Project: Dont Lynch Me! 1972 Cheyenne Super

[hdirtbiker94]

okay just to start things off, i gave it this title because the donor truck im using is an all original big block cheyenne super custom camper and i posted a thread asking if it was rare or if i should chop it to put onto a shorty frame. i got a reply saying i would probably get lynched here if i chopped up that truck, thus the name.

heres a little back story. im 18 and my first truck was a 67 gmc with a 351m v6 that i never actually got to hear run... since then ive had 10 of these things! so about three weeks ago i picked up a 72 shortbed stepside that i bought cause i really liked the patina. well i get home and it turns out that its not much of a patina.. its a MESS! ill post a pic of how she sits now.

soa couple days ago i found this cheyenne with no title on craigslist for $800! so i figured it would be a perfect donor!

[hdirtbiker94]

that picure above is my shorty. now ill post a few pics of my cheyenne..

[hdirtbiker94]

two days into having the truck and here is how she sits now!

[hdirtbiker94]

wait, this is how it looks!

[cubber]

I think you're on the right track.

[hdirtbiker94]

Originally Posted by cubber

I think you're on the right track.

thanks! i appreciate it!

[VA72C10]

Looks good!

[hdirtbiker94]

thanks to all! tomorrow ill be getting more welding gas, we ran out today after just tacking up the bed.. but i think im coming along nicely. i have my pops to help me out as much as he can, hes been a welder/ fabricator for 20+ years so hopefully there will be quite a few trick mods once this thing is complete. and ill have pics of the whole process! hah. this is definitely one of the coolest projects to learn how to weld!