68 C-10 operation road ready

[twangismythang]

yep its a sheet of 3/4 plywood I had around for a future project, just had to cut a lilttle off one end.
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[twangismythang]

Some progress, this weekend my plans were to swap over the cab and engine. Well I got pretty far but needed a little help here and there and didn't have any, so things didn't get finished. Heres a few pics of the tear down.

[twangismythang]

The cab swap was a success, the pics are my homemade cab removal tool, cost nothing just used some 2x4's I had lying around and several heavy items to balance the cab weight.





I will post some pics of the cabs new home later, had a bit of a time lining up the 4 mount bolts, but managed to get er done.......

[Rusbuilt]

Nice Job! Looking forward to seeing your build in person!

[twangismythang]

I would like to get back after it this afternoon but it sure is cold out.

Rus looking forward to meeting you guys, I am looking for a swb project for a friend let me know if ya know of any on your end.
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[cubber]

Dig the counterweight system!

[gdavis]

Yea I was looking at that myself. I took the hard way around the un-blanced cab while I was lifting it. A third strap in the front. Never thought of that sand bag trick. Sometimes a person needs to get out of the box.

[67cheby]

nice progress on the cab swap

[twangismythang]

The welded in front cab bolts was the real bonus in this swap. Going to warm up some tomorrow, I can get back after it.....
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[Hardesty454]

Looking good! Wish I could find a $400 spare parts truck!
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[twangismythang]

A few pics of the engine swap.

[twangismythang]

Baby steps......finally stripped the lwb frame, and got my front tires mounted.

[cubber]

Good deal. I know those baby steps, too!

[yj4000]

Any updates? I like the rims on the rear of the SWB.