Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

powell72 · 03-04-2007, 01:23 PM

My wife and I spent Sat. afternoon with a couple of friends (dirtball included) and her brother and we swapped frames on her truck and set the new (to this truck) shortbed on. We took the doors off, and had four of us lift the cab up while my wife and her brother rolled the long frame out. Then we set the cab on jackstands, swapped wheels and tires on the frames, set up the new cab mounts and rolled the new one in. It went pretty smooth.

Here's what it looked like last summer-

Here's how it went down-

And the finished product, now we just need to reassemble and get the bodywork/paint done on the bed-

One of Brett and I's friends brought over his '69 BB SWB that he has been working on for a couple of months. He bought it off ebay and had it shipped from WV.

And all three of them together-

We hope to have her truck driving by summer, I'll keep everyone posted.

ChevyDude · 03-04-2007, 01:35 PM

A loud round of applause!!!

Richard H. · 03-04-2007, 01:40 PM

Thanks you for the 69 Egad picture. I'm getting ready to start on my truck in my avatar and have been thinkin of doing away with the trim. It is official .Gone beat photo shop job I could have ask for. What's a good time for you all to come and take my bed off! Nice job on the short bed.

Zumo · 03-04-2007, 01:46 PM

Sweet! I may do that one day. Looks like a lot of fun. I would have loved to have been there to help.

**special-K** · 03-04-2007, 02:30 PM

Looks like a mni-meet.Did Rita make some grub?Or,was she off selling her retro goods?What next,Mexican serape-covered buckets?

*Shane* · 03-04-2007, 02:47 PM

Nice Work!

P.S. tell me more about these jack stands ...

franky69c10 · 03-04-2007, 03:27 PM

nice....

corn · 03-04-2007, 04:20 PM

I lowered it a little. Dont be mad, Im just a little bored today...

**Palf70Step** · 03-04-2007, 04:27 PM

Very productive day!

Now for the paint

WyoRoadDog · 03-04-2007, 05:28 PM

Looks good! Glad to see it coming along!

killer71 · 03-04-2007, 05:49 PM

Can yall come over to my house and play with me? Good work!

SCOTI · 03-04-2007, 11:28 PM

Very cool. The photoshop is right on too . . ....

powell72 · 03-04-2007, 11:29 PM

Thanks guys, we thought it was a pretty productive day. Tim, Rita wasn't cookin' she was in the garage getting as dirty as the guys.

Shane, what do you want to know about the stands?

Cornfed, no offense taken, however I can't have her truck that low, I don't want it looking better than mine!

*Shane* · 03-04-2007, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by powell72

Shane, what do you want to know about the stands?

Thought they were pretty cool looking. Never seen any like that and wondered where I might pick up a set.

I know ... I know ... Hi, my name is Shane and I am a tool geek.

powell72 · 03-04-2007, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shane

Thought they were pretty cool looking. Never seen any like that and wondered where I might pick up a set.

I know ... I know ... Hi, my name is Shane and I am a tool geek.

You're preaching to the choir there, I know what you mean. They're Snap-On's that I way overpaided on because they looked cool.

*Shane* · 03-04-2007, 11:43 PM

Ahhh yes, SnapOn ... that shiney chrome substance applied to hand tools that is as addicting as crystal meth.

know it all to well.

Say no more my good man, say no more.

dirtball · 03-04-2007, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

Looks like a mni-meet.Did Rita make some grub?Or,was she off selling her retro goods?What next,Mexican serape-covered buckets?

She was definitely in the thick of it. She knows one end of a wrench from another. Much better than most guys I know in fact. I have done some junk yardin' with her too! Don't tell Chris, but she is better at it than he is, she has more patience. She did feed us some tasty kraut burgers afterwards too. It was a good day of wrenching.

FLEET72 · 03-04-2007, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shane

Ahhh yes, SnapOn ... that shiney chrome substance applied to hand tools that is as addicting as crystal meth.

know it all to well.

Say no more my good man, say no more.

But they just feel so "right" in the hand, more so than most.

brak · 03-05-2007, 05:43 AM

I still wish i could've gotten that bed from you.
Damn shipping was more than twice the cost of the bed

**special-K** · 03-05-2007, 09:20 AM

Ahhhh,I think I`d like this Rita you speak of.Krautburgers,too?YUM!

powell72 · 03-05-2007, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dirtball

She did feed us some tasty kraut burgers afterwards too.

Don't forget about that plate of chocolate chip cookies you and I plowed through.

GREASEMONKEY72 · 03-06-2007, 03:58 AM

looks awesome and sounds like you guys had fun, i wish i was close by then i wouldve came over to..haha... i liked as a long bed though but still looks good

**special-K** · 03-06-2007, 10:08 AM

Let`s pull the body off my frame this weekend.Chocolate chip cookies and krautburgers for all.

