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03-20-2020, 03:42 PM | #1 | |
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Re: Anyone can buy an SWB...
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Seriously digging this build. It has nice aftermarket parts but there's more than enough ingenuity w/the stock stuff that one might miss. it's understated!
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67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol. |
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06-07-2020, 12:00 AM | #2 | |
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I have the same TKO 600 with 3.73's, and I find that it is a perfect setup for cruising on the interstate at 75 MPH and 2,100 RPM.
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04-07-2020, 02:32 PM | #3 |
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Re: Anyone can buy an SWB...
Troy,
Just went through this whole build. I had founded along on your other OBS build in the past. I'll be doing a similar build this year to a '75 LWB, that I will be converting to SWB with an extra frame I have. I'm digging the look of the interior with the rubber mat and the exposed/painted high hump tunnel. Hope to see it some day in person. Nice work!
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04-07-2020, 03:19 PM | #4 |
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Thanks Karl,
I remember you. Your a Gentleman. Maybe after this virus has run out, me n you n Scoti can meet up. I dont know how the nationals or the park are gonna go this year.. good to hear from you. |
04-07-2020, 05:06 PM | #5 |
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Just went through this build. I am very jealous of your fabrication skills. Excellent work! Super thorough and beautiful truck.
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04-08-2020, 11:44 AM | #6 |
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Wow, amazing work! Looks awesome!
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04-08-2020, 12:44 PM | #7 |
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Thank you
Thanks for the compliments. The thing that helped me the most was not being afraid of F’ing something up. Sometimes you end up throwing the work out and starting over. Each time I did that The 2nd version was much better. You build momentum with your confidence and skills. I forget who said : You must do the thing you think you cannot do. Words to live by. |
04-08-2020, 03:38 PM | #8 | |
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Educate yourself on what you plan to work on. Research & think about what you're trying to accomplish, then do it. If you fail, figure out & understand why; then do it again making sure you overcome your previous failure. Getting your hands dirty, correcting the failures, & pushing forward definitely builds momentum which feeds your confidence ultimately improving your skills.
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67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol. |
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05-31-2020, 12:11 AM | #9 |
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Don't mind me. Just doing a little dusting....
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67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol. |
05-31-2020, 12:42 PM | #10 |
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Reckon I should do some housekeepin....
Guess Im playin the long game now. Delivered the truck to Empire Garage in Victoria last week. They will be doing some massaging on stuff like the wiper cowl area, gutters n the tail gate. Maybe repaint, after I see how the budget gets eatn up from this 1st stage. So I’ll be actively involved with that along the way. Im not a drop it off n pic it up kind of guy. Lots of room in the shop now. Been cleaning n organizing. Finishing up my ‘68 chassis ( pics upon request ) and getting it out to powder. Been putting in the work to get it to a roller by mid winter. Strange times we live in lately. But Im still doin my thing out here in the hay fields. |
06-07-2020, 01:00 AM | #11 |
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Ah, I see where you're going with that. I don't mind it much because I don't shift into 5th until I'm at a good cruising speed. Plus, I've never had a T56.
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06-07-2020, 01:10 AM | #12 | |
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Ideal ratios but not the easiest swap option because of size & cost.
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67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol. |
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06-07-2020, 12:01 PM | #13 |
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Yea. The attractiveness of the TKO is the ease of swap from a 4 speed setup. I did pick up a super clean Lt1 T56 for my next build though. W/a complete refresh I’ll only have a couple grand in it. So they can be had but absolutely much more work to get it in place and operational.
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06-07-2020, 12:04 PM | #14 | |
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67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol. |
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06-07-2020, 05:23 AM | #15 |
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Re: Anyone can buy an SWB...
Great work Troy. It's nice to see people taking the road less traveled....
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06-07-2020, 11:47 AM | #16 |
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Thank you Rob, is it ?
Hard to do things that havent been done already so gotta think on it some to be unique. My mother always said I was special. |
06-07-2020, 01:45 PM | #17 |
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Subsribed.............Man............that is an awsome build.
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06-16-2020, 11:17 PM | #18 |
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Very cool. Subd !!
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10-21-2020, 10:27 PM | #19 |
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Re: Anyone can buy an SWB...
Let me help move the dust off this one....
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10-22-2020, 10:19 AM | #20 |
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I almost did the same yesterday!! That interior is one of my favorites.
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10-22-2020, 01:55 PM | #21 |
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Last words was potential 'paint-jail'. I hope it's not languishing in a corner of a shop somewhere like a dust covered parts bench....
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10-22-2020, 04:40 PM | #22 |
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Right....quarantined!
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10-23-2020, 10:28 AM | #23 |
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Re: Anyone can buy an SWB...
Time moves much slower in paint prison...
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10-25-2020, 12:53 PM | #24 |
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Yea, more like sheet metal incarceration. Empire is a venture from an oil field guy who has been somewhat disrupted since spring. Seems hes been starting an additional business or two since I dropped off. Most of the panel gaps n seams have been reworked. The cowls are always a terrible fit, this one is getting chopped and repositioned. Its taking a long time but I like having the same guy doing all the metal work. Hes good and the standard is consistent. I didnt want a team of apprentices blowing through it like in my past. Ive been keeping busy. Completed a chassis and started another. Also broke my big toe..Pics upon request 😎
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10-25-2020, 01:07 PM | #25 |
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Well... Slow, well-done, & consistent progress is a good thing. Leaps & bounds better than 'bangin it out' quickly w/less quality.
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