Chim's 67 SWB
 

Hey everyone, got a hold of a nice 67 SWB just a couple days ago :) I actually acquired this truck through a trade for my 65 Chevelle. My Chevelle was all original and I was looking for something more hot rod style that I could upgrade and change and not feel bad about it. The truck was listed a few thousand dollars more than my car but he loved the Chevelle and was cool doing a straight across trade so I drove it home Sunday evening.

Truck has a Summit 350/ 350hp crate engine with only a few hundred miles on it. Its an original manual shift on the floor truck and now has a Richmond Super T10 close ratio 4-speed. Rear end is a Dana 44 with 4.10 gearing and Posi-trac.
All new painless wiring and fuse block.
New glass, rubber, stainless, interior, custom dash and other stuff.

My initial plans are to drive it! But here are some future ideas:
disc brake/ 5-lug
T56 6-speed trans
Gas tank relocation to rear
Lighting upgrades
and whatever else comes to mind or from other peoples builds as inspiration.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7e...=w1200-h900-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5M...=w1200-h900-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uf...=w1200-h900-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ov...=w1200-h900-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oz...w1335-h1001-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/px...w1335-h1001-no


And then the pic of the Chevelle I traded.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_Y...w1335-h1001-no

Re: Chim's 67 SWB
 

Nice truck ,I think you did very well in that trade .

Re: Chim's 67 SWB
 

looks like a great trade to me....very nice!

Re: Chim's 67 SWB
 

Good looking truck!

Re: Chim's 67 SWB
 

Very nice truck!

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Very nice truck!! I'm a chevelle guy too and I dig the 65 as well!

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Thanks guys! I drove it to work for the first time this morning and it did great! It was really foggy and I had to be careful cause with this gearing and trans it really wants to break the tires loose. Still fun though!

Re: Chim's 67 SWB
 

good job on the trade bud! I think you got the better end of the deal and I love chevelles, but I like trucks more

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Here are a few more random pics.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OI...w1335-h1001-no
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/de...w1335-h1001-no



And where should the ducting go from this heater port???
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9J...=w751-h1002-no

Re: Chim's 67 SWB
 

Cool truck.
As far as the duct routing I don't know but you could use LMC website for I diagram. That's why I use them.

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http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cb/865w/0175.jpg

Good idea thanks!

Looks like it bends up to the dash :)

Re: Chim's 67 SWB
 

It's good when trades work out. Looks like a nice Chevelle too. I'm partial to Chevelles. I have a 68 SS.

Re: Chim's 67 SWB
 

Dam nice '65! And very nice '67!

That diagram Chim posted is for an A/C truck...since you do not have A/C, yours is different. I believe yours goes to the drivers side defroster vent.

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I drove the truck most of the day this last Saturday and now I have a list of small things I need to work on: Speedo is noisy.. need to see if its cable or gauge, heater knob broke off, not sure if heat is even working, blinkers stopped working but hazzards work (hopefully a relay?) and it still needs brakes!

Re: Chim's 67 SWB
 

I've always been a big fan of the 65 Chevelle, but i'm a Chevy C10 man first! Good trade, I would have done the same thing!