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Re: Is this a good idea or a bad idea?
I totally agree with 67chevyredneck. It is harder on any vehicle to just sit or only get driven in and out of a trailer. They need to be driven. Plus, these trucks are just FUN to drive!
I just got my '68 shop truck on the road this summer. Replaced the worn out 307/3 spd with a good used 350/5spd combo. Replaced all u joints, front wheel bearings and brake components. Changed fluid in the rear end, added power steering and sway bars and some nice wheels.
After putting several hundred miles on it with shake down runs, around town and back and forth to work, my wife and I drove it 2000 miles round trip to Ocean City, Maryland to meet some friends at a big car show/cruise on the boardwalk out there. I took a tool box full of tools with me just in case, but the truck ran flawlessly. We had a blast and the drive out there and back were as enjoyable as the show itself.
If your confident in your work and the truck, let her rip and have fun. The worst thing that can happen is you break down, and have to fix it. And you've already done most of it once already, right?
I say go for it. Make some great memories. We sure did!
Jon
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