Project: Death Trap 70 Stepside

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This is going to be long but I guess I should start in the beginning. My father bought me a 72 SWB Super Cheyenne for my first truck when I was 15 (I wish I had it) , but later on lost his job and since my truck was the extra one, it got sold to pay bills. He has always felt bad about it and has made it up to me by buying me this truck off e-bay. I am now 30. Which was in Fort Wayne IN and I am in Texas. So after a few conversations with seller I flew to Fort Wayne and got in the truck to drive back. 4hrs. later I felt something like a possible flat pulled over, everything looked good so I got back in and took the next exit which was Effingburgh (SP), Illinois. Got out at a convenince store looked again and noticed some smoke from the front left tire so I jacked it up thinking it was brakes and the tire then fell off. The end of the spindle was gone and the drum brakes were the only thing holding it on. Thank God it did not come off at 70 mph on the interstate. So I called a tow truck and my brother in laws and waited in at a motel until they came to get me with the car hauler. This is how it got the name Death Trap. We made it back fine and in record time. I have some other projects but I finally got around to wroking on this one some this weekend. I put on the ECE front disc brake conversion, new upper and lower balljoints, tie rod ends and test fitted the new 24 inch Smoothies. Still saving up for tires. I had some more pics but the wife deleted them off the camera, will get some more as soon as I have some more progress.