Project: Shadow Dad's '69 Stepside

[Jmc69c10]

first of all im fairly new to the forum and I have to say a lot of the guys have already been very helpful. This project will be slow and minor upgrades to the truck but I'll do the best I can to make it worthwhile for you guys.

my name is Justin and I recently bought this 1969 shortbed stepside for my dad. I've looked and looked and looked and finally found one reason enough to grab off of Craigslist. four years he said that he would love to have old Stepside and with the new opportunities I've had for changing my career, they gave me opportunity to save up and purchase a truck. I'll give you a little bit of a background on the truck.

the truck is a 1969 originally a straight 6 cylinder pickup truck that was converted to a 350 small block Chevy with a very small cam. the transmission is a turbo 400 and at some point in time someone swap in a 1973 - 87 bed. That's got to go!

the reason for the name is funny actually. first of all pictured below is his dog our big dog named Shadow. he's always been by my dads side and what better name to give the truck and the project name. Plus the best part is I bought this truck and my dad has no idea and I plan to give it to him this Father's Day as a gift for putting up with me for almost 29 years. So this truck is lurking in the shadows so to speak lol.

anyway, swapping the correct bed, lowering it, adding new tires, upgrading the exhaust in giving it a coat of matte black paint is on the agenda. That is the current game plan and down the road is the plan to paint it the same color as his 2013 Fat Boy lo. He's always said that he was an old Stepside painted the same color is his bike. Plus I plan on putting a 5.3 liter in the truck. So here are the pictures so far of what we're working with and hopefully you guys enjoy and can help me out along the way.

Thanks.

Justin


**picture of my Dad's dog.....he used to be bigger before tearing his ACL.....