What did you get done? 10/01

[Russell]

Originally Posted by 84 400

sounds like you got a good plan worked out and hopefully the sale of the 77 will help fund the body and paint on the 80. Btw are you going for the stock colors when you do get it redone ?

Good luck with it

Yep, 80 is going back to stock colors, identical to how it started, right down to the "pimpin'" hood stripes,

Truck is faaaar from stock though... I'm sure many of you guys remember it starting as a 2wd 3/4 ton, with a 350 and TH400 -- now the crazy thing is a 3/4 ton frame / front diff, but 1 ton springs, with a Tuned Port Injected 355, SM465 / NP205... Everything I've touched is basically brand new. Frame is all painted up, all new steering, suspension, and brakes. Engine is basically brand new, and I just rebuilt both the tranny and t-case.

I've got just over 14 000 cnd invested right now, and once I get the bodywork done, and find / install a nice 81+ black interior, the truck will have cost me just under 20 000, but be brand new inside and out, and need nothing

As I mentioned, I may still lift it and put some bigger tires on, and possibly may swap the TPI out with an LQ9 6.0L instead someday, but neither are requirements, nor will either be done for a couple years -- Wanna drive it next summer instead of just work on it like usual!