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Senior Project Build

Here is my attempt at a build thread. The truck is a 1968 Chevy LWB, and I am rebuilding the suspension, motor, switching transmissions, and adding disc brakes. This is my Senior Project for high school.

Here are some pics of when I first brought it home. The blue one is my '62 that I wrecked, being parted out.

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Truck came with a crusty 350 and the original 3 speed on the column. The linkage was mostly broken so I had an interesting time getting it from Battle Ground WA. to my house in Oregon. The motor leaked oil like a champ, so I tore it down hoping it was the front main seal.

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I fixed that and it still leaked like a seive. I found a fairly straight tailgate on craigslist for cheap and brought it home and rattlecan primered it.

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Next step was to remove the lame rear bumper and stickers from the back window.

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Originally Posted by Riveted1 (Post 2858127)

Nice looking truck!

Thanks!

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I tore the motor down to a short block, and replaced all the seals and gaskets, added a new oil pan, timing chain cover, water pump, fuel pump, starter, and a new Edelbrock performer intake and 650 CFM carb. I also repainted it, those are just iron heads that I painted with aluminum paint.

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Then I started the suspension tear-down

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I am switching from 6 lug to 5 lug, so I have new axles to install in the rear and a set of 2.5in drop disc brake spindles to install up front. At the same time I will be installing 4'' drop coil springs to bring the rear down and 3'' drop coils up front. Combined with the spindles I should have a 5.5 /4 drop.

This is one of the new 5 lug axles

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Tell me you were not in that '62 when it was T -Boned? If you were you are one lucky kid!

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Originally Posted by rcrahn (Post 2858231)

Tell me you were not in that '62 when it was T -Boned? If you were you are one lucky kid!

Yes unfortunately I was. I DIDN'T have a seat belt on, so I was thrown against the opposite side. The doors jammed shut, but I was able to crawl out the window hoping the fire bomb gas tank behind the seat wouldn't ignite. I guess thats why my friends call me Lucky

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looking good, keep up the good work

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Wow, I believe "lucky" is an excellent nickname for you now.
Nice work on your new ride now.
In the future buckle up.

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Originally Posted by sixty8c10 (Post 2858536)

looking good, keep up the good work

Thanks man

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Lookin good! Keep it up! How old are you? 18? Guessing because you are a Senior.

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I'm actually 17, my senior year started thursday :barf:
My school lets us get our senior projects approved at the end of your junior year, so you can have the summer to work on them. Kinda cool

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Thanks for the comments guys

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I found a set of stock wheels on CL for a good price, so I grabbed them and cleaned them up a bit. I needed new wheels because I switched to 5 lug. I had them sandblasted at this sweet old shop in town, then rattlecanned grey primer and "clearcoat" over them.

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Then I mounted the tires that came on it so I could get it on the ground. They were way too big but at least it is a roller now.

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So far plenty of ground clearance

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This shows my freshly rebuilt TH400 with 2000 Stall converter, and the clean shiny engine ready to rock.

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nice lookin' truck man. what are you plans for the rear end?

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Here are the latest pics. It now moves under its own power. I know a guy who works for Goodyear, and he got me a good deal on some new Eagles. They fit much better than the old tires. They are too skinny in the rear for my taste, but they were cheap. :ito: Had the driveshaft shortened and rebuilt. Most everything is hooked up and working. The stance is pretty aggressive, and I only have like 2 inches of clearance between the header collectors and the ground. Thats a bit of a problem. But other than that I'm happy about the way its turning out.

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I like rake, but this is a bit too much. Theres not enough clearance in the front. I have new springs ordered to fix this problem.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h1...k/DSC04846.jpg

And I also have a chrome bumper on order to fill in the back end. :chevy:

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Next up is exhaust and alignment :metal:

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Originally Posted by IvelDesigns (Post 2858801)

nice lookin' truck man. what are you plans for the rear end?

Thanks Im glad you like it. I have a chrome bumper on order through LMC right now :D

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I was having lots of trouble chasing electrical gremlins, and nobody could help me, so I enlisted the help of a shop across town. I used my AAA card and had it towed over there and back for free. They cleaned up some of the wiring harness and set everything right.

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sorry, i was talkin about the ride height. but it sounds like you're gonna get new springs up front to balance it out? or are you getting springs for the rear?