I need a plan before all these ideas spin out of control

[Jim_PA]

I have one complete running truck.... 68 50th lwb...

And ontop of that, I have a whole other 71 cab, and a 67 parts truck/frame that I plan to shorten, plus 2 other rears, trailing arms, etc..

What do I do? Do I just start building a new truck, and not bother swapping frames? My initial plan was to cut down the 67 frame, and swap everything off the 68 onto that frame... basically, just swap frames, and turn my 68 into a short bed.. BUT.... the cab on the 68 is in need of repairs before it's worth swapping over to something else, and I don't want to be without a running / driving truck.

And to top it all off, I was just quoted $1300 for a complete 6.0 lq4/9....

The wheels started turning, and I thought about shortening the '67 frame, buying a 6.0, and building a truck from the bottom up using the 71 cab (that also needs repaired...). I'd probably go with a 73-87 front suspension, or use the 67 suspension that I have on my parts unit.... I'll need an entire front clip for either project.

Now, the idea is all fine and dandy, but I want to keep my 50th. What I almost need to do is build a "junk" truck (using the 71 cab, 67 frame and drivetrain, wooden flat bed (on the cheap...) Then just tear down my 68 50th, and build that one back up nice from start to finish.

Maybe I should ask my wife what I should do. Ok, maybe that's not such a good idea.

I guess I could also build the 71 shortbed, and drive that while I re-do the 68 50th, but I don't have the funds, time, or resources to do 2 complete builds.

What would you do?