Ok, well thank you all for your input, I appreciate it. I'm definately going to be part of the bulletin board now, it's addictive as heck. I spent 2 1/2 hrs the first night, then about 7 hrs the next day just following peoples links, and learnig more on SFA Chevs. It's great. I must add something for peoples benefits, I found a website,
www.car-parts.com it is a junk yard search engine, it boasts being able to find 45 Million differnt parts, any state, all across the US. Pretty cool, I played with it for a little bit, and found a few 4wd frames for that project my dad and I have. Even found some V30 frames. V30, unless I'm mistaken, is the designation of the Crew Cab Long Bed 1 Tons that came out late 80s early 90s, correct? What a sweet project platform that would be. I can only dream about what I'd do with that.....
Dana 70s Front and Rear, I don't want Rockwells, too impractiacal for me, I'd throw a Duramax Diesel in it, have BANKS draft up a twin turbo system, run dual 3"-4" straight stainless exhaust up through the bed right after the cab. Prolly use the 6-Speed tranny that's available on Duramax's today, unless there's a better one out there? For general intents and purposes I'd prolly use an NP205, again, unless there's something else better out there. Put about a 6" Lift or so. Put Bushwacker Cut-Out Fender Flares, 37x12.5x17 Wrangler MT/Rs on 17x10 Mickey Thomson wheels (haven't deicided which model). Do the interior, leather, out of a 2002 Suburban with 4 Captains chairs, and billet dash. I'm thinking the GM color, Sunset Orange Metallic, or the Metallic Indigo Green. No flames, no gawdy monstrosity of a show truck, just a nice well built machine. I'd have the running gear and frame all powder coated dark grey, not black, too common, just want it to stand out a little bit. I'd have the bed and wheel wells armor coated. Just basically build myself a nice capable land yaght. Maybe look into the new Delphi Quadrasteer system to take a little outta the turning radius.
Now that I'm done invisioning my dream toy...
Go check out the ones at
www.mattracks.com, I've already downloaded all of their vids.