Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Thanks!

Thank you and you are welcome!

69 burb sounds great! is it a 4x4 or 4x2? 1500 or 2500?

everything on this truck is in such nice shape for how old it is. I would call it the time capsule! ;)

It took us about two hours though getting the 40 year old tires off! But now they look so nice it´ll be tough to not mess them up mounting the tires again (new ones).
This is also a unique combination that I thought was cool even before I knew they actually built a few of those.

I got confirmation from GM Heritage Cnter that with the V8 they only built 41 total. (68 total in ´68). And the guy mentioned with the manual 4 speed and the PTO winch it might have been less than a handfull that were built that way. This one is almost museum worthy! ;)

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Finally got the tires mounted with some new tubes and liners.

They did get scratched up a little, but I knew that before, them being split rims. But with a little touch up paint, they turned out really nice.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...420_130433.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...420_130615.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...420_130558.jpg

They also look good on the truck. Can only imagine how nice it´ll look when the truck matches the wheel colors.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...420_131157.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...420_131237.jpg

And now the reason for the tire choice:

I wanted a radial tire for the sake of drivability. I wanted to keep the MT tire though. I also wanted sth that works with the split rims and has the same diameter of the old bias ply tires but with just a little more width.

Hence the Cooper Discoverer STT Pro in 235/85R16

I think they turned out great and will look perfect on the truck, especially with the hubcaps!

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...420_130500.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...420_135735.jpg

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

They look awesome

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

perfect tire!

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Those look great!

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thanks!

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Only got minor stuff done, just no time lately.

Just thought I´d upload even the smallest things I get done on it! ;)

Cleaned the old winch bumper up...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...514_171228.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...514_171235.jpg

aside from this.... she´s all good....

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...514_171246.jpg

Did unspool the old and gone winch cable...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...514_171252.jpg

and the winch drum seems to be in pretty good shape...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...514_171301.jpg

oh and... :D

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...514_171308.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...514_171319.jpg

and today I took the old fairlead off...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...611_131032.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...611_131056.jpg

more to come....

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Looking good...

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Looks good

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Had this come up for sale a year later, I might well have bought it. However, there is no way I could have done it the justice you are giving it.

Those wheels alone are amazing and your research into its Civil Service days is inspiring.

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Thanks!

Thank you!

I appreciate the kind words! To me this is worth a lot keeping it as close to original as possible. It is so rare and I was able to digg up so much history that it needs to be back better than when it was put into service.

It is slow progress but I´ll keep you posted on the frame off resto!

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Little update for everyone. Haven´t gotten around to do anything more than taking the winch fairlead off. Had a baby girl 5 months ago and it has been very busy since. I hope to get back to it this coming spring.

I will keep you posted on any updates.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

nice rig you have!

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

thank you very much! Just need to find the time to work on it again!

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

I have a Koenig winch. They look the same.

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Stopping by to say awesome build, can't wait for more!!

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Thank you sir. Just need more time to get back to working on it. ;)

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Sorry for being quiet for so long. The little girl kept me busy, so I didn´t get to do much on the panel. Trying to get back to it this winter. I will post pics again soon!

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Long pause and I appologize for that. Kid and what has happening in the world made priorities change. However I did get some more disassembly done. Brakes are off and now it needs some body work.

Still unsure as of takeing the engine apart or just painting it. It runs and does not smoke at all, runs fine, so might just risk of keeping it in there.

Very slow process, but things are kicking back up.

Glass will come out this month.

As for the body, unfortunately the driver side rocker and floor have a few small holes. The rear quater behind the rear wheel has a big dent and I hope to save the panel without cutting that. Driver side between the wheels, seems to have a lot of bondo in there, let´s see what happens after dry ice blasting it.

I did gather a few more NOS parts for it, as I try to do everything NOS and OEM that I can possibly get my hands on.

Stay tuned, I will get back on this thing now....

Re: 68 K20 Panel truck, ex. civil defence vehicle
 

Glad you're back at it. I wondered what was happening a few times.

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^^^^ What he said! Good to see you working on it again. You may notice that parts prices have increased a little since you were here last... :)

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