New Project 71 SWB
 

I bought couple trucks for $1500, both run & drive but im making 1 truck out of the two. both have the 350/350 combo. but the cab & Interior in the orange truck is awesome. the purple cab is shot, not to mention the front/drivers fender was smashed.

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1968 GMC SWB & 1971 LWB

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The cab on the orange truck is ready to come off. hopefully by tomorrow ill have the orange cab sitting on the swb frame.

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$1500 for both and they're drivers, you got one heck of a deal.

that purple cab really was shot ha! :lol: keep pics of the progress coming.

I plan on swapping the swb to 5lug disc fronts & 5lug axle from the long bed. and when I do that im gonna put new ball joints in the control arms.

any suggestions on the fronts? will the spindles fit the stock drum control arms?

what i did on mine was swap the whole front xmember, it was the easiest way. there were 6 bolts on each side of the frame, 3 were to the member and 3 were to the upper arm. then i had to pop the pitman arm off the steering box with a pickle fork, remove the brake lines, and that was about it as far as i can remember.
EDIT you have to remove the steering arm rod <-- i guess that's what it's called :lol: from the pass side frame, it has 2 bolts. it is really an easy swap though.

What a great deal, two trucks. Keeps those pics coming.

ok that does sound pretty easy. I might do that before I go replacing parts in the front ends. SO does the crossmember hold the coil springs & everything? just move it over and bolt it on?

yeah, you can keep the wheels on and all. i just rolled mine right under the other frame. the wheels won't turn the same so it's a little tricky but that's about it.

what are the L shaped brackets on the front of the frame for?

scrap iron once I cut them off..I have no idea why they are on there. something some one welded on over the years :crazy:

Your purple cab is actually rustier than mine... that's an acomplishment (of some sort) ...

Good score on the trucks! (Those brackets were probably for a plow or some other silly horse pucky.)

Looks like you got a driver and a beater!:D

I thought about putting the long bed together, but as it looks now, im gonna part it out

now im not so sure that the short bed is a 350engine. I wrote down the casting number last night and it doesn't exist. so I need to check it again. the number I wrote down ended w/ a "44" and that could either be a 283 or a 327. I guess Ill have to get out a wire brush and clean it up a bit. (guy I bought it from said it was a 350)

283's and 327's are good engines. if it runs good keep it in there. i'd take one of them just as fast as a 350.

no worries..

just when it blows/gets weak/smokes, im gonna put the 350 thats on my engine stand in it.

Another MUTT eh? not sure if there's enough room for another one on this forum :lol:

What a deal. Do they both have titles?

Looks like you will have a fun truck when finished. Keep us posted.

yes I do have both titles


I have the short bed put together, it just needs the electrical put back together. I didn't take any pics cuz I didn't get it out of the garage, but tonight it should be running. :crossfingers:

:agree: Would like to see the working progress. I have my '70 Burb, but miss my '70 Short Bed. Gave it to my Son in Law. Something for him and my Grandson to work on when the Grandson gets older.

Now I just have a bunch more work to do! LOL

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dang bro, you're making pretty fast work. it's starting to come together :metal: .

Slow down, your making some of us look bad! ;)