[joedoh]

have you ever built a truck? generally speaking, you will rarely do what you have never done. another way to say it is "past performance is the best indicator of future performance". a lot of guys like having a "project" but it usually just sits around as a project. you should get a goal instead, and speaking flatly your goal shouldnt be the "chase" of a new project. its easy to buy more parts and hard as hell to install them. use that as your guide, because buying a posies axle wont install it. buying a camaro wont install it.

my advice is to find a done truck of the same year that you can drive and judge on its characteristics and then swap your sheetmetal over. it will be done in weeks, and will cost less than buying and installing all of the parts yourself. if you truely arent sentimentally attached to it, then buy a done truck and sell the one you have, and enjoy the money and time savings.

if you HAVE built a truck before, then what is the hold up? life sure, family sure, but those arent really going to stop. cram the truck in wherever you can and remember that any progress is something done towards the goal.

edit: thats a nice start!