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Title: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: bigwillie82 on January 08, 2010, 01:17:13 am

just bought this truck for 400 bones. it must have came from Utah. this thing is rusted to heck. but it has a lot of potential.

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: NevadaNeal on January 14, 2010, 09:20:02 pm

I have the same truck.Whats your plans?

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: bigwillie82 on January 18, 2010, 12:00:31 pm

well i want to put a 90's sport side bed on it. the old one is beyond repair. i got to get new corners and floor for it. i was gonna put a 1980 stepside on it but people think there gold around here. it is a 73 Cheyenne super 10 4x4. i want to put it back to the way it was factory. aww the possibilities.
i have not seen very many Cheyenne super 10 around does anyone know why it was called the super?

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: Prong on January 18, 2010, 02:48:18 pm

Cheyenne Super was the top of the line trim. It's essentially a Silverado before they came up with that moniker.

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: Captkaos on January 18, 2010, 08:24:18 pm

Cheyenne Super was the top Trim level for 73-74, the changed to Silverado in 1975.  As Prong stated, they are identical.

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: bigwillie82 on January 18, 2010, 11:56:02 pm

thank

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: bigwillie82 on September 19, 2010, 08:20:56 am

found a new bed for $50

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: Swims350 on September 19, 2010, 09:02:13 am

not bad, don't like the newer bed on it but for $50 can't beat that.

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Post by: beastie_3 on September 19, 2010, 11:38:14 am

Good start

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: bake74 on September 19, 2010, 03:51:42 pm

     Can't beat $50.00 for a good bed at all

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: three8six on September 20, 2010, 01:12:52 pm

Yea and here I thought I got a steal for mine at 125$

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: Old77 on September 20, 2010, 02:29:35 pm

What are your plans to make the bodylines match up?

Have you made any progress on the rusty floor, cab corners and rockers that you mentioned in your original post?

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: three8six on September 20, 2010, 03:02:07 pm

All you have to do is make it sit lower, and make you're own bed mounts. We made mine out of 3/8 steel just made 4 of them and put grade 8 bolts through them. :)

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: Swims350 on September 20, 2010, 03:37:21 pm

I think the main thing on the body lines is fill the top line in the one that's between the fiberglass bedside and the steel top rail.

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: bigwillie82 on September 20, 2010, 07:51:58 pm

here are the passenger patches.

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: jaredts on September 22, 2010, 07:52:48 am

Nice work!  Keep it up.

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: bigwillie82 on October 11, 2011, 12:13:08 pm

Got the lift on it.

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: bake74 on October 11, 2011, 06:40:07 pm

     I am not a fan of the latter bed's on earlier trucks, but at least you have a step side with a steel floor instead of wood.

Title: Re: 73 swb 4x4
Post by: slammed79 on October 19, 2011, 05:57:00 am

Lift looks good, the bed doesn't jive for me, but its a to each their own sorta deal.