1968 project rebuild "Sons truck"

[ebustos]

Well let me first say that I have been lurking on this website for quite some time. About a year and a half long. I have finally come to the conclusion that I need to start my own build thread. I want to thank the many people on this forum for all the great ideas and help since I started my build. So the story goes like this. A buddy of mine had a 1968 Chevy stepside that he just put a new motor (383) and tranny (350) in his truck that has been sitting for quite sometime. He also had many new parts that he had not got around to install. So one day I asked if he would sell it because I need a beater (vehicle) for my son and we agrred on a price. Initially, i had only planned on a quick lowering job, paint, interior and then call it good. At the time I knew nothing about these trucks. I have built other cars in the past, 1962 impala, 1962 impala convertible SS, and was currently building a 1961 impala convertible which you will be able to see in the background. Well needless to say i stumbled across this website and all hell broke loose. This truck is no longer the budget build I had anticipated and is now way over that, as many of you know how that goes. I like to tell my wife that i spent all my impala money on funding this truck. Here is a list of parts that i have purchased, some have been installed and some are on the self. Color for the truck is Daytona Blue a 2012 nissan color. I did not realize at the time of this build that if you change on thing everything else around it has to be modified to accompany the changes.

Porterbuilt front and rear dropmember
porterbuilt crossmember
porterbuilt hood hinges with gas shocks
Dual electric fans
Headland ceramic coated headers
New radiator
New hood
CPP billet support bearing
rear mounted blazer tank
brothers one piece windows
1968 side and rear moldings (Mar-K)
vintage air unit with steel braided lines
Ididit chrome steering column
Billet Specialties Outlaw steering wheel
Brothers aluminum gauge panel
Autometer gauges with LED lighting
Willwood master cylinder no booster
4 wheel disc brakes thanks to Captain Fab for the rear set up. D52 calipers.
accuair air manifold
Dual Vair pumps 444c
American Autowire kit
New Front and Rear bumpers
shortened rear end by 2" on each side with new posi 3.55 gears and axles.
Clean fleetside bed - with a near perfect tailgate. thanks Renee aka C10 king.
All new grill moldings and bezels
110 amp alternator
HEI distributor
Buddy bucket seats my son wants the bench
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