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I have never seen this truck in person, so I can't tell you how he did it...but I have done it. I can tell you that all you need is a normal front end. Chevy didn't do the reverse rotation thing like Furd did, so "technically" the front axle is wrong when it is in the front anyway. All you really have to to is move the rear springs inward to gain tire clearance when turned. It works well to move them in to the correct width of the existing perches of the front axle you use. Then you don't have to move/modify them at all. On all of the ones I did, I used a hydraulic cylinder that fit in the existing steering stabilizer bracket and tie-rod hole. It is also advisable to make a way to lock the rear wheels straight foreward and to electronically disable the hydraulic pump (key switch).
Using the stock parts is not only the simplest way but if you ever break an axle you can get a replacement quickly and easily. I did the conversion for a guy on a Blazer and he insisted upon centering the differential and having custom alxes made. It ended up costing him a lot more, but it turned out to be a "street queen", so he never had an axle problem as far as I know.
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