well i of coarse am another newbie to the site...well anyways i recently aquired a 72 chevy pickup longbox (wanted a short but hard to find) 2wd, packing a 350 4 bolt main with a 350 turbo trans.... the truck is in need of some help...typical surface rust and cab needs some fixing...i purchased this truck for the price of $400, pretty good deal in my mind cus it sat for four years and didnt move an inch....me and a buddy went and spent 45mins on its and got her to live once again....now my future plans are to have all the rust fixed with patch panels, lower it with a 3/4 drop kit, the 350 will become a 383 stroker with some other power adders...still debating on the color i wanna go with this, but i wanna fill the gas filler and install a fuel cell, fill the antenna hole, and remove all the striping and fill the gaps as well... but here is some pics of the project as i took them yesterday afternoon with weather permiting
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/rock_krawlin/oldchevy004.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/rock_krawlin/oldchevy003.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/rock_krawlin/7d1e78b8.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/rock_krawlin/oldchevy006.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/rock_krawlin/oldchevy001.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/rock_krawlin/oldchevy011.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/rock_krawlin/oldchevy005.jpg

i know i got alot of work ahead of me but i have another frame in storage from my old 72 i had in HS, i have new box sides and another cab that i have been working on, all the rust is already fixed, so it will pretty much be a frame off restoration....iam only 21 ive done body work so this should be a fun deal for me, thanks for checking this out and if you have any suggestions on what i should or could do to make this easier id greatly appreciate it

welcome to the board from Texas

Welcome from SE N.C.

welcome, me likum back glass

Welcome aboard Rusty. I'd take your blue chevy over that green dodge parked next to it any day of the week.

Welcome to the board from South Mississippi.:D

thanks guys...this is definitly like heaven to me:)

Welcome from Pierre. I second the good deal part. Looks like a great start.

nice ride

Welcome from Denver!

Welcome again from Colorado. Lots of work in your future. Have fun.

hey thanks everyone for the invite....very much appreciated...this project should be alot of fun....just out of curiousity has anyone made a longbox into a shortbox?? cus i was thinking when iam done with the longbox...i will have the spare frame, cab and box sides already....so that means i can go crazy and give it a try....but if it is hard to do ill just pass and make another 72:rolleyes: