I finally found my 67 SWB!!!

[67ChevyRedneck]

Why is everyone assuming bagging means cutting? I thought you could essentially replace the stock springs with bags?

I actually rode in my first bagged truck ever on Monday. A feller at work has a "Slammed" 2000 S-10, but it was very tastefully done. Very nice truck. The bags rode "different." They felt kinda stiff (the rear bounced a lot.)

[fast50ranger]

That is a nice truck. I say go for it. It is your truck do what you like.

[72BlckButy]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Why is everyone assuming bagging means cutting? I thought you could essentially replace the stock springs with bags?

Essentially that is true. For the most part, you will not have to cut anything on the truck to add bags. Maybe a hole here or there for the lines, but that can be done very clean, and besides, look at who were talking about.... his '72 is beautiful and the '55 ...

I say bag it and put some larger wheels under those fenders!

[OLDIRON69]

Awesome truck, I say we all have added a hint of customization to our rides....go for it!

[project 67 sub]

hey Raguemoe nice 67 and 72. were at in highland cali do you live? i live sorta close to you. i live in San Bernardino a couple streets over from the college,(Cal State San Bernardino). maybe i can come over and check your rides out some time, and i'll even try and bring my 67 over to or something if i dont have any problems with it at the time.

[19673ontree]

this is a good thread , lot's of opinion's , me I am STOCK all the way !!
I Live in VIRGINIA so I can't have a custom anyway so it's sort of fitting ,
I do think that in time the stock vehicle's of the pre 1974 era will be worth something in stock form ,
I've been in this hobby for 25 year's myself now and can remember when you weren't cool unless your 68 camaro was 3ft high in the back with the front end scraping the pavement and the underside of the fender's had to be painted orange !! and don't forget the 10'' wide slot's ! and the two highjacker sticker's in your quarter window's with the little rabbit !! how cool would that be today ?
the pro street thing took it's tole on a lot of would be valueable car's , many a guy is sitting right now looking at his 1967 Z/28 (GULP) PRO STREET that he built in 1985 !!!

I say to each his own but as for me GM left us a great many year's of classic style car's and truck's and I like them just the way they left the factory ,,,,

[special-K]

You forgot side pipes and snorkle scoops.

[thebrown83]

here is my $.02 ---> I love bagged trucks, but only when they start out as nothing and are turned into show stoppers. This is a very rare and very valuable truck the way it is(mostly origional) and basicly every dollar you put into it bagging it or customizing it is going to make it less valuable(in my opinion). You already have a bagged truck and I would hate to see you sell that to fund the destruction (my opinion) of a very nice origional truck. You can just keep the truck the way it is and use it as a daily driver, which would leave money to finish the other project and time to spend with the fam. Just my $.02 but i guess i still gotta say go with what you think is right.

[71swb4x4]

Nice truck!!

Do whatever you want to it. After all, it's yours.

[Raguemoe]

Originally Posted by project 67 sub

hey Raguemoe nice 67 and 72. were at in highland cali do you live? i live sorta close to you. i live in San Bernardino a couple streets over from the college,(Cal State San Bernardino). maybe i can come over and check your rides out some time, and i'll even try and bring my 67 over to or something if i dont have any problems with it at the time.
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Just off the 330 & Highland (new houses on top of the hill) Let me know!

[Iron-Butt]

nice 67, bag it and drive it

[68Stepbed]

Wow, what a thread! I've never seen so many opinions in one thread before.

Raguemoe, very nice truck! I won't tell you what to do with it. I know what I would do, but it's not mine.

My 68 was an almost perfect original when I bought it. It was a no-option 6cyl/3spd with 68,000 original miles. The only things non-factory were new paint and a set of rallies like yours. I took three trophies home out of the first four shows I entered it in. It was boring though. I changed the engine/tranny, seat, steering wheel, bumpers, and other what-nots. I later changed to 5-lug, lowered it a little, put a set of 17's on it. I later changed back to 15's for cheaper tires. Last April, my dad and I tore it down to repaint and do a little more. I don't have any pics of the way it looked when I bought it on my computer, but here are shots of before and after the restore. It's worth alot more now than it was original.

[SactoJim]

That's a heck of a nice truck to start with......my only input would be to keep it simple.

[Raguemoe]

Photo shop by Longhair! A little low but you get the idea!

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Raguemoe

Photo shop by Longhair! A little low but you get the idea!

Puuuuurrrrfect! F@#k the naysayers. It can always be put back...

[streetstar]

Originally Posted by 68Stepbed

here are shots of before and after the restore. It's worth alot more now than it was original.

Matt, which ones the before and which one's the "after" ?

They both photograph pretty nice

[jkade]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Puuuuurrrrfect! F@#k the naysayers. It can always be put back...

I agree 1000% it is yours do what you want. Is that thing a factory 4x4? Sweet looking truck you have and I would be happy to own any ride you got.

[jkade]

Originally Posted by Buffalo Elk

The ground scraper thing is not going to add value when it comes to that particlur truck [or any other one in that good a shape]. Of course being his, he may not be interested in all that. While there is an outside chance he could recoup part of his investment selling the truck to another like minded truck fan, the odds are stacked against him.

Most everyone who messes with any classic vehicle [which I've been doing all my life] knows that you almost never get all of your investment back when you veer from stock on a vehicle like this.

