1st project! 47 thriftmaster
 

Hello to all, new to this so hang on we'll get there. I acquired this body from a fella name of Bob out in Colorado. I was planning on redoing everything anyway with new and updated. Looking for a chassis to put under her, referrals and advice are welcome! Thanks!

Re: 1st project! 47 thriftmaster
 

Most common swap is the s10 frame swap..you can also use your original frame and update the suspension..gonna depend a lot on your fabrication skills....and welcome..looks like a good truck to start out on

Re: 1st project! 47 thriftmaster
 

what is your...

1. space? Do you have room to have one or two or even three trucks completely taken apart and still have room to work?

2. tools? Do you have a welder? a torch? a grinder?

3. skill? have you ever welded? wired a vehicle from scratch? replaced every part of every system on a vehicle?

4. punchlist? LS/LQ/LM swap? Air conditioning? Interior? see #3, can you do all of this yourself (no lying, if you havent done it and you think you can that can be the kind of hubris that makes a lot of these projects get sold on craigslist as a pile of parts)

5. timeframe? drive in a year? two years? next month?

6. budget? this is a big one. take a piece of paper and write down everything you think you will buy, then write down what you think it will cost. add it up. double it. double it again. do you have that much?