Project...praise the lowered

[(joey)]

so i guess its time to start a build thread.

grab a beer because im writing the history of the old gal and updating on what i have and hav not done in the past 2 years

its a 1967 lwb i bought two years ago.it came with a 327 that had been well built to make decent hp and a 350 turbo trans.the truck swapped through 5 owners since it had a body resto in the early 80`s..the next four owners had intentions on fixing it up but instead it sat year after year rotting away.so then i came to the rescue.i bought it with intentions of fixing it up with some bondo and some flat black from a rattly can then driving it as a second vehicle.well then i found this site.and after surfing around i found out how much potential these trucks really have.so i was going to weld in a couple patches,paint it,lower it and drive in pride.i then dug into it and discovered it was a mess.so much body rot so i stripped it apart and turned it into a cab off resto.after buying parts here and there,spending hours on the cab which warped all to f@*k, i kind of lost interest.so i set it to the side.before it was set to the side,i bought 2 new fenders,cpp slotted drilled 6 lug rotors,bags,drop spindles,all new ball joints ,verious performance parts,ez wiring kit and i know im forgetting more.while it was set to the side i came up with the idea of swapping my body off the old girl onto my 01 seirra swb frame using the power train,a/c,and some other newer goodies.so i then sold..the rotors,spindles,ball joints and gave the 327 and trans to my father for his t bucket project. i have now been back at it full tilt.


for the cab people would think i was nuts for even attempting to make it look good enough to set it back on the frame.i started by building 70% of the floor,patched the fire wall,dash,installed new door sills,bought cab corners,built the inner front windshield panel,built the whole upper channel the top of the windsheild sits in,built the front of the roof and the list goes on.i then shaved the drip rail and brought it in to meet flush with the upper door.after the drip rail was shaved,windshield channel was built,inner and outer roof was patched the windshield wasnt even close to fitting.the top warped so bad it was over an inch away to where it was supposed to be.this is when i lost interest.since i got back at it i have installed a new inner roof patch panel,cut out the whole front of the outer roof and built a new patch,built the channel and so far the windshield fits great.now to finish up shaving the side drip rails to meet the tops of the doors then on with a custom floor pan and a 2 inch body drop.

here are some pics of before,then the mess and where it sits now.







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