Project: Fun Daily Driver (Plus New QA1 Coil-Over Suspension!!!)

[David12460]

Hi All. I've been on the forum for years, but mostly research and read with little posting. As I've been tearing into my '72 I've decided to do a build thread. Mostly to serve as a place to log my progress for me to look back on.

So let's get started. I've owned my '72 for a few years now and daily it as much as I can when there isn't snow on the ground. I live 9 miles from work and I average 5k miles a year. I try to drive it every day. It's a mostly stock LWB truck with a 350/350. Since I drive it a lot during the summer I'm always hesitant to take on big projects during the driving season. So this winter (now that I have a big enough garage) I've decided to tear into it.

The goal is to build a good foundation for years to come. I have plans to do significant suspension updates to it (more details to come) and eventually build a bigger SB for the truck. Ultimately I want a "pissed off" street truck that I can drive anywhere.

So this winter I'm cleaning up the frame and removing unnecessary parts such as overload leafs, bump stops, exhaust hangers and other odds and ends. The frame will be prepped and painted with POR15. I'm installing my EFI boyd tank to supply fuel to a FITECH unit. Wiring, plumbing and other reconditioning is also being done as I go. The cab has some soft spots in the floors and rockers so I'm diving head first into that as well. I don't have much bodywork experience, so the floor is the best place to start. Once the sheet metal work is done the new interior will be going back in. The seat and dash pad were in rough shape so I'm having those items re-done, but in a non-traditional styling - you'll see... it's different yet tasteful. Lots of other odds and ends are taking place but I'll update as I go.

To add one more detail to the mix - My wife and I are expecting our first baby in May. The pressure is on to knock this out before the little one comes.