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Old 01-07-2016, 11:34 PM   #1
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Project "Redemption" 68 SWB Fleetside

Some of you guys might remember a certain 68 I was building for the better part of 5 years before I sold it back in May. Well long story short, I got divorced and was forced to sell it! I kept my house which in the end is more important than the truck was! Seven months have gone by and I've put the pieces to my life back together, so the first order of business was to find a new project to work on. I've had a really bad taste in my mouth since selling the 68, so a couple of weeks ago I picked up another 68. I bounced around some ideas about building a different year C10 or possibly a musclecar like a Impala or Chevelle but in the end it had to be a 68 C10!

This truck is in much better shape than my previous 68 was! It still needs the front floors and cab supports replaced and like all these trucks, rockers and cab corners but the rest of the cab is solid!

I also learned a few things with my last build, first is to come up with a game plan from the start and only buy parts once and not constantly change my mind! Another was to not try and build a perfect truck with perfect bodywork and perfect paint which dragged my build on for what seemed like forever! My plans for this truck are to have a modern drivetrain, big brakes, nice interior and a ground scraping stance but with more of a shop truck patina look to the paint!

Some of the parts I'll be running-
Lq9 with a LS6 intake and Tick SNS Stage 2 Cam (currently sitting on the engine stand)
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Choppin Block Front Crossmember kit
Porterbuilt Rear Extreme Dropmember and Frame Stiffener
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ChubTubz and Hills Rod & Custom Fenders
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Billet Specialties Mag-G wheels 20x8.5/20x10 wrapped in Toyo STII tires
Accuair
Buddy Buckets
Vintage Air

Should be a fun build and certainly a fun truck!
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Old 01-07-2016, 11:35 PM   #2
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Old 01-07-2016, 11:36 PM   #3
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How the Lq9 currently looks
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Old 01-08-2016, 12:19 AM   #4
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Very sorry to hear about your divorce. Glad your back on here with a great project. Motor looks awesome!!!

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Old 01-08-2016, 09:14 AM   #5
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Sounds like a solid plan AND Welcome back Keith!
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Old 01-08-2016, 09:55 AM   #6
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Very sorry to hear about your divorce. Glad your back on here with a great project. Motor looks awesome!!!

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Thanks Wade. I got a little blindsided by the divorce but everything happens for a reason! I feel like I'm better off now and I'm really excited to tear into this truck and actually be able to finish this one!

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Sounds like a solid plan AND Welcome back Keith!
Thanks Rob, I spent many months buried in the gym for what I call "Therapy" I am glad to be back and working on a C10 again!
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Old 01-08-2016, 10:07 AM   #7
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Subscribed - this will be an awesome truck ! Welcome back Keith.

I've been through those Therapy sessions myself. Keep your head up buddy.
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Old 01-08-2016, 10:12 AM   #8
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I'm glad you're back and looking forward to this build.
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Old 01-08-2016, 08:30 PM   #9
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Glad to see you back. Looking forward to the updates on here and IG!
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Sounds like a great plan.. I'm in. If you need help with any parts let me know.
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Old 01-08-2016, 11:15 PM   #11
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Glad to see you back at it Kieth. That's kind of funny because I was going to message you this evening to see what you were up to, then I saw this "new" build thread. Hang in there buddy, I went thru a big "D" once also. By the way, that motor looks BAD*$$
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Old 01-09-2016, 10:23 AM   #12
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Subscribed - this will be an awesome truck ! Welcome back Keith.

I've been through those Therapy sessions myself. Keep your head up buddy.
Thanks Chad, your truck is looking awesome too! I love the paint and the direction you took with it!

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Thanks Keith, I feel like myself again working on another C10.

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Thanks, there will be plenty of updates as I have a lot of work to do

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Sounds like a great plan.. I'm in. If you need help with any parts let me know.
Thanks Kyle, if you were closer I would be dropping my cab off to you to fix the rust for me I'll definitely be contacting you next week as I have a large Porterbuilt order I'm going to need to put in! I'll send you a PM.

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Glad to see you back at it Kieth. That's kind of funny because I was going to message you this evening to see what you were up to, then I saw this "new" build thread. Hang in there buddy, I went thru a big "D" once also. By the way, that motor looks BAD*$$
Thanks Jason, I appreciate the thoughts! Yeah the big "D" was definitely an eye opener! But I'm much better off now and it's on to building this C10! In the end it will be bigger and better than my last one! Sucks to hear about your motor issues. But there is no better time to go LS then now!
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I'm following up good luck with the build

Can't wait to see the finished product
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Was in for last one. In for this one.
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Thanks guys, I have been working on disassembling the truck this weekend! I got the front clip off and the glass out. The cab is almost ready to pull off the frame!
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How's the bed look on the "new" project? This things going to be sweet!!!
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Welcome back man! It's good to have you..
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Old 01-11-2016, 09:12 AM   #18
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How's the bed look on the "new" project? This things going to be sweet!!!
The bedsides themselves are in ok shape. They have some dings and dents and some bondo in areas but overall look to be decent. I won't really know what I have until I strip the rattle can primer and bondo off! The rest of the bed is shot including the tailgate. If the bedsides need more work than I want to do, I'll just end up selling them and going with brand new repops like I did on my last truck. Having new metal is always nice

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Thanks Justin, how's your truck coming along?
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The amount of work you put into the last one should give you plenty of confidence for this build. I'm all in, best of luck and welcome back!!!
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The amount of work you put into the last one should give you plenty of confidence for this build. I'm all in, best of luck and welcome back!!!
Thanks, I am pretty confident about this build! I learned a lot on my last build, most of what I learned is what not to do! This time I know exactly what I want and what I want the truck to look like when it's done. I have my game plan down, now it's about collecting parts
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Old 01-13-2016, 10:39 AM   #21
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My tires are here, waiting on the wheels to come in!

I'm running 255/40/20 front and 295/45/20 rear. I like the look of a little meatier tire in the rear!
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Keith, I am really glad to see you back on the board and starting another build. It was sad to see you sale your last truck. I am definitely onboard for this build, and can't wait to see the progress. Good luck man.
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Glad you are back with us C10 guys Keith. I loved your last truck, so I'm looking forward to following the progress on this one.

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Keith what process did you use to clean and paint your engine? I have an lq4 and it's quite the pig.

Yours looks nice, I'm hoping to get mine half as good lol
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I'm glad to see you back at it Keith. I'm sorry about hearing about the whole situation you went through. I can relate to your "therapy sessions" too. I've been there once before too.
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