[clay68c10]

Originally Posted by siggyfreud

Make it stop like you really want.

Then make it handle like you really want.

Then make it accelerate like you really want.

And somewhere in there decide how comfortable you want to make it while doing all three of the above.

This!
And keep it driving as much as possible by doing things a bit at a time. It's harder to be motivated on something that just sits.

Nice truck, looks like a solid start. And don't get too hung up on originality; it's not a split window stingray, just a pickup.

You could just throw in a piece of heavy plywood for a temporary bed floor.

And I'd avoid driving it when the mag chloride is on the roads (wet). It doesn't beat up new cars too bad, but it will definitely hurt the old stuff.

Also, welcome from just up the highway.