67ChevyRedneck · 03-06-2007, 10:18 AM

Quick question, what's in the coils in the 5th pic from the top... It looks like a yellow spiral thingy?

powell72 · 03-06-2007, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Quick question, what's in the coils in the 5th pic from the top... It looks like a yellow spiral thingy?

That's the actual spring, someone heated them and then painted them yellow.

I still need to paint the back half of the frame and fix some rigged things, but the front is done just past the cab.

03-04-2007, 01:23 PM	#1
powell72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Loveland Co. Posts: 3,098	Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap My wife and I spent Sat. afternoon with a couple of friends (dirtball included) and her brother and we swapped frames on her truck and set the new (to this truck) shortbed on. We took the doors off, and had four of us lift the cab up while my wife and her brother rolled the long frame out. Then we set the cab on jackstands, swapped wheels and tires on the frames, set up the new cab mounts and rolled the new one in. It went pretty smooth. Here's what it looked like last summer- Here's how it went down- And the finished product, now we just need to reassemble and get the bodywork/paint done on the bed- One of Brett and I's friends brought over his '69 BB SWB that he has been working on for a couple of months. He bought it off ebay and had it shipped from WV. And all three of them together- We hope to have her truck driving by summer, I'll keep everyone posted. __________________ Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html

03-04-2007, 01:35 PM	#2
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap A loud round of applause!!! __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

03-04-2007, 01:40 PM	#3
Richard H. Spanked once Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Intheshop, Indiana Posts: 969	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Thanks you for the 69 Egad picture. I'm getting ready to start on my truck in my avatar and have been thinkin of doing away with the trim. It is official .Gone beat photo shop job I could have ask for. What's a good time for you all to come and take my bed off! Nice job on the short bed.

03-04-2007, 01:46 PM	#4
Zumo Hot Rods For Life Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 3,305	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Sweet! I may do that one day. Looks like a lot of fun. I would have loved to have been there to help. __________________ 1968 C10 LWB **SOLD* Andy Viva Los Bicicletas! Los Muertos Custom Bicycles

03-04-2007, 02:30 PM	#5
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Looks like a mni-meet.Did Rita make some grub?Or,was she off selling her retro goods?What next,Mexican serape-covered buckets? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

03-04-2007, 02:47 PM	#6
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Nice Work! P.S. tell me more about these jack stands ...

03-04-2007, 03:27 PM	#7
franky69c10 chevy runs deep Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PHOENIX AZ Posts: 1,074	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap nice....

03-04-2007, 04:20 PM	#8
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap I lowered it a little. Dont be mad, Im just a little bored today... Last edited by corn; 10-10-2009 at 12:19 PM.

03-04-2007, 04:27 PM	#9
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Very productive day! Now for the paint __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

03-04-2007, 05:28 PM	#10
WyoRoadDog Page intentionally left blank. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Laramie, WY Posts: 299	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Looks good! Glad to see it coming along! __________________ There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened. - Douglas Adams '67 GMC 4x4, 305 V6! Or all the parts for anyway... '17 Subaru Outback. '18 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road. '99 Ducati 900SS.

03-04-2007, 05:49 PM	#11
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Can yall come over to my house and play with me? Good work! __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

03-04-2007, 11:28 PM	#12
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,031	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Very cool. The photoshop is right on too . . .... __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

03-04-2007, 11:29 PM	#13
powell72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Loveland Co. Posts: 3,098	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Thanks guys, we thought it was a pretty productive day. Tim, Rita wasn't cookin' she was in the garage getting as dirty as the guys. Shane, what do you want to know about the stands? Cornfed, no offense taken, however I can't have her truck that low, I don't want it looking better than mine! __________________ Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html

03-04-2007, 11:43 PM	#16
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Ahhh yes, SnapOn ... that shiney chrome substance applied to hand tools that is as addicting as crystal meth. know it all to well. Say no more my good man, say no more. Last edited by Shane; 03-04-2007 at 11:44 PM.

03-05-2007, 05:43 AM	#19
brak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 1,381	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap I still wish i could've gotten that bed from you. Damn shipping was more than twice the cost of the bed __________________ 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 1995 Nissan Hardbody 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo DC2 (SW/AW) Clyde W. Harvey USN "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill



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03-05-2007, 09:20 AM	#20
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Ahhhh,I think I`d like this Rita you speak of.Krautburgers,too?YUM! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

03-06-2007, 03:58 AM	#22
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap looks awesome and sounds like you guys had fun, i wish i was close by then i wouldve came over to..haha... i liked as a long bed though but still looks good __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

03-06-2007, 10:08 AM	#23
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Let`s pull the body off my frame this weekend.Chocolate chip cookies and krautburgers for all. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

03-06-2007, 10:18 AM	#24
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Rita's Rod Revival-SWB swap Quick question, what's in the coils in the 5th pic from the top... It looks like a yellow spiral thingy? __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

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