As I said though, it's his truck....he might be so into that look that he's going to bag it and scrape it anyway and that's his perogative. No one can blame some of us for trying to save one that clean though....it's part of the mindset some of us have.

I have to disagree, that is bulls@^t. It all depends on the quality of work and finding the right buyer. Not everyone that is into old cars like them bone stock. I would have paid $5000 to $10000 more for my blazer if it already had air ride, genIII motor, and big wheels. My old man sold the 69 camaro below for $70K now do you think it would have bought that if it was a bone stock "all original", I don't think so. Too each his own and the days of "all original" are getting a little less all the time in my opinion because more classic car and truck guys are getting younger and younger.
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[Raguemoe]

Originally Posted by jkade

I have to disagree, that is bulls@^t. It all depends on the quality of work and finding the right buyer. Not everyone that is into old cars like them bone stock. I would have paid $5000 to $10000 more for my blazer if it already had air ride, genIII motor, and big wheels. My old man sold the 69 camaro below for $70K now do you think it would have bought that if it was a bone stock "all original", I don't think so. Too each his own and the days of "all original" are getting a little less all the time in my opinion because more classic car and truck guys are getting younger and younger.
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I was born in 1974, so I don't know what some of these trucks looked like originally unless I've seen them in a car show or magazine. I understand that some want them to be as they were 30-50 years ago. The problem is alot of guys my age weren't around back then. We just want a cool classic ride that is different then what everyone else has. I've owned everything from BMW's, Land Rovers, Honda's, Toyota, etc.... I just purchased a 07 Toyota Tundra Crew Max 4X4 5.7 truck, but I drive my 71 GMC to work every day! The car I enjoy the most is my 55 Bel Air (It's shaved, bagged, has a vette rear end and a 427 big block with a 700R4) far from stock, but it's what I like!!

[malosiaga]

Raguemoe,

What would you sell your 72 for?

[Sicmaro]

i hate new cars! i have my 71 and a 72 camaro w/ a ls6. i like the new car features but i want them in the classic body. Low fast and loud. haha big wheels are the only option. im looking at polished 20's for the truck. ive got a 5.3/4l60e waiting to go in it also!!!


something like this......


and the maro!

[Sadsack]

Wow! That truck is awesome! I loove the one youre working on too! Unreal lucky devil! I was wondering....if it's not too much trouble...what size tires do you have on those wheels? And if you do change rims...would you sell the centers? I have a cherry set ready for my ride but couldnt decide on tire sizes till I saw yours. They look just right!! Thanks man!

[special-K]

Not saying what to do,but reacting to a couple comments.I`m not a bone stock guy either.But,just because you`re too young to appreciate something doesn`t make it ok to butcher to be trendy.Classic is forever.Trends...well we know about those.No one wants side pipes,10" rims up front,and skateboard tires anymore.But that stuff was reversible.Don`t you hate finding a truck or a nice cab with a sunroof?They were the rage!You hack up a frame,it`s committed.Many states won`t even register those.You have to understand there are people who have loved these trucks since day 1 before some of you were born and it`s hard to see a generation come along and choose our favorites as a canvas for their trend.
A car like that `69 Camaro does nothing for me and if anyone took a rarer high-optioned Camaro,like this `67 is to trucks,and did that they would definately devalue the car and narrow who would want it.That paint scheme is about dated already.It all comes back to what the core of what the vehicle is in the long run.Keeping it moderate is what lasts or can be changed back.

[Bishops Trucks]

Originally Posted by special-K

Not saying what to do,but reacting to a couple comments.I`m not a bone stock guy either.But,just because you`re too young to appreciate something doesn`t make it ok to butcher to be trendy.Classic is forever.Trends...well we know about those.No one wants side pipes,10" rims up front,and skateboard tires anymore.But that stuff was reversible.Don`t you hate finding a truck or a nice cab with a sunroof?They were the rage!You hack up a frame,it`s committed.Many states won`t even register those.You have to understand there are people who have loved these trucks since day 1 before some of you were born and it`s hard to see a generation come along and choose our favorites as a canvas for their trend.
A car like that `69 Camaro does nothing for me and if anyone took a rarer high-optioned Camaro,like this `67 is to trucks,and did that they would definately devalue the car and narrow who would want it.That paint scheme is about dated already.It all comes back to what the core of what the vehicle is in the long run.Keeping it moderate is what lasts or can be changed back.

with the old guy. What Raguemoe wants to do looks great. Everything can be put back to original if he wanted to. That particular truck is a highly optioned original and shouldn't get cut up. His project '72 also looks great and will be a beautiful truck when it is complete. I don't think all of us "Naysayers" are against a nice customized truck, we just hate to see that particular truck get butchered because it's nice the way it is. Bags and wheels would make that truck look great but put a big "C"notch in the frame and the original asspects of the truck are gone. It's his truck so he's going to do what he want's to do with it, more power to him. Let's not turn this post into a European Soccer match. Everyone has their own opinions and they are intitled to post them. There's no reason to get balligerant and disrespectful to other members because they have a differant opinion then you do GRINGOLOCO. Mellow out and smile, it makes for a nicer day.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Bishops Trucks

There's no reason to get balligerant and disrespectful to other members because they have a differant opinion then you do GRINGOLOCO.

Thanks for callin' me out. It was meant in fun, and as a generalization, but now I have someone more specific in mind... Sorry to have offended you. Don't worry, I am smiling- at you- BISHOPS TRUCKS.