Overhaulin' my 68

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Re: Overhaulin' my 68

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that is awesome i had thought about doing that same paint sceme
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:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Finally on the road. Put about 25 miles on it today. Drives like a dream. :hd:
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:eek:, You move along pretty fast! The truck looks amazing, I bet you're happy to be driving it now.
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Re: Overhaulin' my 68

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I love it. Nice job on the oaint. You also helped me make a decision on my 67. I was going back and forth on what to do with my guage panel. Seeing yours made up my mind to spray it. Thanks and you have an awesome truck. Take care.
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I really like the way it turned out too. The chrome was wrinkled and peeling. I used my little hand held spot blaster with baking soda took the chrome and paint off and didn't distort the plastic at all. Alot easier than trying too sand it.
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Maaaan! That is nice :thup: :thup: ! Are you going to drag the camper with it?
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That's the plan. I just need to figure out what kind of mirrors to go with.
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Incredible job. It looks great. :thup: :thup:
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Re: Overhaulin' my 68

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Truck looks awesome!....couple of questions

1.stock height?
2.tire/wheels what sizes are you running?

I'm trying to see what looks good on my F250 it being a full floating axle and 8 lug it's limited. Thanks
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great job on the truck, love the paint scheme
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westco wrote:Truck looks awesome!....couple of questions

1.stock height?
2.tire/wheels what sizes are you running?

I'm trying to see what looks good on my F250 it being a full floating axle and 8 lug it's limited. Thanks
Height is stock 68 F100 with 79 F250 axles
Tire size 285/60-18 on 9X18 Eagle wheels
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I do like that paint job, very nice. The way you did your resto is the correct way. I see a lot of people take a few short cuts in the resto department, but you did not. Nice job.....
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i like the wheels and paint.very nice truck :fr:
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Re: Overhaulin' my 68

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Can you give me the info on your gas tank, how many gal etc. Thats exactly what I want to go with.

Your truck is amazing by the way

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Air Bags for extra load
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Some Finished pics
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I finally decided on mirrors (Thanks Rattlecan, they polished up great)
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1968 F100 460 C6
1976 Jeep CJ7 AMC 401 (It's not a bump but it likes bumps/rocks)
2008 Pontiac Solstice GXP

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