I like it. Just a fyi all the stock drivetrain parts are pretty stout and if your not building a truck to do burnouts with or beat to death power shifting and stoplight racing then you should be fine with most all the stock parts. That saves s lot of $$$$. As for engine stuff im obviously biased towards newer technology but either way ya go there are a million ways to do things. I generally look at it like “how easy can i make this on myself”. If i can make it happen cleanly then thats how i do it rather than blow $$$ on fancy stuff. My build was referenced above and as you see i kept it as simple as possible just with the only major upgrades being motor and a dual master cylinder. Everything else is pretty much how it came from GM. My 1 bit of advice is to have a GOAL. If you dont know your goal you cant build a car/truck 99% of the time. My goal was look and be as factory as possible with the exception of the powerplant. Not for massive horsepower or speed but for reliability and ease of maintenance and availability of parts. I had a lot of people tell me “dont bother building it with that stock front end. Its gonna drive like sh*t!” I told them well good! I want it to drive like a old truck not a corvette. Yes your goals may wander a bit as you get into it and find cheaper ways or smarter ways to do things but if you really know what you want it to look like finished then just aim for that.
