[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by cubber

[/COLOR]It IS stock. Since my truck already had an auto trans when I got it, it already had an auto cross member. When I swapped in the v-8, I put in the correct engine perches which moved the engine forward, which meant I had to move the member forward to the next set of holes (about 3 inches). Since the holes were already there, it was pretty easy, except for the cab being kinda in the way. Some people put the v8 in the 6 cylinder perches, which is doable, because the mounts are the same, but it makes your distributor REAL close to the firewall, which can be trouble later. My rearend is the stock 12 bolt out of a 72 model with an auto trans, and it has 3.08 gears. I plan to add a locker this winter. My driveshaft was too short after everything moved forward, so I had a new one built.

did you originally intend on orange and black camo? i think it looks sweet!!!

It's actually supposed to be a fake patina or "fauxtina". There are a few threads on it here on the board. The way the pics always look on the computer make it look like that orange camo. There are actually several different layers of color exposed in different areas. It is supposed to kind of look like those trucks you see with the really worn down paint. The thing is, that it won't really ever look like its been in a field for 40 years unless it has been. It is orange on top, and black underneath because the front clips and beds were mostly done in black primer at the factory. If you could see it a kittle better, you could see there is some red oxide exposed in places on the cab because the cabs were usually primed in red. It is just supposed to look like the paint is wearing off. I at first painted the truck flat black to cover the purple it was when I got it. I spent so much money on the mechanical parts of the truck, there is no budget for paint just yet. My buddy Rus (Rusbuilt) showed me a little about the fauxtina, so I decided to try it for fun. I knew it wasn't gonna look really authentic, so I just had fun with it. I actually even buffed an waxed it. I like it, and it gets TONS of attention at all the places I have taken it so far!

Man, I ain't typed this much since term papers! lol. Ask whatever you want to know, man. That's why I put all this stuff up here. I hope I can keep someone from learning some of the lessons the hard way, like I did, lol.

seriously cool paint ideas on here, fauxtina is new to me. i love your bed, stop sign in the back, it really brings out the style you are trying to represent. good job man