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tmcgrawlookalike · 04-28-2005, 11:34 PM

i would get the kit thru your machine shop.he`s probably well educated where,and what to get you,especially if there is some type of piston/cam/whatever options you want to go with.he would be the person to talk to for options,plus he will need some of the parts to finish machine work,or to press pistons on rods.

SB_in_SC · 04-29-2005, 08:00 PM

Just a quick line to say thanks to all of you who respond to my thread. Been in Charleston a couple of days and just got back to see the latest updates. This project wouldn't be nearly as far along without y'alls input and enthusiasm. Still a long way to go, but it's the journey, not the destination.
I'll keep you updated at every turn!

Trifelynn · 04-29-2005, 08:16 PM

Just wanted to say, I look at the message board daily, looking for your updates...I am enjoying reading yours, as my project is at a stand still(waiting parts and such). Anyways, just wanted to say, I look forward to reading "every turn" as you say, and keep up the good progress....

Larry Farris · 04-29-2005, 08:47 PM

Toss the 6 cyl and replace...

SB_in_SC · 04-29-2005, 08:55 PM

LF...

68w/sbc406 · 04-29-2005, 11:19 PM

i dont get it either. you have a big block

SB_in_SC · 05-05-2005, 10:03 PM

Finally have more progress to report. I dropped my engine off at the machine shop today. Should be back late next week or early the week after. Hope all goes well there. Between now and then, I will work on removing the bed and cab from the frame. Also will start cleaning up the tins and intake. Was going to have the machine shop do that too, but the whole idea is to do as much of this myself.

Keeping you updated,
SB_in_SC

armyavncowgirl · 05-05-2005, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SB_in_SC

Here are some pics. She ain't much now...but she will be!!!

gotta luv the original hand brake! thats what my truck has and it's so weird having that thing in there. i keep thinking i'm going to eject myself or something! LOL SOLID looking truck!

SB_in_SC · 05-08-2005, 01:43 PM

Getting a little work done to the '68 today. Every project should have a name, so I have dubbed my truck the "Blue Bel Special." "Blue" for the original color(we used to call her 'Ole Blue' around the shop) and "Bel" because our shop was Belvedere Amoco in Belvedere,SC. Anyway, here are a couple of pics.

SB_in_SC

kxmotox247 · 05-08-2005, 02:00 PM

I'm enjoying the progress pics. Pretty interesting. Thanks for taking the time to show all of us.
Thanks!

70c10swb · 05-08-2005, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kxmotox247

I'm enjoying the progress pics. Pretty interesting. Thanks for taking the time to show all of us.
Thanks!

maybe you should have a screen name change to "Blue Bel Special"

SB_in_SC · 05-08-2005, 05:36 PM

More progress. Had to get my wife to help me lift the bed off the chassis. She's a pretty understanding gal.(Lucky for me!)

That's it for today. Got to take my mama out to dinner!!

SB_in_SC

OhioChevy · 05-08-2005, 08:14 PM

Very nice project you have going. Being that I am in the middle of a project
also it is nice to come to the board at the end of the day and see the work
other folks have done on their projects. I will surely continue to watch your
progress on the Blue Bel Special.

Don

SuperHawk · 05-09-2005, 12:40 AM

Hey all,

That is an awesome looking truck and you are making some great progress!! I hope that when I get my truck into the right state I can make the same kind of progress that you are!!

Good Luck

Super

SB_in_SC · 05-15-2005, 10:08 PM

Not much progress last week. Spent the week working on my tractor and the weekend at a horse show with the wife. The machine shop called and said my motor's ready, so I'm picking it up tomorrow. Hope to get it together in the next couple of weeks and back in. We'll see how it goes. Going to Bike Week at the end of this week, but hope to get some progress made anyway. Probably nothing until next week.

Keeping you posted,

SB_in_SC

SB_in_SC · 05-16-2005, 05:48 PM

...a freshly rebuilt big block! Got her back from the machine shop today.(Even talked'em out of a free t-shirt!) They were also nice enough to save all my old parts. Only one little hiccup, had a bad head. They had a good core in stock and cut me a deal on it, so all in all I'm satisfied. Beats the hell out of finding out you've got a busted block! Can't wait to get it in and hear it ROAR!

SC_in_SB

68w/sbc406 · 05-16-2005, 09:34 PM

what, its not assembled???

SB_in_SC · 05-17-2005, 07:21 PM

It's an assembled long block, but I need to get the intake, tins, oil pump,etc. on it. I'm going to try to get the cab off to replace rubber mounts, get frame sand blasted, and all the front end stuff, like tie rod ends and bushings before I put the motor/tranny back in.

SB_in_SC · 06-20-2005, 10:40 PM

...have been greatly exaggerated. Sorry no updates, but b/c no progress. Been vacationing a little and catching up on my bush hoggin' around the farm(just bought a new tractor!). Hope to get back to work this week. Gonna pull the cab off next and get the frame ready. Also stumbled across some BB parts at a friends house this weekend. Some valve covers and a Q-jet intake. Willing to trade for original air cleaner and rear chrome trim pieces I need.

