my 84 SWB project

[chevymanrob]

currently 350/700/373. future plans may include a hair drier or 2 and there is definately a new stance and alot of cleaning up to do....
like it was the day i bought it


and where i stopped today.


i would like to see some solid 13s out of the truck N/A, and maybe 11s after some "exhaust" work. thats a ways down the road. i want it to be a clean driver with a/c first. then we'll open up the 350 and start tinkering.

[big bear]

truck looks solid man.  love the plans. 

[chevymanrob]

i am SERIOUSLY considering pulling this thing down to a bare frame and going for the total clean and paint. how much of a pain is it to pull the cab?

[HAULIN IT]

 Your only 4 big bolts, shift linkage, speedo cable & a few wires from doing it once it's stripped of the "regular" bolt-on stuff...That is the easy part.
The biggest obstacle for the average guy is lifting/supporting the cab. You just have to be creative (but SAFE!) & use whatever means you have available. If you have a way to do that, it's a piece of cake from there. Jacking & blocking then letting down the frame (removing the front tires & rolling on bare wheels?) can work well if you have access to a bunch of wooden blocks & some sturdy jackstands. However, now you can't easily work on the bottom of the cab. A forklift, skidloader, backhoe, ect. can be used for lifting.
Something I've done several times is to unbolt & lay the cab back on the frame (blocking it up at the top of the rear window opening so the back panel doesn't get bent)...this way you can clean & paint the front of the frame & bottom of the cab, then put it back up, then do the rear of the frame. This is a great way if you don't really have the means to lift or block the cab or the space to have everything separate & is much safer & easier then a bunch of blocks. Have Fun! Lorne

[slammed79]

What I did in the past, doin the job solo was jack up the cab enough to get a 4x4 piece of wood under it, I had some 8' pieces around.

I got the cab first onto the 4x4's then used a high lift jack to lift the 4x4's high enough to clear the tires and used jack stands on cinder blocks. I rolled the frame out and then lowered it back down the same way as I lifted it. Took some time, but it did what I wanted it to do.