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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
nice build and good decision on the blasting, deff. the best way to prep the frame. good luck
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
not unusual for a set of heads to be high to rebuild, my dad paid $700 to have a set of small block 461 heads rebuilt several years ago, but if it was me I would do what your planning and just buy a complete new set.
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
That's what I'm thinking myself, mu cam kit came with springs seals lifters and retainers, bare aluminum heads are reasonable and for about $700 shipped to me I could have aluminum heads with roller rockers even if I wanted to spend another $100
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
more parts showed up today, cam kit and intake, bought some engine paint blue silver VHT(just a test run probably go chevy orange), hoping tomorrow to do the frame repair and c notch install if my buddy gets back from outta town and lookinglike mid to late next week CPP rd2 of parts should be in so this thing has to get painted asap
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
Who did you get to do your blasting? I hear Hans at Viking solutions is pretty reasonable with his prices on powder coating. Just finished drilling out all the rivets from the frame. Going out and going to bolt in the rear notch today so then I can get it to blasting and then powder coat. Maybe I should start a build thread one day.
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looks good
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
A little more work on the frame done, patch is complete, can't even tell it was done, c-notch is cut in and ready to drill and bolt in after the POR15 goes on, broke two ball joint forks trying to get the passenger lower ball joint to pop.....spindle got torched, too impatient and the grand slam comes with new dropped ones anyway
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first coat of por15 to be brushed on today, just rinsed off the metal ready and waiting on the frame to dry, should have some pics up tonight, got off the phone with CPPJEFF, my grand slam is out the door today and on it's way, and ordered the pitman/idler/upper and lower cross shaft kits, somehow I missed that in the initial order, should all arrive around the same time, need to save some money now for the rear 5 lug conversion and rims/tires to have a roller so after this shipment gets here, the motor and tranny will e under the knife until I can afford to get the chassis rolling and install the drivetrain
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
looking good and some nice parts on the way!!!
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thanks, this por15 is not all that fun, pretty cold here so it's thin coats propane heaters in the garage, door cracked for air and i'm still getting runs and the foam brushes are taking a kicking on this sandblasted metal, the rollers are pretty good but limited for use, finding if you let the run setup a bit and brush it out they cure themselves but this stuff is thick, done the 1st coat 3/4 of the way and need a break from the fumes,pics later tonight
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first 2 coats are on, need some more brushes to touch up some spots the foam roller missed and where I ran out of foam brushes, few runs, nothing that bothers me this is purpose applied not a show unit and they aren't major, thanks to everyone who gave me tips on the light coats and foam applicators, looks sprayed on for the most part
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still too tacky to install the notches and final coat this frame, hopefully late night tomorrow, gonna make some wire hangers for the upper and lower control arms and paint them as well, won't even bother with a post for the engine paint, didn't like it, going with black I think now instead, doesn't take away from the engine bay I think
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Looking good, want to come out and do Mine when the notches are in?
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My shop is heated and there is a beer fridge with beer and a huge jar of pickles!
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
have you looked into the coys c57's....a huge sale on those right now...
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really? who through any links? how much modification needed for them to work? thanks for the tip
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
Here are some 22's in calgary, but they are black.
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
kal said 190+ taxes, Abe said monday he'll have a price for me, going with the 20x8.5's and a spacer in the rear so rotating isn't a pain, those ones in calgary are nice but a little different and the 35 series with our roads is asking for cracked wheels I think, nice though, pretty tempting, the 225's are super nice for sure will look good
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
notches are in, the backs were coated with POR15 prior to install and the outers will be done along with the diff, control arms and misc other items this week. Mother forgot about my birthday in AUG and pumped $300 into my account, who knew @ 30 I still get presents, can't complain, the 5 bolt rear conversion will be on order on monday, now for some rim/tire money, parts to arrive, and some free time to get this thing rollin in the garage. Love the finish of the POR15, hardened up ad turned real glossy after a day of curing, still need a final coat and to touch up the spots the foam brushes couldn't get, but even with all the steps and prep I will use it again for sure
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Re: Finally starting the 68swb fleet
Halloween..... never had soman y kids in my life, thought I'd be in the shop removing balljoints and getting parts prepped for paint, not so much, but it's funny anyway, here are somepics of the parts that have arrived, the usps box is a full engine gasket kit, and the rest is misc for the motor, flame away about the chrome I have thick skin, it's temporary until I can afford a set of refinished mid 70's M/T covers, always loved them as well as aluminum finished timing cover etc, I know about everyone's pro comp hate on the site as well, but I have ran 2 sets of their aluminum heads and these head stud with great results so I'm sticking with them, to each their own, this build may or not turn out to other peoples tastes but like any others the owner will be satisfied, I don't like alot of ideas and mods guys do, but there are always mods hey have done that seem to make up for it, like a newer bed on our trucks, drives me nuts, but if they like the outcome, good on em
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