yup northern Utah it is , i was born and raised here,but i dont get out much i have been to texas but it was beaumont i believe, i never have been to Canada but i would like to

I wish gas was that cheap in Amarillo, I paid 2.07 fer 87 octane today....is about 1.89 in Oklahoma, or was over the weekend.

Bill

I liked western Canada, was there in the late 80's, went up from Seattle..I did that trip in a 59 Volkswagen bus, Can ya say sloooooow?

I found a 78 extended cab shortbed that has real potential....wonder how one would look with a stepside bed on it?....Opinions?

you didnt say if it is 2 or 4 wd , what motor? i wanted to do that with my truck ,extended cab supershortbed , but i lost the ambition pretty quick, maybe i just need a new job where im not working on cars all day, turn it back into a hobby again instead of a job, so i guess my opinion is , do it !

It is a 2wd, has a/c even, but no power locks or windows....I like the supershort shortbed idea, were ya gonna use a shortbed frame and shorten the bed I assume?...was thinkin of that a while back myself, but hate to butcher a good bed, however it would look really cool. If I were to do it I would use a wide bed to shorten, would be more work I realize, but the end result would be awesome...my version had the inside of the bed as nuttin but tubs, with battery and fuelcell tucked between 'em...has a 440/727 in it.It almost got bought out from underneath me,but the guy felt so bad he let me take it instead...had actually taken the money from the other guy. Glad he understood.
Bill

good to hear someone else thinks like I do.....

Sounds like a Nice Project...You won't be starting it to after the move I hope.....Is it in Texas or Oklahoma??

Hi Webster, it is in Texas, I am gonna store it till next spring at a friend's place. Fixin' ta move it this mornin'...is nice to have a network of long-time friends (real ones)here. They are all helpin me pack the last of the shop stuff this weekend. Kinda like family we have been friends so long. They are all anxious to have an excuse to get outta town, haha!

you have all the luck, like i said before i never see stuff like that out here . hows the weather out there for moving ? nice i hope

Your right ..Its nice to have good friends.Thats what life is all about Family and Friends.Especially at this time of the Year. I know my Truck would be still apart if not for Friends.

It is cool, windy and clear here today, supposed to get a dusting of the white stuff tomorrow. I will be making the final shop load just before Christmas. Then one more of Personal stuff, have gotten rid of most of that, as we already have a full housefull there in Oklahoma.
And Webster, you are right, it is what life is about, having friends and family this time of year more than any other.
Bill

its been snowin off and on all day here, cold weather just makes me want to sit in front of the fire , i havent even opened the garage to look at my truck in a month, my shoulder is still healing and i just cant get excited about working on anything. geez i sound like a whiner

A friend and I are gonna put the 84 in black primer today (hopefully), am tired of the patchwork quilt look, or is that the committee look?...(everybody's opinion counts)...silver, dark blue light blue, red tailgate.....hahaha!
Bill

The patchwork look detracts from the overall value of the vehicle,but it isn't always feasible to do otherwise,untill the funds are availible.
some times the spray bomb primer even looks better.

Hey Guys remember we were talking about friends. Well a friend of mine just told me about a 440 and tranny out of a 1972 motorhome.What do you guys think?? Would there be much to change from my truck 1988 318 TBI ....Food for thought

it is a 440 but 72 really isnt the best year isnt there alot of smog issues ? but with some machine work and other changes it shouldnt be too bad , you can do anything if you just set your mind too it , you would have sending unit differences a bit of wiring crap to deal with but all in all it shouldnt be bad most of those things need to be delt with on any swap

Go for it!!!I dont know what exaust manifolds the motor home units have,but headers are available. I lucked out and found a set of factory manifolds in a salvage yard. I used mounts from a 400 truck.....

Well the cab and front clip are in black epoxy primer...is really shiney for primer...all those lil dents and dings really show up now...roof looks like they had a rodeo up there, gonna see if I can find a new panel, if not I have a good one on a parts truck. btw..it helps when ya have a friend that has a paint booth in his garage!!!!
The bed gets the treatment later in the week..
Like Webster said, friends are what life is about!


Bill

thats true i know i couldnt get half of the things i have done without my friends