Backyard Cummins

[C20scott]

Hey all, first post here. Let me introduce you to my project. I bought it planning on doing a gradual restoration, and eventually turn it into a daily drivable truck. i wanted a truck i could drive long distances, drive hard offroad, and not have to worry about wrenching on it every time i started it. NOT a show truck, but comfortable YES. Someone I talked to coined the term "Expidition Rig", and i guess that's the overall product that i am going for...

Little bit of background:
This project will be completed entirely in the side yard of my parents house(which i visit about once every 2 weeks), and will be performed with what i consider "normal" skills. I don't work at a fab shop, nor am I an auto-body specialist, or professional mechanic. I'm only getting to work on this thing about 3 full days a month, so i have waited until i made some progress to start posting. I plan on posting as much information about what parts I buy and any problems that arise as possible, as i know from experience it take hours of internet snooping to find useable information.

The beginning:
I bought the truck last year as a 1969 4x4 with a stock 350, got about 9mpg, and had a few pathetic Joe Mckgee attempts at modifications. Here from the day I got it... Once i figure out what size my pics need to be to upload...