89GMCJOHN
I'm Awesome
Well Im back lol.....I sold my completed 89 truck last year .....I kind of swore off doing another project as I just bought myself a brand new 21 truck and modded that a little and was kind of burned out . But then I realized how much I enjoy the build process, need to keep my mind active and rodding in general. So I picked up this non running 89 Shortbox project off facebook marketplace a nice guy had to stop working on . He told me it was originally a V6 truck , Turbo 400, plain vinyl bench seat , window cranks, no ac . Its a former University of Florida Campus truck . The interior is completely trashed . So far its got a 90k LS takeout, Turbo 400 . Jegs 3200 stall. Hes got a PCI harness in it I will have to figure out . For an old school look Im going with a Holley LS intake, Holley sniper, sloppy stage two,MSD spark controller, old school air cleaner, mechanical fan etc. My last truck I really did a nice job on it , rebuilt everything and finally painted it -and spent a little too much frankly. This one will kind of be ratty on the outside, but a semi fresh LS on the inside . Probably HALF the budget of my former truck . I dont plan on painting it and I am actually going to attempt some bodywork on my own . Not a ratrod by any means but I wont care if it gets scratched or who parks next to me lol....
So far I have pressure washed the hexx out of it, painted the engine compartment , pulled the front grill and fixed the cracks and repainted it , cut the radiator opening to fit the larger new radiator, Herculined the bed and sides and ordered a ton of parts for the engine.
So far I have pressure washed the hexx out of it, painted the engine compartment , pulled the front grill and fixed the cracks and repainted it , cut the radiator opening to fit the larger new radiator, Herculined the bed and sides and ordered a ton of parts for the engine.
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