The Budget 64 swb build!
 

So ive had this project for a month and its a tight budget build. Its a 64 swb step side. Plans are to bag, 100% restore the int, and reassemble. Long story short truck was running and driving before prior owner took it apart. Inline 6 and a 3 speed. Its been a month of craigslist hunting for parts...... Bags, brackets, compressors, tank, nitrogen bottle brackets etc etc etc....see pictures. Whats the budget.... not gonna say cause itl be for sale at some point.

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this weekend will be install brackets bags and complete front susp rebuild and pictures to follow.

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Tuned in

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Subscribed.:chevy:

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Well the weekend budget just got blown.... gonna g pick up a 69 swb step side as a parts truck. Its got the 5 lug set up already done to it. And for those that wannna know the weekend budget was 200 bucks. Ill post pics later of the parts truck.

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I'm in...:metal:

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I'll watch

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My goodness craiglist is sometimes crazy...... the guy was trying to sell a truck off of a property that he pulled a tax lean on and is just selling off the vehicles..... records of drug busts, immigration, and chop shop history from prior owner. Def negative on that parts truck. Wasted 65 on a trailer rental but feel if i got the parts truck it may have been my life in the future. Tomorrow will be front end strip and take A arms to sand blaster over the week. May try to get running. Pictures coming tomorrow.

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Hows the bag install comming?

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Watching this one. Hope all goes well!:chevy:

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Well i got a little bit done today. The entire front end is off. Seems the right front side of the truck went threw mud every day for 50 years while the left side only saw pavemet. Got the right side cleaned up a little tonight. I ran out of sanding disc and was ten. Also went to the local hardware store and got all the nuts and bolts to mount all the front bag hardware.

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pictures and 50 years of dirt so thick i even found a spark plug in it on the right side.

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Tuned in.

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Caught my attention.
I'm in.

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Can't wait to see some more....

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folks hit a road block in life this weekend.... my father got diag with bladder cancer and didnt get much of anything done. But for now yall can post a debate on going with an 6.2 LS3 or keeping with the inline.

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You going for a hot rod? LS3.

I stuck with the inline. No one really fixes em up.. and the older guys like them.

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Praying for your Dad and your family.

I vote LS3...

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Prayers for your Dad and family. Going thru cancer is tough on everyone.

The dirt on the right side makes sense since that would be the side that goes off the pavement first...lol!

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Its been a few months and dads doing the best he can with the cancer. But I got my taxes in and went a little crazy this week. SO far the front swap, bag mounts, lines, air line, and master cyl. have come in. The little larrys four-play and new moog susp parts are in the mail. Control arms are stripped of joints and shafts and getting blasted this week. Also the seat is in the shop getting recovered with a tuck and roll and a blue flake upper v bar.

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Prayers for pops, hope he's doing ok.

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thank you all for prayers....currently cancer is shrinking. kinda like the distance the frame is from the ground on my truck!

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ghetto blast cabinet and blast hood...... good to paint results!

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Nice Blast Cabinet...:bann:
I just blast off in the edge of some woods since I live out in the sticks, but due to loss of material, I've been planning on a walk in portable cabinet… Planning on using existing material I have lying around, may only have to buy some heavy plastic...:mm:

Any word on Motor yet??? :uhmk:

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Going to do an LS swap. Going to start with a 5.3 or 6.0 truck motor and when i get it up and running ill swap in a vette engine. The 6.2 i have avail isnt going anywhere and more stack up yearly. I just dont want a vette motor in a frame and cat afford to set it up.