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Half way thru project and changed my mind going swb got frame how do I cut bed down
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Bad pic

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use the search option of the forum there are a couple diferent methods

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Ok thanks :chevy:
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here is my 1970 custom 10 i started work on back in june of this year its not much but the best i found for the price i was looking for 750 buck cant ask for much this days need less to say we all gotta strat some where it a very tight budget build but the easy part was taking the thing apart but the hard part for me is all the help i have is just me so its a very very did i say very slow process

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ok it wont let me upload pics dont know what else to do

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no pic nothing idk whats up

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got hem now i geuss i had them to big


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here are a few more i got after i bought truck and got it home and started taking it apart and found i bought a rust bucket :crazy:
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household carpet not good it hold water bad note to self need less to say i in for alot of metal floor replacement

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after i got all the junk out of the bed i was really surprised that it is in good shape as it was very solid floor no rust hold no weak spots well i got a good bed out of it so far

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well i got my yard art in the first pic i got the custom 30 for the hard to find interior parts cant even believe that he instrument panel had a tach in it with a/c all for free from a old friend from work just to get it out his yard WOW i jumped on that deal faster then a cat on a bird

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ok here is some of the floor repair

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getting it all torn apart

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apart then back together again now doing body work

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Well done changed my mind yet again I gonna leave it Lwb truck cause that truck was mostly oe except for engine and trans my freind roy said It will be worth more if I leave it orginal. Please some of you tell me ur thoughts I really need to strat this build when I got truck so it know gonna be a slow process
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Its a good looking truck, i like that color. I'm not sure it will be worth more leaving it a longbed. Seeing as you don't have the original motor, so its no numbers matching. If you do it right, a SB will be worth just as much as a LB just will make tons more work. Thats my opinion anyway. Good luck.

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Thanks well right it's a good color for the truck not many people like that gold color well the funny part is I work out in the woods as a logger and we just moved on this new tract and low and be hold I for a 71 custom blue and white well I asked the land owner if he like to sell the truck it must be my lucky day 500 bucks and it drove up on my lowboy trailer wow
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Pictures or it didn't happen!!!! :)

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Just my luck my truck left I get some when I get to the house that where he taking it I didn't even thank about a pic sorry my bad
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lol

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how u like that gas cap top of the line i tell ya
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the 500 dollar truck it not bad at all its got alot of heart but i think i gonna make it my part truck the one thing that is bugging me the title date issue is 5/05/71 i sure hate to make a part truck out of it.

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That blue one is a gem thats for sure. Good deal for $500. That drivers rear tires is showin some cord. LOL

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That's why he parked the truck didn't wanta put tires on it
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Both trucks look pretty good!

You will get a good amount more for a completed truck if SWB vs LWB. If you have the frame already and are going to re-paint it you could cut down the bed.

If you're not planning to paint the first one would still make a nice truck!

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Thanks I been looking at a few builds on like the 67crewcab swb I got like three other cabs to make a crew cab out of the blue and white truck but I think I gonna keep it Lwb just wonder how hard it would be to do that now my gold truck I gonna keep it as close to factory as can but not matching numbers on motor and trans
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I really need to build a shop this rain just killings not been able to work on 70
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Ok this is what I have planned I have gone to far on my 70 to go backwards on it frame has been sand blasted and painted new x brace up front upper lower balls tie rod ends pitman arm ect it would be pointless va72c10 I do plan on repainting the gold truck that Is the first one started so it like 65% complete need tore down for undercoat paint and put together again I been looking high and low to find a 70 model 350 so it be at least year correct
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Well no progress on my truck this pass few weeks Christmas and all the rain no money to get parts for it
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All right I moved my truck around this week end and boy was it fun my beautiful wife on my four wheel in rewind with winch cable hooked to it and the truck with out brakes or any steering I trying to turn the tires the way I need them just one at a time cause there is no tie rod ends or gearbox on it needless to say one four wheeler and a 70 model truck and me running around it got my 70 model moved and I was one tired pup but on a positive note installed new idler arm and gear box back on this weekend got tie rods on as well cost of all parts and the parts are 2 inter tie Rods 2 outer tie rods 2 sleeves idler arm and pitman arm at oreilly auto parts for 94.15 wow
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Ok is their anyone know where to find six lug rotors to fit the 5 lug spindle
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Well no luck with working on my truck been to busy to mess with it
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here is some progress on my truck i did i used the rustolium hammer tone gray which its silver and the hammer tone copper which is gold looking but it turned out really good after about 5 hours or cleaning it to paint

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here is a before pic of it and yes i went to 6 lug more wheel opinion

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looking good!