You've described a pretty ambitious first project here. Sounds like it will be quite a truck when its finished.
I've seen people with shops and experience take a long time to finish something like this. Life seems to get in the way.
My tip would be to decide if the truck can be road worthy soon without creating the finished product you've described. If you can get the six running, replace the bed and update the brakes, so it can be driven safely, you can start enjoying the truck quickly.
My fear is that you'll end up paying to store it somewhere but be unable to make progress fast enough to justify the investment in rent.
I know exactly what you're saying about life being an intrusion on personal projects like this.
Getting the 6 running may or may not be an option. As I said, I have no idea as to the condition of either the 235 in the truck or the donor 350. Next time we head to 'Bama, we're going to investigate all possibilities.
And I've got some options for storage.
A coworker has offered to store it in Graham, but that's a couple hours away.
A friend is also moving somewhere closer and intends on building a shop. He's told me that I'm welcome to store there, since we'll likely work on the truck together (he has welding equipment!)
My mom also has space, but that's in El Paso. It's even more inconvenient than Graham, but there wouldn't be any issues if something happens to either one of us at work (unlikely, but always possible).
Front IFS is nice, but the rear seems a bit unneccesary. No matter what you do, it will still, to some degree, ride like a truck.
Valid point.
I want to do an IRS as well for a few reasons: To learn how to pull it off, For the 'coolness' factor (always important!).
And as for ride comfort every little bit helps!
