Thread: 1976 Chevy K30 Crew Cab Short Bed Just finish it!

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I also decided to make it a short box. I figured why not? I've never owned a short bed truck and it would help in parking lots.

Here it is as the crew cab short box. I still have to box the frame where I spliced it, and I need to reshim the cab. I haven't done that since I removed the body lift. I also rebuilt some engine mounts and put a 24v in it.

The front doors were thought to be GM's when we originally restored the cab. It turned out they were taiwaan crap. I sourced some rust free ones and stuck them on. This kind of brings us to current. In this past January I purchased a lot more parts for the truck. I'm currently in planning and buying mode for this truck. I need to have it drivable by November. So I decided to quit working and adding money to my 72, so I can concentrate on this one. I only have one other customer project before this truck to do so hopefully I'll have bith of these at my house in August and work will commence. After this truck the 40 comes home. Here's a list of parts i purchased for the truck lately.

New cowl hood
NOS GM front fenders
New inner fenders
Rust Free core support (That I'll be hacking to put an intercooler in)
New bed sides
Tonneau cover
Rust free tail gate
New 2.5" lift leaf springs
35's with 200 miles on them
Steering box weld on brace
Sway bar drop brackets
Trans rebuild kit, single billet torque converter and other trans parts
New to this truck seat belts
New led marker lights
New head light rings and hardware with springs, cowl screen, hood hinges and springs
23 spline np205
Rust free rear doors

I've purchased a 94 12v 5.9 cummins from a customer's truck. I have to finish paying him and then I can get the engine for this truck. I'm going with a 47rh and NP205 in this truck. It currently has a Dodge D70 in the rear, and a chevy D60 in the front. Both have 3.54 gears, and the rear is a limited slip. The truck will have 35's as well. I'm trying to decide on a color. I wanted to go black, but I might go forest green or patriot blue. I think I'm going to ditch the sun visor too. The interior will be tan because I have decent tan seats for it. My plan is to keep it simple. Use the factory gauges, hook up the factory tach etc, and use what I have on hand for boost and trans temp. This build will have to be a true low budget build with all the house stuff we have going, get it ready for fall, and everything else. I'm trying to hold true to not going and getting a loan for another vehicle if I can help it.