Rebel Angel Build : 69 CST

[Southern Shaker]

Hey Yall,

As some of yall may know i picked up a 69' CST Ps,A/C truck yesterday ive made alot of progress on the tear down so far, Sad to say the cab has to go it is one hell of a JB welded mess im Gonna be using my 71' Custom 10 as a Donor. I Know it wont be a True CST without the original cab but this is the route im going. So far i got the front clip and the cab off , I Literally tackled it (Im a Sixman FootBall Player , Lineman for the Gordon Longhorns) Im gonna clean up the frame a bit then im pulling my 350/350 out of my 71 and dropping it in. then the cab will go on im lowering the front 3 inches and im mounting the engine back 4 inches for better weight distribution I Have a 3 day weekend so i should get pretty far. Also gonna convert it to 5 lug disc !

A Few pics

Yester day when i got it










Todays Progress







I Know some of yall may be a little bit upset over my Truck abuse to the cab an for that im sorry

[tmc1986]

thats unfortunite about the cab. at least you got a hell of a deal on the truck so the expenses wont be as hard to swallow. keep us updated. im interested to see this trucks transformation just because of what its starting as

[Southern Shaker]

im thinking of pulling the ac dash out to use ...aint decided yet , But i really can lose on this build i mena so far im 175 $ in it . Id love to leave the patina the fenders an bed have but my 71' cab and hood are primered so im going with a metal flake cool blue or a ddark metal flake green with a off white metal flake center stripe down the sides. Thanks for the Support !

[BlackedOut67shorty]

That is one sweet rear bumper..wish I still had mine but it was all rotted
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[Southern Shaker]

im thinking on if i should keep it or not i like the sport bumpers but i like the rugged look of this one

[Southern Shaker]

Lowered the the front end idk how much but it looks good need to bring the rear down , Change of plans im gonna use the 71' chassis im just gonna use the CST bed doors an fenders, grill , im selling off the Factory a/c Cab and the 69 chassis for dirt cheap so if anyone wants it pm me , Ill post pics in a few hours for now its back to work !

[Southern Shaker]

A Few Pics from todays Progress ....Dropped the front waiting to to the rear IMO I think it looks sick like this more hot rodish What yall think?

[Southern Shaker]

got the trucks side by side , Tomarrow starts the swap over im gonna do the transmission first then im dropping the 71' cab on the 69' frame then im gonna tune the engine before i drop back in , swapping the front suspensions so i can keep the disc , last before the engine im installing all the lines and moving the motor mounts back 3 inches to bring the motor back for better weight dist. Be Ready for Pics !

[70cst]

Keep us updated

[jmking9]

Im lovin the smoker in the background of the first few pics. Is it yours? (Im kinda into smokers)

[Southern Shaker]

Really now ? haha Were a Competition bbq team Called Big Boots BBQ. we have a few this truck is being built to haul our smokers in style!

[Southern Shaker]

got the truck Torn down and the 71' Cab on the 69' Chassis Gonna get the mounts done then start running the fuel lines an such , on a side note im also getting the engine prepped for the transfer ! Pics to come

[Southern Shaker]

Cab mounted doors alighend an done a few pics!





My Factory Overload springs



whats left to got on the 71'

[Southern Shaker]

Got new tail lights lenses and hook ups next im running the wiring and plumbing before i drop the engine in which im pulling an painting chevy engine orange.

[jmking9]

Originally Posted by Southern Shaker

Really now ? haha Were a Competition bbq team Called Big Boots BBQ. we have a few this truck is being built to haul our smokers in style!

Thats awesome. Heres a picture of my current smoker that I built. Its not going to win any awards for style, but it sure works well. Its a 300 gallon, reverse flow, with an oven that is a (close) copy of a Lang 84" Deluxe model. (Except it cost about 5% of the price of a Lang to build) I just do events for family, friends, work and church. Never done any competitions before mostly because there arent any around here that I know of. Anyway, I'd love to see more pics of your smokers, I have built a few for others and am always looking to steal someone elses ideas

BTW cant think of a better rig to pull a smoker than a 67-72