Project Grande Slam: Coley's Hot Rod Shop

[CC69Rat]

Hotchkis springs came in yesterday. From what I understand my brakes and other drop stuff will ship 7/9.

I need:

Shocks
Door Panels
Door Panel Top trim
Seat Cover
Bolts for the wood bed, fender wells and front panel. I have the strips and floor wood bolts.
Bed Wood
Adjustable track bar (I might take the one off my Stepper and put a better one on it. Going with PB stuff and a notch, upper and lower shock bars anyway and it will likely not work? Not sure.. )

And of course wheels..

I will have about $8100 in this truck when I finish up, all things considered. Even down to the tax I paid to register it and the tag, etc. Should be a fun ride very soon.

So, $5k for an LS2 swap would that add value or take away from this truck being a matching numbers situation? I really hate to pull the 350. I might just do a top end kit and get it cleaned up over the winter. Aluminum heads and tasteful 'stock' looking refresh on the Gen1 ? The way it will be setup with the big brakes, etc I'm thinking I might try to piece together an LS2 for it over the winter and just keep the 350 on a stand.