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Re: My 1968 50th Short Bed Barn Find
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Originally Posted by 68bowtie
What a great find! Thanks for sharing.
This truck had white wheels with chromed dog dish caps (P03 on SPID).
If it was mine I would give the white surfaces a careful CLR / 0000 steel wool rub down by hand. I bet the white will mostly come back through. Then I’d replace the things needed like seat upholstery, body mounts, maybe the driver rocker and touch up to match. Detail everything and leave it original. I think that will bring you the most value (return) and desirability.
Just my $.02! Can’t wait to see what you do!
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That is the plan I am leaning toward. Just the minimal rust repair necessary to make it solid and then spot paint those in. Then just CLR bath and maybe boiled linseed oil on the rest of the paint. Undecided between keeping the original 6 or swapping in a LS dressed up like a 327 from the time period. Will probably work on getting it cleaned up first and then decide on what drivetrain.
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1970 C10 to K20 conversion
1974 GMC Jimmy
1968 50th Anniversary Short Bed
1968 Chevelle
1964 Comet Caliente
1990 W250 Cummins
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