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Bennett68C10 · 01-07-2016, 11:34 PM

Some of you guys might remember a certain 68 I was building for the better part of 5 years before I sold it back in May. Well long story short, I got divorced and was forced to sell it! I kept my house which in the end is more important than the truck was! Seven months have gone by and I've put the pieces to my life back together, so the first order of business was to find a new project to work on. I've had a really bad taste in my mouth since selling the 68, so a couple of weeks ago I picked up another 68. I bounced around some ideas about building a different year C10 or possibly a musclecar like a Impala or Chevelle but in the end it had to be a 68 C10!

This truck is in much better shape than my previous 68 was! It still needs the front floors and cab supports replaced and like all these trucks, rockers and cab corners but the rest of the cab is solid!

I also learned a few things with my last build, first is to come up with a game plan from the start and only buy parts once and not constantly change my mind! Another was to not try and build a perfect truck with perfect bodywork and perfect paint which dragged my build on for what seemed like forever! My plans for this truck are to have a modern drivetrain, big brakes, nice interior and a ground scraping stance but with more of a shop truck patina look to the paint!

Some of the parts I'll be running-
Lq9 with a LS6 intake and Tick SNS Stage 2 Cam (currently sitting on the engine stand)
4l60e
Choppin Block Front Crossmember kit
Porterbuilt Rear Extreme Dropmember and Frame Stiffener
Porterbuilt Hood Hinges
ChubTubz and Hills Rod & Custom Fenders
Wilwood Brakes
Billet Specialties Mag-G wheels 20x8.5/20x10 wrapped in Toyo STII tires
Accuair
Buddy Buckets
Vintage Air

Should be a fun build and certainly a fun truck!

01-07-2016, 11:34 PM	#1
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Project "Redemption" 68 SWB Fleetside Some of you guys might remember a certain 68 I was building for the better part of 5 years before I sold it back in May. Well long story short, I got divorced and was forced to sell it! I kept my house which in the end is more important than the truck was! Seven months have gone by and I've put the pieces to my life back together, so the first order of business was to find a new project to work on. I've had a really bad taste in my mouth since selling the 68, so a couple of weeks ago I picked up another 68. I bounced around some ideas about building a different year C10 or possibly a musclecar like a Impala or Chevelle but in the end it had to be a 68 C10! This truck is in much better shape than my previous 68 was! It still needs the front floors and cab supports replaced and like all these trucks, rockers and cab corners but the rest of the cab is solid! I also learned a few things with my last build, first is to come up with a game plan from the start and only buy parts once and not constantly change my mind! Another was to not try and build a perfect truck with perfect bodywork and perfect paint which dragged my build on for what seemed like forever! My plans for this truck are to have a modern drivetrain, big brakes, nice interior and a ground scraping stance but with more of a shop truck patina look to the paint! Some of the parts I'll be running- Lq9 with a LS6 intake and Tick SNS Stage 2 Cam (currently sitting on the engine stand) 4l60e Choppin Block Front Crossmember kit Porterbuilt Rear Extreme Dropmember and Frame Stiffener Porterbuilt Hood Hinges ChubTubz and Hills Rod & Custom Fenders Wilwood Brakes Billet Specialties Mag-G wheels 20x8.5/20x10 wrapped in Toyo STII tires Accuair Buddy Buckets Vintage Air Should be a fun build and certainly a fun truck! Attached Images __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10 Last edited by Bennett68C10; 01-11-2016 at 09:06 AM.