Well, here we go.
This truck started as a 72 Ochre GMC 1/2 ton 2wd 350/350 Suburban. I bought her with the existing red paint (decent), running, driving, and solid as pictured. Now, here's the direction she's going with parts gathered to date:
- 68 Chevy front end/hood
- 68 lower side GMC Trim (red striped)
- American Eagle 20x8's/20x10's
- 255/40 fronts and 295/40 rears
- Porterbuilt new version of the "Touring" front dropmember setup with Mustang rack, etc...
- Porterbuilt tubular upper and lower control arms narrowed 1" each side
- CPP drop mod spindles
- Porterbuilt extreme rear dropmember setup
- Porterbuilt hood hinges
- Slim line heater plate on firewall to allow clearance (a/c deleted for now)
This is going to be a frame off, well more like a frame transfer build as I picked up a '72 Burb frame from fellow member "Uncle" (thanks Tim!). Most of the PB stuff has already returned from the powdercoater, and the frame will hopefully be on its way for powder later this week.
Pending:
- factory buckets instead of bench
- which air management system to go with
- whether I'm going to upgrade the brakes now vs. later (swapping to braided lines vs. rubber regardless)
- fuel tank/fuel management
- ...and everything else that comes along the way
Stay tuned...