1977 GMC Desert Fox build thread

[Navy_chief]

Guys,
I will be showing the progress of the redo on the DF. I have had alot of vehicles in my life started driving at the age of 16 in 1984 currently 42 have owned over 40 cars and trucks here is the list:
Cars owned
1. 1968 VW bug
2. 1970 Roadrunner 383/4 speed
3. 1970 Challenger R/T 383 4 speed
4. 1970 Charger 500 318/904
5. 1977 Mercury cougar 351W/auto
6. 1987 Suzuki samurai
7. 1991 Ford Escort GT
8. 1993 Ford F150 4x4 302/5 speed
9. 1970 Ford F100 302/auto
10. 1968 Dodge D100 (x2) 383/727
11. 1964 Ranchero
12. 1976 El Camino 305/auto
13. 1994 Grand am
14. 1992 Firebird 305/auto
15. 1973 Challenger Ralleye 340/4 speed
16. 1991 Toronado
17. 2001 Mustang Bullitt
18. 2002 Avalanche
19. 2007 HHR
20. 2007 HHR
21. 2000 Honda civic
22. 1979 Trans Am
23. 1971 Trans Am 455/auto Lucerne blue
24. 1971 Trans Am 455/Auto also lucerne blue
25. 1977 Dodge truck 318
26. 1963 Marauder S-55 390/auto
27. 1985 ASC Mercury McLaren
28. 1985 ASC Mercury McLaren
29. 1986 ASC McLaren convert
30. 2005 Kia spectra5
31. 2003 Boss F150 #70
32. 1988 Nissan Desert Runner
33. 1966 P1800 Volvo
34. 1995 Ford contour
35. 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass S
36. 2007 Dodge Nitro
37. 1976 Dodge Truck
38. 1971 Dodge Demon
39. 1984 Jeep Scrambler
40. 1978 Jeep Cherokee FS
41. 1977 GMC Desert Fox current project as of June 17, 20

Here is my 2003 Boss F150 and my 1968 Dodge I restored from the ground up back in the mid 90's.




Here is the DF:



Here it is in a brand new country Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaux5...ature=youtu.be

Removed the plywood piece in the back:




Frame has alot of scale rust thanks to MI salt roads in winter no rot thru tho will be replacing these support brackets soon:



The truck is a very rare prototype with some very rare Hickey enterprise offroad accesories GM archives has no record of this truck which is further supporting the evidence the original owner stated.

The truck was pulled from the assembly line and sent to Cars and Concepts in Clayton,MI to be outfitted for the road test of 2,700 miles in 1977 it is in the four wheeler magazine in July 1977 front cover.

After the test the original owner who worked at the GMC truck line bought it from GM direct so it was never sold thru a dealer hence why there is no paperwork in the archives.

Will post more pics as I progress plan on restoring it but not going the trailer queen route.