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Old 12-10-2012, 03:27 PM   #1
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Cool Project 69SWB

I picked up this 69 about 5 years ago, here it is as it was when I bought it... 4G on the tach at 60mph doesn't translate to very good fuel mileage but the 4:10's sure make the stock 350 spunky.

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Returning to original Black on Black color and Custom 10 badging as noted on original SPID, ECE 4/6 Drop, Boyd welding rear tank, stock motor with Edelbrock carb and Performer RPM intake, Hushmat Sound Deadening in entire cab and doors, Painless Wiring, Toyo Proxes II tires, 17" Torque Thrust, All interior pieces from Truckseats (board vendor) Seat Foam, Seat Cover, Headliner, Door Panels, Kick Panels, going with Rams Head Manifolds with Flowmaster 40 Series, Hugger Green engine color and black engine compartment, 3:73 12 bolt truck posi, Disc brake and 5 lug conversion, and wood bed.
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Old 12-10-2012, 03:37 PM   #2
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good looking truck!
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Old 12-10-2012, 03:40 PM   #3
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good looking truck!
Thank you very much. I'm really partial to it! I have a great base to start with.
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Old 12-10-2012, 03:42 PM   #4
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Re: Project 69SWB

Here the initial tear down of the body from the frame...
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Old 12-10-2012, 03:46 PM   #5
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Bed off and in great shape except the floor is a little dented here and there, but I have a plan to fix that.
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Old 12-10-2012, 03:47 PM   #6
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Body off; time to pull the motor.
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Old 12-10-2012, 03:52 PM   #7
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Just finished power washing the frame... Sandblasting and powder coating are not in the budget; so it's wire brush, gator wheel and De-greaser for me.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:08 PM   #8
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I figured I'd break the frame down into 3 sections.. rear, middle and front. I did the rear first... I scored this 373 posi after I had already spend a day cleaning up and installing the open 5 lug rear from the 72 donor truck... but I didn't mind at all doing that part over again with this posi. Will probably end up running those rear brake lines myself.. don't like the way these look at all.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:15 PM   #9
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Subscribed! Good looking truck. Welcome to the board from SE TN.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:17 PM   #10
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once again a budget crunch... I wanted to tuck my exhaust up tight and couldn't afford the fancy cross member, So I cut my hole and reinforced with some 3/16 flat bar and welded it all up. Also installed new poly bushings and made sure I greased them up real good... pressed them in using one of many shade-tree methods. Also the trailing arms where in good shape just needed some serious cleaning.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:18 PM   #11
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thank ya thank ya.. been on here for a while, just lurking and drueling...
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:22 PM   #12
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Getting ready to start on the front end rebuild/disc/brake conversion. I find myself playing musical chevy parts quite often. I need a bigger garage.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:26 PM   #13
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Great looking build from another MO member.

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Old 12-10-2012, 04:27 PM   #14
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Nice truck,looking forward to the build process.4000 rpm at 60 ? what size tires are on there? That seems about 1000 rpm too much for that speed.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:32 PM   #15
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on to the front end... lots of stripping and cleaning.. ugh!
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:34 PM   #16
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Nice truck,looking forward to the build process.4000 rpm at 60 ? what size tires are on there? That seems about 1000 rpm too much for that speed.
275/60/15's is what I pulled off. I thought it seemed high, but the rear end did have 4:10's in it.

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Old 12-10-2012, 04:40 PM   #17
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I think this front end took me twice as long to get cleaned up as the rear and middle section of the frame. Years of neglect can cake on hard. Got the front member all cleaned up and painted.. I let it bake in the sun all day and have some nice Grade 8 hardware waiting to put it back in with.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:43 PM   #18
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nice work !
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:44 PM   #19
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Here's the front member back in and all torqued to spec, gearbox installed, brake lines ran, motor mounts installed... I did have one cracked motor mount that I repaired.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:47 PM   #20
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Thanks! I'm anxious to get back to driving this.. Been without it since August.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:51 PM   #21
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72 spindles from the donor truck. I used my 69 upper and lower arms (they were in much better shape than the 72's) I got some new parts to finish up the front end.
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Old 12-10-2012, 04:54 PM   #22
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Nice start ... Keep up the good work.
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Looking good.
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Old 12-10-2012, 05:54 PM   #24
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looking good, and nice starting point. did i see this truck on craigslist awhile back or am i imagining things.
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Old 12-10-2012, 07:26 PM   #25
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looking good, and nice starting point. did i see this truck on craigslist awhile back or am i imagining things.
Thanks and yeah you did. I had an insane idea of selling the truck to fix some financial issues about a year ago but got rid of that red Rubicon in the background and that fixed everything. :-) So glad I didn't let this truck go.
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