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1960 SWB rebuild
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Hey everyone, I've been a member for a relatively short time and haven't posted much, though I'd throw some pics up of me and my dad's build that's eventually gonna be my 8 months/year driver. Here's some pictures of it when we first bought it.
Quick description of truck before = stock suspension, brakes and steering, 3.73 rear end, crate small block V8 with not many miles on it, (don't know for sure). Torsion bars are cranked all the way down on the front, and he had blocks on the back to lower it some. PLANS - rear end + front end swap from an '89 suburban, putting 2" drop springs in front. - transmission from '89 suburban (700R4) - pwr brakes + steering - airbag rear suspension (no onboard compressors) - relocating fuel tank to back - replacing '60 hood with '62 hood - body work + full paint job |
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That looks like a decent truck as it is. What are your plans for it?
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Well we've already done quite a bit, I'll try to post some pics.
- rear end + front end swap from an '89 suburban - transmission from '89 suburban (700R4) - pwr brakes + steering - airbag rear suspension (no onboard compressors) - relocating fuel tank to back - replacing '60 hood with '62 hood - body work + full paint job Attachment 754176 Our donor vehicle - an '89 suburban. Attachment 754167 The old torsion bar front suspension - to be replaced with the suburban front end with 2" drop springs. Attachment 754172 Attachment 754169 The old rear end (with 3.73 gears) and suspension to be replaced with suburban 4.11 gears and airbag suspension. Attachment 754177 700R4 with shift kit from suburban to go in. more pics to come! |
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That is a beautiful truck.
I'm in for pics!! Too bad you're so far away,I'm looking for a 60-61 hood. |
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Some pics of the new front end and rear end.
Attachment 754544 New airbag suspension on new rear end. Attachment 754539 New, shorter primered u-bolts for rear end. Attachment 754527 Front end coming back from getting drop springs and bearings done! Attachment 754543 New front end and sway bar in! Sway bar to be painted orange. Attachment 754542 Front end in, cab ready to be lifted and sandblasted. |
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Some more pics: lifting the cab! and cleaning up the frame a bit.
Attachment 754634 Cab, gutted, and almost ready, just need to take doors off and windshield out. Attachment 754635 My dad checking out the trusty setup! Attachment 754636 Our come-along, the slowest possible way to lift a cab! haha. but it works. Attachment 754637 Just barely got it high enough to move the frame out from underneath! Attachment 754638 Starting to clean the frame up a bit. |
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New tranny in. Attachment 754651 Where the new power steering pump will go. Attachment 754652 Working on the pump. Attachment 754653 It's in! Attachment 754654 New shocks. |
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Progressing nicely. Be sure to post more pics as you go.
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Some pics of the box and starting to get parts sandblasted and primered.
Attachment 754661 Box before anything, came with molded in roll pan. Plans to put black painted wood in, stock-style. Attachment 754662 Cutting the carriage bolts off, couldn't figure out any other way to get them out, and they were super rusted anyways. Attachment 754664 Box with first primer on it. Attachment 754663 Inner fenders and rad support with primer. Attachment 754665 Tailgate with primer. |
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The cab, all sandblasted! Attachment 754675 Cab floor, we were lucky to find such a rust free, solid cab! Attachment 754676 Cab corner, will need some work. Attachment 754677 Interior. Attachment 754678 My dad, starting to do some work on the door. Got patch panels for the bottom section of each door to be put in. |
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Door, cut and ready for the patch panel to be put in. Painted the inside with some sort of rust treatment solution, should be good for another 50 years! Attachment 754682 New patch for the inside put in. Attachment 754683 And new patch panel for the outside put in! Attachment 754684 Doors, primered. Attachment 754685 Interior door panels. |
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Prepping cab for primer. Attachment 754687 Cab corner patched and filled. Attachment 754688 Attachment 754689 Cab primered. Attachment 754690 Bottom of cab painted black. |
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Mounting cab back on frame. Attachment 754698 Firewall painted! That's the final outside color. Attachment 754699 Getting ready to cut a hole for the new Lokar shifter. Attachment 754701 Shifter installed! Attachment 754700 New nuts welded on inside for outside mirror. |
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Attachment 754735 Getting the new hood ready for painting. Attachment 754736 High build primer. Attachment 754737 Attachment 754738 Final paint! |
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Our new tailgate hinging setup, had to notch out the tailgate a bit to make room. Attachment 754740 High build primer. Attachment 754741 Some body work on the box! Attachment 754742 High build on the box. Attachment 754743 High build on the cab. |
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Attachment 755695 Primer, then the final white on the dash. The white's gonna be on the interior and on the upper section of the outside of the cab. Attachment 755697 Attachment 755696 Attachment 755698 More pics of door, interior. |
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FINAL COLOR!!
Attachment 755707 Attachment 755711 doors. Attachment 755708 Attachment 755709 cab. Attachment 755710 side cowls. |
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Now we start finishing the little stuff and putting it in!
Attachment 755712 Heater box, repainted. Attachment 755713 Air vents. Attachment 755714 Painting up part of the steering column. Attachment 755715 Steering column and wheel installed! Attachment 755716 Autometer tach! |
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Towing cross member and new gas tank!
Attachment 755721 Decided to get a new gas tank from Brothers, to take the fuel out of the cab and get a little more traction in the back. Gonna make the filler in the bed. Attachment 755723 Our homemade tank mounts! Attachment 755724 Attachment 755722 A towing cross member we had welded up, super sturdy! |
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Very nice and quick work. Welcome aboard. ;)
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Wow awsome work what color is that?
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welcome brotha!! nice work you duudes are doing some nice work
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Nice work!
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Pics of bed wood to come!
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