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Originally Posted by GAc10boy
Buck - Hate to see you struggle with the decisions on the truck but I'm confident you'll do the right thing for you and your son. Enjoy following this thread and look forward to seeing how Shiro progresses over the next few months.
And I love 503 light green! Wasn't that the color of your stepper?
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Me too, and yes the 68 was that color. I must admit that for me to say it will be green is presumptuous, I will talk to the boy and we’ll weave it into the plan. Honestly, repainting the exterior white would be the easiest thing, but we’ll see what he says.
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Originally Posted by sduckworth13
Buck, here is a frame that has some Porterbuilt stuff already done and another ad for some Porterbuilt tubular control arms.
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Thanks for the links but I have a full Porterbuilt coil-over suspension on order, and hopefully just weeks out, so no need for any more suspension parts at this time.
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Originally Posted by knomadd
If you put that filler in the bed, you can't cover it up! Just sayin'  |
About the only thing the my son will be carrying is drums (I love my band geek!) so not much to worry about there.
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Originally Posted by Justin36
Hey Buck. I have been kind of growing threw the same thing you have.. And my dad enlightened me in a way I haven't looked at it. Your truck has the original motor and that's awesome, but when your finished original motor or not, your going to have billet wheels and porterbuilt of which neither even existed when your truck was new ,, no one will be complaining that you ditched stock suspension or stock wheels.. As you said it isn't a yenko or a split window, have a matching numbers 6 cylinder means nothing in my book either anymore... So with that being said, do what you and your son like, because at the end on the day that's all that matters
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Originally Posted by preacher anthony
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Thanks guys, I should highlight that my feelings of let's call it discouragement were fueled by more than just the configuration and low mileage of the truck. The condition of the truck took me by surprise. I expected to have just two rusty cab corners to deal with and unfortunately found more than that. It's nothing that can't be handled but I was not prepared for it which weighed on me a good bit and I honestly didn't know if I wanted to keep the truck. I feel fortunate to have the guys here on the forum for support and guys like Hart_Rod, n2billet, and lowlife99 in my corner to lend a hand or give advice. (I know… I’m such a name dropper!
) Nate at Porterbuilt has also been awesome to work with, answering questions and offering opinions and advice to help make my project go as planned the first time. So, we are going to press forward, not looking back, to try and create a truck that will play a big part in my son’s high school experience. I am now looking forward to building the truck with my boy and also repaying all the great support we have here on the forum.
