Two new additions to my collection

[Spanky_Pete]

Sit back, there's some back story before the photos. :P


For quite awhile I've been trying to talk my brother in law out of the 1968 Chev 4x4 that's sitting neglected in his driveway. His answer was always that he 'has plans' for it, and that it's his 'dream truck'. So I was surprised when he called in May to say that it was mine for $800 bucks. Turns out the 327 in it was froze up and he had lost interest.

I immediately made arrangements to tow it to my house and went to see him on his next day off of work. Once I arrive he tells me that his neighbor has just sold him a 1971 1 ton with a strong running four bolt main 350 in it. He no longer wants to sell the 4x4 and is going to do a motor swap. Needless to say I was rather annoyed by the development.

In the last month and a half his only progress is to give himself a hernia lifting the 327 out of it by hand, convert the 1 ton to HEI...and remove the drivers door. Why the door? No clue.

Fast forward to this past weekend. He calls and tells my wife that he's tapped for cash and needs to get rid of both trucks. The price? Still $800 bucks. Some assembly required. This time I didn't give him any time to change his mind. We were at his place in an hour ready to take them off his hands.

The verdict?
The bodies are in a word...Rusty. But, the '68 looks to be an original 4x4, not a backyard conversion. Though, it was a six banger to start with. I haven't dug into it yet to see if the 4 speed, transfer case or axles are original.

The flat bed has a good TH400, a rust free axillary battery tray, and misc. extras that definitely make it a worthy parts truck.

Ok, thanks for humoring my mental wandering, now on to the photos.
It had a set of white spokes and bald 35s but the fronts wouldn't hold air, so I slapped two wheels and tires off my '67 on it temporarily.


I'll start a build thread once I start digging into the 4x4.