Project "Never Again" will I rebuild a perfectly good truck

[chapster]

I thought is was about time for me to start a build thread. I have been lurking around this forum since 2005. The truck was completed the first time in 2001 and substained minor paint damage leaving the World of Wheels in 2002. Now I have started the rebuild for the second time a year ago. As I go through my pics I will post my progress to the point of where I am now.

Pic 1-Truck before I started,
Pic 2-Removed front clip
Pic 3- realizing how dirty my truck was.

[VA72C10]

Great truck! Looking forward to the rebuild/refresh

[chapster]

Thanks, VAC72c10,

I have learned the hard way that when you take it all apart again I should have just sold it and started fresh as I lost all the money in the first build. I could have funded more toy's.

Pic 1 - shaved marker lights (again)
Pic 2 - rough fender body work, smoothed cowl and cowl induction hood
PIcs 3 & 4 - rear step removal and shaved panel install

(Note: To all that hate these beds I am still undecided this will be used on final stages, remember this was a year ago.)

[chapster]

I should give some info on the vision I had for this build. I am not looking to lay frame but to have a nice stance when aired out. The simular stance would be seen in the Silver Bullet build.

Well the next few pic show the beginning of the porterbuilt curse. lol

Pic 1- the beginning of the porterbuilt addiction
Pic 2- some of rear suspension powdercoated and installed, rear frame in chassis saver. (top coat will be later)
Pic 3- Frt air bags installed, was not happy with bag on control arm. fixed problem later on with PB control arms.
Pic 4- Stance of truck with stock arms & PB rear kit.

[Pop's C-10]

nice works far...as tha bed goes have you thaught of grafting on soem wheel arches from 67-72 fenders & filling tha top body line..jus a idea..

[chapster]

I am back and forth on this bed. I might save it for the parts truck. I have thought about wheel well grafting. Just not sure. It will be at the end of the project I decide. I was just showing work that had been started a year ago.

[chapster]

So as I got further into this build I decided i needed a LS engine (even though there is only 6000 miles on the 350/700r)

Pic 1- ls2 engine arriving home
Pic 2- old powerplant being removed

I then decide to do a color change so....
Pic 3- out comes the interior
Pic 4- I might as well shave the firewall since the engine & interior is removed

And the project gets out of hand!

[VA72C10]

Niiice...I love it when a project gets outta hand like this

[Pop's C-10]

Tha snowball effect....send it a many time..lol

[lolife99]

Cool rebuild project!
Subscribing.

[chapster]

Hey there, I just noticed the spelling in the title. How do I edit it?

[chapster]

Once the firewall was in place I decided not to clutter it up with brake components so I ordered in the under dash bracket from Scotts Hot Rods.

Pic 1 & 2- testing under dash fitment.
Pic 3 - One of many attempts on mocking up engine location.
Pic 4 - Test fitting Doug Thorely headers.

[67cheby]

wow....this is going to be sweet

[chapster]

Thanks 67 Cheby,

I have been following your build for some time now and have gotten alot of good ideas from you and many others on this forum.

[tubbedII]

Love the under dash kit! Was it easy to install, and did you need to brace the firewall at all for it?

Looks like the project is going great!

[chapster]

I don't seem to have pics of final mock up of under dash brake bracket but I followed Jlaird's lead which had braces welded to inside firewall, works really well.

Pic's 1-4 show Kore 3 big brake kit purchased from forum member. (13.5" rear rotors and 14" front rotors, machined hubs, braided lines, hawk pads)

[chapster]

Next is the kore 3 brakes mocked up

Pic 1 - rear calipers properly shimmed and mocked up on narrowed rear end.
Pic 2 - front calipers mocked up using the PB control arms and CPP drop spindles (caliper shimming still needs to be completed)

Later pics will show rotors coated black.

[VA72C10]

Niiiiice!

[chapster]

next I received my first set of Budnik wheels which did not clear the calipers. (There was a mix up and drawing specifications were not met)

A second set was required to be made with proper pad width.

Regardless a sweet set of wheels!!

[VA72C10]

man, that's some DISH

[67cheby]

thats not a dish ......thats a Bowl or pot !!! They are awesome

[chapster]

Yah the dish is sweet. the first set had 8.75" of dish but the new set will only have 8" of dish.

[VA72C10]

only 8"....they might as well be flat








just kidding. Keep us up to date...this project has some sweet parts going on it

[chapster]

Forgot to mention,to go along with the wheels I purchased a matching steering wheel.

[chapster]

As the project unravelled I wanted everything to be as good as I could get it. so even though the supports, rockers & cab corners were done the first build. I was not happy with the slight angle of the cab corners and the fact of having floor modifications sooo......


Next was to have a new one piece floor put in and rebuild from there.