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Old 11-24-2010, 07:47 PM   #1
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68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)

i guess its time to start my build thread. i have been stashing parts away for this ever evolving project for 5-6 years now. it started as my orange and white 72 shop truck lwb. bags/ big brakes/ od trans./...... no body work, leave the patina. then the under side was to nice for the old body. long story short. shop truck is gone and we are building a 68 road racer. here it is when we got home from tn. a couple months ago. stripped it and off to the media blaster.
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Old 11-24-2010, 07:49 PM   #2
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WOW looks like a great one to start with
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Old 11-24-2010, 07:50 PM   #3
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sheet metal has been back a while now.
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Old 11-24-2010, 07:54 PM   #4
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b!$@hin! i will be looking forward to seeing how this turns out. i am about three years into a build that i have no $ for but often wish i was doing a truck for autocross. some of the coolest musclecars i ever see are por touring autocross ones. good luck with the build and we love pics of the process. but i love where this is going
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Old 11-24-2010, 07:54 PM   #5
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)

Wow! That is a real nice one to start with. It also loks like you have a few other units. What are the plans for the build?
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Old 11-24-2010, 07:58 PM   #6
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)

the motor made it home again today from redline motorsports! thanks, howard and bruce. its a ls3/magnacharged/t56 combo. 700hp +/- at crank. it was done once and in the chassis, but i sold the 72 and bought the super charger. the pullys and brackets are from wegner motorsports. they are second to none! there is a pic of the motor without the supercharger to show how clean these thing are.
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Old 11-24-2010, 08:10 PM   #7
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the suspension is on its way, been making payments! its all current cup car stuff. 2.5" grand national stuff. 14.25 front/13 rears. thr rear is made by speedway engineering in ca. it is a light weight full floater that has negative camber and tow in in it. the outer axles are crowned. 2" 3piece sway bay out of the cup cars also. check out the bullet bust covers.
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Old 11-24-2010, 08:14 PM   #8
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Wow! That is a real nice one to start with. It also loks like you have a few other units. What are the plans for the build?
leave it stock looking interior and exterior, moldings, trim, everything but the stance and the wheels/tires. i want to push z06's around in a truck!
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Old 11-24-2010, 08:29 PM   #9
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Looks like it's going to be a great build, And I love the shop!!

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Old 11-24-2010, 08:35 PM   #10
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Awesome build! If you haven't already, drop by the Suspension Forum and check the "make it Handle" thread that Rob from No Limit started.
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Old 11-24-2010, 08:35 PM   #11
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)

Man this such a bad azz build! Very nice! I bet it'll run like a scalded dog! Keep these pics coming.
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Old 11-24-2010, 09:35 PM   #12
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)

I'm in.....This should be a sweet "G" machine!!! Great start keep up with the info and pics.
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Old 11-24-2010, 09:53 PM   #13
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Killer project... what a solid start.
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Crap....where's my bib!
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)

WOW!!! Thats going to be sick!
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Old 11-25-2010, 12:29 AM   #16
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Re: 68 pro touring, auto cross c10 (mid life crisis)

thanks guys, heres a teaser on the dash im running. it will be a 140 speedo, 8k tach set up for the ls engines, and the vacumm gage is converted to a boost vacumm for the super charger. it is going to look stock. theres also a shot of the shop, we live upstairs. good and bad. have a 1 year old little guy and time isn't what it was, so updates will be random.
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Old 11-25-2010, 12:46 AM   #17
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Awesome shop, awesome engine, and awesome project!!!
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Your shop/house is every mans dream.
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i would love to have any of that ! do you have any more pics of the 72? a build thread?
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Love the idea (see sig ) and it looks like you are making great progress.
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Old 11-25-2010, 09:40 AM   #21
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I would love to have your SHOP!
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Your shop/house is every mans dream.
No kidding. Great shop and house.

Nice project. Can't wait to see it progress.
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i dont know if i am more jealous about the Coolest house/shop in the world or the Awesome truck ??
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Old 11-25-2010, 12:01 PM   #24
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thanks agian!! the taxes are out of hand where i live! i couldnt afford to have a house with a shop out back, so i did some homework and found out that i could swing an "apartment above a garage". i was single when i built it 9 years ago. took a special woman to marry a guy that lived in a garage, lol. going to hack into the cab this weekend i will post pics as i get going.
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Old 11-25-2010, 12:15 PM   #25
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We were on vacation 3rd week of October in your neck of the woods. I love Bennington VT, would have been cool to check out your ride in person.

Love where you are going with this. Look forward to your updates.
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