The Project Havoc....

[gcburdic]

Beauiful work Nuke1....I look forward to this rebuild!!!!....

[Slick67]

Hope your recovery is going well, love to see the wiring done. Your wife rocks!!!

[68 Quad C10]

can't wait to see it done love the build so far

[hartleymetalworks]

Aight... im completly new to this site and this thread, great job on the truck by the way. i have a 72 lwb fleetside and i was browsing the internet, looking for any lwb to swb conversions, and then BAM i found you! i have a question when it comes to shorting the bed itself: there is a body line that is just below the top rail of the bed. this line runs down towards the rear of the truck. (in other words its not parallel with the top of the bed.) it seems to me if you cut and remove a total of 20" from the bed, that this body line would no longer line up. is this so? and what do ya do about it?

[nuke1]

Hey guys, the healing is going slow, but the life at home is how do you say, watch alot of soap operas, wow, what a life i have now. Anyways, later guys.

Originally Posted by hartleymetalworks

Aight... im completly new to this site and this thread, great job on the truck by the way. i have a 72 lwb fleetside and i was browsing the internet, looking for any lwb to swb conversions, and then BAM i found you! i have a question when it comes to shorting the bed itself: there is a body line that is just below the top rail of the bed. this line runs down towards the rear of the truck. (in other words its not parallel with the top of the bed.) it seems to me if you cut and remove a total of 20" from the bed, that this body line would no longer line up. is this so? and what do ya do about it?

Hello, and thanks and also welcome. Anyways as for the body line, the front one lines up rather well when cut, a total of 8 inches is cut near the rear and the front has a total of 12 inches knocked out of it. that body line needs a but of help. but nothing a body hammer and dolly or a block of wood or a small lead shot back can not fix. it took me about 20 min to have the lines line up. not bad at all. they are very forgivng and will work jus fine. When they are cut and lined up you will see that they are out by about 3/16th of an inch not bad at all. just take your time and go slow. also, the bottom one at the back needs some attention also. anyways later. James

[hartleymetalworks]

i knew it would be off just didnt know how much, it could very easily end up lookin like a zig zag. y couldnt u cut right at the front (and right at the rear) of the bed instead of making all the cuts toward the middle? seems like that would make the seam less notable. ? . ? ALSO when you go from lwb to swb, i know the drive shaft has to cut, but what would you do with the swing arms? i dont plan on doin all the fab work to the cross members and such as you did. do you move the cross member forward or shorten the swing arms?

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by hartleymetalworks

i knew it would be off just didnt know how much, it could very easily end up lookin like a zig zag. y couldnt u cut right at the front (and right at the rear) of the bed instead of making all the cuts toward the middle? seems like that would make the seam less notable. ? . ? ALSO when you go from lwb to swb, i know the drive shaft has to cut, but what would you do with the swing arms? i dont plan on doin all the fab work to the cross members and such as you did. do you move the cross member forward or shorten the swing arms?

The control arms are the same for long or short bed or blazer for that matter. You cut forward of that cross member to move it where it needs to be, then cut behind the axle. There are other builds on here that discuss it. I think there's even something in the FAQ forum.

[Slick67]

Stay away from the soaps Nuke1, they will rot your brain!!!! Then who are we going to turn to when we have questions?!?!?!

[my67chevytruck]

OUCH!... Soap Opera's........

[smoky02]

Wow, this is an awesome build, I can't wait to see the finished product, I know you can't either.

[bigbadjohn84]

wow.. someone actually near where I live lol. . your only bout 50 miles from me..

BTW, you cut the bed down.. you said you cut 12 in from the rear? did you mean 12 out of the front section?? I am now contemplating cutting my LWB down since my SWB plan fell through and replacement besides are a little too high at the moment. my old bed is junk so I wont cry if it is screwed up lol

[nuke1]

I not do nkow whet u talk abut, no Rot Brein her! I will say one thing, thias is definetly not the time off i was wanting to enjoy.

Originally Posted by Slick67

Stay away from the soaps Nuke1, they will rot your brain!!!! Then who are we going to turn to when we have questions?!?!?!

Originally Posted by my67chevytruck

OUCH!... Soap Opera's........

You are right i can not wait to see it done, it may be a little while yet before it happens but one day she will be show worthy. and thanks you muchly.

Originally Posted by smoky02

Wow, this is an awesome build, I can't wait to see the finished product, I know you can't either.

You are right, i screwed up my typing oops. i went and fixed that, now that we have the edit button back, Thank You. And to be honest it is rather easy to do, and gives you some more experience welding and such. Thanks.

Originally Posted by bigbadjohn84

wow.. someone actually near where I live lol. . your only bout 50 miles from me..

BTW, you cut the bed down.. you said you cut 12 in from the rear? did you mean 12 out of the front section?? I am now contemplating cutting my LWB down since my SWB plan fell through and replacement besides are a little too high at the moment. my old bed is junk so I wont cry if it is screwed up lol

[my67chevytruck]

hoping you recover fully soon, so you can start back up on the truck.....

[bigbadjohn84]

thanks man. I've already cut down my frame, 8in off the rear and 12 under the cab. I figured it would have to be the same on the bed, but i wanted to be for sure

[cerebus]

Any new updates Nuke?

[nuke1]

well, the updates are as stands, i can finally lift 3lbs with my arm, whoo hoo. but i decided enuf was enuf, i phned my little cousin who is 14, and asked what he was doing for the summer vacation, he said nothin. So me being the smart one asked him if he wanted to help me around the house, he said SURE. well, that works for me, i went and picked him up this morning and he cleaned my garage and started on my truck today. So as of now i am shop foreman and he is my worker. btn me and him the truck will be running in a week or two now. yes, yes , yes, but there is always a catch, when he turns 16, he wants some favours for a car of his own. works for me. Later

[nuke1]

PROGRESS!!!!!!!!!! cuz came over and got the truck mostly sanded and ready for the 80 dollar paint job. also got some more wiring done up. getting closer!

[mcbassin]

SWEET! Have you fired that engine yet? Can't wait to see the finished product. BTW, what is an $80 paint job?.....Can you even get a gallon of primer $80?

[cerebus]

Right on! Let me know if you need a hand sometime, I'd love to pick your brain with questions. I might not be as good as your current helper though!

[my67chevytruck]

progress........ wooo hooo.....

[bigbadjohn84]

the 2K primer I use goes between 100-150 a gallon.. 80 dollar paint job? what is that Western brand single stage? lol

[nuke1]

i will let you guys in on the 80 dollar paint job next week if all goes well, you will all laugh your arses off.

[watahyahknow]

keeping this one in sight , nice work on the truck sofar .
i allways get a lot of pleasure out of seeing metalfabricators work , wish i was better in welding and had the tools at hand to make stuff like that

[bigbadjohn84]

oh the suspense is agony

[highperf4x4]

Originally Posted by nuke1

i will let you guys in on the 80 dollar paint job next week if all goes well, you will all laugh your arses off.

so............... if it doesn't go well then you're not going to tell us?