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Not sure if I'm doing this right or not but here we go. Bought this truck almost a year ago for around 1500 bucks, it had a brand new crate 350 and a worn out 700r4. I thought it was a short bed when I drove the 8 hour round trip ( SHOULD HAVE ASKED ). I was a little disappointed when I got there to see a longbed but the truck was in great shape. Only a small amount of rust in one cab corner, and a small spot under the dash by the vent and like I said brand new motor with paper work . So I went ahead and made a deal,the day I got it home I stripped the bed off and pulled the interior, found a 97' short wide, sure I'm gonna hear some crap over not using a 71 bed, but it's my build. Yall give any advise or ideas yall have thanks.These pictures are a years time bare with me and I will post current pics.

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welded the frame up, bed fit great. Working on stripping the interior.

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My 20's on and thats my BIG helper lol have to start them young. getting ready to pull the good ol 350

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The 350 that was in her sold it for 1200 wife was happy cause I basically got the truck for 300 plus fuel she has no idea whats in store LMAO . Motor is out to make room for the stroker motor hence the name HIGH OCTANE 13:1 compression 383 dynoed at 525 horse eagle everything more on that later.

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Looks like a good start, keep us posted on that power plant.

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fresh brazilian wax, gotta keep it smooth

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you did all this today??

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Thats a big negtive been working for a year on my truck, like the first statement says. Just joined the site and havent had time to upload everything. I'm letting people know how things went, because thats how I would want it and so it's not back and fourth and out of order sorry if you don't like it.
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don't like what? it was just a question. you said you bought it a year ago and "got it home I stripped the bed off and pulled the interior". all the pictures of more work followed. Sorry I'm not bright enough to date your pics. kepp up the good work

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Seat mounts have been painted awhile, and so has the glove box door.The skull didnt't stay lol just for fun.

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Ok this is current, got my seats mounted, dash painted, doors sanded and painted. I still have to prep and paint the floor, the roof build a console and some other odds and ends. tommorow will be sand blasting the back half of the frame. TUNE IN FOR MORE UPDATES THANKS.

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Ok was gonna sand blast my frame and paint it, but it 115 in south east oklahoma. So I built part of a new gauge and switch panel to insert in my console when I get it done.

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Pay no mind to the circles just checking out sizes, I will mount my stock ignition, nitrous switch,WT,OP,TT,AP. Things of that nature hopefully.

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nice...
why the brite green seat,dash,etc

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Was beginning to wonder if anyone was gonna check it out lol. Paint scheme is antifreeze green with blue gold pearl and black , so went with custom sown green seats. Once its all done I think it will work out nice.

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build is looking good, my first 72 had a rotten box ,so i put on a long bed 98 box, & got nothing but complements @ the shows up here, the green is excellent,nice to see something different.

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Thanks firethorn. I try to be as original as possible, kinda hard on this site. There so many good ideas and nice vehicles on here you can only do so much. Today I got the back half of the frame sand blasted, and coated with rust cure supposed to be awesome stuff we will see, also started fabbing up my console. Should be done with most of it tommorow.

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Got my console all fabbed up, still need to weld up all the way and need some ideas. Should I paint it, wrap it in leather, or carpet what do yall think ?

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Just found out I won a complete air ride system for my truck at the car show, and I was outside so they gave it to someone else. That's about how my luck is, the value was almost 5,000 dollars it was the top prize. I hate my life!!!!!

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Got my shifter mounted last night finally. Seems to be working good for now.

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They would have given you 1099 on the system, so it wasn;t free, it would have cost you 2000 or so in taxes.

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I won a set of 20's last year at another show off a 1 dollar raffle. They were 1,000 dollars at the shop where I picked them up, and I got them free and clear, was it because of the value difference?

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console looks good and sorry you didn't get the prize....but yes, legally anything over 600 has to be reported so they messed up on the rims and you'd have had a hefty tax bill with that suspension kit (although still better than paying retail ;))

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They just forgot to 1099 you, BTW, you are lucky, I've never won anything.

You should get a 1099 on anything over $600.00

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Was gonna seperate the cab from the frame 3 of the bolts broke, and this one is bent REALLY bad was wondering who has a kit with new body mount bushings, and bolts for a reasonable price?

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Is it just me or is the back of your frame crooked?

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good to see something new, console looks cool, as far as u saying sorry for the bed choice its yours do what u want with it. paint it pink if u want lol, were not here to judge but help with any problems and encourage u to get threw ur build

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No man it's all plum, level, and square. I checked ,checked , and re'checked everything when I put it back together I see what your saying but its just the picture. Thanks tattoed71, I'm gonna change the gauge cluster because after I looked at it for awhile it's not what I thought it would be appriciate the support.

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:ito: I was warned that the bolts might bust off inside when mine were replaced. Surprisingly, none did. Console may look decent with black carpet.

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Went and picked up the new parts truck, seems good and solid has a little bit of rust in the rockers and passenger door. I will be changing out a few parts on my truck for this one

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Started tearing it apart today after work and our labor day get together. Gonna shave the fenders on here too, and then send the to my buddies shop to get primed and check out some paint options. Then gonna pull the front suspension, so it can all be blasted and coated to swap on to my truck.

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Finally back to work on my poor old truck, decided to change it up and not half a** this thing ditched the console cutting the dash out to build an aluminum one got new gauges, new windsheild, ordered a new tank . It's gonna be along ride from here starting over but oh well yesterday I restripped my truck started fixing dents, and cut a new cab corner in got it smoothed out.

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Today I pulled out a gnarly dent on the outside of my door, and patched one inside the door, and shaved my firewall got it pretty smooth and got my drivers side rocker tacked in. Gonna be 110 degrees tommorow man I need a new fan in the shop, will post more progress tommorow...

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Forgot too mention I am not using the 97 shortwide bed, we are cutting down my factory 71 LB have two so might as well use them.

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Nice progress! And sounds like a good choice on the bed ;)

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Heres a pic of the firewall sanded down. Today I got the fender hole filled, and all the body work done on it and the hood. They are now in primer also got my antenna hole welded up in my cowl another long day and feel like I'm making pretty good time. Tommorow I will try to get both doors perfect and a couple coats of primer laid down.

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Today finally sprayed some primer from the firewall back need to go to the other shop and use the over head crane to pull the cab and get the frame blasted and painted this time.

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Got the fuel tank straps bent, and bolted to the frame. I pick up my new fuel line cut the back 8 inches off the frame, then stripped the rear dont wanna do that again :censored: every bolt was rusted up tight. I got it apart finally and wire wheeled and sanded down and coated with por-15 best stuff ever, anyways gonna clean up the rear axle tommorow and try to get some new coils on order.

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Got the rear end completed all cleand coated and put back together thanks to some new bolts wont let me upload pics for some reason I'll keep trying .

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Ok heres a few pics had to upload one at a time ,now trying to upload a little video of it running cant figure that out.