Finally Got to it...

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In 1988 just after high school I went to work for a local garage/scrap yard. My first walk in the scrap yard is where I laid eyes on what I thought was a perfect project. Well a few life changes and a couple of kids the truck always stayed. Last summer I decided to bring all the parts I had collected over the years into one place. I started out with a ’67 C10 short box. Twenty years of Canadian salt drenching winters had taken its toll on the Oshawa built truck. Not much was savable but I couldn’t give up on a dream.
Here's what I ended up with...

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It turned into more of a '68 4x4 with some updates.

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Dragged it out and headed to the body shop to start the build.

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The guys went to work on smoothing out the body and removing all the original paint from the cab.

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I wanted it to stand out when I picked the color but not be a cookie cutter. I went with a Skoda paint code, 6225. In late September the body shop called me. He said, we got the interior painted if you wanna take it and put the drivetrain back in, you can take it home. He then laughed and says "I hope you like yellow".



I went to work pulling it apart again.......

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If everybody was gonna see this truck, I needed something for them to look at when I opened the hood. Under the bench was just the thing......



We had some issues that needed to worked out. The search button made the answers easy to find.
Had to change the oil pan and pick up tube. That made clearance so it would sit on the small block mounts. The next problem....It sat to far forward. Some measuring and redrilling of the bolt holes and the motor/trans/T-case were moved back 2.5". (pic was before I moved the engine back)

[69moneypit]

Originally Posted by 2 Far Gone

It turned into more of a '68 4x4 with some updates.

What's parked beside it ?

[67ctener]

Very cool, keep the pics coming

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I swear, I'm gonna wear out my visa card. Decided after putting in way to much overtime, I needed some parts

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Like a kid at Christmas.......I had to put them together

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Having strayed from a fleet side, 2wd, 6cyl, 3 on the tree. I made another change. The brake pedals always looked to small in the auto's. I couldn't resist a factory leather wrap steering wheel for $10. at the local pick and save.

[oldschool18]

looks like your project is coming along nicely.

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I welded a larger pedal from a '79 onto the arm then heated and bent it to where I wanted it. Rubber/chrome came out of a caddy. It seems to match up well with the new stock pedal.

[dhaymaker]

Nice work! Your truck is looking good. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your build!

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Its been pretty cold here, managed to clean these up in some brake fluid and reattach them.

[undertaker72]

were did you find your rosette rivets

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Thanks Guys, the comments let me know I,m on the right track.

Originally Posted by undertaker72

were did you find your rosette rivets

Genuine GM parts

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The flower heads are black rather than silver like the originals but there's a lot that's not original.

[flashed]

That looks like a Tonka Toy ,I like it.

['68 Short Step]

Very cool, keep the pics coming!

[tommys72]

I have the same question ^^^

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^
1979 Silverado long box.
Coils and control arms in the front on 235/60's
Caddy disc brake axle on top of the springs in the rear with 275/60's

[oldschool18]

we need to see more pics of that thing!!!!

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Originally Posted by oldschool18

we need to see more pics of that thing!!!!

By popular demand......





Even still used to haul a few things.

[jocko]

More importantly, did you have to let air out of the tires to get it out of that garage?? Great looking truck.