My '64 SWB Project

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So after a long wait I finally got my '64 back from the shop last week. What was originally going to be an engine swap and paint job, turned into a full blown frame off resto. Many months and $$$ later, here is the finished project!

The original truck had a non original 289 motor in it and I wanted to do an LS upgrade to a fuel injected motor. I ended up swapping in a 6.2 L92 out of a 2009 Escalade.

But the body is where most of the pain was, as once we stripped it down, it was obvious that there was quite a bit of rust hidden under all that paint. We ended up having to switch out the cab to save a little $$ on some of the expensive patches it was going to need, especially above the windshield.

In the interior I tried to keep everything as close to sock as possible. We modified the bench seat that was in the truck when I bought it (I believe it was 90's F150 bench) to look more similar to a stock seat and kept all of the manual controls.

So what do you guys think, I have found the forum so valuable as I have gone through the process. I am so impressed with everyone's project on here and their abilities to do much of their work themselves. I was fortunate to have a great shop in my hometown that was able to tackle this project for me. I couldn't be happier with the results. If you have questions I'll do my best to answer what I know about the project, or find out the answer for you! To see a photo gallery of the whole build, you can go to the shop's website here (they also have a lot of other cool projects!)

http://v8tvshow.com/1964_C10/index.html

Thanks guys!!