49 3600, s10 swap, project boogie

[99 to Life]

congrats, where is the truck off to?

[lower50's]

Sweet! It's sad to see them go but knowing it is a good truck makes you somehow feel good.

[joedoh]

its going to a guy in eastern pa, I would take it myself but with the distance and the weather I decided to help him find shipper

thanks for all the compliments!

[99 to Life]

ah man, perfect opportunity to swing my way! I feel ya though weather is trife right now.

[joedoh]

Yeah I seriously considered it, but the shipper quoted $150 more than I figured my actual cost of dragging it on a trailer myself. Licensed, insured, door to door in less than 2 weeks, no staging or waiting. and for me, no 18hrs one way drive over the mountains in winter...

Yeah, I covered that $150 myself. He makes runs all over, mainly on the east coast but he goes to texas and I think he even said Las Vegas once. Good number to have.

[Nut Case]

Joeduh

My vote is for the 41 to be the next one, now that aint no "electoral" vote

Keep on keepin on NC

[lower50's]

Sweet sounds like a good deal.

[joedoh]

thansk nut, the 41 is started, link in my signature. My wifes maternal grandmother died and that coupled with getting the 49 ready to ship has delayed my progress. But I should still have a runner in january, so much easier with the wiring and systems on this one.

here is the last update to this thread! I will stick around but this is literally the last thing I have done, deliver the truck to the trailer. My neighborhood, specifically the dead end street and the one way street for construction, isnt conducive to a 40ft trailer, and we got some snow and cold, so I decided to drive the truck and meet him for the pickup. So quiet.

snow, and bitter bitter cold. I had water in the overflow so I had warm it up to add some coolant. it was -10 in this picture and the truck started instantly and warmed up like a dream.


today I dropped it off, the new owner will have it Wednesday in time for christmas! I wanted to get a bow for it but didnt get one in time.




train came by at the perfect moment! I love being on North Broadway by the trains for pictures.

[Advanced Design]

Those are some cool shots of the truck. Hopefully the shipping goes smoothly and the new owner is happy.

[HUSSEY]

It turned out be a great looking truck. I really liked the tire a wheel combination along with the other interior touches. Your final suspension worked nailed it on the stance too. A lot of attention to detail here, definitely a build to be proud of, great work!

[99 to Life]

be a sweet xmas for that guy.

[DeanTX]

Love the patina and wheels on that truck. I hope it gets driven a lot!

[Russell Ashley]

The truck looks and sits great. Love those wheels too. I wonder how those would look on a TF.

[joedoh]

thanks guys, it was a long and winding road of at least 4 projects and I am really happy with how it turned out. I drove it around a bit before loading it on the trailer, and it was amazing. quiet, smooth, powerful, great ride.

[MIKESAD50]

Very Cool build and someone is going to enjoy it. I'm looking forward to getting mine on the road.

[Desert1957]

I really enjoyed reading this thread, Lots of great info.

[joedoh]

Thanks!

[rusty76]

So I think I found your old ride. Saw it in Rat Rod Magazine. It was at the lone star round up.

[rusty76]

Sorry for the sideways pic.

[Palf70Step]

I fixed it for ya rusty!

[rusty76]

Thanx.

[joedoh]

wow thanks! looks awfully similar! texas is a haul from pa, but I trust that truck would make that drive in a second.

[rusty76]

I looked at the patina patterns and they looked super close. Lol. Now that I study it more I do see the difference. But man is it close.

[joedoh]

well, it has a stainless mirror head too, and the bed sides and fenders look to be showing some blue, so I cant say its not. haha lots of similiarity in most of these trucks though.