Project ENVY, 65 SWB

[Envy]

1965 SWB Fleetside
I dont know what happened, somehow i deleted the whole post, dang! Well heres the motor im gonna build.

So i'll start again.........
I started this project when i was 15, and i am now 23. I bought tons of brand new parts that weren't necessity and began a frame off restoration beginning with bare metal frame rails and a sandblasted cab. As is sits now, its a rolling chassis with a mild built 350 and 3" drop coils up front 4" in rear. 2.5" spindle drop with 4 wheel 5 lug disc conversion. Suspension is powder coated and crossmembers are painted same as truck GM "Cat's Eye Blue". Cab and body panels all painted and stored until assembly. Every new part including mirrors, carpet, handles, all stainless hardware for entire truck, door and window mechanisms, bed wood and stainless strips, original rebuilt and chromed bezel instrument cluster with original TACH, all matched locks rebuilt including glove box, ignition, and both doors........ect. ect. ect..........
HOWEVER when i graduated high school i moved to alaska for a couple months and never touched the truck again......... UNTIL NOW.
I've been involved in mud trucks for a few years now and just plain got distracted by the sport. Since i traded my mud truck off for a smaller easier to take care of toy, i decided to get back to the 65'. The mud truck scene did bring about a wonderful thing though, my dad's 66 Panel (originally an ambulance) which sits on 2.5ton military rockwells and 53" Rice & Canes, powered by a CUMMINS with an Allison transmission. Also is on a C60 frame with a C60 front clip.
NEW PLANS........
-After obtaining some more parts over the years i have decided to completely bag the truck using CPP's cnotch and tubular trailing arms (also hope to computerize entire suspension)
- The new power plant will be a 6bt CUMMINS, hopefully pushing around 350 hp & 800 ft/lbs
-this motor will provide extreme power, great fuel mileage and be dependable as hell while turning heads all over.