Project "What was I Thinking" 68 SWB

[jeh]

Every little step counts... Looks good

[shearjs]

Looks great Keith! You're getting close!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by jeh

Every little step counts... Looks good

Originally Posted by shearjs

Looks great Keith! You're getting close!

Thanks guys

[screaminchevypickup]

Looking good..

[mikeleeshields]

Almost looks like you could start it up and drive it now.

[~Whitey~]

Tubz look great Keith!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by screaminchevypickup

Looking good..

Originally Posted by mikeleeshields

Almost looks like you could start it up and drive it now.

Originally Posted by ~Whitey~

Tubz look great Keith!

Thanks guys, slowly but surely it's getting there. Got some more parts in today, Fesler polished billet tail lights, they are purdy I'm stocking away everything until I need it, after we get our tax money back I'll be purchasing the last of my big ticket items like a new bed kit, Accuair and new foam and covers from truck seats for my buddy buckets.

[jeh]

Kieth, those are some purdy tail lights. Are you going to get a bed from SoKy?

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by jeh

Kieth, those are some purdy tail lights. Are you going to get a bed from SoKy?

Yeah I should be ordering it by the end of the month. I'm going with their custom bedsides without the stake pockets or marker lights. I'll also be running a wood floor so I'm going to have to order all the bed parts individually instead of just buying their complete bed kit with the steel floor. I wish they would have offered a complete kit with a wood floor.

[jeh]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Yeah I should be ordering it by the end of the month. I'm going with their custom bedsides without the stake pockets or marker lights. I'll also be running a wood floor so I'm going to have to order all the bed parts individually instead of just buying their complete bed kit with the steel floor. I wish they would have offered a complete kit with a wood floor.

That will look nice. I checked out their bedsides without markers and no stake pockets when I was down there a couple weeks ago. I wanted to keep the marker lights since my front fenders were already painted. Those guys at SoKy were nice to deal with, I just wish they were closer. I drove 385 miles down, 385 miles back in a freakin snow storm to pick up my bed.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by jeh

That will look nice. I checked out their bedsides without markers and no stake pockets when I was down there a couple weeks ago. I wanted to keep the marker lights since my front fenders were already painted. Those guys at SoKy were nice to deal with, I just wish they were closer. I drove 385 miles down, 385 miles back in a freakin snow storm to pick up my bed.

Unfortunately I have to pay freight charges to have it shipped here. I live too far away to go pick it up. How did the custom bedsides look, I'm going with them since I went with 67 front fenders with no marker lights.

[C10_ustacould]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Thanks guys, slowly but surely it's getting there. Got some more parts in today, Fesler polished billet tail lights, they are purdy I'm stocking away everything until I need it, after we get our tax money back I'll be purchasing the last of my big ticket items like a new bed kit, Accuair and new foam and covers from truck seats for my buddy buckets.

Sweet pieces!!

[Rusbuilt]

Keith you know I'm about an hour from SoKy classics!! You can come visit!!! lol

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Bucks68

Sweet pieces!!

Thanks Buck, I almost passed out when I started adding everything up and realized how much money I still have to put into this truck

Originally Posted by Rusbuilt

Keith you know I'm about an hour from SoKy classics!! You can come visit!!! lol

I looked it up Rus, it is about a 12 hour ride from Jersey, maybe I can make it a weekend road trip

[jlsanborn]

Those lights are awesome!!

[heathbirkendahl]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Thanks guys, slowly but surely it's getting there. Got some more parts in today, Fesler polished billet tail lights, they are purdy I'm stocking away everything until I need it, after we get our tax money back I'll be purchasing the last of my big ticket items like a new bed kit, Accuair and new foam and covers from truck seats for my buddy buckets.

Where did you get those lights? Can they be pigtailed?

Thank you,
Heath

[mcbassin]

Thanks guys, slowly but surely it's getting there. Got some more parts in today, Fesler polished billet tail lights, they are purdy I'm stocking away everything until I need it, after we get our tax money back I'll be purchasing the last of my big ticket items like a new bed kit, Accuair and new foam and covers from truck seats for my buddy buckets

Dig the new tail lights! BTW what is tax money back?

[jeh]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Unfortunately I have to pay freight charges to have it shipped here. I live too far away to go pick it up. How did the custom bedsides look, I'm going with them since I went with 67 front fenders with no marker lights.

The bedsides looked good, seem to to be nice quality. I really liked the custom ones without stake holes. They will look slick on your truck.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Those lights are awesome!!

Thanks, they look really nice

Originally Posted by heathbirkendahl

Where did you get those lights? Can they be pigtailed?

Thank you,
Heath

Heath I got them from a vendor on here, link to his thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=607336

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Dig the new tail lights! BTW what is tax money back?

Thanks Mike, the wife and I just filed our Federal & State taxes, we are getting some nice money back

Originally Posted by jeh

The bedsides looked good, seem to to be nice quality. I really liked the custom ones without stake holes. They will look slick on your truck.

Thanks Jason, it puts my mind at ease that you seen them in person and you think they are nice. I trust your judgement looking at how beautiful your truck is.

[Bennett68C10]

Got some more new parts in today. I bought some restored vent windows from forum member Roger Koop. These things are extremely nice and worth every penny. Roger did a great job on these, if anybody needs new vent windows they should check out Rogers.

[jeh]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Got some more new parts in today. I bought some restored vent windows from forum member Roger Koop. These things are extremely nice and worth every penny. Roger did a great job on these, if anybody needs new vent windows they should check out Rogers.

I wish I would have known that before I ordered aftermarket ones. They didn't fit all that great.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by jeh

I wish I would have known that before I ordered aftermarket ones. They didn't fit all that great.

I was on the fence with whether to go with one piece windows, run repop vent windows or have my originals restored. After doing some research I decided I didn't want to deal with any potential fitment problems with the one piece windows plus I like the look of the vent windows better. Then I found these restored originals on the parts board and decided to give them a shot. I'm glad I did cause they look amazing.

[Bhelton]

I'm a vent window fan as well...great choice!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Bhelton

I'm a vent window fan as well...great choice!

Thanks, I'm really impressed with them

[mikeleeshields]

Looking good Keith. I'm still debating on getting new bedsides now or rocking my crappy ones for this year until I get some other things straightened out. But the bed floor and everything tends to hinge on the bedsides. So I am at a crossroads. I guess go big or go home huh?