resto or not??? original 66 shortbed project

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Originally Posted by likaroc13

awesome! so cool that you decided to go this route ...I opted to do something similar with mine since it seems so few are doing it...but yours is more original than mine, with a better background story, not to mention the physcial proof (build sheet) you have ...I want to keep physical appearance as original as possible with mine...but I plan to drive mine as well & decided to upgrade brakes & steering...and I have a '66 327/Powerglide but plan to upgrade to a 700R4 trans....it won't be original in the sense of a purist form, but mostly original with a touch of modern

as for original parts, one guy I can recommend is Tony Smith @ http://www.4-5-6chevytrucks.com/

Thanks for the info. about all I need to replace is a few trim pieces, and maybe the front grille..