Dug's 1959 Fleetside

[dug224]

Originally Posted by 1955 mancave

wow do I have lots of questions !! on the TB/Envoy frame ? I was not aware that there was an extended cab ? or are you talking about another frame ? next it sounds like you have friends in the salvage yard business , but what do you guys think is a fair price for a chassis ??
thanks.

Ricky (Ricott, you referenced above) is hard at making an extended cab version of the truck. He bought straight front and rear sections of two different frames and put them together. TB's come in a couple of different lengths. He is using the TB floorpan for his truck which I am not. I am using a SWB frame while I believe Ricky bought the LWB version. The cool thing is that the removal of a select few welds you can change the length of frame either way. Not sure what a good deal is but I paid $800 for a complete frame less engine, trans and wheels. Front suspension, rear end, spare tire (and tools), fuel tank, brakes, frame wiring harness (which i did not use) were still in place. The front left horn was bent but I cut it off to fit the truck. Like I have said before, if you are lucky enough to find a wrecked TB with a 5.3 (or better, an SS with a 6.0), you will be way ahead on the body swap. Don't know exactly how much I have in the project making the 5.3 fit but I suspect I could have paid $3k for a wreck and saved a lot of effort and maybe some money....but, then again, the build is why I am doing it. Would have never learned how to explode an engine wiring harness!!!!. Dug