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Power Trip · 10-14-2002, 09:13 PM

well when I bought the truck it was a Lwb stepside. I have now changed it over to a swb fleet. There is alot to do and still but I had to set the cab on the frame to see what it looks like. I have alot of pics but here is a before pic Jim

Power Trip · 10-14-2002, 09:16 PM

pic 2

Power Trip · 10-14-2002, 09:18 PM

the other half

Power Trip · 10-14-2002, 09:19 PM

and the some what finished product

palallin · 10-14-2002, 11:52 PM

Hey, Jim; lookin' Good! How's the firewall rust coming?

Folks, that bed, shell, and rear frame are the trailer that I salvaged from my '67 when it got wrecked (see "Requiem for a '67 SWB" WAY down the list in this forum).

I got the LWB rear frame and Step bed pictured here; the bed is now on my '69 K-10; the old fleet bed is now on the frame as a trailer.

Pics as soon as I can get them developed.

Power Trip · 10-15-2002, 10:21 PM

Hey palallin hows it going, I have not decided what to do about the firewall yet. I need to find somebody with a mig welder to tackle that job. The truck looks pretty good with it together I still need to finish the frame and instal the new cab mounts. After that I will turn the truck around and get it ready for the caddy motor. I found a '76 elderado for $700 that will be the next big project for the fab man. Jim

toms68cst · 10-15-2002, 11:36 PM

Looks like nice work on that frame.

Who's your little helper lurking around there?

palallin · 10-16-2002, 12:54 AM

Jim, All I gotta say is that you're the only man I know who's got to keep his Father-in-law happier than his wife

I will say this before God, the Board, and Everything, though: that Clyde can weld.

BTW, Beware: that Caddy motor will make it a LOT harder to get up that driveway: you'll never keep the wheels from spinning if you give it any gas at all. What a problem to have!

67cst · 10-16-2002, 12:59 AM

looki awesome man

Power Trip · 10-16-2002, 08:33 PM

Well Tom that is my son Tyler getting some tools out of the box. He is my little helper, he brakes it I fix it. I guess thats how it goes though.

Yeah that Clyde can weld and I do keep him happy. Clyde seems to like working on the truck. It gives him a challege from his normal routine at work. So I couldn't think of anybody better to have than him for the caddy swap. As far as the hill goes I think I will park at the bottom instead.

Thanks for the comments Jim

10-14-2002, 09:13 PM	#1
Power Trip Got Caddy? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: DeSoto,MO. Posts: 115	Used to be a lwb well when I bought the truck it was a Lwb stepside. I have now changed it over to a swb fleet. There is alot to do and still but I had to set the cab on the frame to see what it looks like. I have alot of pics but here is a before pic Jim Attached Images __________________ 1969 c-10 swb fleetside with dreams of a caddy 500 Bagged shaved and rollin' on 18's Future bumper sticker. Looks like a chevy, runs like a caddy!

10-14-2002, 09:16 PM	#2
Power Trip Got Caddy? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: DeSoto,MO. Posts: 115	pic 2 Attached Images __________________ 1969 c-10 swb fleetside with dreams of a caddy 500 Bagged shaved and rollin' on 18's Future bumper sticker. Looks like a chevy, runs like a caddy!

10-14-2002, 09:18 PM	#3
Power Trip Got Caddy? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: DeSoto,MO. Posts: 115	the other half Attached Images __________________ 1969 c-10 swb fleetside with dreams of a caddy 500 Bagged shaved and rollin' on 18's Future bumper sticker. Looks like a chevy, runs like a caddy!

10-14-2002, 09:19 PM	#4
Power Trip Got Caddy? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: DeSoto,MO. Posts: 115	and the some what finished product Attached Images __________________ 1969 c-10 swb fleetside with dreams of a caddy 500 Bagged shaved and rollin' on 18's Future bumper sticker. Looks like a chevy, runs like a caddy!

10-14-2002, 11:52 PM	#5
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,238	Hey, Jim; lookin' Good! How's the firewall rust coming? Folks, that bed, shell, and rear frame are the trailer that I salvaged from my '67 when it got wrecked (see "Requiem for a '67 SWB" WAY down the list in this forum). I got the LWB rear frame and Step bed pictured here; the bed is now on my '69 K-10; the old fleet bed is now on the frame as a trailer. Pics as soon as I can get them developed. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

10-15-2002, 10:21 PM	#6
Power Trip Got Caddy? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: DeSoto,MO. Posts: 115	Hey palallin hows it going, I have not decided what to do about the firewall yet. I need to find somebody with a mig welder to tackle that job. The truck looks pretty good with it together I still need to finish the frame and instal the new cab mounts. After that I will turn the truck around and get it ready for the caddy motor. I found a '76 elderado for $700 that will be the next big project for the fab man. Jim __________________ 1969 c-10 swb fleetside with dreams of a caddy 500 Bagged shaved and rollin' on 18's Future bumper sticker. Looks like a chevy, runs like a caddy!

10-15-2002, 11:36 PM	#7
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,296	Looks like nice work on that frame. Who's your little helper lurking around there? __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

10-16-2002, 12:54 AM	#8
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,238	Jim, All I gotta say is that you're the only man I know who's got to keep his Father-in-law happier than his wife I will say this before God, the Board, and Everything, though: that Clyde can weld. BTW, Beware: that Caddy motor will make it a LOT harder to get up that driveway: you'll never keep the wheels from spinning if you give it any gas at all. What a problem to have! __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

10-16-2002, 12:59 AM	#9
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,302	looki awesome man __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

10-16-2002, 08:33 PM	#10
Power Trip Got Caddy? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: DeSoto,MO. Posts: 115	Well Tom that is my son Tyler getting some tools out of the box. He is my little helper, he brakes it I fix it. I guess thats how it goes though. Yeah that Clyde can weld and I do keep him happy. Clyde seems to like working on the truck. It gives him a challege from his normal routine at work. So I couldn't think of anybody better to have than him for the caddy swap. As far as the hill goes I think I will park at the bottom instead. Thanks for the comments Jim __________________ 1969 c-10 swb fleetside with dreams of a caddy 500 Bagged shaved and rollin' on 18's Future bumper sticker. Looks like a chevy, runs like a caddy!



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