Maggie's Custom
 

Maggie and I are new to to board and this is her first project!! We found a 66 Custom SWB, large window on craigslist and picked it up a few weeks ago. She wanted a orignal paint truck, and it had to be Blue with plenty patina!! The truck has minor rust and the guy I got it from swapped in a 305 and didn't get much further than that. The truck is perfect for our plans. I'm going to try to keep the cost low and get it back on the road asap. The plans are to bag the truck, new brakes, and put a TH350 in it. After looking at a 100 or more builds my inspiration for bagging the truck comes from coulter here on the board! Any tips, comments, or advise along the way would be much appreciated!
Maggie and Jason

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Welcome to the board from the land of maple syrup, and hockey sticks!

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Welcome aboard! Nice looking truck, I also did a budget build and bagged my truck with bolt in bags and plates cheap around $500 with trading and parts I had...if you dont get to crazy and shop around it can be done....Who Is maggie to you? wife,daughter just wondering you kinda left that out...anyways great site everyones very helpful and tons of info..

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She's my girlfired, I have a few pictures to post but still trying to figure that out!! I think they are to big!! Working on getting them posted soon.
Thanks
Jason

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Welcome. Looks like a great find.

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Picking it up, we drove 6 hours to Arkansas to get it.
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I was able to use the wrecker from work!!
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Unloading it at the house.
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Motor in the bed
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Jason

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Very nice, that short bed really makes it look tuff !!

:welcoem: to the board, and good luck.

If you post it, we will read it!!

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Welcome to the site! Have fun, and ask any questions you need to know! This group has an amazing amount of knowledge, and will kindly share it!

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Welcome to the forum. Glad you finally found the one you were after!

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you just don't see too many all original rear engine custom cabs these days :lol::lol::lol:

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Looks like a killer truck to start with and coulter's truck is a good example to follow. It should be an awesome project.

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I'll post tear down pics tomorrow, I have a bunch of parts on the way, and have started welding stuff!
Jason

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Woot.... Let the fun begin !!!!!!!!

Hey mods.... we need a welder smiley !!!

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Welcome you guys!!and a great truck to start with

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Welcome and nice truck!


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What part of AR u pick it up? The truck looks great and the patina is awesome!! just get it going ASAP. Drive it while u gather bag parts...
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Picked up the truck in Mt. Ida, we made a weeked trip out of it, stopped on the way back and watched some dirt tracking too! It's a little to late for "get it together and drive it"! I'm a little further than the pics I've posted, like two frame rails and a cab! I put a battey in it, hooked up a jumper wire, poured some gas in the float bowl and it fired right up, than pulled the motor. Still learning how to post pictures, I'll get some more up tomorrow.
Thanks for all the kind welcomes!! I'll have her jump on here soon and introduce herself too.
Thanks again
Jason

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Jason, welcome and enjoy the new truck.

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Here we were getting ready to pull the bed and rear mounted engine!
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With the help of a engine hoist, jack, and Maggie, we were able to put the bed up for safe storage.
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On side of the house! I'm sure the neighbor loves it!
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Getting ready to pull the hood.
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In the grage getting ready to come apart.
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I gave the wheels away (that were new and never got to see the road) to a friend who was working on a 65 Chevy step side for a kid who was getting a truck for his 16th birthday (last Thursday) that belonged to his grandfather who had bought it new! My buddy installed Vintage Air AC, CPP disc brakes, power master, and power steering, the wheels with new tire, and what did the kid like the most? the wheels!! I'll post a picture when i get it. They could have not ended up in a better place.
Thanks again
Jason

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Hot... and into old trucks... You are a lucky man!! :metal:

Great progress on the truck so far, keep the pictures coming!

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I would build her a truck too;)

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Trust me, I know!

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Wow what a HOTTIE !!
(and your girlfriend is cute too)

LOL

I would say I would build a truck for a girl too, but I just spent $10k on a professional restoration on this for my wife:

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This is her 1972 LeMans Sport with the Endura Package.
Only thing keeping it from being a GTO really is the emblems, and the little known fact that there was no such thing as a factory '72 convertible GTO....
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We have not seen it yet, these photos are before pics of the car. We take delivery of it this August when we go home on leave.

Bottom line, awesome what a good woman will inspire a man to do.... :smoke:

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Heres a few of my other truck!
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1340830818
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Still learning how to post pics, I know its easy, how sad.
I do have a question in the mean time, can I run a TH350 trans with the stock (low) trans tunnel? And did the 66 hub caps come in chrome?
I'll get more tear down pics up tomorrow as well as of my truck.
Jason