Sigshooter's 1964 BBW Custom Cab

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I bought this truck back around 1989 when I was about 18 years old, by this time I had already obtained my grandpa's 1965 ( Sigshooter's 1965 build thread ) so this was my second truck along with my 1977 Camaro that I had already built as a kid ...... I started rebuilding it at the shop my family owned, I had rebuilt the entire drivetrain ( sandblasting and painting the frame, all new suspension and brakes, built up a sick 327 engine and Turbo 350 tranny, and had started the paint and body when I left that job and was forced to sell it. I sold it to a good friend of mine knowing he would finish it pretty quickly..... It sat in his barn for about 15 years during which time he offered to sell it back to me a couple times. I still hadn't finished my Grandpa's truck due to marriage and kids ( lack of funds and no shop to work in ) so I never took him up on his offers.
Finally one day in 2011 I just decided to get busy and finish my Grandpa's truck and then decided to buy back the 64 also. I called up my buddy and asked if his offer was still good and bought the 64 along with all the new parts I had back. I moved it to the shop I was currently working at where it sat for the next year inside the warehouse. In May 2012 I brought it home where I can re-assemble it using the best of parts I have gathered over the last 20+ years ( So I won't loose parts since they are scattered about and I am doing 2 trucks at once with no real space to do even one ) then after Grandpa's truck is finished I will start in on properly restoring the 64.

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Here is the earliest photo of truck I can find ..... It was still all bolted together in this photo

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Found more early pictures

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here is a couple after the teardown, starting to go back together

Sorry for the sideways pics in the last post... dont know what happened

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After the last pics it was sold.... the next pics are 15 years later when I was bringing it back

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in the warehouse were it sat for a year

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On the way from the warehouse to my driveway

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Cleaned out the floor of the cab before unloading it

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where she rests... in the driveway

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I brought the engine ine stand in the home the other day, put it on an engine stand in the garage until I am ready for it

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motor looks great. looking forward to seeing it between those frame rails.

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Looks like a decent start Robert