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Dbrasco · 06-21-2009, 10:54 PM

Time to start a thread. Just a little history. My dad bought this truck for me 14 years ago when I was a Freshmen in High school. Truck was pretty much all original. Paint was the factory color but was recently repainted 14 years ago. Engine showed 52,000 miles on it but I'm not sure if they had rolled over or not. Truck was a factory 1971 Chevrolet Cheyenne Long Wheel Base. Truck came with a 350 engine, 350 transmission. Truck had factory a/c with factory head liner. Truck had factory power brakes and the front were disk. Well during my high school days we removed the engine and rebuilt. Installed a steal crank, 10:1 forged pistons, double hump heads, comp 280 cam, eldelbrock intake/carb and long tube headers/flow master exhaust. Truck sounded good and ran pretty strong. After high school I decided to purchase a couple new cars and the truck was not driven as much. Would take the truck out for a cruise and that was about it. Truck still ran good without any problems. A couple cars I've had since high school were a 2000 trans am, 2004 corvette zo6 and 2 2005 silverado ss truck. I'm all about power/performance. Well I do not have any of these vehicles now. I have a 2002 silverado truck with some aftermarket parts. I've wanted to redo the 71 Cheyenne for some time. I enjoy doing all work myself and decided to start the 71 last fall. I'm wanting to take the old truck and upgrade the engine and suspension. Plans for the truck are.

Suspesion:
Air ride all around.
Disk brakes on all four wheels.
20"9 Wheels front and 20"10/11 in back.

Drivetrain:
Engine LS 6.0 or 6.2 Liter 500 RWHP
Transmission 4l60
Rear end factory 12 bolt or ford 9 inch.

Color factory Orange/White or Maybe Red.

Interior have not decided.

Oh yea the truck was a factory LWB, I want a SWB. I have alot of pictures and I'm behind on starting the thread. I will start by adding pictures and then updating as I add the pictures. First pictures are the truck before I started the disassembly. I will update the pictures as I post them. Enjoy looking. Dbrasco

06-21-2009, 10:54 PM	#1
Dbrasco Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Murphy, Texas Posts: 55	Old With The New Time to start a thread. Just a little history. My dad bought this truck for me 14 years ago when I was a Freshmen in High school. Truck was pretty much all original. Paint was the factory color but was recently repainted 14 years ago. Engine showed 52,000 miles on it but I'm not sure if they had rolled over or not. Truck was a factory 1971 Chevrolet Cheyenne Long Wheel Base. Truck came with a 350 engine, 350 transmission. Truck had factory a/c with factory head liner. Truck had factory power brakes and the front were disk. Well during my high school days we removed the engine and rebuilt. Installed a steal crank, 10:1 forged pistons, double hump heads, comp 280 cam, eldelbrock intake/carb and long tube headers/flow master exhaust. Truck sounded good and ran pretty strong. After high school I decided to purchase a couple new cars and the truck was not driven as much. Would take the truck out for a cruise and that was about it. Truck still ran good without any problems. A couple cars I've had since high school were a 2000 trans am, 2004 corvette zo6 and 2 2005 silverado ss truck. I'm all about power/performance. Well I do not have any of these vehicles now. I have a 2002 silverado truck with some aftermarket parts. I've wanted to redo the 71 Cheyenne for some time. I enjoy doing all work myself and decided to start the 71 last fall. I'm wanting to take the old truck and upgrade the engine and suspension. Plans for the truck are. Suspesion: Air ride all around. Disk brakes on all four wheels. 20"9 Wheels front and 20"10/11 in back. Drivetrain: Engine LS 6.0 or 6.2 Liter 500 RWHP Transmission 4l60 Rear end factory 12 bolt or ford 9 inch. Color factory Orange/White or Maybe Red. Interior have not decided. Oh yea the truck was a factory LWB, I want a SWB. I have alot of pictures and I'm behind on starting the thread. I will start by adding pictures and then updating as I add the pictures. First pictures are the truck before I started the disassembly. I will update the pictures as I post them. Enjoy looking. Dbrasco Attached Images



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