Hey Travis,
Yea, I'll be over here until July 2009. I really miss my trucks. The one I bought from you is sitting at a friends house in Moneta, Va., the '68 4X4 I bought right before I left is sitting at my mom's house in Manassas and my '71 Project Truck is in storage. I'm glad to hear things are working out for you and your dad in the garage. I would have to say that I would rather do that than be a sheriff. The 396 that was in the SWB had 7 burnt valves, I sold that to a friend that rebuilt it and put it in a '66 Pontiac Grand Perrisienne, (Canadian Grand Prix) it is a beautiful car. I put the 350 H.O. out of my project truck into the SWB. She gets right down the road. The '68 4X4 I bought right before I moved has a wore out 327 that burns and blows oil and smokes like a steam engine and has no ass what so ever but it is a very solid truck that spent all but the last 2 years in Southern California. I bought it off of ebay from a guy in Nebraska. I need to put a new motor in it, I'm going to go with the 350 H.O. like I put in the shortbed since I have had good luck with it. Think about this, what would you guys charge me to change the motor, add power steering, power brakes, headers and exhaust, and cleanup and paint the engine compartment? You would not have to rush on it as I will be here awhile. Well it's 6:30 am here (12:30 am your time) I need to get to work. Here are some pics for ya:
Keep in touch,
Jim
P.S. I like your 2 projects.
