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trent_44 · 08-08-2011, 10:32 PM

Been a long time stalker on here watching a few builds so finally thought it would be time to post a project my dad and I have been working on for the past 8 years. I have a ton of pictures to post so it might take me some time to catch up to where we currently are. Remember I have 8 years worth of pictures. Well enough with the talking here are some pics.

trent_44 · 08-08-2011, 10:37 PM

Few more of the tear down process.

trent_44 · 08-08-2011, 10:40 PM

Here you can see we started to work on the original frame a little. We ended up going a different route, with a 70 c10 SWB.

trent_44 · 08-08-2011, 10:42 PM

Starting the cab work!

trent_44 · 08-08-2011, 10:43 PM

More of the cab.

trent_44 · 08-08-2011, 10:50 PM

Last ones for tonight hopefully more to follow shortly!! And just a little tease of the motor in the last pic. Hope you guys like.

mknittle · 08-09-2011, 12:22 AM

looks good.

xpickup · 08-09-2011, 06:22 AM

trent_44, Look good. Nice sheet metal work. It looks like you are going to fix the belt line like I had to do on my buddies truck.

Shannon

bguild · 08-09-2011, 10:04 AM

nice work Trent.. Thats a pretty nice one to start with and I love that body style.

trent_44 · 08-16-2011, 10:21 PM

Here are a few more pictures of some of the process.

trent_44 · 08-16-2011, 10:23 PM

A few of the goodies!!

trent_44 · 08-16-2011, 10:26 PM

Here are a few pictures of the trailing arms a good buddy of ours built for us!! They turned out awesome!!

trent_44 · 08-16-2011, 10:28 PM

Few more of the arms...and the new cross member.

trent_44 · 08-16-2011, 10:32 PM

Here are a few pics of everything starting to come together.

trent_44 · 08-16-2011, 10:42 PM

Few more sitting in the garage.

trent_44 · 08-16-2011, 10:51 PM

If you guys would like to see any more detailed pictures or other pictures just let me know I'm just throwing in a few pictures that we have here and there. We have more pictures then I could ever post on here, so I'm picking a choosing just a few.

trent_44 · 08-16-2011, 11:10 PM

Here are a couple videos of the motor getting broken in. We have since got rid of the yellow and painted it the cast gray you see in one of the previous posts. Once we do the final install we will be getting rid of all of the blue anodized parts.

Let me know if these work.

trent_44 · 08-16-2011, 11:13 PM

And here is how it sits now, we have had the cab mounted for a couple of years now but a few health issues have slowed the pace a little. But now that everything is in the clear we are back on it in full force. We have a donor truck that we are using for the bed a few other misc parts, hope you enjoy.

tantrumpipeline · 08-16-2011, 11:18 PM

a ton of work, looks great, can't beat a 5 window shorty, I'm in to see this one

dan42 · 08-17-2011, 12:21 AM

Very nice work. Keep us posted - great pictures.

PurdueSD · 08-17-2011, 09:51 AM

Any pics on how you eliminated the belt-line seam on the back of the cab?

Looks great!

trent_44 · 08-17-2011, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurdueSD

Any pics on how you eliminated the belt-line seam on the back of the cab?

Looks great!

I will look through some pics tonight after work and see what I have.

trent_44 · 08-17-2011, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trent_44

I will look through some pics tonight after work and see what I have.

I don't actually have any more pictures of the back getting completed, but from what my dad said they welded in a piece of metal and tried to get it as flush as possible then the body shop took care of the rest. Hope this helps. Thanks

trent_44 · 08-24-2011, 10:17 PM

Hey guys just wanted to post an update where we are sitting with the truck. Here a few years ago my dad had a local mechanic tell him about a farmer that had a 51 sitting in his yard that he would like to get rid of. So he made the trip out to the house and sure enough he wanted it gone, but with one stipulation, he wanted the original spare tire off of it. Granted dad said it looked to be the original he still wanted it because it had never been used. So after unbolting it the farmer said if you haul it away it's yours for FREE!! Well anyway, we are using the bed off of the truck because it's in pretty decent shape, the only thing we are lacking is the tailgate. So if anyone knows of a decent tailgate in our general area we would be interested in it. As for the rest of the truck we are looking to get rid of it as well. Here are the pics.

trent_44 · 08-24-2011, 10:35 PM

Well I'm having a problem posting the rest of the pictures so I guess it will have to wait for another night. Thanks for looking.

