Introducing "Project...Oooh Weee!"
 

Hey guys, I ve been a member here for almost a year now. I've mostly been just reading and posting a few reply's and comments here and there. Asked lots of questions and have given a little advice for what little I know. Allow me to tell my story on how I found this truck & why my name is 68jewel. Just like many of you, I have wanted one of these trucks for years. So, I set out on an Ebay & Craigslist journey. To my avail I found a 68 clipped small window 67 about an hour outside of Dallas. I went to go see it and of course it was rotted beyond my liking with no title. But, I thought long and hard and decided to buy it anyway and put a new cab on it since the frame and bed were decent. I kept looking and found a 68 cab on Ebay. Called the guy and he said he had the bed & frame that he was going to list seperately. I said, "really?" I asked was the rest in good shape and he said yes. I asked how much he wanted for the whole package and he told me $2500. He further added it had no front clip, motor or tranny. I asked why so expensive for a cab-on-back truck with no motor or tranny. He then said the cab had already been painted with new front & rear glass. Cab also included a one-piece Brother's side glass kit, new grey carpet(for sale), a new black dash pad(for sale) and interior seat had been recovered(which is for sale on this site.) And he just wanted the money back that he had in it. Bought the truck on pics alone as it was in Colorado and I wasn't nor could I afford to just fly there to look at the truck. The pics you see below are the ones the owner sent me. I will post some more of my own later. I know, I know...that was a big chance I took, huh? To my luck, I got the truck shipped here and it was perfect. No rot, no cancer, etc. Just your normal surface rust in the normal areas. The bed floor was kind of rough, the top of the tailgate had a few knots/dings, but no big deal. I really didn't care about a motor or tranny since I was going to go with my own combination of choice anyway. Therefore, since I lucked up on finding this truck I named my screen name 68jewel as I thought it was a diamond in the rough that I found. As far as the project name, I just came up with the name "Oooh Weee!" as that's what I want people to say when they see it rolling down the street. LOL!! Sorry for the long story guys. It's gonna be a slow build, but I will keep you all updated on progress and pics.

Here is a list of plans for the truck...

*Frame off, paint, wheels, etc...you know the normal stuff
*22x9 front & 22x12 rear 3 piece wheels
*15" Baer disc brakes on all 4 corners
*Porterbuilt front C4 dropmember, rear C4 dropmember & hood hinges
*'59 Impala dash with Dakota Digital gauges
*Shaved drip rails, cowl, marker lights, firewall & door handles
*Teas custom bench seat
*Dana 44 independent rear suspension
*LS 6.0 408 c.i. stroker with 4L80E tranny
*Accuair air management system with Shockwaves on all 4 corners

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:chevy::chevy::chevy:congrats on the find cab and frame in that shape u did good
good luck with the rest and enjoy it

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68 jewel, nice truck! I'm sure your truck will be nice when completed . when they say nut & bolt restoration thats what it boils down to! one nut/bolt at a time you will get there. make it fun , Pat

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Thanks guys. Here's a pic of the inside with the recovered seat.

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looking forward to the build...

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Okay guys, the shop got the body off of the frame and got the frame up on the table. They started stripping the frame of useless rivets and stuff.

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Some more....
As usual, there's always a surprise. On the driver's side frame rail near the rear the frame had been cracked and welded by the p.o. (see the last two pics.) Nonetheless, that won't be a problem for me because that section on back will be cut out to make way for the Porterbuilt C4 rear dropmember.

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1st things first. Starting on the frame. Got the new, tubular v3.2 Porterbuilt C4 dropmember stuff all laid out ready to be installed. Also, got the '59 Impala dash media blasted & ready to be installed. That's all for now!!

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nice find. you got some serious plans for the truck. its gonna look good when ur done. keep posting pics!

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cant wait to see more

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looking Killer!

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Looking good

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This is going to be a cool build. Subscribed.

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Not really a big deal, but stopped by the shop today and started test fitting the front C4 dropmember. Pics taken with my phone (sorry). Will get some better pics Monday as I will also show a couple of pics of all the suspension parts powdercoated.

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nice progress.

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Now that is some nice stuff you have there! more pics and work, please.

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I'll try to check that out in person sometime, looks good.

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Nice project. I can't wait to see more>

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Well guys, got alot of stuff back from the powdercoat shop today. Here are a few pics of the parts. Got all the suspension stuff powdercoated in that chrome color which really looks like a high reflective silver. I chose that because it kind off keeps the Corvette suspension stuff looking like the factory aluminum color. The frame is going to be red. Let me know what ya'll think. The parts include....

*Upper & lower control arms
*Front & rear spindles
*Strut rods, control rods & half shafts
*Dana 44 with posi-traction & batwing cover
*Radiator support & stuff

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Got more.........

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Last few, I know how you boys like pics......LOL!!!!:chevy:

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This is going to be one sweet build!

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very nice...

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Wassup guys? I hadn't posted an update in a while, but have been on here daily responding and reading all others great post, pics, etc. Anyway, I'm about to get ready and purchase my wheels in a month or two and just wanted some insight on what you guys might like or think I should go with. I also understand alot of you may not like any of them. And that's cool too. I'm not a sensitive guy at all. At the end of the day, I'm gonna go with what I like. As I've stated before, I'm more of a custom guy than an original, so these wheels may not be to some of you all's liking. Nonetheless, I would appreciate a respose still. Like I said, these are just some of the one's I'm interested in, but not all. These are all three piece wheels. Sizes will be 22x9.5 up front and 22x12 out back.

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i like the last one