my new project

[1968aj]

I said I was not going to do this again.getting too old for this. went to la vernia texas and hauled it home. hugger orange and white Cheyenne super it was getting dark so I did not get many pictures. the other picture is a soon to be donor. its the first super I found with a wood floor. I have lots of plans if I don't run out of money first.plan to have it made into a shortbed. may try the brothers kit and have bed shortened.for now a good cleaning and polishing i will not be satisfied until i own a swb super with a ls motor.here we go again. will soon be hunting parts again.

[ho70]

Good luck-keep us posted and add some more daylight pics

[1968aj]

here are a couple of pictures in daylight. truck needs complete interior and a lot mor.e. good news is the only rust is rocker panels and a little on one door. this is going to take a while right now I have$2500 in both trucks my biggest expense will be the motor and transmission swap which I will have done. by someone who does this for a living. hope to get some of my money back parting out whats left of donor.

[1968aj]

slowly making progress. started cleaning up interior.parchment visors and headliner will clean up good enough for me. have a local ls swap shop lined up to do the swap. lucky for me he wants remainder of donor truck as partial payment. many parts are on the way including Dakota digital gauges that I really had a hard time deciding to spend that much .I have a couple of later model seats I am debating on using. have to decide on seat covers. will update soon with pictures.

[NvrDun71]

Nice!

[1968aj]

well I think I caught a break today. I have been searching and calling all over looking for some new wheels and tires.really wanted a set of20'' ridler 645 but they are on back order. for now I settled for these used18'' tires and wheels. for $300 I saved some money for other goodies.

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice score on the truck and the wheels and tires. I'm in to follow on the build. Any luck finding anyone to do the work yet?

[rockyrivermark]

Hugger orange makes me happy.
Very nice!
Steal of a price too!!!

[1968aj]

found a shop that mainly does ls swaps. luckily heis going to cut me a deal because he wants the remainder of the donor truck. waiting till it warms up a little.

[1968aj]

finally making some progress.motor and transmission are in and I drove it home today.took it to a local shop that does ls swaps.sold what was left of donor truck and got half my money back.tomorrow I will start on interior and a fewother things tomorrow. Dakota gauges are in and now I have to read up on setting them.

[1968aj]

made some progress this weekend. got most of the interior done. seats are wrong color but they will have to work for a while. thinking about black and white houndstooth insert for seats.alternator is not working but got one ordered.removed all factory a/c components vintage air set up coming soon.used vent on gas tank for fuel return so now im trying to find a vented gas cap that fits. still have a lot to do but it runs great.

[clay68c10]

Looking good, I bet it does drive nice.

[Leonard1]

I can't tell from the pics, but do you have the air working? Is the compressor in the stock ls position?

[1968aj]

Originally Posted by Leonard1

I can't tell from the pics, but do you have the air working? Is the compressor in the stock ls position?

no a/c yet. going with vintage air so I think I will have to mount compressor up top.

[1968aj]

a little more progress. cleaned it up some. little more work on interior. put a parchment console in. still don't know which console I like better.changed alternator and battery. volt gauge only shows a little over 10 volts.still trying to figure that out.

[ncpetersc]

Originally Posted by 1968aj

a little more progress. cleaned it up some. little more work on interior. put a parchment console in. still don't know which console I like better.changed alternator and battery. volt gauge only shows a little over 10 volts.still trying to figure that out.

Very nice truck!

[1968aj]

well; I was bored today. waiting on parts before I can proceed. been trying to find something to replace the broken plastic bowtie in the grille emblem.a new one is $55. anyway I cut up a old license plate and came up with this.ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A REPLACEMENT IDEA?

[1968aj]

slowly making progress. installed mirrors. got some new tires and wheels.redid woodgrain on tailgate trim and all ready lost the C letter.repainted rear bumper.did some painting on interior.previous owner had painted the door above the door panel white so I repainted it orange. have a problem with charging system I have not figured out yet. still need bed wood and vintage air.got it tagged and inspected so its driveable now. really like the easy start up and overdrive transmission. it will never be show quality but I would rather drive it than my 2018 Silverado im through rambling . updates coming.

[1968aj]

made a little progress on interior. installed a radio but need to find a better bezel or trim to put around the cut dash.added some new woodgrain. I put a spring in column shifter to tighten it up. that was a pain. iwrapped the end of a piece of wire around spring to keep from losing it inside column then pulled it out when through. worked better than the magnet trick. updates soon.

[Ol Blue K20]

It's looking great. Subbed to watch.

[RenoKeene]

Looks good! Might not even need to shorten it.

[Tdub16]

What shop in the Houston area did you use on the motor? Did you do all the interior work yourself?

THX

[1968aj]

don't really want to name the shop that did swap for me. its a long story and I am not satisfied with some of their work or attitude after he got paid. everthing else done to truck I did myself.

[1968aj]

Originally Posted by RenoKeene

Looks good! Might not even need to shorten it.

the long bed is starting to look better to me. if I do shorten it that will be after everything else is finished . thatmay never happen.

[Tdub16]

Originally Posted by 1968aj

don't really want to name the shop that did swap for me. its a long story and I am not satisfied with some of their work or attitude after he got paid. everthing else done to truck I did myself.

Ok thx, I can understand that. My truck is in Texas right now at my son's house. I wont be able to work on it until the summer when I get there. It needs some interior work and other stuff so just trying to get a jump on possible shops for stuff I cant figure out.

Your truck looks great and gives me hope that I can get most of the interior done myself.