1966 Low budget build thread

[j_persinger66c10]

Ok guys and gals I have decided to start my build thread.
Here is a little history, First, my wife allowed me to build a rat rod of some sort, but said she wanted it to be a truck. So she 1st allotted me a $1000 budget to find and build my truck. Now, I already had a SBC 305 and a TH350 automatic sitting at my father's, so I was good on the motor and tranny part. I just needed to find a donor vehicle.
Well a co-worker of mine happened to have a 1966 chevy short bed step side for 24 years and decided he would sell it. Now it was already set up for a SBC and had 3 inch exhaust ran all the way back. So I picked I bought and brought it home.