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'69 SWB | Zoie Jane
I sold my baby (e36 BMW M3 with full coilover suspension, BBS LM wheels, Eisanmann race exhaust) in March of 2012 and decided it was time to find myself another project. I was living in Lincoln, NE at the time, and one day while browsing craigslist I found a 69 swb. It was a plain jane rocking a 250 with power steering. I knew it was meant to be when I discovered the truck was not even a mile down the road from me. About a week later I managed to head over and check the truck out. It needed some work but overall seemed to be like a fairly solid truck. A few days later I was driving it from his apartment garage to mine. It wasnt the safest drive, but being able to go from point A to point B in it was a huge plus for me. I planned on a quick static drop, cleaning up the engine, new brakes, and fixing a few areas in the floor. That sounds easy enough, right?
Well that's about the time I discover Porterbuilt. It was all downhill from there. It's amazing what a small company in Arizona can convince you to do without even speaking to you. The products speak for themselves. My quick resto-mod turned into a full on build -PB suspension, extreme both front and rear -22"/20" wheels -built 6.0 lq9 -keeping the body all stock with the exception of the entire bed floor being raised. Two tone paint with full trim, upper and lower. -Accuair for my air managementThis is how the truck looked when I bought it. ![]() IMG_71312 by jnowak2, on Flickr ![]() IMG_71302 by jnowak2, on Flickr ![]() IMG_71262 by jnowak2, on Flickr ![]() IMG_71382 by jnowak2, on Flickr ![]() IMG_71412 by jnowak2, on Flickr ![]() IMG_71322 by jnowak2, on Flickr ![]() IMG_71272 by jnowak2, on Flickr |
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
It sat for about a year in Lincoln before I could get it moved down to my dads shop near Kansas City. She felt right at home with her older brother, my dads '41 chevy truck.
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Sounds like a cool project..
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Got my frame back from blasting today. I'll throwing all the porterbuilt stuff back on and start getting it painted up. I'll post some pics within the next couple of days
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Looks like I'm going along for the ride. Best of luck!
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Going from E3 to C10? That's pretty much a lateral move, isn't it?
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Thank you! This is my first frame up build and plan on going all out for it. Ive never done body work or paint but I plan on doing it all. I may need all the luck I can get
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Subscribing!
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Sweet project you have, can't wait to see more
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Thanks guys!! Just bare with me, funds are limited so it'll be a slow build.
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
I'm no stranger to slow builds, been at mine for 3 1/2 years now
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Tuning in for this one. Looks like you found a good starting point.
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Cool truck and from NE of all places, my home state! Consider me envious! Good choice on the Porterbuilt set up. You wont be disappointed. Im in!
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Killer start. Cant wait to see more progress!
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Im all in, Cant wait to see how your project turns out!
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Subbed. I remember seeing this truck for sale here on the board last year. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Wheres the SCR sticker?
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Re: '69 SWB | Zoie Jane
Thanks, the pics make it look a little nicer than it really is
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