70's Retro Phantom Dually build (with the ol Man)

[Southern Shaker]

Hey yall'

Now This is a Project im building with my Grandpa (ol man). He wanted to help me Work on my trucks a few days back. we got to talkin about how it was back when he was a kid like me and we got into projects he's tried to do. he told me about his 57' bel air his father sold after the carb caught fire for 50$. Then he ask what my plans were for my other C-dime i had . I Told him i didnt really know. So To shorten this story up He wants to Build a Project to see what its like before the good lord calls him home. Im happy to have a Project with him since my father wasnt around the first 17 years of my life. So I put my truck on the table. Here is the Begining of the Story of our Phantom dually 70's Flash back pick up build haha.

The truck: 1971' Chevorlet Custom 10 , sbc 350/tbh 350 , 3.73 posi trac rear end. Front clip ,frame and bed are from a 69' donor Cst. This is my first truck.

Plans: 6.0 lq9, l480e combo (sorry if i got the transmission wrong)
porterbilt mild front drop member and stage 2 deluxe rear kit
Custom dually bedsides with 22x15's tucked in nicely
20x8.5's up front
Paint is still being thought of but its defenatly gonna be retro.

Well guys Lets see Where this goes hope to hear yalls feedback and help ...i know we'll need alot of help. Thanks guys Hope to Surprise yall!

Truck as it sits right now:

[Southern Shaker]

We found a donor 67-68 short stepper We may be able to score aint been close enough to see it clearly its over at an old impound yard couple miles down the road

[twich3136]

your project sounds really cool. i cant wait to see how the custom dually bedsides turn out.

[Southern Shaker]

im working on a 3d rendering to help get the idea , i think were gonna take the donor step side fenders cut the way down width wise an leave about 3-4 inches that stick out and weld them in place. not sure yet ill post a pic or 2 of the rendering idea

[Southern Shaker]

[Southern Shaker]

im still working on it

[bodydropped68]

Originally Posted by Southern Shaker

im working on a 3d rendering to help get the idea , i think were gonna take the donor step side fenders cut the way down width wise an leave about 3-4 inches that stick out and weld them in place. not sure yet ill post a pic or 2 of the rendering idea

[Jon01]

That'll be killer.

[67 chevelle]

seafoam and white would look good , post some pics , im doing a 68 right now with a ly6 and turbo 35o

[Southern Shaker]

ill have some updated pics later , right now im trying to get all my tools an parts organized. hopefully by tonigh ill have the temporary engine runnin thats first thing i need to get done then i need to get my plumbing done , ol mans going to check out the stepper donor truck an talk to the guy about it.

[67 chevelle]

looks good , first time i viewed this thread i could not see pictures

[Evaded]

I love where this is going. Its a great thing working on this with your Grandfather... I wish I would have had more time with mine. Very cool.

Eric

[Southern Shaker]

Well not much progress on the truck been clearing out the garage to use as our shop Found some cool stuff like a 105mm artillery round and a few tool catalogs like a sears robuck catalog from 1969 and a black an decker from 1958. Other then that i got the frame were using in the shop started working on it hitting it with the wire brush an hitting a few spots with chassis black. Heres a few pics. Also updates will be limited as i ran my laptop over with my 1 ton...so im using a friends computer.










Sorry for the crappy pics guys!