"my '68 chevy project - show n go".

[Riveted1]

Of course! Just walk away for a bit and when the mood strikes, go do some work! It's a hobby, not a job, right?!

[ShowSS12]

Damn nice build I am subscribing to see how everything comes out..... Damn I need to get started on my truck....

[yfz450_0569]

You're gonna have to get me motivated again, I'm sure there's still quite a bit to do on the truck before I need more parts, but I'm pretty much using the no money and needing parts excuse for not working on it much anymore...

[yfz450_0569]

Ahhh, finally got another not so fun job just about finished. You think this should hold the tank nicely? I don't see why not and I tried standing on it and kinda bouncing on it and i think it should hold up well and it's only tacked on yet, but the part that I'm just a little worried about is the way I have the tabs bolted to the frame.

[fastbagged68]

To mount the gas tank you could run straps down underneath the tank and bolt to the top of the frame. So it cradles the tank. Then when you bolt it down put a strap across the top. I hope that made sense. -l_l-

Or you could weld the nut inside the tube and box the tube, and add a piece of 1/8 plate the length of the tank and bolt it underneath the brackets that are there. It would be like sandwiching what you already have....I hope that helps.

[yfz450_0569]

You're saying I should bolt a plate or bars across the bottom to help hold the tank up? I was thinking about doing that...

[chevy_mike]

Originally Posted by yfz450_0569

You're saying I should bolt a plate or bars across the bottom to help hold the tank up? I was thinking about doing that...

I would definitely say you want some straps across the bottom, running between the frame. With just those tabs, sure they hold it now but a few thousand miles of vibration, twists and such will most likely tear these and split the tank. If you had ran the L tabs full length (front to back) you might have been okay since it distributes the load and flex over a wider area.

Keep up the good work.

[nuke1]

I would tend to agree with chevy mike, run a full length of l tabs

[yfz450_0569]

I feel stupid asking this, but how in the world are the fitting measured for the airlines and all, I measured 3/4 and then got what was called a 3/4 and it's a 1 inch... Someone please explain how these things are measured, I'm trying to figure out everything I need to run my bags and it practically screwing up my brain trying to figure everything out

[yfz450_0569]

Here's what the truck looks like currently, sitting on the bags flattened out, getting a little done with the LOW money situation right now, but got the bags mounted right now so I could get the front end worked out so I can weld it all together. Mabye I can soon get myself to start on the bodywork, I just like finishing one thing first before I start another, not leave one thing half finished and go to the next.

[Painter D]

Don't know how I missed this one. Nice build.

[67-72crazy]

keep up the good work.

[BACKYARD88]

Originally Posted by yfz450_0569

I feel stupid asking this, but how in the world are the fitting measured for the airlines and all, I measured 3/4 and then got what was called a 3/4 and it's a 1 inch... Someone please explain how these things are measured, I'm trying to figure out everything I need to run my bags and it practically screwing up my brain trying to figure everything out

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the pipe thread fittings are measured by the I.D. of the pipe. Tubing fittings are measured by the O.D. of the tubing.

[yfz450_0569]

Originally Posted by BACKYARD88

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the pipe thread fittings are measured by the I.D. of the pipe. Tubing fittings are measured by the O.D. of the tubing.

I kinda figured that out by now, but damn it's confusing trying to figure all the fittings out that way, I think I got it now though.

[72hotrodder]

you rear bag mounts will break. trust me i had the same setup on an s-10 and they did. and if you could have gotten the agles correct on the front you could have gotten alot more lift out of them

[yfz450_0569]

Originally Posted by 72hotrodder

you rear bag mounts will break. trust me i had the same setup on an s-10 and they did. and if you could have gotten the agles correct on the front you could have gotten alot more lift out of them

You think the upper bag mounts will break? or the lower, I can easily reinforce them if needed.

[72hotrodder]

the lowers look ok but the tops will neen some help.

[yfz450_0569]

Been a while since an update and haven’t gotten much done because I have been busy during the holidays and also been short on money, but I have gotten some progress made. I got all the money for the engine and it’s getting put together now, and I got a wiring harness on order, and a Suzuki Z400 I gotta sell for most of the rest of the money to at least get this thing driving.
Now for the progress, I got the front c-notch for the rack and pinion raised up a little to clear better and also welded all around the c-notch and some more places now. Yeah, welds look like crap… Not sure if it’s also the rust added that just makes it worse or what, but I think my consideration of powder coating it a rough textured flat black will come in handy here haha. Anyway here’s some pictures of the front end:


And I got the air tank and compressor mounts redone, got so frustrated with them last time and was just like wtf I’ll leave it, but now I was like NO! I redid the compressor mounts to where the compressor sits on it on all 4 corners level and decided to rather change around the air tank mounts and rather bolt it on instead of weld it, here’s a picture of that:

[BACKYARD88]

It's looking good man. It'll be a darn nice ride when you get it all finished up.

[oldblue1968chevy]

lookin REAL good for bein only 14..theres a few younger fellers on here around someplace..

[yfz450_0569]

Ok, not much of an update really but got a little something done, can't believe it's been 8 months last year end of the year I couldn't do much because of money, and now it's been months of waiting for my engine to be done... Maybe it will soon be done but then time is gonna be limited because I just started college.. Always something!

Anyway, for the update, got me a transmission. Turbo 400 with manual valve body and 3500 stall torque converter, fully rebuilt. Alright buy for $900??? I might see if I can clean it up somehow yet to make it look a little better, but here it is.

[yfz450_0569]

Just got to lookin at my latest previous update and I have made quite a bit of progress from that, will have to post pictures up soon of more on how it all looks now.

[crey]

Post 'em up man... Can't wait to see some progress..

[VA72C10]

I'm in...looks like a cool build!

[my67chevytruck]

waitng for updates......