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**CUSTOM/10** · 06-16-2014, 07:53 PM

Good thing I replaced the 4" lift With the 2.5" lift !!!

sdailey · 06-16-2014, 08:53 PM

Simply amazing. Gary your truck is awesome. I hope mine is half as nice as yours when its done.

ryanroo · 06-16-2014, 09:08 PM

Outstanding.

swamp rat · 06-16-2014, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CUSTOM/10

Good thing I replaced the 4" lift With the 2.5" lift !!!

Ya oil w the older I get the more I wish the lift I put on my truck last fall was a 2 1/2 as well.

Your truck looks great! Go nice and slow on reinstalling everything.

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-16-2014, 11:20 PM

Thanks for all the comments guys !!!

I'm So pleased at how it's turning out..... Now the ball is in my court to get the rest done...... I truly hope to have it on the road by late summer or early fall. This truck has been a dream of mine to complete, and I have to place a big part of being able to do it, in this fashion, on my late mother !!!! She left me some money that allowed me to do this......... Thank you Mom !!!!!

Life is too damn short not to do the things you want to do while you can.....
I would have done this one way or the other, but she enabled me to do do it right, and right now !!! I'm doing it in her stile , Just how I want it, and how she would want me to do it !!!!

OK enough whining...... Here's to you Mom...

Bennett68C10 · 06-17-2014, 05:40 AM

Man your truck looks beautiful. Good thing you changed the lift, you would have knocked your garage door opener down

BugzC10 · 06-17-2014, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CUSTOM/10

Good thing I replaced the 4" lift With the 2.5" lift !!!

The new lift is Perfect!! I can't stop looking at your truck! It is AWESOME

I didn't read trough your entire build thread, but did you do all the body work or did you let the paint shop do it?

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-17-2014, 07:24 AM

I let the body shop do all the body work. I could do it, but it would have taken me way too long, and it wouldn't have been nearly as nice, and I wanted this truck to be really sharp !

The rest has been my work, and I still have a fair amount to finish it up !

swamp rat · 06-18-2014, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Ya oil w the older I get the more I wish the lift I put on my truck last fall was a 2 1/2 as well.

Your truck looks great! Go nice and slow on reinstalling everything.

Man i need to proof read a little better...

I think i was gonna say " Ya know, the older i get....

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-18-2014, 06:05 AM

I just figured you had a couple of pops,

and your fingers were slurring !!! "LOL"

Originally Posted by swamp rat
Ya oil w the older I get the more I wish the lift I put on my truck last fall was a 2 1/2 as well.

Your truck looks great! Go nice and slow on reinstalling everything.

Man i need to proof read a little better...

I think i was gonna say " Ya know, the older i get....

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-22-2014, 11:12 AM

I found the truck to be a bit difficult to get in & out of my garage by myself, so until she's under her own power I went and bought a cheep 2,500 lbs ATV winch at HF and installed it in my garage to make the chore a lot easier. The winch is loud and grunts a bit to get the truck over the concrete lip entering the garage, but it works.

swamp rat · 06-22-2014, 01:21 PM

Good idea! I'm always afraid if i hammer drill a hole in my floor for a concrete lag bolt i'll end up cracking the concrete real bad, so i avoid it.

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-22-2014, 09:09 PM

I hear ya, but I'm too old to be pushing that thing back into the garage. Going out is no problem, going in is a slight up hill grade and that makes the truck a lot heavier ...... "LOL"

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-23-2014, 06:32 PM

Nothing big, just messed around with my 8-383 emblems today. Painted them to look similar to the original emblems.

Dean'smeanmachine · 06-23-2014, 07:05 PM

looking good

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-23-2014, 07:11 PM

Thanks Dean !

One more pic. I used a mini roller for the black around the 383 and it came out like crinkle paint, not the best looking in the pic, but looks really good in person.

**jaros44sr** · 06-23-2014, 10:50 PM

Gary, that truck is just amazing, well done! Keep the pics coming, cant get enuff of it. Colors look great on that truck

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-24-2014, 06:14 AM

Thanks Jim !

Most of the progress from here on out won't be as dramatic as getting the body done, that was great to see it looking like a truck again. Now it's onto all the tedious stuff.

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-24-2014, 07:30 PM

Just puttering around a little !

sduckworth13 · 06-26-2014, 08:04 AM

Wow!! Your truck looks amazing Gary, very nice work.

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-26-2014, 08:13 AM

Thanks Scott !

Haven't had a chance lately to check in on your project, how's it coming along ?

Gary

sduckworth13 · 06-26-2014, 08:33 AM

I sold it and bought a truck I could drive. Now I'm contemplating selling that one too lol

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-26-2014, 09:00 AM

Well there's something to be said for having a driver instead of a project .... It's been yrs since I've driven one of my trucks !!!! But once this one is done I couldn't see selling it, at least not anytime soon, unless someone really came up with a lot of cash !!!! "LOL"

esoxman308 · 06-26-2014, 09:52 AM

Truck has a nice stance, what size rims and tires did you go with??

