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07-14-2002, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Woodstock, GA USA
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New Tires and Wheels
New tires and wheels. Frame off starts in 1 month.
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Bill Durham http://home.attbi.com/~bulldurham 72 Cheyenne Restoration in progress Currently: frame sand blasted and powdercoated, Inline Tube brake and fuel lines, Blazer tank in rear, Holley Red electronic fuel pump, Eaton posi with 3.42 gears, 2 1/2" drop front spindles, 4" drop rear springs with adjustable panhard bar, KYB shocks, ZZ 502/502 GM Performance crate engine, Zoops brackets and pulleys, Vintage Air, dual electric fans, Ram Air II hood and late model sport side bed. |
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07-14-2002, 11:57 AM
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Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!!
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512
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What a sweet looking truck.. You must be proud! Looks like it has a lot of options too. What a great truck to start out restoring. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com
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07-14-2002, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Woodstock, IL
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I have an idea!!!! Sence your truck looks like the way I want mine to look, how about we trade?
 You can keep your rims and tires....LOL. 
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07-14-2002, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Des Moines, IA
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That truck is very sweet. What are your plans for it?
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07-14-2002, 12:09 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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That thing is damn near perfect.
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07-14-2002, 12:20 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Woodstock, GA USA
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Unfortunately it looks better than it is. The cab has rust around the windshield, the passenger floor is gone and both rockers and corners are crap. Here are my plans.
Late model sport side bed with roll pan. Different cab with all new rubber, dash pad, doors, latches, carpet, guage cluster, glass. Gas tank under the bed. 2" front and 4" rear drop springs w/ new shocks. Posi rear end using either the PosiTrax or Eaton guts. Black Cherry Paint with clear coat. It currently has a new 350/350 crate engine with a new 350TH tranny and a 100HP shot of NOS. It will look similar to the truck below with my personal mods.
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Bill Durham http://home.attbi.com/~bulldurham 72 Cheyenne Restoration in progress Currently: frame sand blasted and powdercoated, Inline Tube brake and fuel lines, Blazer tank in rear, Holley Red electronic fuel pump, Eaton posi with 3.42 gears, 2 1/2" drop front spindles, 4" drop rear springs with adjustable panhard bar, KYB shocks, ZZ 502/502 GM Performance crate engine, Zoops brackets and pulleys, Vintage Air, dual electric fans, Ram Air II hood and late model sport side bed. |
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07-14-2002, 12:46 PM
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Half a bubble off!
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Winfield, Ks, USA
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How sad! To have such a perfect example of a classic, and instead of fixing it, you want to do a total makeover? I know it's your truck, but if it was me, I'd fix this one up, and find another cab and frame for the custom truck. Not tryin' to tell you what to do, just giving you something to think about.
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Just call me LB.  '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads. |
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07-14-2002, 12:50 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Since you won't be using the body on yours...wanna trade bodies?
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07-14-2002, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Woodstock, GA USA
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That's the thing. If this truck was in better shape and had the original motor and trans when I got it I would take it back original.
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Bill Durham http://home.attbi.com/~bulldurham 72 Cheyenne Restoration in progress Currently: frame sand blasted and powdercoated, Inline Tube brake and fuel lines, Blazer tank in rear, Holley Red electronic fuel pump, Eaton posi with 3.42 gears, 2 1/2" drop front spindles, 4" drop rear springs with adjustable panhard bar, KYB shocks, ZZ 502/502 GM Performance crate engine, Zoops brackets and pulleys, Vintage Air, dual electric fans, Ram Air II hood and late model sport side bed. |
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07-14-2002, 04:40 PM
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Bloo
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Barren County Kentucky
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what would you say to taking that one original, an dbuying a 70 cab and short frame ive got? cab needs frotn floor patches, and rockers. it has good corners, the frame has been sand blasted and painted, ive got a 5 lug disk front for it and a 5 lug rear, the gas tank filler hole has been filled, just trying to save a SWEET original looking truck from custimization (hey don tget me wrong, customs are cool, but i like that one as is)
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07-15-2002, 08:35 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Gilmer, Texas USA
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It sure is great to start with something that is all there. Looks like a great truck to begin with. Good luck.
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07-15-2002, 09:13 PM
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Formerly yellow72custom
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Austin, TX
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If the cab has bad windshield rot like you say, i would't hesitate to customize it. Replacing the cab looses alot of the originality, so why not go all the way? Good luck on the rodsteration, and get some pics when your done
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