Project Holy Grail

[KrazyRay]

A few months ago, A friend and I came across the Holy Grail of trucks. Its a short bed 4x4 but in need of major help. The first thought was to slap a cab from a 3/4 ton and call it good. One thing led to another and now we have a bare frame sitting on saw horses. The short fleet bed needs some work on the floor and a new front panel but the bed sides are in good shape. The old cab was complete junk so its getting replaced by a rust free cab from a camper special. The sm465 is being replaced by a 350/205 combo out of a square body donor. The engine will be a freshened up 327. We will put one of our many newer 4 row copper radiators in. The truck came with white wagon spokes. They will go ba-bye in favor of some nice aluminum wheels from the 86 Scottsdale that was parted out.
The goal is to have a nice truck in the end, but definitely not a show truck.
I hope it works out well!
I'm sure the expert help from the board will be needed.