**CUSTOM/10** · 06-26-2014, 10:01 AM

2-1/2" lift and 275/75/17 on 17 x 9 rims

06-16-2014, 07:53 PM	#401
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Good thing I replaced the 4" lift With the 2.5" lift !!! Attached Images __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

06-16-2014, 08:53 PM	#402
sdailey The Few, The Proud Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ball Ground, Georgia Posts: 1,830	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Simply amazing. Gary your truck is awesome. I hope mine is half as nice as yours when its done. __________________ Shannon

06-16-2014, 09:08 PM	#403
ryanroo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: sw colorado Posts: 2,720	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Outstanding. __________________ 72 K20 12v build 72 K20 "parts truck" A place for your diesel swap questions

06-16-2014, 11:20 PM	#405
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Thanks for all the comments guys !!! I'm So pleased at how it's turning out..... Now the ball is in my court to get the rest done...... I truly hope to have it on the road by late summer or early fall. This truck has been a dream of mine to complete, and I have to place a big part of being able to do it, in this fashion, on my late mother !!!! She left me some money that allowed me to do this......... Thank you Mom !!!!! Life is too damn short not to do the things you want to do while you can..... I would have done this one way or the other, but she enabled me to do do it right, and right now !!! I'm doing it in her stile , Just how I want it, and how she would want me to do it !!!! OK enough whining...... Here's to you Mom... __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

06-17-2014, 05:40 AM	#406
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Man your truck looks beautiful. Good thing you changed the lift, you would have knocked your garage door opener down __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

06-17-2014, 07:24 AM	#408
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) I let the body shop do all the body work. I could do it, but it would have taken me way too long, and it wouldn't have been nearly as nice, and I wanted this truck to be really sharp ! The rest has been my work, and I still have a fair amount to finish it up ! __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

06-18-2014, 06:05 AM	#410
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) I just figured you had a couple of pops, and your fingers were slurring !!! "LOL" Originally Posted by swamp rat Ya oil w the older I get the more I wish the lift I put on my truck last fall was a 2 1/2 as well. Your truck looks great! Go nice and slow on reinstalling everything. Man i need to proof read a little better... I think i was gonna say " Ya know, the older i get.... __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

06-22-2014, 11:12 AM	#411
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) I found the truck to be a bit difficult to get in & out of my garage by myself, so until she's under her own power I went and bought a cheep 2,500 lbs ATV winch at HF and installed it in my garage to make the chore a lot easier. The winch is loud and grunts a bit to get the truck over the concrete lip entering the garage, but it works. Attached Images __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859 Last edited by CUSTOM/10; 06-22-2014 at 11:30 AM.

06-22-2014, 01:21 PM	#412
swamp rat Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Spanaway Posts: 8,451	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Good idea! I'm always afraid if i hammer drill a hole in my floor for a concrete lag bolt i'll end up cracking the concrete real bad, so i avoid it. __________________ Mike. Swamp Rat build thread : http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=595019 72 3/4T 4X4 4" BDS Lift 33" BFG's

06-22-2014, 09:09 PM	#413
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) I hear ya, but I'm too old to be pushing that thing back into the garage. Going out is no problem, going in is a slight up hill grade and that makes the truck a lot heavier ...... "LOL" __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

06-23-2014, 06:32 PM	#414
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Nothing big, just messed around with my 8-383 emblems today. Painted them to look similar to the original emblems. Attached Images __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

06-23-2014, 07:05 PM	#415
Dean'smeanmachine Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Mount Morris,NY Posts: 788	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) looking good __________________ Dean 1972 Custom Camper c/20 5.3 LS swap in progress. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=610187 in God we Trust

06-23-2014, 07:11 PM	#416
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Thanks Dean ! One more pic. I used a mini roller for the black around the 383 and it came out like crinkle paint, not the best looking in the pic, but looks really good in person. Attached Images __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859 Last edited by CUSTOM/10; 06-24-2014 at 07:56 AM.

06-23-2014, 10:50 PM	#417
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,766	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Gary, that truck is just amazing, well done! Keep the pics coming, cant get enuff of it. Colors look great on that truck __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim

06-24-2014, 06:14 AM	#418
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Thanks Jim ! Most of the progress from here on out won't be as dramatic as getting the body done, that was great to see it looking like a truck again. Now it's onto all the tedious stuff. __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859



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06-24-2014, 07:30 PM	#419
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Just puttering around a little ! Attached Images __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

06-26-2014, 08:04 AM	#420
sduckworth13 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 3,541	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Wow!! Your truck looks amazing Gary, very nice work. __________________ Scott

06-26-2014, 08:13 AM	#421
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Thanks Scott ! Haven't had a chance lately to check in on your project, how's it coming along ? Gary __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

06-26-2014, 08:33 AM	#422
sduckworth13 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Posts: 3,541	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) I sold it and bought a truck I could drive. Now I'm contemplating selling that one too lol __________________ Scott

06-26-2014, 09:00 AM	#423
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Well there's something to be said for having a driver instead of a project .... It's been yrs since I've driven one of my trucks !!!! But once this one is done I couldn't see selling it, at least not anytime soon, unless someone really came up with a lot of cash !!!! "LOL" __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

06-26-2014, 09:52 AM	#424
esoxman308 Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: Glenburn, ND Posts: 34	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) Truck has a nice stance, what size rims and tires did you go with??

06-26-2014, 10:01 AM	#425
CUSTOM/10 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sandown, NH Posts: 2,851	Re: Project; Divorce Therapy ( 72 SWB 4x4 ) 2-1/2" lift and 275/75/17 on 17 x 9 rims __________________ Gary 72 SWB 4x4 My 72 SWB Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259859

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