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05-21-2011, 01:48 AM
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Location: Langley, BC
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1960 SWB rebuild
Hey everyone, I've been a member for a relatively short time and haven't posted much, though I'd throw some pics up of me and my dad's build that's eventually gonna be my 8 months/year driver. Here's some pictures of it when we first bought it.
Quick description of truck before = stock suspension, brakes and steering, 3.73 rear end, crate small block V8 with not many miles on it, (don't know for sure). Torsion bars are cranked all the way down on the front, and he had blocks on the back to lower it some. PLANS - rear end + front end swap from an '89 suburban, putting 2" drop springs in front. - transmission from '89 suburban (700R4) - pwr brakes + steering - airbag rear suspension (no onboard compressors) - relocating fuel tank to back - replacing '60 hood with '62 hood - body work + full paint job Last edited by t.warriner; 05-30-2011 at 02:55 PM. |
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05-22-2011, 01:06 AM
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60-66 Nut
  Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
That looks like a decent truck as it is. What are your plans for it?
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05-30-2011, 02:50 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Well we've already done quite a bit, I'll try to post some pics.
- rear end + front end swap from an '89 suburban - transmission from '89 suburban (700R4) - pwr brakes + steering - airbag rear suspension (no onboard compressors) - relocating fuel tank to back - replacing '60 hood with '62 hood - body work + full paint job Our donor vehicle - an '89 suburban. The old torsion bar front suspension - to be replaced with the suburban front end with 2" drop springs. The old rear end (with 3.73 gears) and suspension to be replaced with suburban 4.11 gears and airbag suspension. 700R4 with shift kit from suburban to go in. more pics to come! |
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05-30-2011, 04:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Longview WA
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
That is a beautiful truck.
I'm in for pics!! Too bad you're so far away,I'm looking for a 60-61 hood. |
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05-31-2011, 12:59 AM
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Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
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05-31-2011, 01:56 AM
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Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Some pics of the new front end and rear end.
New airbag suspension on new rear end. New, shorter primered u-bolts for rear end. Front end coming back from getting drop springs and bearings done! New front end and sway bar in! Sway bar to be painted orange. Front end in, cab ready to be lifted and sandblasted. |
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05-31-2011, 01:08 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Some more pics: lifting the cab! and cleaning up the frame a bit.
Cab, gutted, and almost ready, just need to take doors off and windshield out. My dad checking out the trusty setup! Our come-along, the slowest possible way to lift a cab! haha. but it works. Just barely got it high enough to move the frame out from underneath! Starting to clean the frame up a bit. |
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05-31-2011, 01:20 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
New tranny in. Where the new power steering pump will go. Working on the pump. It's in! New shocks. |
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05-31-2011, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Posts: 8,356
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Progressing nicely. Be sure to post more pics as you go.
Last edited by markeb01; 05-31-2011 at 01:42 PM. |
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05-31-2011, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Some pics of the box and starting to get parts sandblasted and primered.
Box before anything, came with molded in roll pan. Plans to put black painted wood in, stock-style. Cutting the carriage bolts off, couldn't figure out any other way to get them out, and they were super rusted anyways. Box with first primer on it. Inner fenders and rad support with primer. Tailgate with primer. |
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05-31-2011, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
The cab, all sandblasted! Cab floor, we were lucky to find such a rust free, solid cab! Cab corner, will need some work. Interior. My dad, starting to do some work on the door. Got patch panels for the bottom section of each door to be put in. |
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05-31-2011, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Door, cut and ready for the patch panel to be put in. Painted the inside with some sort of rust treatment solution, should be good for another 50 years! New patch for the inside put in. And new patch panel for the outside put in! Doors, primered. Interior door panels. |
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05-31-2011, 01:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Prepping cab for primer. Cab corner patched and filled. Cab primered. Bottom of cab painted black. |
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05-31-2011, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Mounting cab back on frame. Firewall painted! That's the final outside color. Getting ready to cut a hole for the new Lokar shifter. Shifter installed! New nuts welded on inside for outside mirror. |
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05-31-2011, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Getting the new hood ready for painting. High build primer. Final paint! |
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05-31-2011, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Our new tailgate hinging setup, had to notch out the tailgate a bit to make room. High build primer. Some body work on the box! High build on the box. High build on the cab. |
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06-02-2011, 09:11 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Primer, then the final white on the dash. The white's gonna be on the interior and on the upper section of the outside of the cab. More pics of door, interior. |
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06-02-2011, 09:15 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
FINAL COLOR!!
doors. cab. side cowls. |
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06-02-2011, 09:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Now we start finishing the little stuff and putting it in!
Heater box, repainted. Air vents. Painting up part of the steering column. Steering column and wheel installed! Autometer tach! |
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06-02-2011, 09:27 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Towing cross member and new gas tank!
Decided to get a new gas tank from Brothers, to take the fuel out of the cab and get a little more traction in the back. Gonna make the filler in the bed. Our homemade tank mounts! A towing cross member we had welded up, super sturdy! |
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06-02-2011, 11:43 PM
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1 thing at a time is progress.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ball Ground GA
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Very nice and quick work. Welcome aboard.
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06-03-2011, 12:12 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Elk Grove Ca
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Wow awsome work what color is that?
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06-03-2011, 01:08 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
welcome brotha!! nice work you duudes are doing some nice work
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06-03-2011, 01:26 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Yakima,WA
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Nice work!
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06-07-2011, 09:42 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Langley, BC
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Re: 1960 SWB rebuild
Pics of bed wood to come!
Last edited by t.warriner; 06-07-2011 at 09:43 PM. |
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