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01-23-2018, 03:08 PM | #1 |
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Re: I think i can!!! - SWB 72 Step-side
Job well done!!!
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11-15-2021, 10:38 PM | #2 |
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Re: I think i can!!! - SWB 72 Step-side
Wow 2018 wAs my last post. Im going for the longest project ever award!! Haha life has been Busy but it time to finish this thing 🤞. Also my dad has retired so the extra set of hand is very helpful. I will try to stay focused and get it done
so where are we. I have been working on it here and there but recently I decided to change some things.
Lets start with a no limit back half
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11-15-2021, 10:50 PM | #3 |
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The no limit back half is a nice kit. Sorry about the pictures
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Re: I think i can!!! - SWB 72 Step-side
Next a set of inner tubes to get the front down some more.
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11-15-2021, 11:00 PM | #5 |
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Aa
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11-16-2021, 11:57 AM | #6 |
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Re: I think i can!!! - SWB 72 Step-side
Nice to see that you are back on the truck! I'd like to come check out that back-half setup before you put a bed on it. Let me know when you would like some company.
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11-16-2021, 02:38 PM | #7 |
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What up man! Thanks. The truck is at my dads house which is a couple blocks from my house. I will be there this weekend working on the cab floor. Come by
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Will you be there Sunday afternoon? We are going to the Cruisin' Southern Style show in Marksville this weekend. I can certainly pass by when I come back into town, if you're up for it. PM me your number and address, it's been a while since I've been there.
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I should be there. Give me a shout l. pm sent
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Let see whats next. I sold my engine and tranny combination because I want to run a ls / 4l80e combo. Anybody running a 6l80e? Hows that working?
I installed a high hump to make room for the bigger tranny. I bought the AMD version and it fit great. I used some nut certainly to Secure it.
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11-20-2021, 12:28 AM | #11 |
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Very nice!
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Next we test fit the bed and fenders. This was the first time we got to see the trucks stance. Im really happy with it the way it looks. The first 2 pictures are with it all down and the second 2 are it at ride height.
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We are almost caught up to present day on the project and then unfortunately the progress will slow some. My wife picked a name for the project. Percy She said its sound kind of like persistence. After 10 years of work on this thing I liked it. Plus it kind of sounds like a older gentlemans name. Haha
But Sunday we did a little work on the inside of the cab. My daughter was there to help me out some. We welded up all the old holes around the back window and put it in Apoxsee primer.
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11-23-2021, 09:14 PM | #14 |
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I seen this meme on Instagram today and I had to laugh. I sent it to my wife and she agreed
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11-28-2021, 09:59 AM | #15 |
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I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving weekend. My families tradition is to spent it in the woods camping and riding bikes. This year we had i big crew and lots of fun.
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Thats awesome! I hope I'm still getting around the shop at that age.
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12-20-2021, 11:12 PM | #17 |
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Yes its cool, for generations working on the truck at one time when my daughter is there!
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wow just spent over an hour reading this whole build. truck is looking great!
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Very nice truck. Looks like a great project...
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To make the bed floor open I wanted something easy. I have Completely over thought this before. So we did some thinking and a couple small projects to see how the front part of the door would swing and how much clearance the .75 inch wood would need. I think we got it figured out but there where a couple elevated discussions between dad and I. Haha. Now to make it happen. The placement of the pivot bolt made it impossible to use the drill press to drill it so we had to improvise. We pre drill it with I a few different size bits then finish it off with a step bit. It worked great. Then I welded it some sleeves and bolted it up.
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Next step is to get some Electric actuators to open it.
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Thanks its coming around. Im hoping to complete it this year..🤞
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