1968 C10 Restoration Update - Part 13 - Bed Time!

"camaroboy68ss" (camaroboy68ss) 06/26/2020 at 10:55 • Filed to: Project Car, Chevrolet, Chevy, Truck Yeah, restoration, C10, 1960s, Pickup Trucks

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Well for this update some good progress has been made, all of the exterior panels have been cut and buffed and the paint now has a super smooth finish. Currently waiting on some parts for the dash to finish putting it together so went to work putting the box together. My grandfather spend a couple of hours last week taking all the stainless carriage bolts and polishing the heads of them as well as the handful of button heads to add a little pop to the bed.

We had a few worries that we missed some small detail during mockup and with fitting the sides at the tail gate as there was a lot of issues with the gaps, but all the test fitting paid off as the tailgate fits perfectly and opens and closes with no issues. Once the bed sides , wheel tubs, front panel and tail gate were tightened down, installed the rear light harness and got the backup lights and tail lights reinstalled with new gaskets and lenses.

Also installed the side reflectors. As a little fun trivia, in 1968 every vehicle had to have lighted side markers due to new regulations on cars, but for some reason the chevy pickups were able to skirt this somehow by just installing reflectors in the sides. All 68 C10s from the factory had just reflectors, in 1969 it was spotty of reflector vs lighted and by 1970 the side markers were lighted.

Hooker > camaroboy68ss 06/26/2020 at 11:12

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I dig that blue so much. This is a great project! 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > camaroboy68ss 06/26/2020 at 11:26

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So much blue! I enjoy these updates. The truck has to be almost all back together by now. 

camaroboy68ss > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/26/2020 at 11:29

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I am staying pretty current with the updates, I just finished putting the bed together last night. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > camaroboy68ss 06/26/2020 at 11:48

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Did you cut and buff the paint all along the inside of the bed? It is sooooooo shiiiiiiiiiny!

camaroboy68ss > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 06/26/2020 at 11:54

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no, the inside of the bed is uncut, it came out really smooth and shiny . The exterior from some reason had alot of orange peel that need to be cut. The inside areas were painted at different time then the exterior.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > camaroboy68ss 06/26/2020 at 11:58

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Pro-tip: the tires in the led photo don’t appear road worthy, I suggest you change them before going on the highway with that truck bed.

Also, the paint looks awesome, nice job!

camaroboy68ss > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 06/26/2020 at 12:02

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Thanks,

I was hoping to be able to hit 50 with these, but I might have to swap to some hot wheel relines to be road worthy, lol

Beefchips > camaroboy68ss 06/26/2020 at 12:15

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Love the two tone. So pretty!