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my new 60 bbw

sleepysal

sleepysal

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just picked this up from a co worker picked it up for $900.00. has a 305 and a 4 speed borg warner she runs fine, a little rich (will swap out spredbore for a 600 edelbrock) needs a good cleaning !! the pisser is the front windshield is cracked
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looks good.
If the front window is the only problem...sesh!
I hope to have my wiring harness in by this weekend...that will take one of my issues of the list.
 
thanks it has other issues, the fuel sender dosnt work , the turn signal cable assembly is broke, the high beams and dome light dont work,(all easy fixes) but it fires right up and it is fun to drive !!!
 
Oh so its kinda like mine.

I gutted the original wiring today. new wiring harness being installed in the next two days...along with two new floor sections.
 
dvalentine said:
Sweet !!! Welcome back Sal !!!

DVal
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good to be back
I took the heavy duty bumper off and added some diffrent tailligts thanks to craigs list and some moon caps to the rallys


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still a few bugs , I cant get the dome light to work,the speedo dosn't work, (maybe the gear ?) and I broke the turn signal mechanisim , I can get the turn signals to work by moving the cable (60-62 used a cable) with my hand.
The po parked it when the head lights went out, turns out the plug at the fire wall was dirty, I found this out after changing the dimmer!!
The horn stoped working due to a broken terminal that broke off when I pulled the plug at the fire wall a simple by pass solved that.
The major problem is the cracked windshield, I have an extra one but not the 250.00 to install it.
The 4 speed borg is a bit noisy, I will check the fluid level, but fun to drive will post more as I progress
 
Looks good and sounds like progress.

I am going with a similar rim design.
I replaced my low beams with fresh bulbs and a new headlight switch. New adjusters....I could hunt buffalo in Montana from here! WOW!
 
thanks Im gonna put realays for the headlights soon,if you havent done the upgrade do it you will like it !
 
I had a pickup that looked just like yours several years back, i bought it thinking it was a truck, after the purchase and putting it on the lift to check it out closer, i realized it was a 62 body and bed that had been drafted on to a 70's transam frame, suspension, motor and trans. It was alot of fun to drive!! and imagine that it, it handled like a muscle car. Ended up finishing the paint and selling it. I should have kept it for my collection.

what reminded me of this truck is when you mentioned your tranny, my truck had the same tranny with a car stick, i remember always having to reach way down to shift the transmission, made for some sketchy cornering at high speeds.
 
66 KUSTOM said:
I had a pickup that looked just like yours several years back, i bought it thinking it was a truck, after the purchase and putting it on the lift to check it out closer, i realized it was a 62 body and bed that had been drafted on to a 70's transam frame, suspension, motor and trans. It was alot of fun to drive!! and imagine that it, it handled like a muscle car. Ended up finishing the paint and selling it. I should have kept it for my collection.

what reminded me of this truck is when you mentioned your tranny, my truck had the same tranny with a car stick, i remember always having to reach way down to shift the transmission, made for some sketchy cornering at high speeds.
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the shifter on this one is darn near at a perfect spot, the 3 speed hurst on my fleetside is low, I solved this by using a beer tap handle works like a charm !!
 
I can't believe you only paid $900... U can't buy anything up here for $900

Looks better with the rear bumper on! A local fella put a front bumper on the back of his stepside, it also looked pretty cool

Keep the updates coming!
 
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