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Maggie and I are new to to board and this is her first project!! We found a 66 Custom SWB, large window on craigslist and picked it up a few weeks ago. She wanted a orignal paint truck, and it had to be Blue with plenty patina!! The truck has minor rust and the guy I got it from swapped in a 305 and didn't get much further than that. The truck is perfect for our plans. I'm going to try to keep the cost low and get it back on the road asap. The plans are to bag the truck, new brakes, and put a TH350 in it. After looking at a 100 or more builds my inspiration for bagging the truck comes from coulter here on the board! Any tips, comments, or advise along the way would be much appreciated!
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Welcome aboard! Nice looking truck, I also did a budget build and bagged my truck with bolt in bags and plates cheap around $500 with trading and parts I had...if you dont get to crazy and shop around it can be done....Who Is maggie to you? wife,daughter just wondering you kinda left that out...anyways great site everyones very helpful and tons of info..
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She's my girlfired, I have a few pictures to post but still trying to figure that out!! I think they are to big!! Working on getting them posted soon.
Thanks Jason |
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Welcome. Looks like a great find.
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Picking it up, we drove 6 hours to Arkansas to get it.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...DELUXE_003.jpg I was able to use the wrecker from work!! http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...DELUXE_002.jpg Unloading it at the house. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...DELUXE_006.jpg http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...DELUXE_011.jpg http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...DELUXE_010.jpg Motor in the bed http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...DELUXE_012.jpg Jason |
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Very nice, that short bed really makes it look tuff !!
:welcoem: to the board, and good luck. If you post it, we will read it!! |
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Welcome to the site! Have fun, and ask any questions you need to know! This group has an amazing amount of knowledge, and will kindly share it!
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Welcome to the forum. Glad you finally found the one you were after!
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you just don't see too many all original rear engine custom cabs these days :lol::lol::lol:
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Looks like a killer truck to start with and coulter's truck is a good example to follow. It should be an awesome project.
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I'll post tear down pics tomorrow, I have a bunch of parts on the way, and have started welding stuff!
Jason |
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Woot.... Let the fun begin !!!!!!!!
Hey mods.... we need a welder smiley !!! |
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Welcome you guys!!and a great truck to start with
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Welcome and nice truck!
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What part of AR u pick it up? The truck looks great and the patina is awesome!! just get it going ASAP. Drive it while u gather bag parts...
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Thanks for all the kind welcomes!! I'll have her jump on here soon and introduce herself too. Thanks again Jason |
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Jason, welcome and enjoy the new truck.
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Here we were getting ready to pull the bed and rear mounted engine!
Attachment 947949 With the help of a engine hoist, jack, and Maggie, we were able to put the bed up for safe storage. Attachment 947950 On side of the house! I'm sure the neighbor loves it! Attachment 947951 Getting ready to pull the hood. Attachment 947952 In the grage getting ready to come apart. Attachment 947953 I gave the wheels away (that were new and never got to see the road) to a friend who was working on a 65 Chevy step side for a kid who was getting a truck for his 16th birthday (last Thursday) that belonged to his grandfather who had bought it new! My buddy installed Vintage Air AC, CPP disc brakes, power master, and power steering, the wheels with new tire, and what did the kid like the most? the wheels!! I'll post a picture when i get it. They could have not ended up in a better place. Thanks again Jason |
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Hot... and into old trucks... You are a lucky man!! :metal:
Great progress on the truck so far, keep the pictures coming! |
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I would build her a truck too;)
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Wow what a HOTTIE !!
(and your girlfriend is cute too) LOL I would say I would build a truck for a girl too, but I just spent $10k on a professional restoration on this for my wife: Attachment 948110 This is her 1972 LeMans Sport with the Endura Package. Only thing keeping it from being a GTO really is the emblems, and the little known fact that there was no such thing as a factory '72 convertible GTO.... Attachment 948111 We have not seen it yet, these photos are before pics of the car. We take delivery of it this August when we go home on leave. Bottom line, awesome what a good woman will inspire a man to do.... :smoke: |
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Still learning how to post pics, I know its easy, how sad.
I do have a question in the mean time, can I run a TH350 trans with the stock (low) trans tunnel? And did the 66 hub caps come in chrome? I'll get more tear down pics up tomorrow as well as of my truck. Jason |
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im running a 350/th350 in my 66 with a low hump and it fits fine.
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More tear down pics!
Attachment 948490 Pulled the front clip Attachment 948491 Hooked up a battery, jumper wire, and put some gas in the carb, fired right up! Attachment 948492 Than we pulled the motor Attachment 948493 And put the clip on the other side of the house for those neighbors to look at! Attachment 948495 |
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Pulled the rear suspension out and cut the rear cross braces out.
Attachment 948498 She's removing the bumper Attachment 948499 No I'm not lowering it this way! Attachment 948500 Removed front suspension Attachment 948501 And the center cross member. Ready to start welding stuff! Attachment 948502 Jason |
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Looks like you're off to a great start! Looks like a nice truck to start with, The body looks great! Oh and the truck too!:lol::lol:
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Glad to see that Maggie is wearing her steel toe flip flops, safety first!!!
If I was one of your neighbors, you might want to keep a close eye on the bed and the front clip!! |
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Looks like you two are going to have a lot of fun on this.
Good to see she is wrenching on it too!! When my wife got her LeMans, I told her she would have to wrench on it. She said "But that is what I have you for..." My reply to her was, "I could do that. But you would know nothing about your car, and when people stop to talk to you about it, they will realize you know nothing about it. Then they will know it is really MY car, and I just let you drive it." Now she only asks me for help on it. Funny thing too, mechanics dont like to talk to her now either because they cannot pull the wool over her eyes. (Local Chevy dealership tried to tell her part of her transmission problem was a dead battery and it would be $200 for them to change the battery. Yep, no lie... $80 for the battery and $120 for an hour of labor) She told them exactly why they should go frook themselves. |
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Funny thing is my son (19) watches me work on his stuff! She pushes me out of the way so she can try! Something you can't teach people. She is having a blast working on this truck, all the more for me to get in on the ground asap. I have c notches, bags, track bar, 2 steel wheels, cpp front brake and ball joint kit, rear 5 lug conversion axles, master w/ booster and a few other things on the way, hoping to have it on the ground soon.
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You two are rockin'! :metal: Can't wait to see it laying out.
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Welcome to the forum Jason and Maggie :D
Wow, you don't mess around do you. I'll be watching to see this one progress. |
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Going to post the rest of my pics, I'm at a stopping point until I get parts so I'm taking the weekend off. We got the truck on fathers day so we've done pretty good so far. I'm not a welder or fabricator so go easy on me! It helped a lot looking and coulter's build in knowing which direction to go first. We are not sandblasting and painting parts this go around, get it back on the road, drive it, than break it back down, fix the rust, do a little paint.
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Doing the cross member.
Attachment 948911 :) Attachment 948912 Trimed Attachment 948913 Tacked Attachment 948914 Welded Attachment 948915 Ment to post these first! Jason |
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For not being a welder you did a dam nice job.
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Than it was off to the control arms! My free 2 1/2 stripe ended up being 2 1/4, so we have 2 1/4 dropped a-arms!
Started cutting. Attachment 948925 Made the dropped section first. Attachment 948926 Welded it in. Attachment 948927 Than made the bottom Attachment 948929 She was mad that I did this with out her! |
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