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sixty8chev · 07-04-2004, 01:27 AM

Just thought i'd show you guy some pics of the lovely rust on the "steal" of a truck I got, I had to grind all but three of the bolts off to get the inner fenders off to. Takin those things out has to be the best modification I've ever done for working on the engine though.

**N2TRUX** · 07-04-2004, 09:36 AM

OMG

That is ugly. What exactly are you doing to the truck? I hope it's just a "parts" truck. If you are fixing this one you have your work "cut out" for you.... :p

sixty8chev · 07-04-2004, 10:09 AM

Surprisngly the rest of the truck is in good shape, I think the box and front clip were replaced a few years ago, they're not the lovely stock sh*t brown color that the cab is underneath, and it's got a all the nice heavy 4by gear i wanted. and for 400 bucks for the truck i don't mind doin a lot of body work.
And i do got my work cut out for me but not how you think. Just gonna cut the whole cab right off there and throw a new one on my buddy has sittin in his shop.
Anybody been able to pull off a cab swap in a weekend before? we're alotting a few nights during the week to strip out the old cab and we're borrowing a crane truck for friday night and saturday so i'm hopin we can get it done when we both get the same weekend off.

TwinTurbo · 07-04-2004, 12:05 PM

looks like fred durst resides in your engine compartment (for those that don't know who he is, he's the front man of limp bizkit)

sixty8chev · 07-05-2004, 12:53 AM

I had to grow the sideburns for a movie I'm in, I'm supposed to be playin some guy named elvis. I never heard of him though, he must be kinda old or something.

Anyway, does anybody have a clue about the cab swap?

Dirty Dan · 07-05-2004, 03:17 AM

http://www.usbody.com/ You could get a fiberglass cab.

76HighSierra · 07-05-2004, 03:57 AM

Man, I hope the rest of the truck is a little less rusty than those rockers, otherwise, it's going to fold in half!!

Down here, that would deffinately be a parts truck. Then again, I've never seen one down here that rusty. Reminds me of Nova Scotia vehicles (I used to live there).

At any rate, you've got more cajones than me. Good luck.

*1FaastC10* · 07-05-2004, 03:27 PM

what kind of "heavy 4by gear" did you get?

sixty8chev · 07-05-2004, 07:00 PM

heres the original thread on the truck, I got the clutch fixed now, the adjustment nuts were completely to the wrong end of the rod under the truck.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...635#post868635

*1FaastC10* · 07-05-2004, 07:40 PM

you sure its a 44 up front? i had a similarly equipped 79 and it had a 10 bolt up front.

sixty8chev · 07-05-2004, 09:11 PM

Your right on the 10 bolt, i hadn't even looked yet i was really just goin for the 14 bolt in the rear, the 4speed and the 205

Matt_305 · 07-06-2004, 10:18 AM

Hey, it look's like my back fender's do! And I still live in Nova Scotia

07-04-2004, 01:27 AM	#1
sixty8chev The Sauz Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chilliwack BC, Canada Posts: 149	Pics of Rust Just thought i'd show you guy some pics of the lovely rust on the "steal" of a truck I got, I had to grind all but three of the bolts off to get the inner fenders off to. Takin those things out has to be the best modification I've ever done for working on the engine though. Attached Images __________________ 68 lwb 2wd (spread between 3 garages) 72 Burb - Flat Deck 92 Yukon 3" lift - 33's - the new bush pig 01 Sierra - Daily Driver (for now) Last edited by sixty8chev; 07-04-2004 at 01:41 AM.

