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This build started on 09/26/2016 as a father and son project with the idea of selling it when complete. I decided to start a thread today so I'll be adding a bunch of pics in a row.
I don't have a lot of information about the truck to begin with but we started with a 1968 cab. The frame VIN matched the cab and is a short bed. It is a leaf spring truck which isn't anything I have dealt with before on these. My dad owns his own hot rod shop (Wild West Street Rods) and they work on it it periodically throughout the day when waiting on stuff for other projects. Due to my work, I am only able to devote about three hours a day, four days a week to it. |
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Here is the frame we started with. It was in really nice condition. We added a Brother's bolt in c-notch (welded) prior to sending it out for powder coating.
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This truck had rust in both rockers and cab corners.
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Rust repair continued on the other side.
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Rust repair continued on doors. Additionally, speaker holes were filled, and rust preventer put on the cab floors. The cab floors were actually pretty solid. We also added a high-hump transmission tunnel.
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Started smoothing the firewall and the beginning of bodywork.
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Body work roughed in on cab and it is sprayed in primer. Also, continuing bodywork on doors.
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Frame came back from powder coating. It is a chrome-ish color.
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Now the fun part (for me) begins. Assembly of suspension. We went with a 4" drop leaf in the back with a 2.5" drop shackle. We did it this way instead of flipping it, but in retrospect, I would have probably flipped the axle on top and ran a stock spring. Also, we put a 9" inch rear end in it because it was the only axle housing we had that was the proper width. It currently has 3.73 gears. I also added rear disc's. I don't remember what brand they are but I ordered them from Summit. I used dupli-color caliper paint but thinned it a little and shot it through a gun.
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On the front suspension, I used McGaughy's 2.5" drop spindles, with their disc brake kit. I also used a 2" drop spring from Brothers. Will most likely end up changing it to a 3" drop spring once it's all said and done. I also got the front steering re-installed.
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The wheels came in around Thanksgiving. I initially ordered Boss 338's but the rears I needed were back-ordered for about 10 weeks. Plan B was US Mags "Rambler" wheels. They are 20x8 front and 20x9.5 rear. I used Nitto 420S tires. I can't remember the sizes off the top of my head right now, but I think they were 255/45 and 275/55.
Also, you can see the rear discs in the final picture. They are an 11" caliper and look really small in the 20" rim. We might end up buying bigger brakes. |
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Now to the motor. My dad had previously bought a motor from a 2009 G8 GT and decided we could use it for this build. It's a l76/6l80e combo. Only had 11k miles on it and is really clean. After reading up on these motor's they are pretty cool. Approximately 370 hp stock and 400 possible with tuning. We did have to order a new accessory drive to get everything to fit properly. Ended up ordering a kit from Holley but haven't received it yet.
We installed it with stock frame mounts moved about 3" back, and Dirty Dingo sliders. After the initial install and putting the cab back on, we decided it was way too tight against the firewall. To fix this, we installed a GMPP Muscle Car pan and put the frame mounts back in the stock location. In the first set of pics, you can see the motor is too close to the firewall. |
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Sick build, gonna be bad ass!
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These pics are with the motor moved forward. It looks a lot better. We will be using stock exhaust manifolds because they fit great inside the frame. Ignore the Corvette engine cover, we were just coming up with ideas.
I don't have any pics yet, but we built a two piece drive line utilizing the factory G8 front driveline which bolts to the transmission. |
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This is one sweet build, also building a 68 myself :mm:
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Here are a couple of other pics I wanted to upload. It shows the test fitting of the door and filling of the gas tank filler.
Also, the Boss 338's we originally wanted to go with. I'm a little disappointed we couldn't use them because I'm partial to them on these trucks; however, there sure are a lot of these truck out there with them on it. |
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Sweet build man. I will b watching this so keep the pics coming.
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Great job, thanks for the pics-i am just starting my 70 build
Did you use the stock frame brackets? mine has a 6 banger, have a 5.3 LS going in-the 6 banger used a single bolt motor mount, I have some DD engine adapters from another project, thought I could use them Keep the pics coming |
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Thanks
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Love the US Mags. Glad you went with those!
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A few pics of the two piece drive line. We used the factory G8 front drive line into a carrier bearing.
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Very nice. I'm kind of surprised at the amount of rust, though, given that you're in NM.
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Body work continues.......I had forgotten how miserable of a job this is. I have a lot of respect for anyone that can do this for a living.
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Terrible picture, but one door is ready for final blocking.
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Hey Camaroguy...coming right along...looking great! Making better progress than I am thats for sur. Hey I am just down 550 in Rio Rancho...reach out when ever you heading to ABQ or SF sometime to exchange stories on the builds.
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Will do, thank you sir. Keep up the good work. |
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this is going to be one great build. keeps the pics coming. thanks, Larry
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Nice! As for the effort involved, you have the right tools. Just think of how it is for those of us who don't!
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Body work continues. The cab will get primed again this afternoon and should be ready for final blocking. The doors are very close to being ready for paint.
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continued....
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and continued again....
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cab is back in primer....
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Here's a before and after picture of some of the rust repairs on the bottom of the door. Also, after we removed all the rust, we coated the inside of the doors with rust preventer. The same stuff we used on the cab floor.
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