76 SWB Custom Deluxe rebuild

[nick 1983]

Ok all here we go, I have been sitting back quietly for a while, and now I decided i would do a build thread or atleast try. This is gonna be slow going so please bear with me. I bought this truck over a year ago and now have decided to tear into her. I already started on it so i will post pics and get it up to where she currently sits.

[nick 1983]

This was day one she is in the garage. That was a project in its self i had that thing full of random junk could barely get my bike in before i cleaned it up.

[nick 1983]

Sorry if these pictures are coming up to small i apparently fail at this.
Any how more of the work done front fenders and inner fenders off
Radiator support off. Headlights grille and a million other little things all off.

[nick 1983]

some more pics of the progress

[nick 1983]

ok now at this point the engine, transmission, driveshaft, all cab interior pieces and heater box and basically anything thats not welded is removed from the cab and the frame is almost bare.

[nick 1983]

Ok lastly i know have everything completely removed from the frame. I have also removed the engine crossmember as well as the transmission crossmember for when i go to clean up the frame. Sorry for lack of pics and details up to this point but if you wanna see anything let me know and i will scour through all my photos and see if i cant find it as i have a ton of pics not loaded. Ignore the doll bed on the frame. Christmas gotta love it although the frame did make a good make shift work bench since mine is now buried in truck parts.

[nick 1983]

Well now that we are all caught up my next plan is to get a hold of a sandblaster and get this frame stripped down to bare metal.
Amazingly the frame is in beautiful condition no rust hardly what so ever and I live in good ole Illinois. I used some cheap dollar store oven cleaner and power washed the frame and that took all the grease, mud, and whatever else off even some of the paint. Too bad it didn't take all the paint off could of saved me some serious elbow grease .

[nick 1983]

Ok got back to work on the truck the last couple days. Made a homemade and slightly scary rotisserie so that I could flip my frame by myself and not have to wait on someone to help. Will post some pics when I get a chance. Should make blasting and painting frame much easier.

[bake74]

     Looks like it is coming along, though if you are hesitant about your own rotisserie, I have to see some pics.

[nick 1983]

hey sorry for no updates but there really has not been any. Been super busy. Hoping to get back on it in a couple of weeks. I hope to have all the sandblasting done by the end of march so i can start putting it back together really miss driving her. Here are the pics of my homemade rotisserie. Its really not to bad its held up for about two months now.

[VileZambonie]

Lookin good