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Old 12-26-2013, 06:47 AM   #151
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Re: build thread " 4 by" 68 custom camper 4wd 1/2ton

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Its looking good Rick! I've thought about painting my glove box door like you did or having someone airbrush a mural on it when the time comes. What type of paint did you use on the body?
thanks! i used a krylon gold... because it was the only gold they had that wasn't a mutlicolor or a textured material so i went with it to see how it went and it looks pretty good still wish it was a bit darker but it will get there
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Alright Rick, way to go. Is that a driveway special paint job or did you have it done? Either way it looks good to have one color now when you take out. Well done, sir.
it was a rattle can job and it didn't come out to bad for being rattle can!
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Old 01-08-2014, 08:48 PM   #152
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Re: build thread " 4 by" 68 custom camper 4wd 1/2ton

Looks awesome! I've always liked the 50th anniversary look
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Old 05-21-2014, 02:34 PM   #153
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Well I just built brackets today to mount the front sway bar on this truck and I will be installing those as well as redoing the exhaust on this truck here pretty soon
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Old 05-21-2014, 11:33 PM   #154
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Re: build thread " 4 by" 68 custom camper 4wd 1/2ton

I just read your build thread and like what you have done. Not every truck has to be built better than new. I just picked up a 72 K10 and plan on doing a budget build myself. Keep us posted on your progress.
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:22 AM   #155
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Re: build thread " 4 by" 68 custom camper 4wd 1/2ton

Well some pics of the truck! I will agree with what most of you guys are thinking.... The engine bay is just BUTT UGLY. But I have been attacking it little by little, I do a little then I come back after a couple weeks look if there's anything else I can mess with or clean up...so here's some pics of the new air cleaner (well new to the truck) I put on I like the 67 style better looks more oldschool... Also painted the edelbrock letters red on the intake thought that looked better. And I also painted the fender and door emblems since they were a little faded. Can only post a pic at a time so bare with me...
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:23 AM   #156
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Here's the intake
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:31 AM   #157
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So sometime before my dad got the truck in 2000/2001 one of the PO put a second manual heater shut off valve in along with the factory vacuum powered heater shut off valve, and well it looked nasty and so today I noticed I had some new heater hose left over from my 67 and it was even Goodyear made in America! So I went ahead and cut it to size and took the manual heater **** off valve and hoses out and put in the single heater hose line to the intake, a lot more simple and cleaner. Also tidied up the wiring a bit if there were looser wires running to the same location I zip tied them together to clean it up a bit.... However I didn't get pictures of that or how it looked after I scrubbed down the passenger heater hoses, inner fender, ac box and everything so tomorrow I'm promising you guys pics of what it looks like clean. But hey can't keep the 4wd clean all the time right?!
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:34 AM   #158
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...... Well I tried to go back and flip the picture... I've never had this happen to me before.. I uploaded the picture the right way up but it comes out sideways... Sorry guys maybe one of you can help me out with that... Anyways here's with the new hose on before I cleaned all the dirt off
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:35 AM   #159
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And here's some fun pics from today...
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:36 AM   #160
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:38 AM   #161
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:38 AM   #162
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Also the emblems I redid. Here's the fender emblems
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:40 AM   #163
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Redid the blue and red, still deciding the best way to paint the black.... What do you guys think?
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Old 07-27-2014, 03:44 AM   #164
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Anyways I also stripped the front spring perches down then primed/painted them they were always nasty looking with the 40+ year old road grime
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In the process of installing a 4.8... truck has been on non op way to long.. really miss driving the truck.. also got some 16” wheels for it.
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Old 11-24-2019, 12:04 PM   #166
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Re: build thread " 4 by" 68 custom camper 4wd 1/2ton

Nice looking truck, hope you get that thing back on the road soon!
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