The first vehicle I ever drove was my Dads 68 Camper Special. He had that truck for years, we made almost weekly trips to the desert to go dirt bike riding in it. It had bean hole mags and a 429 cobra jet motor with a big, lumpy cam. It seemed like all his friends had bump or dentside trucks, and being that they were all hot rodders, all the trucks had built motors in them. Of course the trucks weren't that old at the time, but something about growing up around them made it easy when picking a platform to build. Besides, I wanted to avoid smog laws while still having some horsepower. A family friend had a retired PG&E truck that he had for years, a deal was struck and the project began.
It's been going on for some time now. Many parts, advice, and inspiration came from John at Autofab. Fabrication and metalwork was done at The GMR. Motor work was done by Clay Smith Engineering. Shocks and bumps are all Bilstein. I really can't thank these people enough, without them this project wouldn't have gotten off the ground. It's now at my house to get finished up. I'll try to update as more work gets done.
Now for some pics...
Autofab +3" front glass and drop center hood, mystery bedsides.
Autofab leaf springs, 2 link not installed in this pic. GMR9 full floater.
390 FE, should be good for a little over 500hp.