More to come!

SB_in_SC

68_396Noel · 07-06-2005, 07:57 PM

Hey i hvae a 68 GMC half-ton long box with...well the same options and a few more. i ahve pwr steering, pwr brakes, factory tinted glass, factory ordered sport truck, z84 fackage i think??? if anyone can clue me in on that one?? factory tach, fact. wood deck. one tone paint. fact. beer buckets. 396BB and i hvae been told that....it has something else rare with it like..either its a low hump or high hump can someone help me with that too?? and its going to be finished in 3 weeks, frame-up resto. i also have all the original info on it and it has been BC its whole life actually in the same town. so if there is anyone who can fill me in on more info about rareity and options that would be cool. thanks.....and your truck is tight.

SB_in_SC · 08-12-2005, 02:56 PM

Still no more progress. Just thought I'd check the board and see what's up. Decided that I'm having too much fun at the lake this summer on the jet ski's and the houseboat. I'm going to start work on the truck again in mid-Sept.
68 396 Noel...Cool truck. I also have PS and PB. No factory tint, but mine's a SWB. Low hump or high hump has to do with whether or not your tranny is short shaft or long shaft, I think. Can't remember which is more rare. Ask CPNE, he'll know.

*dtlilly* · 08-12-2005, 10:02 PM

Welcome to the board Noel. All big block trucks and all 4X4 trucks came with the high center hump. Your truck sounds loaded with options. Not quite sure what beer buckets are? We gotta see some pics.

gregbr · 08-13-2005, 06:44 AM

You're making great progress, still haven't started mine after 6 years.....I have a 70 GMC 402/T400 SWB with 66K miles that is waiting on a restore, love that BB sound.....also in SC.

68w/sbc406 · 08-13-2005, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtlilly

Welcome to the board Noel. All big block trucks and all 4X4 trucks came with the high center hump. Your truck sounds loaded with options. Not quite sure what beer buckets are? We gotta see some pics.

also 4 speed trucks

*dtlilly* · 08-14-2005, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68w/sbc406

also 4 speed trucks

I should have known that, my c-30 is a 4 speed

04-29-2005, 08:00 PM	#127
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	Just a quick line to say thanks to all of you who respond to my thread. Been in Charleston a couple of days and just got back to see the latest updates. This project wouldn't be nearly as far along without y'alls input and enthusiasm. Still a long way to go, but it's the journey, not the destination. I'll keep you updated at every turn! __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!) Last edited by SB_in_SC; 04-29-2005 at 08:01 PM.

04-29-2005, 08:16 PM	#128
Trifelynn Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Williston, North Dakota Posts: 469	Just wanted to say, I look at the message board daily, looking for your updates...I am enjoying reading yours, as my project is at a stand still(waiting parts and such). Anyways, just wanted to say, I look forward to reading "every turn" as you say, and keep up the good progress.... __________________ Always looking for a 2wd blazer

04-29-2005, 08:47 PM	#129
Larry Farris Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Marshall, MO, US Posts: 209	Big Blocks..... Love 'em Toss the 6 cyl and replace... Attached Images __________________ (For Sale) 67 SWB 2WD 402 BB Lowered 01 Fatboy - Custom paint w/flames & lots of chrome Parts for sale & buyer 660-229-4474 cell

04-29-2005, 08:55 PM	#130
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	LF... __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

04-29-2005, 11:19 PM	#131
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	i dont get it either. you have a big block __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

04-28-2005, 11:34 PM	#126
tmcgrawlookalike Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: warr acres,oklahoma Posts: 650	i would get the kit thru your machine shop.he`s probably well educated where,and what to get you,especially if there is some type of piston/cam/whatever options you want to go with.he would be the person to talk to for options,plus he will need some of the parts to finish machine work,or to press pistons on rods.

05-05-2005, 10:03 PM	#132
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	Finally have more progress to report. I dropped my engine off at the machine shop today. Should be back late next week or early the week after. Hope all goes well there. Between now and then, I will work on removing the bed and cab from the frame. Also will start cleaning up the tins and intake. Was going to have the machine shop do that too, but the whole idea is to do as much of this myself. Keeping you updated, SB_in_SC __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

05-08-2005, 01:43 PM	#134
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	Happy Mother's Day Getting a little work done to the '68 today. Every project should have a name, so I have dubbed my truck the "Blue Bel Special." "Blue" for the original color(we used to call her 'Ole Blue' around the shop) and "Bel" because our shop was Belvedere Amoco in Belvedere,SC. Anyway, here are a couple of pics. SB_in_SC Attached Images __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

