New Guy Here

[85Bowtie]

Hello, I'm new to this forum and a '73-'87 Chevy truck enthusiast as well as a hardcore Mopar guy.

My truck is an '85 short bed, 2wd, 305/350TH C-10 Metallic brown with tan interior with the Silverado Package.

This is my very first vehicle and I'll never get rid of it, EVER. I got it when I turned 16 in '98 and have driven it everyday until August of 2006 when I started a career and needed a more economical car for my daily commute. It's sat ever since.

However, I do have plans this summer to build a 400 SB I have laying around, rebuild the tranny with a shift kit, ditch the 2.73's for a 3.08 w/posi and rebuild the suspension. Other than that, I want to leave it stock looking but maybe add a dual snorkel air cleaner with functional ductwork.

It is a VERY solid truck, no rust, original paint still looks really good. Has about 200K on it now, 90K original miles when I first got it. Up to the point I quit driving it, everything happened at once. The windshield got cracked where I hit a rock kicked up from a truck, the speedo stopped working, the tranny's about dead, and the 305 went from running good to terrible.

So I think I can give it the makeover it deserves and cruise it around some this summer, the only thing in my way is a Dodge Police Car I need to finish up and trying to find the suspension peices for my rebuild.

Any of you guys know where to get a complete suspension rebuild? Tried summit, can't find anything really. I'd like it to handle a little better, but still remain stock appearing, no body drops or anything.

Thanks,