1980 short box
 

Hey i am a new member to this form, so i figured i would post up my build thread and some history on my 80 chevy.

trucks history-

this truck has been in my famley for about 5 years now. my dad bought it for my brother as a birthday gift for his 16th birthday. so he drove it for about 1 years then he bought a newer truck.

so after my brother bought his new truck he gave the truck to my dad. so for the last 2 years it has sat in my backyard doing nothing. my old man thought about selling it one day but it never happed, so one day me and my old man decided to start to rebuild it.

so me my dad and my grandpa got right to rebuiding it. i have been i love with cars and trucks my whole life and saving to do a build like this my whole life.

Build-
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so we puled the truck around into the garage and started riping it apart.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/242.jpg
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http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/249.jpg

so after we had the motor out one day my uncle came buy and did some body work. he got quite a bit done.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/246.jpg

my grandpa and i decided to put a lowering kit on it. so he came over we riped of the box and stared to put in the 2 1/2 inch drop spindles and the shackles.

figured i would paint up the rear end well we had the box off so hear is pics of the truck with the shackes and 1 leaf spring token out.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/260.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/261.jpg

after that we instaled the spindels.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/281.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/284.jpg

painting parts
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/287.jpg

spindels in
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/302.jpg

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back on solid ground
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/321.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/318-1.jpg

then we got the motor back
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/009.jpg

and as of right now all that i am doing is smoothing down the firewall so i can paint it and put the motor back in.

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never mind the spelling man,its ok we're gear heads not english teachers and i hate to re read some of my post.(lol)

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I dont see a motor anywhere in those pics

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lol thanks man.

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so we did some more work on the truck today. my uncle (the guy who is doing the work on the bodywork.) came back today and we got quite a bit of sanding done we also started to replace the cab corners.

cut out the rust
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/001.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/002.jpg
then we put in the new peace.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/005.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/006.jpg
then me and my grandpa decided to pull of the fender and pull the rad suppoort back into shape so the fender would line up right. (the old owner drove it into the ditch and bent it.)
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/003.jpgcan you see how its bent.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/004.jpg

we ended up getting it fixed and all back together but i dont have pics ATM. but all uploade them latter.
thanks for looking

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Motor is looking good! If I was you I would take the front clip off and paint the frame and inners good. It will make it pop!

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thanks man. ya you make a good point that would make it pop alot more.

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Looks good man, I'm subscribing. :agree: with tvblazer. If you already have one fender off, you might as well pull the other one and paint it all while it's all apart. Keep it up man!

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thanks man ya i am starting to think the same way with all the money i spent on the motor lol.

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nice progress bud. keep it up and you'll have something your proud of.

by the way, love the looks of that motor. whats the specs?

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it the original 350
i took it down to a local shop
they did i hole mild rebuild on it
cam,ported heads,edelbrock high rise intake,edelbrock 750cfm carb
i got the receit and they got a bunch of other goods on there.
some where around 300-350 hp
thanks

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That should be a pretty nice run around motor!

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thats pretty nice #. i would like to know what heads and cam he went with if you have time. thanks Dennis

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ya no problem. i am heading out to garage now to do some more work on the engen bay. all check and get back to you tonight.

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so i was working on the truck for awhile yesterday. i got alot done on the firewall and also did some sanding on the doors and the box. i am uploading pics right now all have them up in like a half an hour.

also i went to go check the recet to figure out what cams and heads he ended up putting in and i couldent read his writing at all lol. if you guys want to know tho i can uplode a pic of the recet and you guys can attempt reading it lol.

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pics-
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/017.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/016.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/018.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/014.jpg
fender back together.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/008-1.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/009-1.jpg

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All that sanding looks good man. The cleaning will really be evident when it's all back together! :thumbs: What color are you going with in the engine bay?

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i am not to shure yet. i am thinking just black, but everyone keeps telling me do it the same as the truck. so im not shure what im gona do yet but every one is starting to make sense cuse i have two years before the truck has to be runing and it would make it look way better.

what do you guys think i should do.

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I like both ways. The black will go with just about any color, and that orange engine will really POP. The advantage of painting it the same color as the truck is that it tends to flow better. What color are you going with again?

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body color imo. but... some guys like to go black to hide the wiring and make the heater/fan box blend in better.

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oh yea, with what ever you decide its gonna look killer w/ that motor sitting in there.

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i am going with speedway blue.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...0/IMG_0709.jpg

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Wow that's a great color. Like I said before I think both ways would look good. If you aren't going to paint it for a while you could always paint it black now, and then when you paint the truck paint it the body color then. It's more work, but a maybe an option.

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thanks man. ya i cant wate tell it goes back in. i am also so jacked to hear it run.

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ya that could work. i think im just gona do it black tho it will save me lots of truble.

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body man came back yesterday and today and got alot done. he finished the cab corner on the right side of the truck he also finished the whole right side of the truck.
then me and my dad ripped out the sun roof and also the front window.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/001-3.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/002-2.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/005-2.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/004-2.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/003-2.jpg
firewall is pritty much ready for primer we are painting it next weekend.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/006-2.jpg

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He did a great job on that cab corner!

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ya man it came out awsome. i am jacked on progress i cant wate to see it all done and painted.

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so i havent updated this in a long time. we have gotten lots done in the last cupple of days.

so first thing i finaly got the firewall done so my uncle came and sprayed some primer.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/126.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/127.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rasher/128.jpg

then we got most of the can done and ready for primer still need to do the roof and the box but it almost there now.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/001-4.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/002-3.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/004-3.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/005-3.jpg

then i cleaned up and painted some pullys, tranny lines and my water pump.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/008-3.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/007-3.jpg

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nice progress! the body and fire wall looks great man...

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thanks man. im very happy with how it looks two.

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Looks great man. You have made some great progress. The firewall turned out nice. You'll be glad you took the time to clean up all the engine compartment while the engine was out. Keep the updates coming.

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so a long time ago my grandpa bought some racing seats for 25 bucks at a garage sale. so he gave them to me for my truck, so today we kinda mocked up a console and one seat.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/001-5.jpg
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so i havent updated this in a while so hear it is. i have been doing quite a bit of work on the truck in my free time, we got the seats all bolted in and we made a center consol (still needs to be wraped in vinal), i orderd some 4 point racing seat belts, i painted in side the wheel wells with asphalt under coating, i sanded down the whole interior and fire wall so they are all ready for paint now.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/028-1.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/029-1.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/030-1.jpg
and a pic of the motor agen cuse its about to go back in once the engen bay is all painted. im gona order the paint soon.
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...sher/017-3.jpg

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Looks good man. Little bits at a time! It is coming along nicely.

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thanks man ya slowy things start to come together and starts to look great lol.

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looks good. Is your engine a 305?

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thanks its a 350.

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how's the truck coming along? lookin really good so far!