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  1. cooperhw

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Drove it for the first time ever this last week. to the gas station then to a c10 truck club meeting
  2. cooperhw

    What's the most dangerous tool in your shop?

    gotta be the 4 inch dewalt angle grinder spinning at 13,000 rmps. had more than a few wheels explode on me as well as a real nice scar on my belly where it grabbed my t-shirt and cut the crap outta me.
  3. cooperhw

    interior spray liner

    I hear ya. I have another 78 i am going to build with a low buck approach. inline 6 motor with a NV4500 5 speed, probably no paint, at least for quite some time. want it to be a daily driver when i am done.
  4. cooperhw

    interior spray liner

    I did two types of Lizard skin (each took two coats). One coat for sound and one for noise. Sure wish i would have done it at the beginning of the build before "ANY" type of paint, primer, or sealer was installed. it was a beech masking off the world to keep the product off painted surfaces...
  5. cooperhw

    Bagging the square....FINALLY!

    Excellent work. I can't hardly wait to install mine. Working on all the wiring and pluming under the bed floor right now, so I am having to wait. Almost ready though. Good work on your install. i like it.
  6. cooperhw

    Driveway leaf springs and shock replacement or pay $600?

    I did a axle flip kit (removed shocks & springs) last weekend. put the springs back on and bolted it up. took about 4 hours for me, but I'm old and slow. no biggie. hardest part i had was getting the last bolt to line up and go into the front of the spring. took about 30 minutes of cussing...
  7. cooperhw

    Bagging the square....FINALLY!

    cool. interested in seeing that. i am planning to just put a piano hinge on one side of mine access panel cover and lift it by hand. little prop rod to keep it up.
  8. cooperhw

    Bagging the square....FINALLY!

    like the look of yours on your truck.
  9. cooperhw

    Bagging the square....FINALLY!

    What are the specifics on your wheels/tires. Size, type, etc. I'm still up in the air for my truck (El Chapo), but do l
  10. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    Thanks Honky. It did sit on the rockers till I trimmed em off and welded it back up. Allowed it to drop another 1". Right now the bottom of the rockers are about 1/8" off the pavement. It sits down on the trimmed frame rails or at least the rivet in front.
  11. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    I don't at the moment, but my friend has a guy over on the west side of town that just did his 58 Nomad wagon. Came out great and good price too. Contact me when you get ready and ill get his information to you.
  12. cooperhw

    New to square bodys

    Welcome to the site Mel. Truck is looking good. I am also building one. My 78 is also vertically challenged. I started mine last April. Just got paint on it weekend before last. Keep us posted on any progress. What drivetrain you planning on running? Mine has an LS-1 with a T-56 6 speed manual...
  13. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    Thanks. pretty happy with the outcome.
  14. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    Sorry guys (and gals?) I posted these progress pics in this thread by mistake. I meant to post them in my build thread. I have since noticed my mistake and also posted there.
  15. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    And finally back home in the garage safe, sound, and air bags deflated.
  16. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    Here she is loaded up going home after clear coats.
  17. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    Well, it's been a busy last fem months since I posted here last. Built the LS-1 and installed it and the rebuilt T-56. Cranking it on the final bodywork to get ready for paint. Decided it came out so nice it deserved a better painter than myself, so I flew out my buddy from Pennsylvania (runs a...
  18. cooperhw

    My 72 El Camino.

    Yep. Runs like stink.
  19. cooperhw

    The swap started today.....

    YEp. I saw that and whispered to myself "it peed".
  20. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    Thanks man. Sickness I have makes me start building the "next build " in my mind as well as buying parts before i am through with the current build.
  21. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    I just read through your build. looks like you are almost there. Lotta work. I'm dead in the middle of a 78 C-10 build right now slammed on the ground. I call him "El Chapo" or "the shorty" for us gringos.
  22. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    Thanks. Yeah about what I thought. Could be done, buy no sense in it as I already have a good K10 shortbed frame waiting to put back into service. Gonna end up with a pair of frames extra. One is a K10 & 1 a C20. both long beds. Probably end up cutting em up and hauling em to scrap.
  23. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    Me too. I have no desire to sell my K20 long bed so I might as well put the axles under the shortbed frame and sit the body on it. I will have to shorten the bed or get another bed when I get that far.
  24. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    I like long bed 4x4's. Already got one, don't need 2.
  25. cooperhw

    New swap project in the planning stage right now

    Yeah, I know you're right. Not to mention then I have 2 k20's. Big whoop. I got a real nice k10 frame I bought a few years ago for $200 with the dual tanks on it.

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