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capev86 · 03-09-2010, 01:50 AM

network, network, network.....

i'm sure you can use all your charm and find lots of buddies to help you on your restoration. i also like how you plan to go mostly traditional on your build up. classic vehicles are best appreciated when revived not hacked into something totally different. there are plenty of ways to show some flair and make it fun to drive. on my 72 burb 3/4 ton i have replaced the rear trailing arm and panhard bar bushings with poly, added a sway bar and installed braided brake hoses. i do believe in upgrading for the sake of safety or using a material that will last longer and/outperform the original.

i'd say get the truck running for now and safe and legal to drive on the road. in the years ahead find yourself a cheap, efficient economy car that will cost next to nothing to run while you restore your truck. i use Classic Performance Products for my poly bushings (3/4 ton's have a bigger panhard bar and thus bigger bushings that CPP carries unlike the others) and LMC and Jim Carter for almost everything else. i am adding the factory tach and vac gages to my truck 'cause i want all the factory bells and whistles and plan to work my truck (tow trailers). my burb doesn't have much rust but parts can still be expensive. also don't forget the value of craigslist, ebay and even the local classifieds. some parts can be adapted from a newer truck. a 1-1/4" sway bar can be had from a some 3/4 and 1 ton trucks from the 73-87 body style. it will bolt right up. if your truck doesn't already have a 1-1/8" bar you might as well put on the best you can get.....super cheap junkyard hop up. handling is sooo much more predictable with a sway bar.

the guys (and gals) on here are a bunch of knuckleheads (like myself) but between the lot of us we got these classic trucks just about figured out!

03-09-2010, 01:50 AM	#5
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: New girl with a new project network, network, network..... i'm sure you can use all your charm and find lots of buddies to help you on your restoration. i also like how you plan to go mostly traditional on your build up. classic vehicles are best appreciated when revived not hacked into something totally different. there are plenty of ways to show some flair and make it fun to drive. on my 72 burb 3/4 ton i have replaced the rear trailing arm and panhard bar bushings with poly, added a sway bar and installed braided brake hoses. i do believe in upgrading for the sake of safety or using a material that will last longer and/outperform the original. i'd say get the truck running for now and safe and legal to drive on the road. in the years ahead find yourself a cheap, efficient economy car that will cost next to nothing to run while you restore your truck. i use Classic Performance Products for my poly bushings (3/4 ton's have a bigger panhard bar and thus bigger bushings that CPP carries unlike the others) and LMC and Jim Carter for almost everything else. i am adding the factory tach and vac gages to my truck 'cause i want all the factory bells and whistles and plan to work my truck (tow trailers). my burb doesn't have much rust but parts can still be expensive. also don't forget the value of craigslist, ebay and even the local classifieds. some parts can be adapted from a newer truck. a 1-1/4" sway bar can be had from a some 3/4 and 1 ton trucks from the 73-87 body style. it will bolt right up. if your truck doesn't already have a 1-1/8" bar you might as well put on the best you can get.....super cheap junkyard hop up. handling is sooo much more predictable with a sway bar. the guys (and gals) on here are a bunch of knuckleheads (like myself) but between the lot of us we got these classic trucks just about figured out!