Project "Andes" - Halen's First Truck

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I've been looking for a SWB truck for my 7 year old little girl, Halen, for a few months now. The problem is that I didn't want to spend hardly anything since I knew that it will be a 8 year build. Saw this 1969 SWB truck on Craigslist south of Nashville and went to pick it up this afternoon. Got it for almost nothing and it's a good start for something that will be a slow build. Cab is shot, but the doghouse is pretty decent and the SWB needs some work, but they're hard to come by, at least around here they are.

I'm sure this build will change directions a thousand different ways before December 16th, 2020. The only certainty(for now) is that she wants it pink. I know I'll lower it by springs, not bags, probably a 4/6 drop, or lower if I can. Haven't decided on the drivetrain. Don't exactly know what to give a 16 year old girl. Thought about a 250, but thinking about a 4.3 Vortec.

Her input so far has been pink and she would like me to swap it to stepside.