05-08-2005, 02:00 PM	#135
kxmotox247 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,396	I'm enjoying the progress pics. Pretty interesting. Thanks for taking the time to show all of us. Thanks! __________________ Baby Blue's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=652776 Project 68's Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...17#post8442117 www.stonecolumnclassics.com Email: Josh@stonecolumnclassics.com

05-08-2005, 05:36 PM	#137
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	end of the day More progress. Had to get my wife to help me lift the bed off the chassis. She's a pretty understanding gal.(Lucky for me!) That's it for today. Got to take my mama out to dinner!! SB_in_SC Attached Images __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

05-08-2005, 08:14 PM	#138
OhioChevy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 489	Very nice project you have going. Being that I am in the middle of a project also it is nice to come to the board at the end of the day and see the work other folks have done on their projects. I will surely continue to watch your progress on the Blue Bel Special. Don

05-09-2005, 12:40 AM	#139
SuperHawk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4	Hey all, That is an awesome looking truck and you are making some great progress!! I hope that when I get my truck into the right state I can make the same kind of progress that you are!! Good Luck Super

05-15-2005, 10:08 PM	#140
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	Not much progress last week. Spent the week working on my tractor and the weekend at a horse show with the wife. The machine shop called and said my motor's ready, so I'm picking it up tomorrow. Hope to get it together in the next couple of weeks and back in. We'll see how it goes. Going to Bike Week at the end of this week, but hope to get some progress made anyway. Probably nothing until next week. Keeping you posted, SB_in_SC __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

05-16-2005, 05:48 PM	#141
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	Happiness is... ...a freshly rebuilt big block! Got her back from the machine shop today.(Even talked'em out of a free t-shirt!) They were also nice enough to save all my old parts. Only one little hiccup, had a bad head. They had a good core in stock and cut me a deal on it, so all in all I'm satisfied. Beats the hell out of finding out you've got a busted block! Can't wait to get it in and hear it ROAR! SC_in_SB Attached Images __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

05-16-2005, 09:34 PM	#142
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	what, its not assembled??? __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler



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05-17-2005, 07:21 PM	#143
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	It's an assembled long block, but I need to get the intake, tins, oil pump,etc. on it. I'm going to try to get the cab off to replace rubber mounts, get frame sand blasted, and all the front end stuff, like tie rod ends and bushings before I put the motor/tranny back in. __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

06-20-2005, 10:40 PM	#144
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	Rumors of my death... ...have been greatly exaggerated. Sorry no updates, but b/c no progress. Been vacationing a little and catching up on my bush hoggin' around the farm(just bought a new tractor!). Hope to get back to work this week. Gonna pull the cab off next and get the frame ready. Also stumbled across some BB parts at a friends house this weekend. Some valve covers and a Q-jet intake. Willing to trade for original air cleaner and rear chrome trim pieces I need. More to come! SB_in_SC __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

07-06-2005, 07:57 PM	#145
68_396Noel Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 37	I have one too!!!! Hey i hvae a 68 GMC half-ton long box with...well the same options and a few more. i ahve pwr steering, pwr brakes, factory tinted glass, factory ordered sport truck, z84 fackage i think??? if anyone can clue me in on that one?? factory tach, fact. wood deck. one tone paint. fact. beer buckets. 396BB and i hvae been told that....it has something else rare with it like..either its a low hump or high hump can someone help me with that too?? and its going to be finished in 3 weeks, frame-up resto. i also have all the original info on it and it has been BC its whole life actually in the same town. so if there is anyone who can fill me in on more info about rareity and options that would be cool. thanks.....and your truck is tight.

08-12-2005, 02:56 PM	#146
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	Still no more progress. Just thought I'd check the board and see what's up. Decided that I'm having too much fun at the lake this summer on the jet ski's and the houseboat. I'm going to start work on the truck again in mid-Sept. 68 396 Noel...Cool truck. I also have PS and PB. No factory tint, but mine's a SWB. Low hump or high hump has to do with whether or not your tranny is short shaft or long shaft, I think. Can't remember which is more rare. Ask CPNE, he'll know. __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

08-12-2005, 10:02 PM	#147
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Welcome to the board Noel. All big block trucks and all 4X4 trucks came with the high center hump. Your truck sounds loaded with options. Not quite sure what beer buckets are? We gotta see some pics.

08-13-2005, 06:44 AM	#148
gregbr Senoir Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rock Hill, SC USA Posts: 1,214	You're making great progress, still haven't started mine after 6 years.....I have a 70 GMC 402/T400 SWB with 66K miles that is waiting on a restore, love that BB sound.....also in SC. __________________ 67 Chevy, Small back glass, Factory 4WD, Factory Shortbed, Factory V8, Lifted 4" 70 GMC Sierra Grande, Factory Shortbed, Factory 402/400 turbo, Super Custom Interior. Numbers matching with SPID & Build Sheet. 68K Original Miles. Restored 2010 70 GMC Restoration Pictures http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...00&ppuser=4424 Last edited by gregbr; 08-13-2005 at 06:52 AM.

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