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Trey` · 02-20-2007, 11:15 PM

This is going to be long but I guess I should start in the beginning. My father bought me a 72 SWB Super Cheyenne for my first truck when I was 15 (I wish I had it) , but later on lost his job and since my truck was the extra one, it got sold to pay bills. He has always felt bad about it and has made it up to me by buying me this truck off e-bay. I am now 30. Which was in Fort Wayne IN and I am in Texas. So after a few conversations with seller I flew to Fort Wayne and got in the truck to drive back. 4hrs. later I felt something like a possible flat pulled over, everything looked good so I got back in and took the next exit which was Effingburgh (SP), Illinois. Got out at a convenince store looked again and noticed some smoke from the front left tire so I jacked it up thinking it was brakes and the tire then fell off. The end of the spindle was gone and the drum brakes were the only thing holding it on. Thank God it did not come off at 70 mph on the interstate. So I called a tow truck and my brother in laws and waited in at a motel until they came to get me with the car hauler. This is how it got the name Death Trap. We made it back fine and in record time. I have some other projects but I finally got around to wroking on this one some this weekend. I put on the ECE front disc brake conversion, new upper and lower balljoints, tie rod ends and test fitted the new 24 inch Smoothies. Still saving up for tires. I had some more pics but the wife deleted them off the camera, will get some more as soon as I have some more progress.

hvychve · 02-20-2007, 11:45 PM

Someone was deffinately on your side......

skokie · 02-21-2007, 12:11 AM

2nd that!!

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Originally Posted by hvychve

Someone was deffinately on your side......

1969k10stepside · 02-21-2007, 12:14 AM

You could have came back my way about an hour and we could have bolted on factory 71 disc brake parts

Glad nothing worse happened on your way home

lutherb69 · 02-21-2007, 12:26 AM

Good to hear nothing happen and you made it home.
also sent you a PM

GREASEMONKEY72 · 02-21-2007, 02:41 AM

ive never heard of that happening before, atlest everythings ok though

i love the wheels but arent the brakes going to get hotter than normal?

IvelDesigns · 02-21-2007, 03:08 AM

looks like you've found some good replacement parts. Lets see some pics of the rest of the truck.

Trey` · 02-21-2007, 10:45 PM

Will get some more pics when I get it out of the corner of the shop. Dustin believe me I wish I would of known you had the parts. Luther pm'd you. My brother in laws left Tx at 5 pm Sat and we pulled back in to my house at 12 pm Sunday. The longest stop they had was to load the truck less than 40 min. I drove all but a hour of the way home since I got to sleep in a bed Sat. night.

Trey` · 04-01-2007, 10:42 AM

Got the new seat belts and the rear finished yesterday, still have to bleed the brakes, buy tires and put in the tach dash.

**Palf70Step** · 04-01-2007, 10:46 AM

Nice looking ride. Glad you are here to tyell us about it.

dogfishguzzler · 04-01-2007, 10:53 AM

Thats a beautiful truck dude, how can you not stand outside and look at it all night?

**VetteVet** · 04-01-2007, 11:34 AM

That same thing happened to me. I had an old 70 chevy pickup and on the way home from work it started making a strange noise like squealing from the left front wheel. I nursed it home, about 10 miles and just as I pulled into my drive way the tire and wheel fell off. Turns ot the outer drum bearing had disintegrated and the drum was riding on the spindle until it decided to come off completely. I was lucky I had spare parts and the spindle wasn't damaged badly so I was able to reuse it. So much for not greasing the wheel bearings I put a lot of miles on that old truck and had a few other things go wrong too, so I know what a death trap is and I was lucky a few times myself. I am glad you weren't hurt and it all worked out to the good. It looks like you have a nice truck now.

70 shorty · 04-01-2007, 12:44 PM

Sweet looking 70. I also have a 70 short/step and want to paint it red, so yours is a great point of reference.

Trey` · 04-03-2007, 10:32 PM

Thanks for the comments.

Chevyholic · 04-04-2007, 12:13 AM

That's a pretty truck, glad it turned out ok. Scary stuff!

TRUCKER-TRUCKIN' · 04-04-2007, 05:30 AM

Just got done doing the same to mine didn't have the excitement you did though, maybe thats why everything under it is new now right. Real nice truck!

