67 swb small window build thread

[Aarons72s]

Here is pics detailing the build of a 67 small window short wide I built for a guy in 2003. He had started on it several years earlier but had got burnt out on it after completing the chassis and drive train. He had started rust repairs on the cab but after welding in new panel he found the doors didnt fit on the side he completed. I met the guy in 2000 when I saw he had a stripped 71 for sale. He showed me what he had done but told me he had got burnt out. I offered to help him but he wasnt interested at the time.

Shoot forward 3 years later and he calls me out of the blue to come over and build his truck. So I went over and met with him. He was ill at the time and wanted his truck finished. He offered his shop adn equipment to me and told me that money was no object to him. So he hired me and I got to work at the begining of febuary.

Most of the work was involved in the cab. As stated above he had welded the panels in but didnt make sure they were aligned. So I had to cut his stuff out and redo it.

I spent about 2 months on the cab repairing it. Then I turned to the bed. One side was pretty bad and had to be replaced. Also the floor had some rot in it and needed repair.

Most of the build was spent on trying to get the ripples out of the body due to sand blasting all the sheet metal with heavy sand and industrial sand blaster. In fact after spending a week on the origianl hood he told me he decided he wanted a cowl hood so a week was wasted there.

Interior went pretty quickly. Wiring was a pain. We used a painless wiring harness in the truck. First and last time I will ever use one of those harnesses.

Sadly he passed away in august before it was done. Never seeing it completed.

Well his wife gave me to the end of september to finish it. Well it never got done. I never even got to hear it fire. Other than the chassis, drive train, glass and the seat it was all built by me alone with my mom helping every so often.

Im not exactly sure what happened to the truck after his wife sold it in november 03.

Hope you enjoyed the story and the pics.