08-08-2011, 10:32 PM	#1
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Long Term 48 5-Window Been a long time stalker on here watching a few builds so finally thought it would be time to post a project my dad and I have been working on for the past 8 years. I have a ton of pictures to post so it might take me some time to catch up to where we currently are. Remember I have 8 years worth of pictures. Well enough with the talking here are some pics. Attached Images

08-08-2011, 10:37 PM	#2
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Few more of the tear down process. Attached Images

08-08-2011, 10:40 PM	#3
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Here you can see we started to work on the original frame a little. We ended up going a different route, with a 70 c10 SWB. Attached Images

08-08-2011, 10:42 PM	#4
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Starting the cab work! Attached Images

08-08-2011, 10:43 PM	#5
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window More of the cab. Attached Images

08-08-2011, 10:50 PM	#6
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Last ones for tonight hopefully more to follow shortly!! And just a little tease of the motor in the last pic. Hope you guys like. Attached Images

08-09-2011, 12:22 AM	#7
mknittle Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Auburn ca. Posts: 2,886	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window looks good. __________________ Mark My GMC build. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=536602

08-09-2011, 06:22 AM	#8
xpickup Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: York, Pa. Posts: 1,386	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window trent_44, Look good. Nice sheet metal work. It looks like you are going to fix the belt line like I had to do on my buddies truck. Shannon

08-09-2011, 10:04 AM	#9
bguild Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: kansas city mo Posts: 898	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window nice work Trent.. Thats a pretty nice one to start with and I love that body style. __________________ Project "Edna Marie"http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...74#post5998074 Toys: 2014 Dodge Ram 1967 SHORTBED

08-16-2011, 10:21 PM	#10
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Here are a few more pictures of some of the process. Attached Images

08-16-2011, 10:23 PM	#11
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window A few of the goodies!! Attached Images

08-16-2011, 10:26 PM	#12
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Here are a few pictures of the trailing arms a good buddy of ours built for us!! They turned out awesome!! Attached Images

08-16-2011, 10:28 PM	#13
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Few more of the arms...and the new cross member. Attached Images

08-16-2011, 10:32 PM	#14
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Here are a few pics of everything starting to come together. Attached Images

08-16-2011, 10:42 PM	#15
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Few more sitting in the garage. Attached Images



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08-16-2011, 10:51 PM	#16
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window If you guys would like to see any more detailed pictures or other pictures just let me know I'm just throwing in a few pictures that we have here and there. We have more pictures then I could ever post on here, so I'm picking a choosing just a few.

08-16-2011, 11:10 PM	#17
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Here are a couple videos of the motor getting broken in. We have since got rid of the yellow and painted it the cast gray you see in one of the previous posts. Once we do the final install we will be getting rid of all of the blue anodized parts. Let me know if these work.

08-16-2011, 11:13 PM	#18
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window And here is how it sits now, we have had the cab mounted for a couple of years now but a few health issues have slowed the pace a little. But now that everything is in the clear we are back on it in full force. We have a donor truck that we are using for the bed a few other misc parts, hope you enjoy. Attached Images

08-16-2011, 11:18 PM	#19
tantrumpipeline Master Procrastinator Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Grande Prairie AB Canada Posts: 1,128	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window a ton of work, looks great, can't beat a 5 window shorty, I'm in to see this one __________________ My Buildhttp://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=395506 20 Duramax tow pig 68 2wd short stepper project 77 2wd short fleet beater 52 short project

08-17-2011, 12:21 AM	#20
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Very nice work. Keep us posted - great pictures. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

08-17-2011, 09:51 AM	#21
PurdueSD Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: the middle Posts: 296	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Any pics on how you eliminated the belt-line seam on the back of the cab? Looks great!

08-24-2011, 10:17 PM	#24
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Hey guys just wanted to post an update where we are sitting with the truck. Here a few years ago my dad had a local mechanic tell him about a farmer that had a 51 sitting in his yard that he would like to get rid of. So he made the trip out to the house and sure enough he wanted it gone, but with one stipulation, he wanted the original spare tire off of it. Granted dad said it looked to be the original he still wanted it because it had never been used. So after unbolting it the farmer said if you haul it away it's yours for FREE!! Well anyway, we are using the bed off of the truck because it's in pretty decent shape, the only thing we are lacking is the tailgate. So if anyone knows of a decent tailgate in our general area we would be interested in it. As for the rest of the truck we are looking to get rid of it as well. Here are the pics. Attached Images

08-24-2011, 10:35 PM	#25
trent_44 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Great Bend Posts: 134	Re: Long Term 48 5-Window Well I'm having a problem posting the rest of the pictures so I guess it will have to wait for another night. Thanks for looking.

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