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So I have had this truck for about 6 months now. It was an Ebay purchase. The truck was what I call "Ghetto bagged" with some cool 22" steel wheels and a rebuilt original 350. Since I have had it, I have completely gone over and redone the airbag system, mini notched the frame, and put on some better suspension components. I have been buying and collecting parts for the build now. What i want in the end is a functional daily driver that lays frame. I will keep the patina. I want a truck I can drive and use for work that I don't have to worry about a ding or scratch here or there. The little things I have done now are temporary upgrades just so it was safe and drivable. Eventually the truck will be four linked with monster notch and a Porterbuilt drop member up front.
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Very cool start to your build.
did you buy this truck off of ebay? |
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Over the last 2 days, I have removed the factory fuel tank and put on a new frame mounted one. I have also started replacing the cab corners. The seat will be off the upholsterers shop for a new cover.
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Yes, the truck was bought off of Ebay.
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I always liked this truck. Good to see it went to a good home and will be receiving some upgrades!
Subscribed to watch the progress. :) Nate |
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Thanks! I loved the look of the truck when I first saw it. You can say love at first sight. I will be calling you guys soon for some goodies.
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:truck:Watching
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I'm in
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Very cool
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count me in. Great looking truck to start with!
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Thanks to everyone watching. I did some work on the truck today. Pulled the front clip off and the radiator. I am getting the truck ready for the new aluminum radiator with electric fans and March serpentine kit. I am also relocating the battery to the rear frame rails. I am waiting on the parts for all that. Tomorrow I will work on the truck again. I will drop the exhaust, place new carrier bearing cross member, and place new shorty headers. Hope to get all that done. I need to start running all new airbag lines too.
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I remember this truck on ebay. Youre doing a great job, keep it up.
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great looking truck, looking forward to your progress!
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I'm working on getting a automatic transmisson for the truck now. I will be dropping the old three on a tree out soon. I have decided to go with a th350 with a Lokar floor shifter. Tomorrow I will pick up my seat from the upholstry shop. I will post some pics. This truck will be put back together and drivable soon with some new goodies. Then its off to the DMV for registration and a phone call to Porterbuilt for the phase two build.
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What did you do with the old seat cover? I'm trying to find one in black with the same pattern in the material.
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Yep, I remember the truck from ebay. I realize the cover is a different color and in bad shape but I was wondering if I could some better detailed shots that I could take to an upholsterer to see if they can find a match. Or better yet, if you were going to trash it, I'd pay for shipping so I could show it to the shop in person.
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Cool! Thanks a bunch.
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Nice truck, I'm in to see what you do with it
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This is a cool truck. I kinda dig the big steelies. Something you don't see everyday for sure. Looking forward to following along.
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Today I went and picked up my freshly upholstered seat. After that I decided to pull out the old manual 3 speed, remove the old headers, and remove all the engine pulleys. I have a rebuilt th350 automatic trans coming on monday. Several boxes of goodies showed up today too. I only cracked into the March pulleys to take a look. Tomorrow I will put the pulleys on. Thanks to all of you guys out there watching.
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Is this crossmember specific to this manual transmission? I need to remove this for the automatic th350 and add a new aftermarket crossmember right? I do already have the CPP transmission crossmember on hand.
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Today I was able to get the March pulleys on the motor, cut out the old manual transmission crossmember, and place a compressor/tank bracket. The new trans will be ready Monday. Too bad I work on monday. I wont be able to touch my truck till Tuesday. Soon as the trans is in, I will be able to get the truck back together and up and running again. Phase 1 of the build will be mostly done. Phase 2 will be some time in the summer most likely. I will add a vintage air before summer. It's too hot out here in Vegas.
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It has been hard to get time to work on my truck this week. I was able to yesterday for a few hours. I managed to get a few things done. The new trans is in now with the Lokar shifter. I was able to pull out the clutch pedal, put the new shorty headers on, and place the serpentine belt on the motor. Today I will be able to get in a few more hours. Lets see what I can get done.
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Very nice work on the truck. That March setup is top notch.
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Today I was able to wire up and mount my new valves and compressor. I was also able to prep my fire wall for the filler panels going on tomorrow and mock up my battery relocation bracket.
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It has been hard to find the time to work on the truck lately. Only been able to get a few hours here and there. Firewall is now all welded up and in primer. The battery box is also welded up. I was able to run about 90% of my airbag lines too.
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Well I was able to finally get in some work on the truck. I took the truck outside and gave it a much needed degrease and power wash. I could not believe how much crap was on the front suspension. I was also able to sand the primered firewall and paint it. I need to order a new wiring harness, motor mounts, and steering column. I am wanting to order all of my front suspension but will have to wait.
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Yesterday I was able to take off the front suspension to get ready for the new CPP set up. I will be running CPP tubular control arms with drop spindle and big brake kit. The old set up that the owner had installed was a "hack job". Unsafe with lines running through metal and the bags contacting the frame. Not to mention it was rusty as all hell and looked like ****. I also was able to put in the new motor mounts. The stock ones were contacting the headers. Steering column was pulled for the new set up. I still need to clean up the front of the frame and paint it before putting on all the new components.
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Over the last few days, I have been able to clean up the front frame area and paint it. Wanted it to look good before I placed the new CPP control arms and disc brakes. The old bag set up was dangerous with rubbing and homemade cups. I need to take a picture and share so you can appreciate. That is what you get when you buy a "custom truck" sight unseen. Oh well, looks good now and is safe. The new airlift bags with new cups fit great with no rubbing.
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Lookin SICK... I love the look of this truck! It is going to be amazing when it's done.
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Cool truck! Nice progress too it's looking nice.
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I have been busy but have managed to get in a few hours here and there to work on the truck. I have a change of plan with the rear suspension. I will now be putting in a parallel four link with monster notch and new bag set up. The front end is lower and I want the back to be as low. I have already started prepping the rear for the new weld in components. I also got the front end back on minus the hood, grill, and bumper. I had to trim the inner front fenders to make it fit. Should be welding on the truck next week.
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Who's 4-link are you using?
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