Trey` · 04-22-2007, 10:15 PM

Little more progress this weekend got new radiator, overflow and trans cooler installed.

Trey` · 04-22-2007, 10:17 PM

A couple of pics of my "help".

mvfd70 · 04-22-2007, 11:45 PM

Glad everything worked out for you. Glad you didn't loose your wheels either. And I'll go ahead and correct you on this quote, "so I got back in and took the next exit which was Effingburgh (SP), Illinois" That is Effingham, Illinois. I'm actually only about 60 to 90 minutes south of there. I hope that the people there showed you the good southern Illinois hospitality. If you every make it this way again and need some help just hollar. I'm not too far off of I-57 or I-64.

Trey` · 04-23-2007, 08:54 PM

Thanks for the correction and everyone was very nice, Also the next morning there was a little gathering of street rods in front of the restaurant by the motel, so that was cool.

Trey` · 09-29-2009, 07:06 PM

Haven't done much to it lately, thinking about possibly selling it here is a pic with some different wheesl I got put on it.

mclairmo · 09-29-2009, 07:32 PM

Don't sell it, you will regret it.

**Boog** · 09-29-2009, 07:32 PM

Well that's a shame Trey. Gonna move onto something else huh?

nick_stewart2001 · 09-29-2009, 07:36 PM

thats a nice lookin truck, whereabouts in fort wayne did you get it from? i live in fort wayne, and also have a '69 c/20, its in beautiful shape.

Trey` · 09-29-2009, 07:38 PM

I doubt I will sell it have to much money in it really but it just seems to sit. I have alot of other projects and unfortunately this one is at the bottom of the priority list right now.

02-20-2007, 11:15 PM	#1
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside This is going to be long but I guess I should start in the beginning. My father bought me a 72 SWB Super Cheyenne for my first truck when I was 15 (I wish I had it) , but later on lost his job and since my truck was the extra one, it got sold to pay bills. He has always felt bad about it and has made it up to me by buying me this truck off e-bay. I am now 30. Which was in Fort Wayne IN and I am in Texas. So after a few conversations with seller I flew to Fort Wayne and got in the truck to drive back. 4hrs. later I felt something like a possible flat pulled over, everything looked good so I got back in and took the next exit which was Effingburgh (SP), Illinois. Got out at a convenince store looked again and noticed some smoke from the front left tire so I jacked it up thinking it was brakes and the tire then fell off. The end of the spindle was gone and the drum brakes were the only thing holding it on. Thank God it did not come off at 70 mph on the interstate. So I called a tow truck and my brother in laws and waited in at a motel until they came to get me with the car hauler. This is how it got the name Death Trap. We made it back fine and in record time. I have some other projects but I finally got around to wroking on this one some this weekend. I put on the ECE front disc brake conversion, new upper and lower balljoints, tie rod ends and test fitted the new 24 inch Smoothies. Still saving up for tires. I had some more pics but the wife deleted them off the camera, will get some more as soon as I have some more progress. Attached Images __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

02-20-2007, 11:45 PM	#2
hvychve To The Levy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: california Posts: 391	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Someone was deffinately on your side......

02-21-2007, 12:14 AM	#4
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside You could have came back my way about an hour and we could have bolted on factory 71 disc brake parts Glad nothing worse happened on your way home

02-21-2007, 12:26 AM	#5
lutherb69 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Langley AFB, Va (Army) Posts: 124	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Good to hear nothing happen and you made it home. also sent you a PM

02-21-2007, 02:41 AM	#6
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside ive never heard of that happening before, atlest everythings ok though i love the wheels but arent the brakes going to get hotter than normal? __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

02-21-2007, 03:08 AM	#7
IvelDesigns Commander Taco Bello Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 2,232	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside looks like you've found some good replacement parts. Lets see some pics of the rest of the truck. __________________ Bagged '50 3600 - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2009... Bagged '69 C10 Longbed - Bumper punchin' road kill since 2007...

