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Nice. I was wondering what the status on this truck.

Keith & I walked around LST last weekend talking about trucks we've had/have & checking out some old favorites (+ seeing some new ones).

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Nice little shop! The satin black on those parts look good.

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The first phase of Milly's transformation is complete; five lug swap with disc brakes up front, dual pot master cylinder with adjustable proportioning valve, I'm guessing a 5/7-ish drop (the springs are an unknown to me), Deadend Garage rear notch track bar and shock re-locators, and finally the popular 15" Troq Thrust Ds.

Before the carnage begins

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Up on the table ready for surgery

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Deadend Garage swag and instructions

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Deadend Garage Hardware about to be installed

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Right side notch installed

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Left side notch installed

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Track bar and shock re-locators installed

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Trial fit with the 15x8 Torq Thrust D and a 275/60 from Cooper Tire

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Out with the old! (I forgot to take a pic with the stuff installed, I'll get some later)

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Dual pot master cylinder installed

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Money shot! I wasn't sure I'd ever really like a truck as much as I liked my green '68 stepper... but I am there again. I love it!

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Another side shot.

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Man your truck is looking good! I have been craving some time out in the shop with mine and seeing your project just pushed me over the edge! Thanks for the push! Good looking truck man
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Re: Buck's '63 SWB Fleet Side Build
 

Oh yeah, that's a great look for your truck. I'm a big fan of caps and steelies, but I love those wheels too :metal:

Re: Buck's '63 SWB Fleet Side Build
 

Ernie it looks awesome, I love it!! Wheels are perfect.

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It looks great Ernie! Can't wait to see it in person.

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Looking good. Should be very drivable @ that height as well.

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that is bad arse!!! i really like the stance...

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Love the stance and the wheel/tire combo.

What size did you use in the front?

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Yep that's the look. Stance is perfect. :metal:

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Nice

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Well... it has been a minute since I updated this thread! We have begun the transformation, the first step was driving a little over 2,000 miles round trip (1,000 of them straight through on the way home) to Boris Maryanovski's Street Machinery in Euclid, OH to pick up a new chassis. We are putting Milly on a Roadster Shop Slammed SPEC chassis equipped with their FOX coilover shocks. We have pulled the body off the old chassis have started fitting it to the RS chassis. I have a 6.0L LS that my friend Ernie Holder will be going through, looking for 500hp, and a 4L80E to back it up. I think I'm going to run a 3.25 gear in the rear end. Let do some pics...

My awesome wife doing her Vanna White impression at Boris' after we loaded the chassis on the trailer.
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Roadster Shop goodness.
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Getting to know one another.
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This is starting to look a little like Step Brothers!
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A few people asked how I got the chassis off the trailer by myself so here are the pics...

Put a furniture dolly under the front cross member
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Lift the rear with an engine hoist
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Roll back allowing the trailer to tilt
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Viola! Super easy.
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On jack stands ready to be unwrapped
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Here are a few close ups of the chassis.

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Here are a few pics from the deconstruction.

Hood off
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Front end off with help from my crew!
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Bed off
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Cab coming off using two floor jacks, two 2x4s, and four jack stands.
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The old chassis rolled out.
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Putting the cab on the new chassis

This was nerve racking!
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My awesome wife making sure we are working safely and efficiently. :lol:
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Lowering the cab tooth by tooth on the jack stands
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Checking out its new home
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Booty pic! :lol:
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Things to come shortly...

Cab is going to need a tunnel, unfortunately sheetmetal is not my strong suite.
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I think I'd like to keep the storage areas forward and aft of the notch accessible. Something similar to this one done by RS but not as squared off looking.
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And the fire wall is going to need a shave... but how much????
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Likely going to use Hart Fab inner fenders so why not use their firewall to match?

Pics from the Hart Fab site.

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That's enough for tonight, more soon!

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Man you guys were busy! It's looking good Ernie. I know with me it is really hard to get into cutting body that is as nice as Millie, but it needs it. They way you and the crew are working, I expect you guys will have it all worked and running by New Years eve. ;)

Re: Buck's '63 SWB Fleet Side Build
 

Looks good! Why stop at 500 HP?

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Why not?

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Looks like a fun project.

Marc