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well I'm glad all the legal stuff is complete, the truck looks real nice

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I have 4" springs and 2" blocks on my panel and its really close to scrub running 15 inch rims. I may have to grind down the U bolts a little bit.

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I didn't know till after I bought mine, but the 2" block do drag/scrub if you have a flat. As you can see on mine, the shock bracket is right even with the rim. I currently have 255/70x15on the back of mine, but be fore it gets much street use I'll probably get some 17" rims.

Your truck looks great with the new stance.

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Your truck is looking awesome!

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Thank guys. Hey Ryan,was looking forward to seeing you today Riverside, hope everything is ok.
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Well "Sketchy" made it to the truck show with no glitches...first time legally I think.:lol:
I think I need to rename the truck.
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Nah...keeps her with her roots. :lol:

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Well I put Sketchy Deal on c.l. and I am getting mostly people wanting to trade.
In the mean time I have installed a new fuel pump and purchased a new sending unit. It appears that I will need to either have the gas tank hot tanked or buy a new one. I called a radiator shop in K.C. they wanted around $145 to clean and seal the old one. A new one at LMC is $150.
I like the truck but if it doesn't sell I am thinking about selling all the sheet metal with the flames and replacing with aftermarket stuff. Would like for the truck to be all black.
I have 69-72 NOS fender,but I would like to stay with the 67-68 grille. Decisions....
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Well sorry to see you are selling it after all that trouble. Check around for a used tank, I sold a nice one for $20, hard to give those stock ones away.

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I have a tank I believe to be good. Yours if you want it. Why take the flames off? That's Sketchy's soul! There's a guy in Lenexa that deals in these also. Why you want to sell?
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I would definitely be interested in the tank.
Some days I love the truck and other days I think it draws too much attention to me. It sticks out,especially in a small town. Same with my 72. I have the only ochre 72 in town. The up side is that I can always find my trucks in a walmart parking lot. I sometimes think if the truck was all black it wouldn't stand out so much.
I will pm you my cell number.
Thanks.
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Hey Low Elco, again I can't thank you enough for helping me out today. It's guys like you that make this board great. I had another errand to take care of on the way home...so I didn't install the tank yet but, it is going to work out really well. Got the fire back.:smoke: pun intended.
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Well we need pics... :)

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Keep after it Scott!

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No worries-thanks for getting stuff out of my yard! I hope it works out for you!

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Tank and sending unit is officially in the truck. Gas gauge is inoperable. Guess what is on the list of replacement. Had the smaller tube lines and s.u. for a two barrel carb. is my guess. I have a two wix fuel filters, one before the fuel pump and one after. I'm not sure if it is the cause of the slight hesitation when I excellorate..but it lags a bit. The truck does run a lot better now although it could be better.
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Check your grounds- if you have a multimeter, the sender is easy to check. Just set it on ohms and cycle.
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Keep the truck and keep the flames, It's cool to stand out. kcsa75, Bill might be interested in nos fenders.

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I told a board member a while back if I sold the NOS fenders I would let him know. I can't remember his name... He is from Ohio, I think. I'm still on the fence about selling them. I will keep Bill in mind.
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Wow, sorry to see the truck go, if it goes. I'd keep the flames too! It's only drawing attention if you're doing some thing you shouldn't be. :lol:

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Love the look and flames. If I had heard you talking more about getting rid of the flames, I may have had to run up your way when I was in Wichita last week.

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Hello WIDESIDE72,

I have seen the term 68 1/2 several times while reading post on here and I am not sure about it. I thought I knew a ton about these trucks and will admit I am not a huhe slant fan. Can you explain what is different about a 68 1/2 than a 68? Just curious. Is it just the marker lights? I have seen them with no fronts and just assumed the owner put 67 fenders on a 68 truck.

Thank you

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Lol..I never thought of like that. I love the flames one minute and think they say look at me other times. I'm no trying to fly below the radar but feel like the truck sticks out like a sore thumb. That can be good in a parking lot.
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Thanks for the kind words. I seen you were going to be up this way... I just don't know any thing about Wichita to give you ideas on things to do there...so I remained silent.
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Hey Scott, What's your ochre truck doing on craigs list?