67 Frankenstien build

[67gmcstepside]

The rebuild I am starting is a 67 4x4 truck that I passed on the road for over a year before I decided I was tired of building camaro's. I purchased it in March of 2010. I have never restored a 4x4 before and have gotten great information from others builds on this site so I decided to start my own thread that might help someone else with theirs.

The truck started as the following:
67 V8 2wd cab
70 TBC truck 350
67 3/4 4x4 frame
67 3/4 8 lug Dana 44/Ho62
GMC 4 light front clip
68 Chevy 8ft step side bed.
3sp
T221 TC

So far I have stripped the truck down to the frame, rebuilt the T221, installed a SM465, replace all U-joints and primed the cab on a dolly I made. Reinstalled the engine and planning to spary BC/CC color next week. I am shamlessly coping a 70 truck paint color from Rack Man (Lemanns Blue/White Top)

Lessons learned so far.

The T221 for a 3sp has an inch longer output shaft then a 4sp. Lucky the sn465 I bought had a 221 with it. So I have an extra 221 for parts. Have a NP205 but might wait until I replace the axles to switch.