount of time. talk about making some of us other guys feel lazy.but great work. and lookin good.alot of stuff ive done and seeing done. and want to do. keep up with the pics.

this is a very nice truck whats the color you used? do u have the paint code?

this is a very nice truck whats the color you used? do u have the paint code?

its omni 61456 brite orange

lookin good!