Jetfxr's 68 pickup

[jetfxr]

Here is a 1968 pickup that I have been working over for the past couple years. I am posting pictures here so they can be viewed over the net.

 

[jetfxr]

I bought a new dash pad from "justdashs.com" and installed it, looks great but was very spendy. Took a week of searching to get a new rubber floor mat, jc whitney was the only place I could find one.

 

[jetfxr]

Jeff sold me a new headliner, then I ordered dye that was matched to the seat here's a look.

 

[jetfxr]

I had five new tires installed, and also scored nos hubcaps on ebay.

 

[jetfxr]

This truck was a one owner very low miles, the bed is hardly used not banged up or dented at all.

 

[jetfxr]

You can see the original oil bath air cleaner, and very clean engine. This truck runs and drives like a new 68, but it only has 78,000 miles.

 

[Scooter]

Nice. Looks good

 

[vancetater]

That truck is in awsome shape I like it alot

 

[jetfxr]

One of the cool things to me is the fuel filler is not in the fender, takes fuel at full fill pressure. Still has the factory step bumper also.

 

[jetfxr]

So when I bought this truck it was a 2wd, I converted it to 3/4 4wd. I rebuilt a set of 73 axles from my travelette, because it had gotten Chevy tons. I also had a new exhaust installed after the switch. It is very easy to convert one of these. I used a 205 t-case from a 70s harvester, rebuilt a spud shaft, and had the rear drive shaft made and balanced, also had to grab a front shaft, had it balanced also. Here in montana 4wd is used a lot so I have found it very nessary to balance and new joints because of the highway speeds any viberation is really felt. This one is good to 60mph thats about all the truck wants with the 4:11 gears.

 

[jetfxr]

I can also tell you I drive a lifted travelette most of the time and it looks good but I get more folks looking at this truck maybe because it looks so stock and fresh of the farm from 68. It had one stone chip on the windshield so I had it fixed as soon as I saw it, bet the windshield would cost near as much as the truck.

 

[jetfxr]

When I got the truck it had scout2 mirrors on the doors, I think a dealer installed them. The fellow I bought it from was 90 years old and very particular about the truck. I found a set of mirrors for the doors (gold) and replaced the scout2 mirrors. Passenger is a little pitted so I will keep an eye out for a better one.

 

[jetfxr]

Here is a picture of the travelette, as I said I have tooooooooo many harvesters. If you have not looked check out the 34hotrod I am building that for this summer and maybe selling the 68 to fund the hotrod

 

[jetfxr]

Here is todays project, my 61 wipers were not working great. I pulled the motors cleaned them up used tons of wd40 new hoses working as good as a 61 ever did. This truck gary billings and I did in a couple days. We lifted the body of the frame and installed a rebuilt 152. Also installed a pto winch and rebuilt brakes ect. The build is oner on bp

 

[jetfxr]

Last picture for today, to many harvesters

 

[jetfxr]

Truck has one bad spot on it, looks like dirt has collected and held mosture here.

 

[jetfxr]

This is the best repair I came up with for the grill

 

[jetfxr]

Check out this dash the truck has 78,000 miles and the gages look like they were in a time capsule.

 

[jetfxr]

As I said earlier this was a 2wd truck when I got it, I think that is why it was in such good condition. Well a few days in the shop and we now have a 3/4 ton 4x4.

 

[jetfxr]

Here a picture when we just finished the conversion.