New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Board member Richard Welty (Lafayette 68K20) just sent us his '68 K20 for a full frame off restoration. Truck is in pretty nice condition overall, but does have some issues that need to be attended to. We will be posting a pics in this thread as we go to keep everyone up to date. You will also be able to go to our website and see ALL the pics as we go through this truck.

Truck will be staying stock appearing, but a few options are being added like disc brakes, A/C, power steering, and other parts to make the truck more enjoyable and safer to drive. Here are the before pics as received. Enjoy!

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more pics....

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This should be cool as long as it does not cut into the blazer progress! Also keep them parts away from the imports, we dont want any cross breading going on. :lol:

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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It will cut into it some. Gotta keep the bills paid. Blazer right now is also splittling time with a '57 Bel-Air 2 dr HT. I keep the projects at different stages just so I don't have two that need the same thing at the same time to keep the work flowing. Blazer I plan to be finished by April for cuising season here. This truck has a schedule for 1 year but I plan to be done before that.

My brother and I share a building and he is a huge RX7 nut. You would be amazed what he makes a year just selling used RX7 parts.

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Very nice! I noticed it is a CST, but doesn't have the lower trim. Was it removed earlier in its life? Just curious.

kage

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Never installed, original paint on the truck. Just has the CST badge on the door.

Mike

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Have not had time to update on the site, but you can see the current status of the truck at www.musclerodz.com/gallery. Mostly what has been done to this pointis collect parts. Truck should be fully stripped by next week and the frame will go out for blasting.

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Thats gonna be nice. Kinda cool it has buckets in a 3/4

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The devil is in the details. If you want to know how one was put together on the assembly line, look at this truck. It is an excellent survivor that is mostly untouched. I got the cab ready to pull over the weekend so we are making decent progress. I also found an interesting treasure behind the instrument cluster. You will have to go to my gallery to see what it was. www.musclerodz.com/gallery .I am betting it was put there by an assembly line worker. The condition of the original paint is incredible. I will be leaving all the original paint that will not be seen to be saved for furture reference when it is restored again in another 40 years.

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HAHAHA thats a nice find...:lol:.

put the "treasure" on e-bay and see how much it goes for :haha::bann::haha:

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i vote use it...:lol:

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I would guess that a PO was hiding that ConForm from his wife/girlfriend/dad/brother....

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It's "vintage" :lol: If it was an assembly worker, that reminds me of a story. Back when my dad 1st started being a mechanic, he worked at Ford for a short time. There was this one Crown Victoria that kept coming in for a rattling complaint coming from the back. This car came in and out maybe 10 times before they finally decided to tear the rear end apart. Ends up an assembly line worker was quitting the job, and to give one last F-you to ford, he put a beer bottle inside one of the rear fenders where it wouldn't ever be seen. :lol:

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Was there a date code on it anywhere? HAHAHAHA!!!

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That cracks me up... "Well when I hit a bump it makes this big rattle", uh sir, "it was a beer". ha ha...

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hang it up on a wall lol

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I don't recall seeing that pattern stamped into the center hump before. Also, are those brackets under the tank for the buddy buckets?

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The buckets were not attached to them so I am not sure. Couple of odd things on this truck I need to research. What pattern are you referring to?

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That kind of squigly line on the tunnel to the rear of the transfer case lever. It's been awhile since I had my seat out so it may be standard on all trucks, I just don't remember it.

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Saturday the weather was perfect so I was able to finish getting this thing apart. Here is a sampling of pics. You can see all the new ones at www.musclerodz.com/gallery.

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Looks like a nice truck already. Good luck with the project and keep us posted :D

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Just wondering how many other 68's are running around with one of those in it.

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As a former Tulsan living back in the north west I am jealous of your weather [ground not white]. Keep up the hard work!

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Why do I have a sudden desire for a 4x4 3/4 ton? Oh, it's because they're awesome and this one looks pretty tasty.

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Just wait till see what upgrades the owner has planned. I am sure several will have to wipe the drool from the key board.

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Man I have been drooling over the 60-66 LED tail lights on your site for awhile now and just now realized you were local, duh! call me oblivious, lol This is gonna be one sweet ride when your done, I'm sure!

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My office is in OKC, but I got the truck in Washington at our family's shop in Washington. I got 12000 sq ft and a building full of tools to do the nasty work. No room right now at our current location in the city. My Blazer is also down there. Give me a call sometime and stopped by.

Mike

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Washington State?
Will do! Thanks Mike!!
Joe

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You live in Norman and don't know where Washington, OK is? It is 10 miles south on I-35 and Hwy 74 and 5 miles South of Goldsby.

Mike

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Mike, I don't know what I was thinking, for some reason I thought you were jet-setting across the U.S. to work on these projects, lol feel like a tool!
I know where Washington is, we lived there for a couple years, moved from there 6+ years ago to Alaska, just moved back to Norman. We lived right on the corner (across the street from the community center) before you cross the old bridge, going out of town.

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Small update: Parts have been coming in steadily for the truck. Frame is going out for blasting Monday and will be painted this week. Some of the parts that arrived this week is the rear fuel tank conversion kit, ECE hidden hitch, Advanced Adapters conversion kit (will let you guess what it fits for a few days until the new tranny arrives;)). I will have more pics in a few days.

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I won't show all the pics, but here is the one you want to see. Freshly painted semi-gloss frame.

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mine has same, it is a small hump truck, though. http://satellitehead.com/gallery/dis...album=11&pos=4

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Just subscribing so I can watch this build take place.

Can I put a guess in on what the AA adapter kit fits? LOL

Frame looks excellent Mike.

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looks sweet!

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Good looking project. I really like the gallery you have set up on your website too.

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Didn't get to work on the truck much this weekend, wife graduated RN school. Thursdays progress yielded install of ECE hidden hitch, rear bumper and Blazer tank mock install. Waiting for brake lines and intermediate wire harness to show up next. Will probably make the fuel line. Oh, and as for the mystery tranny, its a NV4500. This will make the truck much more driver friendly and better MPG's.

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That's great. I wanted to do that also but opted for the 700r4. I am a little lazy.

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Truck was already a 4 speed, so it made staying a manual a little easier.

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Mike - you are doing great work. I can't wait to get her home and start driving again. Per our earlier discussion on booster cable systems, I found the following options:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...70_43494_43494

or

http://www.gemplers.com/product/G522...Cable-Assembly

I actually like the design of the cheaper one from Northern Tool. Both are 30 feet. I searched the boards and could not find any info on jumper/booster cable systems. Let me know what you think.