1991 1 Ton Crew Cab 4x4 Build

[91V3500]

Hey guys (and gals), I just bought a 1991 V3500 1 Ton Crewcab 4x4 and am in the process of restoring/building it. I thought I would share the build process as I go. I hope to have the truck "finished" in 2 months. The truck belonged to a landscaping company in Virginia Beach, Va for the last 6 years, so it has been beat on pretty good, but it has potential. It has the factory 454, and had the 4L80E, NP203?, Front Dana 60, and rear 14 bolt. I might regret it later, but right now I am swapping in a Turbo 400 with NP203, Dana 44 front, and 14 bolt rear, installing 12" lift kit, and crossover steering that all came out of a 1991 K5 that had the trans rebuilt, and both rearends rebuilt with 4:10 gears. I also scored a clean 1990 suburban for the front sheet metal and all the doors (in pics). I plan to run some 22x14 black wheels and 40X15.5x22 Nitto Mud Terrains, have the interior done in bright red (front seat done in pic), and have it painted maybe silver or white. The truck will be used as a weekend driver and tow rig for me and my buddies' Polaris RZR's. I hope you guys enjoy and any comments/suggestions are appreciated, as I've never built a truck like this before, biggest thing I've ever had was a 1986 K20 Suburban on 35" Swamper TSL's, and believe it or not I had a 1982 C10 shortbed bodied with hydros at one time!