The never-ending, always changing Breadbox build.
 

Well I think its time to start the build thread for my piece.....Plans have been changed for it let me count.......TOO MANY TIMES. From wanting it to be full on custom to stock to bagged to just static dropped. Well finally have a picture in my head and im sticking to it this time pretty much a restomod with some minor custom stock touches for it. coughHOPEFULLYcough!!!! :waah:

Start off by saying its an 87 shortbed 305tbi that use to be a school district truck in Ely,NV then turned construction pig for the boss of a company in Ely as well, And now its in my hands!!! :metal: When I first put my hands to it,was completly stock except radio cut out already..... So then I needed to bring it closer to earth. So I flipped the rear axle and put drop shackles on it and cut the front springs 2 full coils.....I have spindles but lazy i guess haha.... so now it rides like crap rear axle lays out on bump stops and front bump stops took a nice air hammer too and they are gone so I bottom out fender wells now. YEAH I RECOMMEND NOBODY TO DO THIS!!! Plans are for Porterbuilt up front and out back SOON!!!!! Oh and the tubular upper and lower arms as well. On to pictures for now ..... more progress to come...

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good start!..love the colour!

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thats black flat primer right and not satin? I have plans to do mine like that.

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It's not primer it's actually just flat black krylon then I used scotch brite like brilo pads that my wife uses to clean dishes and it gave a kinda satin or matte look to it. I'm still not sure on what color I want to end up painting it. I'm using all stock trim pieces to go back on and emblems as well any input from yous is much appreciated. I'm thinking a dark dark almost black metallic green.
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Dont forget about the mod you did on the front bumper and one piece window too.

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Oh yeah, haha the front bumper is sucked in like 1 inch and have that blazer rear bumper too and the one piece rear window eventually gonna have the rear flush mount though.... man the list goes on and on!!!!!

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oh and dont forget these low backs that need to be redone and put in with the stock center console haha..... And heres a picture of how it sits as of today....

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found some more pics of when i first got it and ghetto-dropped it.......

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some more....

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any pics with it by the caddy?

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I was looking for that picture but I cant find it anywhere bro.....

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i wish i had that one with the asian guy doin the body work outside the shop..hahaha.... I cant wait to start cutting that truck up

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WOW!!!! So until I find another vehicle my wife took my truck and is daily driving it to work and im staying at home with baby....gonna be fun times daddy and daughter days with no truck gonna have to find her something fast haha so me and the baby can start hacking away at the truck......

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I can understand that one. You can always come over to the house here and help me with mine..lol. still have to come up with a name for it.....may the "never enough" will stick. nvrenuf could be the plate for it..lol

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looks good man

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Thanks bro...Long way to go on it now though.

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looks good

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your truck reminds me of my very first c10 i ever had back in late ninetys it was a 87 with a silverado package white shortbed 2wd and i loved that truckman, but some ass***e stold it from the apartment complex that i lived on at the time and i never saw again man i wanted to kill somebody....anyway your truck is looking good bro keep us posted with any updates.....

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Thanks man!!! Yeah I think if anyone ever stole the thing or attempted to they'd regret doing so haha...... I did make some progress today.... The bed is ready to come off completly unbolted and wheel wells out. Gotta make it lighter some how since I may be trying to muscle this thing off my self unless anyone wants to help a brotha out haha!! Then clean up time on the frame as it gets ready for hopefully the new Porterbuilt rear trailing arm set up. Gotta make room for stuff too, I have all these left over old parts taking up space in the garage and side of the house between the 87 and the 69 crap is everywhere!!!!!

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Where you at? Let me know if you still need a hand.

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oh cool well as far as doing it on your own i wouldn't even try too bro those beds are freaking heavy bro and when i removed mine three of us struggled since i didn't want to scratch the bed, man if you were here in town me and two of my buddys would cruise by and give you a hand some people use a cherry picker or and engine hoist to pick it up you just have to make the hoist the longest you can i couldn't do that bc i didnt want to scratch my paint you probably could since is just primer right?

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well you what i just forgat that all the truck dont have the tail gate smooth welded shot like mine does but by removing the tail gate might help too either way even with the cherry picker you may or may not need at least other person to help guide or so...

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Wish I would have read it earlier Bruce got it done finally about an hour ago... Waited for one of my buddys to come by to help out.. Im in the northwest over by the North Las Vegas Airport and you?

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I'm on the other side of the world, out in Henderson. :lol:

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In Henderson OF COURSE!!!!! :haha: For some reason everything is out there and nothing in town..........

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Took the bed off just a little bit ago.... and BAM!!!!!! surface rust all over the frame. Wasn't expecting as my truck is 100% rust free on the body and everywhere else. So clean up time for tomorrow heres some pictures of it now.

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Thats what the frame on my 73 looks like, I love desert trucks. :bann:

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:chevy: great progress today man.... whats next?

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Yeah can't complain about the vehicles out here they do stay in one piece and dont get cancer and rot away.....

Thanks bro!! Tomorrow probably gonna end up cleaning all that rust off the frame maybe paint it not sure yet at how I wanna attack it haha i hate rust and all body work :lol: Then my fuel gauge has been acting up and I've changed out gauges with others I have around the garage with no changes on how it reacts, So I'll check out the sending unit see whats up with it hopefully thats a easy fix.

Im still debating on a rear setup for the truck too...Wether I want Porterbuilt's new trailing arm setup or the 4 link setup or even a different kind not sure yet...What's everyone else think???? I will defintely do the front dropmember and arms from Porterbuilt. But right now I'm so broke if I wanted to rub 2 nickels together, I'd have to borrow 1 of em!!!

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I have 2 viair 480 compressors and one of my buddys is giving me these sweet brackets for em... They Look sweet I'll take pictures when I get em too. Oh and you cant beat free!!! :metal:

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sweet bro i cant wait until you get going with your suspenssion....:metal:

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you should have called me yesterday. u know I would have been there to help ya nukka. so im off today too...talk to your girl and have the wifes go do something so we can work on ur truck.. :)
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Yeah I cant wait either getting antsy!!!! :lol:

Yeah they can go shopping or something haha send em away for the day. Then we can start on this frame... it seriously looks like someone threw up rust on my frame... I think your frame had less rust on it the mine did haha.

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yah mine is already talking bout kohls and bed bath and beyound. we r gonna eat some breakfast.
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Not much done today cleaned up the frame a little bit, these clouds and WIND outside made me not wanna do much and tomorrow is suppose to rain so we will see what happens for tomorrow... But I did get those brackets today for my compressors and they are nice just gotta figure out where I want em ...check em out!!!

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Nice bro.....it was cloudy all day long over here too, those brackets are pretty nice man keep those pics coming........

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Thanks man!!! Best thing about the brackets is they were free and its one less thing I have to build or make haha. Oh I got paint for the frame going to do a black hammered finish, I've always like the look of the hammered finish so we will see when its done hopefully it looks good haha. And yes lots of pictures to come I had to buy the wife a new memory card for "HER" camera cause I'm using it all up haha.

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right on bro i cant wait until you get going with it im pretty sure is gonna look bad ass.....:metal:

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looks good bro. My frame definetly had your beat with the rust issue lol

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HAHA!!! Just your cab had me beat with any rust I have!!!!! :lol:

I did put one coat of paint on the frame today and will get another maybe on tomorrow afternoon and post up some pics. I'm pretty happy with the way its turning out, but I will end up redoing some of it, once I have my rear done haha oh well rust prevention I guess :lol: