Originally Posted by chevy3100truck (Post 8816078)

I think you're correct on the suspension situation, just trying to keep it somewhat comfortable, it's not going to set the world on fire for handling or performance, just a lowish truck static dropped.

The rear axle right now is sitting more or less at the same level as the old bumpstop without a box on the truck, or fuel tank etc etc, so even with a c-notch it probably would have hammered it occasionally, and I may end up putting a 4-link & air on this thing down the road, so figured I might as well step it (plus I had the 3/16" steel anyhow, so it was just a matter of cutting it out and welding it up - trying to keep this as low-buck as possible - I'm only into this thing for about $3200 Canadian right now)

I've got a fleetside box that's in decent condition, so that's going to go on it (needs a bit of repair, but not too bad). I'm not to concerned about losing a bit of cargo area on this truck, it probably won't end up with anything in the bed anyhow, but I'm sure someone will be annoyed when I cut up the mint box floor lol.

Originally Posted by SCOTI (Post 8816184)

If the short fleet floor is that nice/mint, cut up an old beat up floor & use the nice one above or build mounts to raise the entire mint floor.

Originally Posted by chevy3100truck (Post 8818417)

Plan is to raise the entire bed floor, or possibly convert it to a wood floor & sell the short fleet floor that I have since it's probably worth as much as I paid for the entire box. Once I'm done on the cab repairs I'll probably work on the box before I get to driveline stuff etc.

Originally Posted by chevy3100truck (Post 8824989)

and this happened to follow me home last night....... so we'll see what ends up happening with it soon (it's a runner and with a little work a driver, but it needs this same rust repair on the cab - the parts needed came with it (mostly))

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Originally Posted by The Ohioian (Post 8825857)

could be original paint? cool anyway!