this is my 68 shortbed truck that i am restoring. it has a 327 with 202 heads and is just about ready for a 2" cowl hood paint. iv been working on it for about 3 years. after paint it will get a 4/6 drop with a front power disk brake convertion and eather 17" or 18" hopster 550's and a 5 speed trany i plan on painting it tangarine peral orange.

heare are some pics.
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Whats that box thingy thing?

nice lookin' truck you have there.

lookin good so far

Whats that box thingy thing?

thats part of my center consloe it will go all the way bach when i put in my new buckets and relocate my gas tank

Thats sweet man!!!! thats a badass truck!

Thats sweet man!!!! thats a badass truck!

thanx, im gunna be puting my rear mount gas tank in this week and then doign the body and paint realy soon in my high school auto shop

thats a really clean engine bay!!!!!

thats a really clean engine bay!!!!!

thanx! i was going to paint it the same as the rest of the truck will be but i think the black makes the engine stand out !

Can't wait to see it with paint

nice work so far:D

Looking good! Love those 68's.

looks sweet

so i just got my new rear frame mount gas tank. its an 18gal aluminum top fill tank!

any tips on how to install it?

here it is

Hey Guys did you notice the gold color. Is this another possible 50th??

well when i bought it it had the chrome trim but not on it and was gold under the primer with the ivory bench seat. but did they make 50th shortbeds?

Lookin good nice to see a 68 get a new life

Good lookin' project!!! Keep black under the hood!!!

got a little work done on my gas tank today . i still need to do the lines.
paint is rite around the corrner

finaly got my old tank out from the cab and was able to design the rest of my center console out of cardbord

tell me what ya think

does anyone know how far the top of the ridges of the bed floor is off the frame

Same question I had yesterday while mounting my new fuel cell. Due to the fact my bed is laying out in the snow and rain with 400 pounds of crap in it, I never did come to a conclusion. Seems like the cross sills are about 2 1/2 inches tall.

here are some update pics

ive done a little sanding on the bed
welded up the rear trim holes
bought a cowl hood
and about the hole for the gas filler, well i guess thats why they say meashure twice cut once.
let me know what you think

what is the best way to strip the paint in the bed ??

ovencleaner works,one coat at a time

Looks like you have a nice ride comming together..

anyone got ideas on how low i should go ???

go as low as you want. personally, i like to see them lay frame when parked, with a 5 inch ride height.

Looks GR8 so far! You said about your high school shop how old ar ya. The reason I was wondering is that my 14 year old nephew is building a 68 short fleet as you may have read in some of my posts/threads about his truck. I wanted to let him know, to give him some insparation for his build. I think it's awesome that you young guys are into these old trucks and also show some very fine skills to say the least. Nice job keep up the GR8 work and keep us posted like you have been I'll be watching for sure. RJ22
BTW make it as low as you want but I think your truck would really turn some heads with a young guy driving it being as low as alot of these import tuner machines. I would be sure to park right beside them and watch em' get pi$$ed off when no one pays attention to their car. lol

Looks GR8 so far! You said about your high school shop how old ar ya. The reason I was wondering is that my 14 year old nephew is building a 68 short fleet as you may have read in some of my posts/threads about his truck. I wanted to let him know, to give him some insparation for his build. I think it's awesome that you young guys are into these old trucks and also show some very fine skills to say the least. Nice job keep up the GR8 work and keep us posted like you have been I'll be watching for sure. RJ22

yeah i think i have seen yer post about yer nephews truck. im 17 and ive neen working on it since i was 14
as for us kids being interested in theres old trucks, well its our generation that will keep them going!

sandblast the inside of the bed. You can take the bed apart and take it to the blasters in pieces.

i love the console, man! nothing like using your own taste! that cowl looks sweet, too... cant wait to order mine.

a few more updates
1st pic, getting ready to prime it,
2nd pic, my and my pick-em-up
3rd is my new cowl hood
4th is my family of chevys the s10 is my dd, the purple one is my parts truck, and then there is my shortbed

oh yeah and my dad and i just bought a little miller 140 mig welder so the project shopuld start to speed up
aka i dont have to wait my turn for the welders at school anymore
its confirmed that it IS a 50th!! but ive already done too much customizing to want to restore it to original. but i did save all the ivory interior and the trim (whitch is in great shape)!!!

