Sparky's 1978 Silverado Build "Addiction"

[Dads79GMC]

Hello all. Yes, I have a problem, a C10 problem. My wife calls this truck "The Spawn!" Why, because over the last 11 years of tinkering with my Dads 1979 GMC (now in the hands of JaysonB for some body work and paint), I've collected an excessive amount of parts; a redundant stack of parts (frame, extra cab, fenders, doors, springs, rear ends, consoles, bucket seats, dash pads, clusters, front clip, bed sides, etc. etc. etc.) for which this truck has "spawned"! I deserve the jabbing! By the way, Sparky has been my nickname for 20 years.

Last August, I picked up a 1978 LWB Silverado. It had been purchased by the previous owner (PO) as a parts truck and was stripped down to virtually nothing. After paying $150, the PO delivered it to me on its rotors and rear drums, cab with no doors and nothing up front.

Course of Action:
1. LWB to SWB w/ Built by Brooks shortening kit
2. 350/350 CHANGE: LS/4L60e
3. FiTech FI CHANGE: FI LS
4. Buckets and Console (Buckskin Interior)
5. Static drop: 2.5" spindles and 2" springs and a flip kit with Built by Brooks C-Notch
6. [B]Wood bed floor (curious, see Dads79GMC build thread below)
7. Crimson Red with Frost White sides and roof (Yep, just like OJ)
8. Wheel Vintiques Series 62 with chevy caps
9. Fix the rust in the cab

Pictures:
1. Sitting at the PO's house before he took the doors and wheels/tires off
2. SPID
4. Original Owners Manual

Start time: 1730, 29 January 2018, I had to do that in order to give me a kick in the butt.

Thanks Mike