'84 SWB build - Riverbilly Beater

[LaRue91]

Cool build! Wish I had free time, seems like work work work and family! But blessed with great wife,job,roof over my head and a awesome baby girl that is above average in all areas (just turned 2 and is 3 foot tall,32 lbs,smart as can be say up there with 4yr olds!). So can't complain I guess. I will keep eye on this build.

Thanks man! I wish I had more time to work on this too. Oilfield has been busy here lately so I have one 4 day weekend a month to work on it

 

[86454K30]

Nice project, interested in selling me the GMC tailgate insert??

 

[LaRue91]

Nice project, interested in selling me the GMC tailgate insert??

I might be! Planning on dovetailing the bed eventually anyway

 

[86454K30]

Cool let me know....aluminum trim behind cab if you are removing that too...atleast the GMC corners.

 

[LaRue91]

Cool let me know....aluminum trim behind cab if you are removing that too...atleast the GMC corners.

Yeah I plan on wheeling it hard, pm me an offer and where you are located I am in central oklahoma

 

[LaRue91]

Well, didn't get a whole lot done Monday and Tuesday when I was on days off, I did buy a 8000lb warn winch for 50$ from a friend so I'm gonna fab up a mount next weekend and probably build a front bumper.

I also go some of the cracks in the frame cleaned up and ready to weld and patch, then box the frame. Got some pipe to build crossmembers and also got all my parts in

 

[LaRue91]

Cool let me know....aluminum trim behind cab if you are removing that too...atleast the GMC corners.

Man I'm sorry I completely spaced and forgot to get back with you will take some pics next weekend

 

[82355]

Should put the white wheels back on it.

Martin

 

[The Griff]

Wish you were closer, I'd happily take that old step bumper from you.

 

[LaRue91]

Should put the white wheels back on it.

Martin

I like the camper special wheels cause being 16.5 but I got a killer deal on those big michelins so I'm gonna run the 16 aluminums. I'm not a huge fan but they fit lol

 

[LaRue91]

Wish you were closer, I'd happily take that old step bumper from you.

Lol it's yours if you want it, it was welded to the frame so I cut it off with a torch

 

[The Griff]

I would take you up on that in a heartbeat if you weren't 8 hours away.

The step bumpers are almost impossible to find here, and when you do the person with it won't sell it for less than $150.

 

[86454K30]

Man I'm sorry I completely spaced and forgot to get back with you will take some pics next weekend

No worries, when you get a chance.

 

[LaRue91]

Well I got it in and stripped the frame down. Pulled apart the 14 bolt too

 

[LaRue91]

 

[LaRue91]

Got my shackle flip mounts all installed!!

 

[LaRue91]

R

Springs on it

 

[LaRue91]

Pulled my brake drums to convert to disc. When I got this truck it has been up and down the river for years, should have expected the sand but not the damage to the spindle so I guess it's looking for a new housing haha

 

[86454K30]

Still have that tailgate plaque

 

[LaRue91]

Still have that tailgate plaque

Yessir I do looks like this