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slammed427 · 09-21-2011, 07:27 AM

About 3 Years ago, I started building a 73 lwb half ton. I got the truck, literally for nothing from a buddy who moved to Colorado and had no use for a 2wd where he was going. It was a rolling shell at the time so I did what any red-blooded idiot would do, I cut it up.

It started off by getting shortened to swb specs, then it went on the road for a few months. I got drunk and bored one night and started to bag it with parts I'd been collecting to do the 79 I had at the time. Once I sobered up and fixed the drunken tack welds, I finished getting all the suspension bagged, but I didn't trust my welder to properly weld up the suspension.

So the truck has been sitting in my buddies back yard in Apache Junction since Nov of 2009 waiting for me to finish it. Well after almost 2 years of not doing anything with the truck, my buddy calls me and asks if I was ever gonna do anything with this pile of junk sitting in his yard. The last time I touched it was in March of last year when I sold the bed off it to a friend in need.

I haven't thought about this thing in over a year now... since I ran into issues with my drivers license. Now that those are sorted out, and I've been itching to work on something, I think its time to blow the dust off the 73 and get it goin.

Pics to come when I get out there and get goin on it.

**old Rusty C10** · 09-21-2011, 08:36 AM

sounds good.. lets see some pics and have an idea of what youre going to do with it..if youd like we can make this your official build thread.. keep us updated

hotrod_991 · 09-21-2011, 05:28 PM

deff want to see some pics of it...and I know how that goes I have a 78 SWB sitting in a pasrteur in Montana that i havnt touched in over 4 years. Pretty sure it beyond help at this point.

slammed427 · 09-23-2011, 01:02 AM

Well I was out there today and didn't have my camera with me. The bags are all dry rotted, and there is surface rust on the frame where I ground it for the welds. And I looked at the vin tag on the door frame and its a 76. I'm trying to find the title for it cause I would of sworn it was a 73, granted I could be wrong, but I doubt it. I'll be back out to it in about 2 weeks to start cleaning it up and getting it to the welder.

So now the question is, am I gonna have to put cats on it... prolly, but I gotta find the title to make sure I'm not horribly confused.

09-21-2011, 07:27 AM	#1
slammed427 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tempe, Az Posts: 325	I actually forgot about this truck About 3 Years ago, I started building a 73 lwb half ton. I got the truck, literally for nothing from a buddy who moved to Colorado and had no use for a 2wd where he was going. It was a rolling shell at the time so I did what any red-blooded idiot would do, I cut it up. It started off by getting shortened to swb specs, then it went on the road for a few months. I got drunk and bored one night and started to bag it with parts I'd been collecting to do the 79 I had at the time. Once I sobered up and fixed the drunken tack welds, I finished getting all the suspension bagged, but I didn't trust my welder to properly weld up the suspension. So the truck has been sitting in my buddies back yard in Apache Junction since Nov of 2009 waiting for me to finish it. Well after almost 2 years of not doing anything with the truck, my buddy calls me and asks if I was ever gonna do anything with this pile of junk sitting in his yard. The last time I touched it was in March of last year when I sold the bed off it to a friend in need. I haven't thought about this thing in over a year now... since I ran into issues with my drivers license. Now that those are sorted out, and I've been itching to work on something, I think its time to blow the dust off the 73 and get it goin. Pics to come when I get out there and get goin on it. __________________ 74 C10 LWB 350/T5 Dropped on 20's Soon to be Bagged and Injected 84 C35 Crew Cab Dually. 454/400 Dropped a lot. Instagram: mmmdropp

09-21-2011, 08:36 AM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,326	Re: I actually forgot about this truck sounds good.. lets see some pics and have an idea of what youre going to do with it..if youd like we can make this your official build thread.. keep us updated __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

09-21-2011, 05:28 PM	#3
hotrod_991 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 479	Re: I actually forgot about this truck deff want to see some pics of it...and I know how that goes I have a 78 SWB sitting in a pasrteur in Montana that i havnt touched in over 4 years. Pretty sure it beyond help at this point. __________________ "Buckle up I wanna try somethin!!" "of course it will hold!, I welded it!" 1977 c10 under knife for full rebuild, 5.3l 4l60e drive rain swap, replacement frame and green repaint

09-23-2011, 01:02 AM	#4
slammed427 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tempe, Az Posts: 325	Re: I actually forgot about this truck Well I was out there today and didn't have my camera with me. The bags are all dry rotted, and there is surface rust on the frame where I ground it for the welds. And I looked at the vin tag on the door frame and its a 76. I'm trying to find the title for it cause I would of sworn it was a 73, granted I could be wrong, but I doubt it. I'll be back out to it in about 2 weeks to start cleaning it up and getting it to the welder. So now the question is, am I gonna have to put cats on it... prolly, but I gotta find the title to make sure I'm not horribly confused. __________________ 74 C10 LWB 350/T5 Dropped on 20's Soon to be Bagged and Injected 84 C35 Crew Cab Dually. 454/400 Dropped a lot. Instagram: mmmdropp



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