1970 swb c-10

[Zoomin]

Love it! You've got a ride to be proud of, for sure.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by jmking9

We've had some really nice weather here the last few days. I've had the chance to go for a few drives and put some miles on the new engine. My wife and son went with me for a ride this evening. I took a couple pictures in the driveway after we got home.

Your truck looks GREAT!
It's cool you are getting to enjoy it after all that hard work.

[jmking9]

Originally Posted by Zoomin

Love it! You've got a ride to be proud of, for sure.

Thank you Steve.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Your truck looks GREAT!
It's cool you are getting to enjoy it after all that hard work.

Thanks Mike, Likewise with you and your red truck. I've been following your build since the beginning. VERY well done!


I still have a few small things planned for my truck before spring.
* Adding front and rear stainless window trim
* Put in solid back glass in place of the slider
* Have the windows slightly tinted
* Front sway bar (maybe rear also)

[jmking9]

I took the truck to the glass shop and had them re install my windshield with the stainless trim I polished up. I also took the slider out and put in a solid back glass. It looks a lot cleaner that way in my opinion. I'm still on the fence about slightly tinting the windows or not. We'll see. Here are a few before and after pics.

[jmking9]

The lighting in this pic is terrible, but it gives you an idea of the overall look of the rear without the slider. I think it looks much better.
Next steps:
1. Sway bar(s)
2. Lots of miles

[lolife99]

Beautiful truck!

[Firefighterkk]

Gorgeous truck!

[jmking9]

^^^I heard you stopped by while my truck was at the glass shop. Sorry I missed you. I would have liked to have seen your truck. You sure got that LS swap done fast!

[Firefighterkk]

Originally Posted by jmking9

^^^I heard you stopped by while my truck was at the glass shop. Sorry I missed you. I would have liked to have seen your truck. You sure got that LS swap done fast!

Yeah I thought maybe by chance I would catch you there. Everything went together pretty smoothly, still some odds and ends to finish up though.

[cericd]

Sweet! I dig the smooth back window and the trim. Just keeps getting better.

[silvereagle07]

I just read through your truck build . You did a great job on your truck. It turned out very nice. Good job man!

[Low Elco]

Glad you're getting it on the road!

[jmking9]

Originally Posted by cericd

Sweet! I dig the smooth back window and the trim. Just keeps getting better.

Originally Posted by silvereagle07

I just read through your truck build . You did a great job on your truck. It turned out very nice. Good job man!

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Glad you're getting it on the road!

Thanks guys!

I got my radio plate from board member Mahanian installed. These plates are very nice. It's a simple solution to fix an ugly hacked radio opening like I had. My pictures don't do it justice. But here's a before and after.

[Number98]

Looks great, I love your truck and every time I check out this build thread it gets even better!

[tune_1]

Next steps:
1. Sway bar(s)
2. Lots of miles

Really like your work and the way the truck turned out. Especially like step 2.

Dwight

[dialric]

Job well done.

[jmking9]

The weather was so nice today I detailed up all of the vehicles. I thought I would share a picture of my truck with my CJ7. Older Jeeps are my 2nd favorite vehicle.

[lolife99]

Love your truck!

[72BlckButy]

Such a great looking truck. Nice work.

[jmking9]

Originally Posted by lolife99

Love your truck!

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Such a great looking truck. Nice work.

Thanks Guys!

[jmking9]

I finally got around to installing the front and rear CPP sway bars. They seem to be fairly high quality pieces. They should change the description on the front bar to explain that the end links don't work when you are running drop coils. The end links and the tie rods both want to live in the same place. So I did some research on the board and seen where others had just not used the end links. So thats what I did. Seems to work well so far. The rear bar goes on very easily. I was worried that it would hang too low when looking at the truck from the side. But I think I can live with it. I forgot to take pictures while I had it on the lift at my dads. Sorry the pics I took arent the best.

[jmking9]

I went for a drive after putting on just the front sway bar. Then again with both front and rear installed. The front bar makes a huge difference. The rear bar makes only a slight difference as far as I can tell. Makes me wish I would have put a sway bar on this truck years ago.

I'm currently waiting on some parts to do a few more upgrades to the truck. Once everything comes in, I'll post up some pictures.

[Advanced Design]

Wow, what a great job you have done with your truck! Love it!

[lolife99]

I agree,... the front bar is the cheapest mod for these trucks.
Is there any room for the rear bar to mount on TOP of the trailing arms?
Of course, you would have to shorten the end links.

Love your truck!

[Xeen]

The rear sway bar will show up more in hard cornering and as far as it's mounting location the current clearance is way more than enough don't worry about it.