This is fun to watch! If the first pic is before and the fourth pick is after you did a GREAT job under the hood. The paint under mine is drying- same deal, sand like crazy and then semi-gloss black.
How are you going to finish the console?
Keep up with the pics please!
Good on ya!

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How are you going to finish the console?
Keep up with the pics please!
Good on ya!

heres how

anybody have ideas on custom inner door skins ?? :fb:

so i went to hook up my auto meter tach today, AND IT DIDNT WORK :( so i called summit and they told me to send it back and they will send me a new one! talk about good service!!!!
other that that i found some metal inserts to use for cup holders in my console. hopefully this weekend i can get the inside stripped and ready for primer !!

I was asking about the cover for the console- paint or leather or ???
Thanks

I was asking about the cover for the console- paint or leather or ???
Thanks
oh it will ge fit a little better than painted the same as the dash and hae the matching guages

about how many hours (booth time) does it take to paint just the outside of one of thease trucks just to spray the base and clear not including time to spry primer.

Nice looking truck, can't wait to start on mine!! :)

some pics of my new cup holders for my console,
and a few progress pics
body work ...

Looking good!

Where is Shoreline?

seattle washington

Cool, we have a Shoreline down here, over on the peninsula in Mountain View - but there's not a shore.

I love the orginal colors from the 60's. I'm diggin the original mustard yelow.

I love the orginal colors from the 60's. I'm diggin the original mustard yelow.

its actually the 50th anniversary gold

today i got to play around with my new mig welder and replace my lower door corners that were rusted.
then i made a card board model of the steel glovebox that im going to be building this week.
then i got the grinder out and finished up the welds along the back end whare the trim once was
also got alitle more filler work done
hopefuly will have it primed in a couple weeks and ready to guide coat and block out !!

Lookin good!

took the bed off AGAIN to re weld for my gas filler.
we used a beam in the garage and a come-all to hoist the front of the bad then jack stands for the back and drove the truck out from under it. workred good !!

got a little done today. got my cupholders in and cleaned up the welds on my center console, got my tach back and instaled from summit that i had sent back cuz it wasnt working, fixed the bowing in my bedsides so the tailgate to bedside gaps are straight.
also got some primer and supplys from wesco autobody

got my roof sanded down along with most of the interior.
also started bodywork on my center console and fiberglassed the seam where i welded the 2 together.

i will also be pulling the windsheild out this weekend and repairing the little bit of rust around it and getting the rest of the truck ready for primer !!!!!

got the windsheild out and cleaned up all the rust !

what do you guys think so far ??:fb:

looks great so far

Looking good!! Who made the fuel cell?

Looking good. I wish I had the knowledge/opportunity to do that back when I was in school.

Oh, and nice collection of road signs. :lol:

Looks great, I'm restoring my 68 right now as well, but nowhere as custom as yours is!!

Oh, and nice collection of road signs. :lol:

haha thanx but thats not all i have ;) shhhhh

Progress is looking good. Keep us updated with the pics.

Looking good!! Who made the fuel cell?

kustomtanks.com

got some primer on the truck today
ill get some pics for you guys tomarow

ok so here it is in REAL primer, not that spray can crap that was on it before
ive got most of the exterior sprayed and its ready to be blocked out
then i will spray the interior,grille, and inside of the bed and another coat over the whole thing and block and paint!!

oops forgot the pics

lookin good... are you gonna lower the rear?

lookin good... are you gonna lower the rear?

yes im gunna lower the front 2 1/2 more and the rear level with that
then put some 17s on it.
eventualy i will bag the whole truck after everything ekes is done and i have more money

ive ordered my new tailgate and im almost done blocking out the first coat of primer

Wow what a great looking truck, soon to be one nice hot rod

Looks Good

looks kinda cool with that much rake to it

so i put a set of monte carlo rear springs on the truck and it lowered it about 3" in the rear.

got the rest of it blocked out them put it in the paint booth at school and got another coat of primer sprayed !!!

paint is coming close!!!

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here are some pics of the lowering and primer

Looking great, you've made a lot of progress in a short amount of time. I live in Shoreline also--grew up in Lake Forest Park, and went to Shorecrest High. I had a great time in auto shop, but didn't learn half the skills that you have!