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Project Farm Truck

Ok, I have had several requests to do a build up page on my truck. I cant seem to find all the pictures from the build up but for now I will post what I have until I can find them. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask.

Ooops, I had to shrink the pics! They will be up soon

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Heres the day that I got it home
http://i33.tinypic.com/2z8xq8p.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/1zmp4qt.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/106k6f7.jpg

And we immediatly started the tear down and got it at a respectable height!
http://i33.tinypic.com/9fpatl.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/n71h8l.jpg

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There was alot of work to be done with the body!

The drivers side A-Pillar was really bad so I cut one off of a donor cab and repaired it
Before
http://i35.tinypic.com/migdo6.jpg
After
http://i36.tinypic.com/ilxbu0.jpg

Had to replace floor pans, Inner and outer lower cowl panels along with cab corners
http://i34.tinypic.com/2ntinup.jpg
http://i36.tinypic.com/n3lncm.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/14lizjs.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/2ufyra1.jpg

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Great looking project!

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On the frame we installed a Heidts Mustang II front suspension with ART upper and lower control arms and bagged it. 4 linked the rear. We POR the entire frame once finished. Installed a stainless steel fuel tank with a steel braided fuel lines and ran all stainlees steel hard lines for the air ride.

http://i37.tinypic.com/25h09d2.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/ml1cas.jpg
http://i35.tinypic.com/9uagpe.jpg
http://i33.tinypic.com/mhpyxe.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/154hv7b.jpg

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Very nice, you apparently have a decent shop to do this work. Great run down with photos. One of these years I'll get back to my 59 Apache, with hopes it'll come out half as good as your ride.

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Man what an inspiration thx for posting, I'm not going 1/4th as show as you, and your pics made it look ez ^_^

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Out of curiosity how long once it was painted did it take you to put it back togther? Mine will be in paint this winter and I am looking for some inspiration.

I hope that you are taking pics of your blazer as well so that you can keep us all posted on the progress of that project.

Marc

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What are the specs/sizes of the wheels and tires in the pictures? I know that you have since changed your wheels.

Thanks
Marc

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Once painted it took me just a few months to get it back together and wired and driving.

The wheels in the pics were 20x8.5 with 215/35/20 tires

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Since completion I have made a few changes.

I changed the 350 sbc
http://i36.tinypic.com/ml2wxg.jpg

to a 2003 corvette LS1
http://i37.tinypic.com/mb4lmd.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/2ngva4x.jpg

We had to go with the brackets from a Camaro SS in order to make the engine fit in such a tight compartment.

Firewall finished
http://i35.tinypic.com/izpc87.jpg

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Feels great when the magazines do features on your vehicle!!!

Street Trucks

http://i34.tinypic.com/28wlct4.jpg

Sport Truck magazine

http://i35.tinypic.com/2lv1owp.jpg

And im still waiting on the Truckin magazine to come out! but this is one of the pics from the photo shoot

http://i35.tinypic.com/b6x3l3.jpg