[OutlawDrifter]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, hopefully I'll have the truck hauled to KS in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, I'm putting together a budget and parts searching. Originally I thought it was a 1.5t truck and had planned to move the cab and front sheet metal over to a P30 chassis to save some time, and was going to do a 12v Cummins with a baby RoadRanger 10 speed. Having learned of its 1t size, I had to punt, thought about doing a hot rod pickup on an S10 chassis, but I really wanted something heavier to pull trailers. When I ran across the Hollister Road disc brake setup for the front, I knew my plan was back on track.

I'm undecided if I will lower the truck any, and currently looking into sourcing a 14 bolt dually or C&C axle. Not sure if I should leave it on leaf suspension or 4-link it. Engine ideas are floating around, a 500ci Cadillac and a 4L80E would be pretty awesome too, nothing like 500 ft/lbs of torque at 2500rpm.

Need to do some research the different options for hydroboost setups.

Any and all advice is welcome! I'll be handling everything from the engine/tranny, body work/paint, to the fab work.