Small update...
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I've been using the truck for spring time yard chores.
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Driving here and there - picking up this and that - pulling my trailer around - has got me really loving putting in an automatic transmission. We live in semi-rurals. Curvy back roads. Stop and go. Up and down hills. Having the Auto Transmission and Power Steering has totally improved the pleasure. I'm really wanting Power Disc Brakes.
So, as for future upgrades to my 65, I've been debating something for some time now. As I mentioned, my 65 is on a 62 frame. (This I did back in the early 80's.) And although I like the Torsion bar front suspension, and I know the parts are available for the 60-62 chassis to do any future upgrades, what upgrades I've done so far would have been easier with the 63-66 chassis. I like the idea of just using all 73+ parts on a 63-66 frame. As I get older, it'll make working on it much easier. Besides, the whole body is 64-66, so might as well put my 65 on the correct 64-66 frame.
So I bit the bullet. Picked up a 64-66 frame.
Already blasted and painted. I'm going to do all the upgrades to it first, and then just move my body parts over to it. That way I can continue to drive my truck like it is. Minimal downtime. :-)