my 68 shortbed build
 

this is my 68 shortbed truck that i am restoring. it has a 327 with 202 heads and is just about ready for a 2" cowl hood paint. iv been working on it for about 3 years. after paint it will get a 4/6 drop with a front power disk brake convertion and eather 17" or 18" hopster 550's and a 5 speed trany i plan on painting it tangarine peral orange.

heare are some pics.
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Whats that box thingy thing?

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nice lookin' truck you have there.

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lookin good so far

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thats part of my center consloe it will go all the way bach when i put in my new buckets and relocate my gas tank

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Thats sweet man!!!! thats a badass truck!

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thanx, im gunna be puting my rear mount gas tank in this week and then doign the body and paint realy soon in my high school auto shop

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thats a really clean engine bay!!!!!

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thanx! i was going to paint it the same as the rest of the truck will be but i think the black makes the engine stand out !

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Can't wait to see it with paint

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nice work so far:D

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Looking good! Love those 68's.

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looks sweet

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so i just got my new rear frame mount gas tank. its an 18gal aluminum top fill tank!

any tips on how to install it?

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here it is

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Hey Guys did you notice the gold color. Is this another possible 50th??

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well when i bought it it had the chrome trim but not on it and was gold under the primer with the ivory bench seat. but did they make 50th shortbeds?

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Lookin good nice to see a 68 get a new life

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Good lookin' project!!! Keep black under the hood!!!

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got a little work done on my gas tank today . i still need to do the lines.
paint is rite around the corrner

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finaly got my old tank out from the cab and was able to design the rest of my center console out of cardbord

tell me what ya think

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does anyone know how far the top of the ridges of the bed floor is off the frame

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Same question I had yesterday while mounting my new fuel cell. Due to the fact my bed is laying out in the snow and rain with 400 pounds of crap in it, I never did come to a conclusion. Seems like the cross sills are about 2 1/2 inches tall.

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here are some update pics

ive done a little sanding on the bed
welded up the rear trim holes
bought a cowl hood
and about the hole for the gas filler, well i guess thats why they say meashure twice cut once.
let me know what you think