70 short bed: All in the family

[Mrrilla]

Here are a few pictures of the truck after I got most of the assembly done. I still have the 5 lug ralley wheels on it because I was trying to decide what wheels to run.

[Mrrilla]

On the inside again, I installed the ECE ash tray/cup holder conversion and a Sony MP3 player. I mounted the antenna on the underside of the truck for a cleaner look. Thats an old hot rodding trick and it works out nicely.

[Mrrilla]

Here is the picture...I also added a 12V cigarette lighter in the dash because I run a computer to monitor the motor so I can fine tune my ECM Chip

[Newtz67]

Very nice! Those gauges look awesome!

[Mrrilla]

Well after a lot of debate I went with 20" coys. I wanted the intro Vista but I just couldn't talk the wife into it. I still have the ralley wheels though so I go with an older look.

[Mrrilla]

Here are a couple other pictures of the filled in cowl and the upper cab seam. People really comment on the LED tail lights which are fully programmable. I still haven't cut the hole on for my receiver hitch but I'll get there.

[Mrrilla]

here are a few more pictures of the motor and at its first show. The truck literaly had 120 miles on it in this picture and as of late in the evening on May 4th, it has 334 miles.

[chevy88]

Sharp looking truck, we just need a finished interior picture now of it all done.
Also how long in total on the build.

[Mrrilla]

So I bought the truck in Washington State were my dad cut down the tree and made the bed wood plus did some of the chassis assembly. I built the motor and transmission while I was living in Texas and had the motor shipped to Seattle to meet its new home. The truck went to Montana for body and paint and during that time I moved to Tucson,AZ where the truck underwent some of the final assembly.

I want to weld up a stainless cold air intake for the motor to get it running a little better but, I am getting 22 miles per gallon!

My next projet?...A car that has been in my family for over 50 years and has been sitting in a barn in Montana for 30 of those years. Its been a 3 year project but its ready for paint now.

[Mrrilla]

Here are some pictures of the finished interior. Not the best but I plan on taking some better pictures eventually.

[67cheby]

man i love it ... this is exactly what the outside of mine will look like in a few months, all the way down to the shaved cowl, i am going to run all of the trim and emblems just like yours... these pics just got put on a screen saver . THANKS !!, i just read back through your build mine is even the exact same color, my bed is in the body shop now

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Is that a vincent motorcycle? HOw does the air and heat work with the cowl filled? Very nice rides btw congrats..

[chevy88]

I really like the gauges in this truck.

[shores6]

man that thing looks great! what did the seat come out of? it fits perfect...

[ripdog28]

Excellent build, I love the truck man, very clean and detailed.

[lolife99]

Thanks for the write-up.
Super NICE truck.

[butternut1972]

Cool truck. It's a small world I'm in Longview. We also lived in Tucson for a few years. Can you send some of that nice weather up this way?

[uno67]

very nice truck. hope to catch you driving it around town.

[72BlckButy]

Nice project!

[big_al_71]

Great story, great outcome...truck looks !!!!!

[JWall]

Very Sharp Truck!

[Mrrilla]

Thanks for all the comments guys. I have a lot of time into this truck. The writeup doesn't really cover the amount of work that went into it. I have a ton more pictures and I should probably post all the modifications/upgrades that were done.

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Is that a vincent motorcycle? HOw does the air and heat work with the cowl filled? Very nice rides btw congrats..

The vintage air unit recirculates air from inside the cab. My fresh air vents on the kickpanels are useless now but I had modified them prior to paint so they will hold speakers someday.

Originally Posted by shores6

man that thing looks great! what did the seat come out of? it fits perfect...

The seat came out of a late 80s Ford. I had to build risers for it so it would sit the way I wanted it. I raised the front 1.75" and the back was lifted .25". I built brackets so I could use the stock seat mounts. Why hack up the floor anymore than it needs to right?

Originally Posted by butternut1972

Cool truck. It's a small world I'm in Longview. We also lived in Tucson for a few years. Can you send some of that nice weather up this way?

The truck was actually purchased in Longview. It had been sitting in a storage unit for many years. The truck was originally used in a peach orchard in eastern Washington.

Originally Posted by uno67

very nice truck. hope to catch you driving it around town.

I have taken it to a few shows now and won a best in show at one of them. I live out in Vail but I do occasionaly drive it into the downtown area.