Not mopar...But my first restore
It's been a while since I've posted partially because I got a little discouraged by the little amount of interest taken in my project. I guess that's because its not mopar but oh well. A lot of work in these pictures. Put the bed together and got all the holes drilled in the metal strips and the cross members. Pulled the motor and trans. Stitched up all the holes in the firewall. Filled in the ash tray holes and the gas filler hole. Then came the fun part. I picked up a mid 70's Camaro subframe from a guy on craigslist for $275. Hacked off the front of the pickup frame, welded in the subframe and BAM! $275 for power steering, disk brakes, and upgraded suspension! After installing the subframe the front sat way lower than the back, so I took the rear axle and put it on top of the leaf springs instead of below them. Then I notched the frame to ensure plenty of clearance. That's where I am as of now hopefully more to come soon.
It's been a while since I've posted partially because I got a little discouraged by the little amount of interest taken in my project. I guess that's because its not mopar but oh well. A lot of work in these pictures. Put the bed together and got all the holes drilled in the metal strips and the cross members. Pulled the motor and trans. Stitched up all the holes in the firewall. Filled in the ash tray holes and the gas filler hole. Then came the fun part. I picked up a mid 70's Camaro subframe from a guy on craigslist for $275. Hacked off the front of the pickup frame, welded in the subframe and BAM! $275 for power steering, disk brakes, and upgraded suspension! After installing the subframe the front sat way lower than the back, so I took the rear axle and put it on top of the leaf springs instead of below them. Then I notched the frame to ensure plenty of clearance. That's where I am as of now hopefully more to come soon.
