1970bowtie's SWB build thread

[1970bowtie]

havent updated in a while..as of now the clip and bed of my truck are off and awaiting the motor, meanwhile ive been rattle caning the frame.i drilled the old locking cylinder out,got some door locks that i have keys too.found a long water pump set up in the junk yard.and got all my engine parts finally and have been waiting for my blazer tank to show up, it finally got here this evening. it was kind of beat up with dents here and there...but thats lmc for you i guess
the truck is going to start getting assembled tomorrow, so maybe itll be street legal before i have to go back the school

[68chevy68]

Cool, get us some pictures when you can. I don't know about you, but it took me a minute to figure out how the blazer tank went in. I got it now though..., maybee.,lol

[1970bowtie]

yea, ill have to try to figure it out tomorrow, hope its not too much of a pita

[1970bowtie]

well, got my motor and trans sitting in the truck, need to bolt on my accessories,wire everything, find some trans cooler lines and crank her up..then we need to replace everything for back brakes, and get new pads, and lines for the front.replace the wind shield, get it aligned, registered, inspected and insured. and then it'll be on the road. but i dont think im gonna be able to get all that done by the end of this week...so it looks like im gonna be riding the bus to school......

[Spray-Bomb]

Yeah, but at least it won't be for the whole year

Sweet dude, can't wait till you get it on the road
Especially cuz Tav is dork & is selling his truck, so we'll have to cruise together some

[1970bowtie]

i think we could get it running by the end of this week.. its all the little things that take time.
matt, when you bagged your truck all you did was take out the coils and put the bags in right? and if you dont mind, how much did that cost...im thinking about doing that to mine.

well, im going to take some pics.

[1970bowtie]

pics

[1970bowtie]

well...tried to install my cross member, and it didn't line up thanks to the p/o installed late model motor mounts, which isn't a big deal, but still a set back. next i wanted to see if my drive shaft would fit right since the motor set farther back. turns out it dosen't sit in the rear yoke right, and is way to short. so apparently i was given the wrong drive shaft when i bought my truck. so its looking like i wont even have the truck cranked this week..

[OLDIRON69]

Lookin' good Justin, you will proabably be better off just seeing how long you need your drive shaft and take it to Tyler and have it done. Will probably save alot of running around.

[67_C-30]

Looking good! The front of it looks (looked) like my brother's blue project truck!

[1970bowtie]

wanted to let you guys know that im still alive..my camera broke,so thats y i havent updated

well, heres the news..we still havent fired it. havent wired the motor.havent put the fuel pump on.and still havent put the starter on.... what i have done is taken my drums and roters up to school, and turned them,bought new pads,bearing, seals,shoes,hoses,wheel cylinders,radiator hoses and belts...
so now im outta money again
anyway, after i get the above done. i need an alignment, winsheild,registration and inspection and it should be good to go. forgot about my gas tank i need to relocate the filler neck..fun.fun
ill try to post some crappy cell phone pics

[1970bowtie]

my truck...plus a random pic of my friends pos stuck in the mud

[1970bowtie]

those are tiny pics. just fixed my camera with duct tape, so ill get some better pics

[BB72CHEVKT]

Did you get it fired up?

[OLDIRON69]

Get to work man...

[72BlckButy]

Great looking project... I wish I could come up with a fairly rust free SWB for $400.

Any progress??

[1970bowtie]

I havent updated in forever...i bet u guys think im dead or something, truth is i came close. i was riding with a friend a couple of months ago and we hit a tree doing about 75 the seat belt didnt catch and my face hit the wind sheild hard enough to knock a hole through the safety glass, as i bounced back from the windsheild i took out the passenger window with my right elbow and hit the door frame so hard i broke a rib. that wasnt a pleasant experience i took 4 stiches to the lip because it was cut in half, and 2 more stiches to the elbow. ill add a pic of me in the hospital that night. so, anyways thats partly why i havent updated, and ive been busy with school and other things.. well ill add some pics

[1970bowtie]

heres a few pics.. one of the truck i was in.. 93 chevy half ton x cab. and a few of m truck with the chevelle coils i put in the back. and one of me in the hospital about 2 hours after the wreck.

[67_C-30]

Dangit Man! Good thing you're OK. A friend of mine and I were flying around a curve too fast in POS Chevy Monza years ago and the same thing happened to him. The seat belt didn't lock and he bent the steering wheel and hit his head on the glass.

[BB72CHEVKT]

Glad to hear your ok! DId you ever get it running?

[Blue'72]

WOW, I'm glad to hear you're OK!! Now anyway. I'll bet you don't ever want to go through that again!

Ok, enuff screwin' around. Get back to work!! J/K. Get well first!

[1970bowtie]

thanks guys.. and nope it still aint running. i got fuel lines last weekend. i need to install them, order a trans x member, put the starter on, and wire the motor...still.

[Erl]

Do you still have the 68 GMC for sale? I would like to buy it.

Erl

[OLDIRON69]

I know he still has it, I have a nice fender and door you can pick up cheap too...

I live right down the road from him and it is still there..or was a couple days ago.

[1970bowtie]

after two years, and 2 motors, the truck will finally be running this weekend. i got a lil motivated to get it done when i tore the transmission up in my 4x4 frontier.