Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Man I have been drooling over the 60-66 LED tail lights on your site for awhile now and just now realized you were local, duh! call me oblivious, lol This is gonna be one sweet ride when your done, I'm sure!

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

My office is in OKC, but I got the truck in Washington at our family's shop in Washington. I got 12000 sq ft and a building full of tools to do the nasty work. No room right now at our current location in the city. My Blazer is also down there. Give me a call sometime and stopped by.

Mike

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Washington State?
Will do! Thanks Mike!!
Joe

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

You live in Norman and don't know where Washington, OK is? It is 10 miles south on I-35 and Hwy 74 and 5 miles South of Goldsby.

Mike

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Mike, I don't know what I was thinking, for some reason I thought you were jet-setting across the U.S. to work on these projects, lol feel like a tool!
I know where Washington is, we lived there for a couple years, moved from there 6+ years ago to Alaska, just moved back to Norman. We lived right on the corner (across the street from the community center) before you cross the old bridge, going out of town.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Small update: Parts have been coming in steadily for the truck. Frame is going out for blasting Monday and will be painted this week. Some of the parts that arrived this week is the rear fuel tank conversion kit, ECE hidden hitch, Advanced Adapters conversion kit (will let you guess what it fits for a few days until the new tranny arrives;)). I will have more pics in a few days.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

I won't show all the pics, but here is the one you want to see. Freshly painted semi-gloss frame.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

mine has same, it is a small hump truck, though. http://satellitehead.com/gallery/dis...album=11&pos=4

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Just subscribing so I can watch this build take place.

Can I put a guess in on what the AA adapter kit fits? LOL

Frame looks excellent Mike.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

looks sweet!

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Good looking project. I really like the gallery you have set up on your website too.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Didn't get to work on the truck much this weekend, wife graduated RN school. Thursdays progress yielded install of ECE hidden hitch, rear bumper and Blazer tank mock install. Waiting for brake lines and intermediate wire harness to show up next. Will probably make the fuel line. Oh, and as for the mystery tranny, its a NV4500. This will make the truck much more driver friendly and better MPG's.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

That's great. I wanted to do that also but opted for the 700r4. I am a little lazy.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Truck was already a 4 speed, so it made staying a manual a little easier.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Mike - you are doing great work. I can't wait to get her home and start driving again. Per our earlier discussion on booster cable systems, I found the following options:

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...70_43494_43494

or

http://www.gemplers.com/product/G522...Cable-Assembly

I actually like the design of the cheaper one from Northern Tool. Both are 30 feet. I searched the boards and could not find any info on jumper/booster cable systems. Let me know what you think.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

You know my address........:lol:

Mike

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

I was in a local yard Saturday and 2 of the 4 trucks had it, 2 of them didn't.

Go figure.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

damb thats gonna be a kick a$$ truck when it done!

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

I'm currently really tired, so it looked like you installed a wooden rear bumper. Boy did that wake me up!

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Mike - I got a high hump cover (with no holes) on it's way to you from west Texas. You should get it by mid-next week, if not earlier - found it on the boards. Regarding the steering column - what should I expect to pay for that, assuming I find a complete 67-72 steering column from a manual tranny truck that came stock w/power steering? Thanks!

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

From $50-$100 for non-tilt, to $300 with tilt.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Well the truck is not painted yet, but here is the quality of finish the owner will be looking foward to getting when we get to that point. This is a '57 HT we painted this week.

Still working on getting the drive line cleaned, painted and reassembled back into the chassis of the truck.

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Paint looks very nice!

Re: New Project at Musclerodz - '68 K20
 

Nice project truck with some really smart upgrades being installed.

Liked your web site too.

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Thanks, I really need to hire someone to get a bunch more products online. I have thousands of parts numbers, but have had no time to load them with all the projects in the shop now.