Build thread 87-79

[spitty]

well, started out with me goin over to my buddies house, realized he had a shortbox sitting out in the field, looked at it, drooled on it a bit
few days later he phoned me up and said "want the truck" i said yup, how much and he said free
went over to grab it with my 81 longbox and flatdeck trailer, 3hrs later i had it on the trailer it was stuck pretty gooder

my 81:

anyways, got it home, fixed the rear axle (he grenaded it last time he drove it)
and gave it a good cleaning

turned out to look half decent




anyways, started ripping it down because i was going to fix some rust and repaint it and realized that there was ALOT more rust than originally expected (covered wiht bondo and duct tape)

so i scrapped the cab and box and bought a parts truck

got a 79 2wd from my uncle for 100$
only major rust was on the front cab support (waiting for my friends shop to be cleared so he can fix it)



progress so far:
frame painted, steeringbox reinforced, upgraded axles, 373 gears installed, motor tuned up (origionally dyno'd at 350hp atw with 307 gears) hoping to get it a bit higher than that with the new gears

as it sits, im waiting for the cab to be finished so i can throw the body on the frame.

then i get to go box shopping, ill probably build a complete box from lmc parts tho because they're hard to find up here


ill get some pics up later as she sits right now

[old Rusty C10]

can i move this to the build thread so you can keep us updated in one place?

[spitty]

Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

can i move this to the build thread so you can keep us updated in one place?

haha ya, didnt know there was a specific place for this, sorry

[heavychevy79]

You're parting out the green and white truck?

[spitty]

Originally Posted by heavychevy79

You're parting out the green and white truck?

i stripped everything off it, sold engine, keeping propane system as a spare, cab and front clip are goin on the 87
box im using for a skin for my 4x4 and the rear axle went into my 4x4