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'68 Chevy Shortbed. [April 21 , , repainted and underhood mockup]]


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#1 Steve Milberry

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 10:02 AM

Started tinkering around with last week after finishing the Rabbit.

I had a '68 cab assembly from a box of stuff I got years ago and I'm gonna bash it with the current '72 longbed.The hood is from the '72. I was pleased to find it's thick enough at the front that you could easily file the front of it away to look like a '67/'68 hood.

Plans are for candy aqua paint with white roof and lower body. I'll be using the 19" Cragars in the pictures on it. I made them 6 or 7 years ago and only used them on one build so far so I think this will be a good one to use them on.

The engine will be the 350 small block from the '72 kit dressed up with the 327 valve covers from the '68 and detailed out a bit.

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Started by shortening the rear fenders. took 12mm out in front of the wheel and 6 from behind. Also took the same from the bed floor. I'm moving the wheel wells in about 3 scale inches on each side. Need the extra room for the big Pegasus Michline Pilot tires I'll be using.

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Here's the shortened chassis plate. Again, 12mm out of the wheelbase. I think I found a sneaky way to shorten it too. LOL

The only peices I actually removed is the little peice shown in the first pic which came out of the exhaust/drive shaft area between the suspension arms and a bit in front of the tires for clearence.

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Here's the rear fenders before I attempt to add the trim and new side marker lights.

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Edited by Steve Milberry, 21 April 2013 - 07:58 AM.


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Posted 21 October 2012 - 11:11 AM

This is looking very cool.

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 11:43 AM

Great start...
McLoving the chassis work and hood.
The cab is gonna need a lot of TLC...TCB.
Thankya...thankyaverymuch

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 01:48 PM

Looking good, I will be watching this one for sure.

Sure would be nice to not have to cut and splice a kit to build one though. Maybe if the Mobeius Ford kits are well received, we can see GM & Dodge kits?????????????????

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 02:02 PM

cool. I love the 67-68 chevy trucks. I am going to start one soon.

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 02:33 PM

Me likey! B)

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 03:27 PM

Hey Steve, I actually have a resin 67 hood if you wanted to make a copy of it. I can bring it to the next meeting we're both attending... :)

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 01:11 AM

awesome!

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 06:04 AM

looking great i really like it

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 09:39 AM

Oh YEAH!! Now you're talking! I'll be watching this for sure!

Don't forget to remove the stake pockets just above the rear wheel wells. Shortbox's don't have them. ;)

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 09:55 AM

Hey Steve, I actually have a resin 67 hood if you wanted to make a copy of it. I can bring it to the next meeting we're both attending... :)


Thanks for the offer Chris but this one's pretty good.

Oh YEAH!! Now you're talking! I'll be watching this for sure!

Don't forget to remove the stake pockets just above the rear wheel wells. Shortbox's don't have them. ;)


Thanks Greg, I'll keep that in mind. , , I did not know that.

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 12:08 PM

Man, I really like those 19" Cragars Steve! Do you cast them or just make a set when you want to use them?

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 12:12 PM

Will be watching for sure. Eventually would like to make a copy of my old 67.
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Posted 23 October 2012 - 02:42 PM

looking great...

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Posted 26 October 2012 - 02:06 PM

How did i miss this? :o

I will be watching!...you may want to see my wip when i get it going!...for i have another plan about shortening the whole bed and frame! :D

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Posted 29 October 2012 - 09:54 AM

Time to do something with those inner fenders.

They look like the inner fenders of the '60-'66 generation truck. Looks like AMT/MPC didn't get an underhood pic before tooling up the '67 and just went with the earlier design and kept with it.

I cut them out ,, easy anough job and went looking for a more appropriate set.

After looking at all my gluebombs I found that the closest I had was actually from a 3rd gen MPC TransAm, of all things.

Not a perfect fit but they're about the right shape so I can work with them.

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Posted 29 October 2012 - 11:41 AM

Links keep getting broke to the pics man...not all but some....fyi you may want to recheck the pics!

Not bad...forgot about the inner fenders...lol

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 06:38 AM

Still needs to be cleaned up a bit first but you get the idea.

I used the 2 smallest sizes of Plastistruct strips I gould get, layine the top one on edge to get a slightly thinner strip.

I was pleasently surprised that the Plastistruct was almost the exact size I needed, I thought I was honna have to use wire for the top and cut the bottom one myself from thin sheet stock.

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 08:16 AM

looking great !!!!!!!!

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Posted 17 November 2012 - 02:31 PM

Starting to look awesome B) Im building one too and just finished a 67. I used amt's newer 1960 chevy pickup chassis, 1984 GMC inside fenders.

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