Ultimate work truck/ 70 K10 diesel

[woodwright]

Well, against my better judgement, I think i'm gonna start another build thread. I've been collecting pieces for a while now, and am starting to make some progress. Here is what I started with.

It is a70 K10 with a 350 and a 4 speed. I bought it from the original owner, with 130,000 miles on it. I got it running, and drove it around for a year, mostly just to the dump and around town. My plans are to build a daily driver/work truck that is reliable, and gets descent mileage. Well, thats where it started.

My specific plans are:
Mechanical diesel
5 speed
3.73 gear 1/2T running gear with disk brakes
crossover steering
52" spring swap in the front
63" springs in the rear
33 or 35" mud terrains depending on how much of a lift I end up with
Eventually when I paint it, its got to look good dirty
Rhinoline the cab floor and firewall

Parts I've collected:
3 parts trucks
a complete 92 1 ton with a good running 6.5T
NV3500 2wd 5 speed
dodge divorced 205
later model 3.73 open knuckle dana 44 with new balljoints and brakes
12 bolt posi 3.73 rear
52" leaf springs
New energy suspension body mounts and leaf spring bushings

Most of this stuff i've gotten really cheap, or I've traded something for it.