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<blockquote data-quote="big94GMC" data-source="post: 113647" data-attributes="member: 990"><p>I never get tired of seein' this thing come together.... <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies2/w00t-1.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":woot:" title="W00t 1 :woot:" data-shortname=":woot:" /> ;D ;D</p><p></p><p></p><p>James and I initially set a three month build time from start to finish, but....that didn't happen. I was driving down there (Huntsville, AL......I'm in Northern Virginia) every other weekend for a while there to work on it, but it seemed when I would go, the two of us would get less done in a weekend than he could do by himself! haha We'd spend more time BS'ing and talking about what we wanted to do for the night that time talking about the 'build! Good times, though....that's for sure. So, I don't do down as much anymore, both because I got burned out making that 10 hour one-way drive all the time, and he works faster alone.</p><p></p><p>I have known James for about four years now (it was summer of '05 when I meet him, I reckon), and I've seen plenty of examples for the work he's rolled out the door. About the same time, I was 'wheeling a purchased-already-built '73 Chevy cab truck that had more in common with a monster truck than it did a trail rig. A series of unfortunate events led to it's demise, and James and I set out to rebuild <em>SOMETHING</em> outta the parts that I had. That project didn't get too far off the ground before lack of money killed it. Since I'd had a handful of other 4x4's in my past ranging from semi-show trucks to ugly-ass beaters, I decided it was time I did a full-on project like I hadn't done since high school....and do one that I'd been dreaming of since high school.</p><p></p><p>So, what you see coming together as Project LongHaul is just that.....this is a two and a half year involvement up to this point. I gathered and sat on parts for nearly two years, not the least of which was the truck itself!! I DD'd it for a year for the hell of it - I'll tell ya, I STOLE the truck from that dude....it's really very solid, and consistently reliable as a DD (not to mention my favorite body style S-truck).</p><p></p><p>This S-ton will have three different stages to it over the coming years. People have reamed me, telling me I just need to just straight to the last stage if that's what I want, but that's not what I want.... I want to enjoy this truck, and enjoy it's transformations. Now, as you can see, that doesn't mean I start with 3/4t axles, or small tires, or leafs all the way around - locked one tons on double beadlocks, 'linked, doubler, full hydro, and lots of protection. The wheelbase if going to be long (~126"), but that's how I want it. I want this to LOOK like a truck. I want the bed and all the fenders. As the trails take their toll and she starts to look like a Mardi Gras parade float in June, than Stage Two will commence: bobbed/shortened bed, rear moved in 12" and 4 linked, and 40" tires. Again, I will beat on her like a pimp does a ho who's scamming money off the top.... Than, Stage Three: tube bed and 42's. Surely, somewhere along the way there'll be a V8, tube doors, and most of the frame fore and aft of the cab will be replaced with tube, so....who knows.</p><p></p><p>As I've mentioned, I want this to look like a truck. But more importantly, I want this to be different. James is going above and beyond to make that happen. IMHO, most S-trucks that have SFA are just too tall - and we found out why when we started to figure out the front suspension! WHEW! Anyway, the end result is going to outstanding. And here's why:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]151103[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p> <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies2/dblthumb2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":dblthumb:" title="Dblthumb2 :dblthumb:" data-shortname=":dblthumb:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="big94GMC, post: 113647, member: 990"] I never get tired of seein' this thing come together.... :woot: ;D ;D James and I initially set a three month build time from start to finish, but....that didn't happen. I was driving down there (Huntsville, AL......I'm in Northern Virginia) every other weekend for a while there to work on it, but it seemed when I would go, the two of us would get less done in a weekend than he could do by himself! haha We'd spend more time BS'ing and talking about what we wanted to do for the night that time talking about the 'build! Good times, though....that's for sure. So, I don't do down as much anymore, both because I got burned out making that 10 hour one-way drive all the time, and he works faster alone. I have known James for about four years now (it was summer of '05 when I meet him, I reckon), and I've seen plenty of examples for the work he's rolled out the door. About the same time, I was 'wheeling a purchased-already-built '73 Chevy cab truck that had more in common with a monster truck than it did a trail rig. A series of unfortunate events led to it's demise, and James and I set out to rebuild [i]SOMETHING[/i] outta the parts that I had. That project didn't get too far off the ground before lack of money killed it. Since I'd had a handful of other 4x4's in my past ranging from semi-show trucks to ugly-ass beaters, I decided it was time I did a full-on project like I hadn't done since high school....and do one that I'd been dreaming of since high school. So, what you see coming together as Project LongHaul is just that.....this is a two and a half year involvement up to this point. I gathered and sat on parts for nearly two years, not the least of which was the truck itself!! I DD'd it for a year for the hell of it - I'll tell ya, I STOLE the truck from that dude....it's really very solid, and consistently reliable as a DD (not to mention my favorite body style S-truck). This S-ton will have three different stages to it over the coming years. People have reamed me, telling me I just need to just straight to the last stage if that's what I want, but that's not what I want.... I want to enjoy this truck, and enjoy it's transformations. Now, as you can see, that doesn't mean I start with 3/4t axles, or small tires, or leafs all the way around - locked one tons on double beadlocks, 'linked, doubler, full hydro, and lots of protection. The wheelbase if going to be long (~126"), but that's how I want it. I want this to LOOK like a truck. I want the bed and all the fenders. As the trails take their toll and she starts to look like a Mardi Gras parade float in June, than Stage Two will commence: bobbed/shortened bed, rear moved in 12" and 4 linked, and 40" tires. Again, I will beat on her like a pimp does a ho who's scamming money off the top.... Than, Stage Three: tube bed and 42's. Surely, somewhere along the way there'll be a V8, tube doors, and most of the frame fore and aft of the cab will be replaced with tube, so....who knows. As I've mentioned, I want this to look like a truck. But more importantly, I want this to be different. James is going above and beyond to make that happen. IMHO, most S-trucks that have SFA are just too tall - and we found out why when we started to figure out the front suspension! WHEW! Anyway, the end result is going to outstanding. And here's why: [ATTACH=full]151103[/ATTACH] :dblthumb: [/QUOTE]
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