02-21-2007, 10:45 PM	#8
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Will get some more pics when I get it out of the corner of the shop. Dustin believe me I wish I would of known you had the parts. Luther pm'd you. My brother in laws left Tx at 5 pm Sat and we pulled back in to my house at 12 pm Sunday. The longest stop they had was to load the truck less than 40 min. I drove all but a hour of the way home since I got to sleep in a bed Sat. night. __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

04-01-2007, 10:42 AM	#9
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Got the new seat belts and the rear finished yesterday, still have to bleed the brakes, buy tires and put in the tach dash. Attached Images __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

04-01-2007, 10:46 AM	#10
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,816	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Nice looking ride. Glad you are here to tyell us about it. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

04-01-2007, 10:53 AM	#11
dogfishguzzler Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Monroe NC Posts: 62	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Thats a beautiful truck dude, how can you not stand outside and look at it all night? __________________ 69 C10 a long way from done

04-01-2007, 11:34 AM	#12
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,709	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside That same thing happened to me. I had an old 70 chevy pickup and on the way home from work it started making a strange noise like squealing from the left front wheel. I nursed it home, about 10 miles and just as I pulled into my drive way the tire and wheel fell off. Turns ot the outer drum bearing had disintegrated and the drum was riding on the spindle until it decided to come off completely. I was lucky I had spare parts and the spindle wasn't damaged badly so I was able to reuse it. So much for not greasing the wheel bearings I put a lot of miles on that old truck and had a few other things go wrong too, so I know what a death trap is and I was lucky a few times myself. I am glad you weren't hurt and it all worked out to the good. It looks like you have a nice truck now. __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.

04-01-2007, 12:44 PM	#13
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,768	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Sweet looking 70. I also have a 70 short/step and want to paint it red, so yours is a great point of reference. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

04-03-2007, 10:32 PM	#14
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Thanks for the comments. __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

04-04-2007, 12:13 AM	#15
Chevyholic Will it run today? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 272	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside That's a pretty truck, glad it turned out ok. Scary stuff! __________________ Jaws, the 1971 Chevy Cheyenne Longbed. She's big, grey, and has an insatiable appetite!

04-04-2007, 05:30 AM	#16
TRUCKER-TRUCKIN' Rally Wheel Club Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings,MO Posts: 97	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Just got done doing the same to mine didn't have the excitement you did though, maybe thats why everything under it is new now right. Real nice truck! Last edited by TRUCKER-TRUCKIN'; 04-04-2007 at 05:31 AM. Reason: Lokked wrong, grammer.



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04-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#17
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Little more progress this weekend got new radiator, overflow and trans cooler installed. Attached Images __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

04-22-2007, 10:17 PM	#18
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside A couple of pics of my "help". Attached Images __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

04-22-2007, 11:45 PM	#19
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Glad everything worked out for you. Glad you didn't loose your wheels either. And I'll go ahead and correct you on this quote, "so I got back in and took the next exit which was Effingburgh (SP), Illinois" That is Effingham, Illinois. I'm actually only about 60 to 90 minutes south of there. I hope that the people there showed you the good southern Illinois hospitality. If you every make it this way again and need some help just hollar. I'm not too far off of I-57 or I-64. __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

04-23-2007, 08:54 PM	#20
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Thanks for the correction and everyone was very nice, Also the next morning there was a little gathering of street rods in front of the restaurant by the motel, so that was cool. __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

09-29-2009, 07:06 PM	#21
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Haven't done much to it lately, thinking about possibly selling it here is a pic with some different wheesl I got put on it. Attached Images __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

09-29-2009, 07:32 PM	#22
mclairmo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Take Off Posts: 1,908	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Don't sell it, you will regret it.

09-29-2009, 07:32 PM	#23
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,130	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside Well that's a shame Trey. Gonna move onto something else huh? __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

09-29-2009, 07:36 PM	#24
nick_stewart2001 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fort Wayne,Indiana Posts: 13	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside thats a nice lookin truck, whereabouts in fort wayne did you get it from? i live in fort wayne, and also have a '69 c/20, its in beautiful shape.

09-29-2009, 07:38 PM	#25
Trey` Active Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cooks Point,Texas Posts: 238	Re: Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside I doubt I will sell it have to much money in it really but it just seems to sit. I have alot of other projects and unfortunately this one is at the bottom of the priority list right now. __________________ '70 Chevy stepside, ECE discs & 4/6, '00 GMC ext. cab stepside, never ending project '07 GMC Crew Cab, 24's & 5/7 "We, the unwilling, led by the unquailified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt, the impossible with nothing"

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