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Originally Posted by dsraven
is your red cab in tough shape then? this would be less work to get set up decent?
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it's been a long time since it was red and it has too many issues to deal with. The major one being that the way I did the suicide door hinges I can't put glass in the doors. There are just too many 1980/82 mistakes and the firewall has to be replaced .
This is about expediency to have a Running and safe to drive truck by July 1.
I've been collecting parts for 30 years for my chopped, sectioned and stretched cab build but life has gotten in the way on doing the cab.
The plan:
the frame I have under the 48 now with either the MII style or the Jag XJ front suspesion but I am leaning towards the Jag.
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C notch the rear spring to get it a bit lower in the back and check over the front hangers for the rear springs real close.
Maybe swap from the Nova 10 bolt I have to a 3.7 late 70's Camaro rear.
15 inch steel wheels that are either off a 75 Monte Carlo or a 76 Cad Seville.
White wall tires with hubcaps that I have stashed away .
The 292 I have resealed painted gray and decorated up with the finned aluminum trinkets I have with the cast headers and maybe the 4 barrel intake.
Either the Saginaw 3 speed that is in it now or the AX-15 out of a 96 Dodge Dakota with the Novak adapter depending on rear axle.
The only body modification to the cab being filling the gas filler neck hole.
Pretty much a stock interior but I may carry the seat cushion down to my local guy and have it done up.
If I get it in shape good enough for paint I might talk to the guys in one of the rebuild shops in town about shooting it in pieces as they turn out late model rebuilds that look better than factory cars that have never been wrecked.
I'm just flat tired of going to events and taking photos and not having my truck to enter.