I have an image in my head and just got through with a photoshop of the beginnings of the truck I want to build. I haven't taken on a project on such a heavy vehicle, nor a frame swap which I am thinking this will probably need. My goal is to keep it a 1 ton or better to haul a goose neck if need be. I want it to look like a heavy truck, even if it doesn't retain the 2 ton frame and rear end, I don't think you can drop the stock frame and suspension that much. I know a lot of you guys have done similar things, just kind of wanted some opinions on where to start, and even where to find a good truck to buy. I'm scouring the farms around here, and there's not many old trucks still around and the ones that are are all Fords and Chevys. How rare are these?


Found the pic of the original truck on the net, I hope whoever owns it doesn't hate me for modifying it, but it's one of the few good images out there.