Overhaulin' my 68

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Overhaulin' my 68

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Bought this truck in May 2008. Never drove it just started tearing it apart
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All the way down
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460 Engine in place
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relocate fuel tank
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Started bodywork April 2009
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1968 F100 460 C6
1976 Jeep CJ7 AMC 401 (It's not a bump but it likes bumps/rocks)
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Nice progress! Its looking good
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Excellent restoration / awesome engine choice / beautiful shop / keep us posted! :thup:
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SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
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Your truck's coming along nicely! You do excellent quality work :thup:.
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Paint booth setup..now for some paint
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Homemade adjustable brake linkage
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Tilt column mods...welded a pin in place rather than putting on a clip that could brake again
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Column in and sound mat down
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working on more pics
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looks like a cool paint combo.
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Feb 2010 getting back to painting
Door Jams
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First color of stripes
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Fenders and hood back on
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Now it's time to work on the box...a little rust repair
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More to come
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Looking sharp!

Where did you get the idea for that color scheme? :-)

Hmm..."Overhaulin", now I get it!
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Repainted gauge bezel and a new sterring wheel.
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Power windows and locks are in.
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Bed Liner
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Just put the glass in and got the carpet down.
A few Transmission adjustments and it'll be on the road :woohoo:
2 1/2 years in the making.
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Very nice job indeed, I too like the choice of color(s). :thup:
How about vendor and part numbers of the PW and power door locks please?
Jeff
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SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
Many Ford bumps / one 76' EB / and several dents through the years.
A lot of "oddball" Ford parts collected from working on them for 34 years now!
2008 Ford Escape 4 x 4
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That looks great, nice job. :thup:
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Thanks, I'll get some part numbers later this week for power windows and get a picture too, I'll be out of town for work until thurs-friday.
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Thanks,
basketcase0302 wrote:Very nice job indeed, I too like the choice of color(s). :thup:
How about vendor and part numbers of the PW and power door locks please?
The kit is offered by Spal. The number on the box is 33000030. The switch kit was a separate item and I don't have a number for that, sorry. http://www.spal.it
They are very good with any questions about there stuff. Not alot of time on them yet but they seem to work good so far.
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Hope this is what your looking for.
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2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP

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Fantastic work! I've gotta do a paint booth like that.

I noticed two lines to your tank. Are you fuel injected?

Ooops, never mind I saw the 750 Holley in your first pics.
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Wow, truck looks fantastic! Hey, what did you use for a fuel tank? I'm looking to do the same, but I don't want the filler cap in the bed, I'd like to do it the way you did!
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