My first truck

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Hi everyone. So I have been researching 60-66 trucks on here for a while and I found a '66 SWB with a 350 and T5 a few states away that was pretty cheap and has a solid frame. Supposedly it was from Texas and has had two Vermont owners before me. It needs some rust repair on the rockers and door bottoms but that isn't too much of a drag sinced the floors and cab mounts are good. I'll probably just hack some sheet metal over the holes for now so it will take a sticker and drive it. I'm not looking for any kind of show truck, I just don't want to spend any time on the side of the road with the hood up.

I have a pretty sizable list of things I want to do to make it reliable and nice to drive.

First thing I did was rewire it with an American Autowire classic update harness kit. It took me one hour to strip out all the old wiring and about 18hrs to install the AAW kit along with a couple changes like separate headlight relays and running a 12G power wire to the rear for an intake fuel pump. I still haven't put in the underdash courtesy lights the kit came with, but I'll get to it eventually. Overall an excellent kit that saves a lot of time. I have done lots of EZ Wiring, Ron francis & Painless kits and I know this was a great deal. It does sort of suck that the DS vent handle opens into the fuse panel but I'll make do.

The rest of the list is;

Fabricate under bed fuel tank - don't need 50gal in the bed, it leaks anyway
Small mirrors
New starter - current one smokes!
Nicer steering wheel
Insulation in cab with carpet (it does get cold here in the winter)
New oil pressure line to gauge
Add mechanical speedo sender to trans (hope they overlook this for inspection)
New engine mounts - engine flops like a fish now
Tune up, reseal ramhorns to head, cap, rotor, plugs, wires
EFI for under $800 - Megasquirt II, Walboro 190lph, GM TBI
Front discs with 2.5" drop spindles and probably power brakes with wheels to fit over it all.
Electric power steering - maybe
7" H4 conversion headlights
Technostalgia LED taillights and retrofit their '57 chevy front LED turns
90's OE serpentine setup with AC comp and bigger alt
Vintage Air AC/Heat
Nicer, hidden exhaust, maybe a single turndown under bed.
2" lowering blocks in the rear, front and reat springs with frame notch
Snow tires and LSD for winter!

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I'll try to take more pictures as I go. Wish me luck!

-Adam