ok rephrase I LOVE THE TREAD PATTERN ON YOUR BALD TIRES that just doesn't have the same ring to it lol. well you know what i hate your heater j/k i'm just a cheap ass some times eh it happen-eds. really are you just going to run your truck off road but I'm looking at 38's for DD and offroad so I'm not so practical.

 

I don't think I'm going to have a choice! Pretty sure i won't be able to get it to pass inspections!!! Wish I could though it would be sweet to be able to cruise it around once in awhile!!

 

true there are some loop holes I'm jumping through to do it but mine should be street legal.

 

i could get past the motor tranny deal what stops me is the full width axles.

 

i can see the dilemma you could always put a exo-cage around the bed and make flares. so hows the progress coming along?

 

Progress????? I took my 6 days off and went to Vegas for the NASCAR race! Came home and finished getting adoption papers for my daughter going with the attorney!! I still haven't even got more wire for the welder so progress is NONE! And even worse I was in Vegas so needless to say I came back broke!!! Lol!

 

damn sounds like a fun Vegas trip.... I'm jealous.............I'm really jealous I"m always broke and not even close to Vegas........ as for progress well its only time and we have enough of that right! lol

 

Ya sure wish I had the time and money at the same time it's always one or the other!! Lol! Btw I have been meaning to ask you what trans did you put in your truck? And did you go 350 or 305?

 

I know exactly how you feel my wife and I are expecting so my swap needs to get done and hardly any money lol. Any ways I'm running a '84 Chevrolet 350 with the muncie SM465 "granny tyranny" with a 208 transfer case in the chevota and the donor truck has like a 283 or some thing.

 

Nice I would love to take a look at it sometime for some reference to give me some ideas.

 

Sure if you want man I'm still mocking up I just figured out how I wanted to do my cross member and my mount long story short I am redoing every thing.

 

Ok so i got a little ambitous today!! still no welding wire but i decided it was time to go through my wiring harness and start getting rid of the wires i wont need THERES A BUNCH!!!.. anyway dash is gone, steering column out, and engine harness out.. heres some pics.
I put tape to label the ones i need to keep for horn, lights, wipers, steering column, etc. there will be alot of wires and plugs and stuff dissapearing.

 

Not much progress just a clean garage now I CAN MOVE in there again.
But here are a few pics i took and one to kinda compare differences Thus far.



DADDYS HELPER WANTED TO BE IN THE PIC!!!

 

ha ha thats what my truck look like have it pulled out and have a whole bunch of sheeiat in the bed and no engine in it hahaha i thought i was the only redneck in the city at least I'm not the only one lol. i was wondering what trans you have for your set up i have a cross member thats 80% done with the proper angles around the front drive shaft and to the mount it looks pretty sick but I changed my idea so I'm back to square one......... the wife is NOT happy about this hahahah oh well if i am going to start my own biz might as well do it the hard way right!?

i"ll throw some pics up here either tonight (4ish am) or tomorrow morning with all the stuff engine ect. ect. my phone just went down the crap shoot. cool? text me-PM me what ever

 

I know the feeling, I have that 305 torn apart in the garage told her I was getting a different motor and it was on!!!!!

 

Lol I told her I wanted to buy an adapter for the vortec to a Toyota trans and she saw that its about $459 and its totally ON!!!! Then I figured out that I'm a bad ass welder so I'm making my own adapter. I wanted to have a 5 speed for DD purposes.

 

truck is looking badass man! awesome job!

 

that truck is looking awesome man. i can't wait to see it finished with the rest of the lift on and the v8. im still trying to get the money for my tranny to transfercase adapters so i can finish mine. keep posting the pics

 

Your truck is lookin really good man. I'm looking forward to seeing the SBC swap, ive been thinking about the swap myself

 

Looking great!
Make sure when you drop that 305 in you post some videos