72 C/30 longhorn to K/30 short bed stepper

[Jeff's bowtie's]

This started life as a 72 C/30 longhorn which was bought only for the bucket seats and console. The rest (body wise) was rusted beyond repair but the frame was still straight and solid. I have a rust free Arizona cab and 68 fenders I purchased from a guy in Pennsylvania and have a pair of rust free C/60 doors which are pristine only needed the big mirror holes welded up and the front corners of the doors added back like the pickup truck doors which I did using 1/8” plate turned out nice. I also have a very nice 6’ step side bed which is also rust free. I was looking for a short bed 69-72 K frame to put these parts on but nothing available so I decided I would cut 18” out of the longhorn frame and shorten it to 115” wheel base then convert it to 4X4. I used all the front brackets off a 71 K/5 blazer frame. I put a 4” lift on it a Dana 60 in the front and a 14bolt in the rear with 4:10 gears from a 81 K/30 low mileage Brush truck. The wheels are 10”x16” wheels from summit with 315/75/16 Hercules terra tracs with nos K/30 hub caps. The engine is a 350 with 400 turbo and np205 I added the firemen style cab light on the roof and also the cargo light. The paint color is coastal blue single stage from summit racing. Going with a buddy bucket seat.