07-04-2004, 10:09 AM	#3
sixty8chev The Sauz Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chilliwack BC, Canada Posts: 149	Surprisngly the rest of the truck is in good shape, I think the box and front clip were replaced a few years ago, they're not the lovely stock sht brown color that the cab is underneath, and it's got a all the nice heavy 4by gear i wanted. and for 400 bucks for the truck i don't mind doin a lot of body work. And i do got my work cut out for me but not how you think. Just gonna cut the whole cab right off there and throw a new one on my buddy has sittin in his shop. Anybody been able to pull off a cab swap in a weekend before? we're alotting a few nights during the week to strip out the old cab and we're borrowing a crane truck for friday night and saturday so i'm hopin we can get it done when we both get the same weekend off. __________________ 68 lwb 2wd (spread between 3 garages) 72 Burb - Flat Deck 92 Yukon 3" lift - 33's - the new bush pig 01 Sierra - Daily Driver (for now) Last edited by sixty8chev; 07-04-2004 at 10:11 AM.*

07-05-2004, 12:53 AM	#5
sixty8chev The Sauz Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chilliwack BC, Canada Posts: 149	I had to grow the sideburns for a movie I'm in, I'm supposed to be playin some guy named elvis. I never heard of him though, he must be kinda old or something. Anyway, does anybody have a clue about the cab swap? __________________ 68 lwb 2wd (spread between 3 garages) 72 Burb - Flat Deck 92 Yukon 3" lift - 33's - the new bush pig 01 Sierra - Daily Driver (for now) Last edited by sixty8chev; 07-05-2004 at 12:56 AM.

07-05-2004, 03:17 AM	#6
Dirty Dan Oh Look Out! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: M'boro TN, Posts: 505	http://www.usbody.com/ You could get a fiberglass cab. __________________ Dan's Webshots "I have a lot of growing up to do... I realized that the other day inside my fort" - Zack Galifianakis.

07-05-2004, 03:57 AM	#7
76HighSierra DAMN, I love Big Blocks! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 619	Man, I hope the rest of the truck is a little less rusty than those rockers, otherwise, it's going to fold in half!! Down here, that would deffinately be a parts truck. Then again, I've never seen one down here that rusty. Reminds me of Nova Scotia vehicles (I used to live there). At any rate, you've got more cajones than me. Good luck. __________________ Marc Bona Hobbs, New Mexico 1976 1/2 ton GMC High Sierra. 454 c.i.d./ TH400. *Soon to get a mild warming over.* 3.40 rear.

07-04-2004, 09:36 AM	#2
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	OMG That is ugly. What exactly are you doing to the truck? I hope it's just a "parts" truck. If you are fixing this one you have your work "cut out" for you.... :p

07-04-2004, 12:05 PM	#4
TwinTurbo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 994	looks like fred durst resides in your engine compartment (for those that don't know who he is, he's the front man of limp bizkit)

07-05-2004, 03:27 PM	#8
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	what kind of "heavy 4by gear" did you get?

07-05-2004, 07:00 PM	#9
sixty8chev The Sauz Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chilliwack BC, Canada Posts: 149	heres the original thread on the truck, I got the clutch fixed now, the adjustment nuts were completely to the wrong end of the rod under the truck. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...635#post868635 __________________ 68 lwb 2wd (spread between 3 garages) 72 Burb - Flat Deck 92 Yukon 3" lift - 33's - the new bush pig 01 Sierra - Daily Driver (for now) Last edited by sixty8chev; 07-05-2004 at 07:07 PM.

07-05-2004, 07:40 PM	#10
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	you sure its a 44 up front? i had a similarly equipped 79 and it had a 10 bolt up front.

07-05-2004, 09:11 PM	#11
sixty8chev The Sauz Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chilliwack BC, Canada Posts: 149	Your right on the 10 bolt, i hadn't even looked yet i was really just goin for the 14 bolt in the rear, the 4speed and the 205 __________________ 68 lwb 2wd (spread between 3 garages) 72 Burb - Flat Deck 92 Yukon 3" lift - 33's - the new bush pig 01 Sierra - Daily Driver (for now)

07-06-2004, 10:18 AM	#12
Matt_305 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 102	Hey, it look's like my back fender's do! And I still live in Nova Scotia __________________ 1981 GMC Sierra 1500 4.1L I6 1985 GMC Sierra 1500 5.0L V8 (Parts Truck)



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