So last year I started reminiscing with my kids on how back in high school I rebuilt my 1973 Chevy with my uncle. He made me take my engine out bolt by bolt and rebuild it and get that truck going. Well this turned my 16year old daughter into a gear head (and also watching alot of rebuild shows on TV
). So between her and I we conjured up the idea to get us an old truck and start a rebuild!
I am not a complete gear head but I can hold my own and so I told her that let's keep our ear to the ground and find a truck. I asked her first off what body style of truck she likes...... Without any hesitance she pointed to one we happen to see while driving around. It was a gorgeous 1971 Chevy SWB fleetside......... I said to myself...... "Great"....one of the hardest body styles to find. So the hunt was on..... So after almost a year of looking I finally found a truck and it was in great shape for a awesome price....... but a long bed. A 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super! This truck was in awesome shape. Not a whole lot of rust issues. Really solid..... So now we started planning on how to build it.... It already has a great 350 short block....a rebuilt 350 trans about 18k miles ago..... I has a A/C cab and has all the lines just needs a compressor..... So all in all I am super stoked!.... Now the question I need to ask...... "Do I keep it a long bed or convert to a short?" I already took the initiative and got a short bed frame and had it stripped and painted and is ready to go..... So now I just need the bed (which has been so hard to find)..... So on we go..... If anyone has any ideas please let me know. I really want to give my girl what she wants but I have seen some gorgeous Cheyenne's and would love to keep it that way. I have some pics here of the truck as I got it (minus some of the dash as I have started taking out stuff inside).