Thread: Making progress
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Old 12-07-2011, 07:43 PM   #5
beanyard
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Re: Making progress

I was going to post more pics but the site is giving me grief.. I will try again. I have some pics of the underside.

As far as what my plans are for the truck they are as follows:

Things That are done:
-327 has been redone
-overdrive unit is now working
-gas tank leak fixed
-rear axle completely rebuilt with 3:90 gears which work great with the overdrive.
-front and rear sway bars
-Por 15 on the back half of the frame.
-acquired deluxe stainless for bedsides

Things I would like to do soon:
-Move the gas tank to the back (baffled of some flavor) so I can insulate the cab and get more room for audio system.
-fix some imperfectins in the bedside... and redo the bodywork on the cab.
-eliminate the tailgate chains and do hidden latches.
-patch the paint with matching slightly worn paint
-underfloor power breaks
-toyota stearing box and powerstearing with stock stearing column...
-convert to a deluxe heater and add a/c
-add cab stainless
-do the woodbed with pine with a barnwood type finish so it looks original but weathered.
-use brown bedliner on the wheel wells as well as the metal insides of the bed
-clean up and repaint the motor with chevy orange
-repolish and install vintage corvette valve covers and maybe use a corvette aircleaner to match
-lean out the carb cuz it is jetted for california
....and way down the road
-upgrade the front suspension to IFS of some flavor

As you can see the list is pretty long and with a young family of 3 princesses it isn't going to happen fast. They did have fun with me at the drive in though. As the previously posted pics show.
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