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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Abilene Kansas
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1960 Daily driver
Just found this and had to have it. Let's see how long it takes me to get it on the road.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
nice big back window
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Welcome to the forum
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Need more pics...
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
X2 need more pictures.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Welcome
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
welcome to the show ....
looks like a good start =0)
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
I just want a daily driver. Someone has already put a 250 striaght six in it. Plan on keeping that along with an automatic trans. I want to change the front end to power disc brakes. I got a long row to hoe but hopefully I'll get there someday.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Welcome! I took me 9 yrs to complete mine..
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Abilene Kansas
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Thanks all for the warm welcome. There is lots of information on here. I should be able to get a good finished project.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Welcome fellow '60 truck owner.
Mine came long way and still not done LOL http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=614212 |
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Update. ......I have acquired a 86 c10 that instead of swapping out the front suspension. I think it would be more prudent to just swap the body. I know that it will sit higher but I kinda like a higher stance anyways. Will post pics soon.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Doing the swap to a newer frame will be a tonnnnn of more work than just swapping the front suspension. It won't sit higher or anything swapping to a newer frame or not. Just lots and lots of cutting and welding for the body mounts an perches an so on and so forth versus swapping and unbolting the front suspension.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
I always recommend against that. If not for all the work involved and the 4x4 look, for the possible legal issues that could result.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Here's the donor frame just waiting to get undressed.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Here she is all undressed.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Thought you fellas would like to get a laugh today. I sold a few parts from the 86. This is how the bed made it way to its new home.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
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![]() from what I've read out here, that swap to the newer frame isn't a straight bolt on job… Lots of measuring and some fabrication in your future... ![]()
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Abeliene is south of the Mason Dixon Line.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
Although you are technically correct the mason Dixon line just kinda ends in Kansas. Like it or not the state goes down in history as a northern state it's not the south.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
I'm anxious to see how this will go.
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Location: Abilene Kansas
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
In order to get the leaf spring rearend there would be a lot of fab work as well. Remember fellas the 60 suspension and frame are different. I thought about this a bit and I believe to get a dependable daily driver it is the best way.
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Re: 1960 Daily driver
must be an explorer thing to haul weird, this is how the guy picked up the 283 when I parted my 65.
![]() welcome from kansas! I get to abelene infrequently. love red trucks
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