Finally making some progress.........
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Finally making some progress.........
It's been a long two years, but I'm finally starting to see some results with the rebuild of my truck.
For those of you that don't know, my "Frankenstein" truck is a mix of 80-91 parts that have been carefully selected to make my idea of this body style come to life.
It's not finished yet (it probably never will be - there's always something else to do to it) but at least it's now a respectable daily driver compared to the rust bucket that it used to be.
I've replaced:
Phase two of this project is a complete 1 ton suspension upgrade with about 6-8" of lift and 37-38 inch Hummer H1 wheels and tires. I have a Dana 60 front axle, a Sterling 10.25 rear axle, Super Duty front springs, and F350 rear springs already and they are just about ready to go in.
Phase three is a radical 545 stroker motor that I've been collecting parts for, and either a C6 or a ZF 5 speed. This one is going to take a while.
Took some pics at the car wash today:
For those of you that don't know, my "Frankenstein" truck is a mix of 80-91 parts that have been carefully selected to make my idea of this body style come to life.
It's not finished yet (it probably never will be - there's always something else to do to it) but at least it's now a respectable daily driver compared to the rust bucket that it used to be.
I've replaced:
- 80-86 Rust free cab - $250
- 80-86 Rust free bed - $300
- 80 Hood - $20
- 80 Rust free tail gate - $32
- 80 Black grille and headlight buckets - $25
- Aftermarket fenders (not happy with them but they work for now - traded for old computer) - Free
- 80 Sport bumper - $32
- 91 Doors - $32 each
- Under hood tool box - $10
- Fawn dash, dash pad, instrument cluster with tach and seat - Free
- Fawn door panels (Ebay find - Mint) - $100
- Misc Fawn interior pieces - $40
- XLT Steering wheel - $10
- OEM Carpet (steam cleaned) - $12
- OEM Sliding window - $40
- 96+ 16 X 7 Van wheels - $10 each
- 285/70 R16 Tires - $12 each
- All new brakes/drums/rotors/calipers/wheel cylinders/hard lines/flex lines/shocks - $200
Phase two of this project is a complete 1 ton suspension upgrade with about 6-8" of lift and 37-38 inch Hummer H1 wheels and tires. I have a Dana 60 front axle, a Sterling 10.25 rear axle, Super Duty front springs, and F350 rear springs already and they are just about ready to go in.
Phase three is a radical 545 stroker motor that I've been collecting parts for, and either a C6 or a ZF 5 speed. This one is going to take a while.
Took some pics at the car wash today:
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I hate this TTB setup and I really don't want to rebuild it. I'd rather just swap it out. I know where there is a solid D44 (8 lug) for $125 and may just put that one in this truck instead of the D60.
The Step Side is on hold for the moment.
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I just hope I can get mine as nice and as far along as yours in 2 years. That's kinda what started me on my 80 from hell project- it was an emergency truck that I picked up for $1000. to drive while my Toyota was down. I got to looking at it (after I got my Toy running) and thought- what if I took the $300 -$400 or whatever it would take to buy a new truck and put that much into the 80, how nice a truck I could have long before a new one was half paid off. Unfortunately, when I was sold a 351w (I thought I was buying a 302), it started me down a path where I forgot about making a daily driver and started going crazy on the performance parts. Also economic constaints have caused me to abandon the $100 a week budget and now it's a couple of hundred every couple of months, but that may change soon. Anyway- I figure I'll make a nice looking hotrod truck, drive it a couple of months, then sell it and then find a decent 80-86 with a 300 six to make that daily driver. Did that newbie looking for parts ever PM or email you?
