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Chewievette · 03-07-2011, 12:57 AM

Not quite a convert yet but I'm sure you guys can help out with that. If you told me a week ago I was going to buy a 68 C-10 I would have given you a funny look and then gazed down in defeat saying, "yeah maybe..."

I recently picked up this 1968 C-10 LWB. I was told that it had been sitting for a while but after test driving and talking with the owner for a while I decided to chance it and put this truck to the test immediately after purchase. After signing the papers and handing over the cash I promtly drove the truck over an hour home, at night, over a mountain! I'm not totally crazy I assure you, but it does come and go. I am proud to say that absolutely Nothing eventful happened during the trip and we all made it back home safe and sound!

The very next morning, in the face of an impending rain storm, we squeezed the truck into the garage and set to work. While quite roadworthy to begin with we opted to fix up a few things we noticed it might be needing. Spark plugs, Plug wires (the old ones literally fell apart), valve cover gaskets, fuel filter, oil change, new master cylinder, brake bleeders, and a very tedious brake bleeding. Now all she Really needs is a drivers side mirror to replace the broken one and daily driver duty is on the schedule.

Things I've noticed so far: Its on the second paint job already, which should shine up nicely with some elbow grease. The rust is fairly minor ...so far. The Distributor has been changed to an HEI unit. The Alternator has also been updated. The fuel pump and starter look almost brand new. Aftermarket ugly radio, they probably hacked a big hole to stuff it in there. And just about everything else looks stock.

I've already bought a few crusty old parts to slap on there, including the infamous bare foot gas pedal and matching dimmer (Sorry, I just HAD to get them). I'm still shopping around for a four barrel intake and carb on the cheap, and a disc brake conversion that wont put me in the poor house. If you guys have any suggestions for either, let me know! I also want to take the ugly peeling white lettering off the tail gate, lmk if there is a good proven way to make that happen.

Now I think I'll go make friends with the search button and lurk in the shadows while scrape four decades of gunk off this truck

03-07-2011, 12:57 AM	#1
Chewievette Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 63	My First Chevy! Not quite a convert yet but I'm sure you guys can help out with that. If you told me a week ago I was going to buy a 68 C-10 I would have given you a funny look and then gazed down in defeat saying, "yeah maybe..." I recently picked up this 1968 C-10 LWB. I was told that it had been sitting for a while but after test driving and talking with the owner for a while I decided to chance it and put this truck to the test immediately after purchase. After signing the papers and handing over the cash I promtly drove the truck over an hour home, at night, over a mountain! I'm not totally crazy I assure you, but it does come and go. I am proud to say that absolutely Nothing eventful happened during the trip and we all made it back home safe and sound! The very next morning, in the face of an impending rain storm, we squeezed the truck into the garage and set to work. While quite roadworthy to begin with we opted to fix up a few things we noticed it might be needing. Spark plugs, Plug wires (the old ones literally fell apart), valve cover gaskets, fuel filter, oil change, new master cylinder, brake bleeders, and a very tedious brake bleeding. Now all she Really needs is a drivers side mirror to replace the broken one and daily driver duty is on the schedule. Things I've noticed so far: Its on the second paint job already, which should shine up nicely with some elbow grease. The rust is fairly minor ...so far. The Distributor has been changed to an HEI unit. The Alternator has also been updated. The fuel pump and starter look almost brand new. Aftermarket ugly radio, they probably hacked a big hole to stuff it in there. And just about everything else looks stock. I've already bought a few crusty old parts to slap on there, including the infamous bare foot gas pedal and matching dimmer (Sorry, I just HAD to get them). I'm still shopping around for a four barrel intake and carb on the cheap, and a disc brake conversion that wont put me in the poor house. If you guys have any suggestions for either, let me know! I also want to take the ugly peeling white lettering off the tail gate, lmk if there is a good proven way to make that happen. Now I think I'll go make friends with the search button and lurk in the shadows while scrape four decades of gunk off this truck __________________ 1968 C-10 Long Bed 307ci Automatic Last edited by Chewievette; 03-07-2011 at 01:00 AM.



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