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1968 C10 DD, project "New Tricks"

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Cast stainless with polished exposed area. Marine flip top that's vented. Going to be mounted off to the side in the bed. Just got it in the mail today. Sucker is heavy, love that. Sexy goodness


 
me likey... that's similar to what I want to run on Mutt's tank... where'd you get it?
 
hmmm, didn't know they where making them.. we buy TONS of SeaDog stuff...
 
Old Air Products compressor mount and belt tensioner bracket. I PCed it semi gloss black, like everything else under the hood. All the stuff fit SUPER nice, nothing weird.





Also, I FINALLY got this oversized piece of aluminum (aka: radiator) out of my house. Been sitting in my living room forever, since it's not "safe" in the garage. I had cut, bend, and weld back together my nicely PCed radiator upper mounts. Damn radiator is ~1" too tall. Modified mounts will get PCed with a new batch of stuff. Pulled my MC off and wire wheeled all the rust growing on it.




Kinda of a teaser pic with the intake laying in there. It looks like I can mount it to the AC compressor without much work. :) Found some radiator hoses that fit. The belt OldAir sent was too short and their recommended fix (smaller idler pulley) wasn't good enough. Finding a belt to fit was tough. I ended up landing on a larger belt and larger tensioner pulley. The picture has the small pulley on the tensioner, I basically put that idler pulley on. Works great. That was a PITA but you can't let it win


 
this is a great shot....




also digging the fuel filler...nice custom piece!

Great work Brent!
 
thanks Zim

you can see the rusty MC in that shot, guess that's what happens when it sits outside/ uncovered/ in the rain :doah::haha:
 
right on that, I usually give mine a shot of clear if nothing else just because they rust so fast, specially in MI humidity!

That stance is just killer man!
 
So I ended up powder coating those upper radiator mounts, again, and did the intake tube in black as well. Couldn't stand looking at the shiny.

Also acquired two sets of buddy buckets. :D




 
That's what benches/buddy buckets are for

though a bench is better for hokey pokey activities :waytogo:



Found this picture of a 67/68. I've got different paint but since it's also dark, it's very close to what I want in a front end. I don't see CHEVROLET letters often and I've been considering painting the headlight bezels to match. My front will look just like this except with a chrome bumper. I don't think I want a painted front bumper since it will be a daily driver. Really though, I love the C10 F/R chrome bumpers. :D

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Thats fuggin slick.

I like the bumper the color of the truck and the grille all blacked out. But Im a chrome hater so Im not much help.
 
Made up some plates a while ago and had them powder coated to match everything else under the hood. Luckily, my OldAir Products AC plates came PCed the same semi-gloss black. Got them installed today.

This plate is for the throttle. It supports the DBW to the firewall and covers up all the old holes nearby. Both plates are mounted with Stainless Steel Black Oxide bolts and SS nuts on the back side. Thanks to the Brotherhood for finding them for me. Now they wont rust :waytogo:




 
Next is the fuse panel support plate. It also covers up about a dozen old holes while holding the fuse panel tight. Both plates also have weather stripping on the outside plate. Worked out great.






 
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