What i've been up to over the last week

[1971 Cheyenne]

Howdy, i've been pretty absent over the last week or so, and this is why. I picked up a 72 short step last week, no engine or tranny, but came with a pretty good cab/clip, so this is the photo-story of the stripdown, and the rebuild with the goodwrench 350 crate that i had laying around.

the truck as I got it



the extra cab



after a 2 hr teardown and a bit of cleanup



engine gettin ready to go in


engine/tranny are in


dropped the cab on...


front clip going back together after a quick wire brushing/spray bombing


more front clip progress (next time I think I will put doors on BEFORE the front clip


grill on


interior in


kind of a jump to the next pics cause my camera batteries got STOLEN... but today me and a friend got the doors hung, hood on, bed on, and the wheels on, the truck DRIVES now, open headers really CAN be heard from a mile away. lol






Well thats all the pics for now, hope you guys have enjoyed my little project. The body is a bit rough still, needs a good sanding/priming, and some dent work, one corner is bad, and the bed needs a bit of work. All the panels need some adjusting too, they're pretty much all just roughed in there for now (I swear these doors werent made for the door openings lol). But its together and driving for now, so i'm happy. The suspension and the brakes were just rebuilt, so it cruises, rides, and stops really nice. Just need an exhaust system, and mount the rear bumper I got from pickmups, and i'll be set to daily drive this thing.

Ciao!