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Thread: 68 C10 shortbox LS/T56 project
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11-08-2017 #1Registered User
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68 C10 shortbox LS/T56 project
Evening everyone.
My new project is a 68 C10. It was a LWB but going to be a SWB.
I bought the truck last fall. Came out of CA. Very nice body. Only rust was beneath the heater core area.
It had about 100 pounds of rat/mouse/other crawly stuff in every crevice of the cab and engine compartment.
I completely disassembled the truck. Stripped all the paint off the sheet metal. The frame was sanded blasted and painted.
As I would say I'm in charge of taking paint off but a local body shop is willing to let me put paint on this time. Mostly just sanding. That starts next week.
I'm buying a new aftermarket short box.
So here's my question. I've been on the C10 sites reviewing build threads. I'm going LS and T56. I understand I will need a high hump transmission pan. But if I go with a 4" front drop and 6" rear drop will a correctly sized (3.5"-4") one piece drive shaft clear the stock trailing arm cross member? Some say yes and some have modified the stock cross member. No plans to go any lower than 6" in the back. What have you guys done?
Any help would be great.
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04-09-2018 #2Registered User
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So I've made some good progress.
The local body shop has let me do all the sanding of the skim coat body filler. Sanding one coat of "poly" filler and then two sessions of block sanding 2K primer.
They color sanded and buffed all the cab and body parts. It looks pretty great.
I installed the LS1 T56 combo.
I just got the wiring done. Howell LS harness. Painless chassis harness. Got the basic stuff hooked up and it cranked!
Lots of work to do before it fires. Run fuel lines. Install gas tank.
Tomorrow is gauge panel install and hook up all the wires.
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