project:KingLow69

[nvrsatisfied]

well thats right i started yet another project. my 4x4 project (SofaKingBig71) is on the back burner till i can gather enough cash to get a drop transfer case (profab or SCS).

so what happened was i came across this older 69' and pulled off the bed and some other small things to use and store. well with times tight and getting bored i scanned over all the extra stuff i had laying around and thought hell, i might as well try out something. i always wanted to chop a top (thanks Fnlow ). so i drug the old rusted out cab and frame back up to the house and did a little photo chopping. measured, measured, guessed and pulled the trigger. before anyone may panic the cab is in bad shape to really put the time into make it look nice and i know i would not be able to get rid of it. so the overall idea is to go until i can't go no more. if i get in over my head and what not, i'm not out much....other than time, but i can learn from that time. now i'm not trying to make it show worthy and perfect, but atleast solid and stay together, not only that, but use it all as a learning tool. i will have to make new patch panels for the floor board, door jam, and bottom of the doors themselves.

so here is a lay out of what i got going on.....

Cab:
*cut 6" out of the back pillars.....cut 8"out of front pillars.
*tacked in filler panels on the cabs top. (for my first chop i give myself a C+, it came out better than i thought) i tried to get the cab to look "normal" and not have such a slanted back look.
*cut 5" off the entire bottom of the cab.
*suicide the doors with some heavy duty gate hinges
*reinforced doors and cab for the suicide
*i am the process of learning and making panels for the floor boards, door jams, and making new bottoms for the doors, since i cut them off. just about have the passenger side done.

Stuff i have:
*a nice beefy small block 350 that will need new cam and lifters. i plan on running a tunnel ram.
*i have a th400 or 700r4 to chose from
*bought some 2"x3"x3/16" for the frame.
*the 69' frame will donate the middle cross member, trailing arms, pan hard bar, and rear axle. from measureing i will have to cut, shorten, fish plate and box in the trailing arms. i plan on running the air bags off these to get a little bit more lift.
*front axle from what i believe is 47'-50' model chevy 1/2 ton.
*bags all the way around, 1/2" valves (i like when they move fast), switch box, etc...
*painless wire harness
*parts for bed
*two beer kegs to cut up and make seats

Plans:
*needing help on what parts to find to get the front end in working order.
*overall i want to keep it simple. just get it put together and drive it around. my 9yr old son thinks it is one of coolest trucks..lol, so i would really like to get it done where we can cruise it.
* i would like to run the Vintiques artillery wheels. run a 28" tall tire front and a 30" tall rear, white walls (if the build allows me). be around a 126"--128" wheel base
*open front
*find a grill off a tractor or maybe even just make a grill.
*headers out and over the sides of the frame
*need a compressor for air ride

[nvrsatisfied]

more stuff

[nvrsatisfied]

more... the last pic is hopefully wher i can get it to sit once aired out. hoping to make a roller out of it by March for a show here at work

[Scott Webster]

That's pretty cool. Can't wait to see what you have in store for keg seats. Been awhile since I seen someone weld sheet metal with stick.

[BuiltwithIvy]

Im digging it, count me in!

[BuiltwithIvy]

and to find the parts for your front suspension check out rockauto.com

[67cheby]

wow...lots of fab going on !!

[nvrsatisfied]

thanks guys!

i did get the bottom of the passenger side done. its not pretty but thats the point. now all thats left is to finish out the cab portion that goes under the door. and yes having a stick only has been a challenge but its a good way to learn and i think i'm the king at filling in holes now . i think on some of my welds i will grind them down to make smooth and leave a few rugged, i think it looks cool, looks like stich marks...

[Scott Webster]

Nothing wrong with working with what ya got. I think it's cool.