Well to start this whole build thread i bought the truck my sophmore year of high school been graduated for a year now. The truck had 190k miles when bought it, here's a picture of the truck the day I got it

 

Here's another one after about a week of owning it. Running boards are off took the wheels off and clean the chrome wheels obese pretty pleased with myself when it turned out to be a clean truck for $4,500

 

In pic #1 looks like frame bent?

chromes not strait.

 

Well lets just. Jump into the build why don't we! Well a little over a year ago I started the build taking my truck apart my main intention was to making a racing/pulling truck. Numerous people have asked why tear into a perfectly good truck with only 219k miles? Well I wanted to rebuild the truck in memory of a friend who passed away in a roll over on March 15, 2013.

 

It was the way it sat. I noticed it also. Haha. Frames perfect

 

Well here's the first part of the build a couple hours in this is where we were. About 3 hours to get it done. I was pretty happy with the turn out.

 

Next day we started to take my front clip off. Also here is more pictures of the cylinder/surface

 

Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of us pulling the engine but here's one of it at the machine shop. Getting bored .20 over

 

About a month ago or so my buddy blew his trans so I sold him mine out of my truck. Here's a few pictures of the swap.. first picture is his trans out second is mine going in. Rest are mine she's pretty bare now. Just waiting for the engine and new transmission

 

Here's all the parts I have so far.
Hamilton Beehive springs 165#
Hamilton 188/220 cam
12mm Gorilla Girdle
Fluidampr

Pushrods and new gear case for the 13mm ppump should be here this week also. So I can atleast start putting it all together!

 

Welcome to the site.....Nice colour on your truck...is that the original colour?

What tranny are you going to be running now that your friend has your old one?

 

Yes original color. Waiting to buy a 47rh comp transtrans from suncoast all billet

 

Here's some more pictures. Pushrods are from Taylor Manning also have king rave bearings crank/rod.

 

Here's a new head note that my original stock head was perfect no cracks or anything. Unfortunately The Machine Shop It Was Getting Done At Sold It Without My Knowledge 2-3 Months Prior To Me Picking My engine up. So I got a new casting out of them.

 

Pictures of when I first started to paint it.