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To many people read the truck magazines and let the mags thell them what a nice truck should have !!
I will build my 54 3100 the way I want a truck to drive , I have the motor built the way I want(warm 235) and I am going to put warner od 3 spd trans with a 3.55 rearend open drive line in and upgrade the brakes to front disc and dual reservoir master cylinder . Just a clean interior and decent paint and new wood for the bed .
What do the rest of you see as a a end result for yours ??
Maybe then I can learn to type ??

Around here most of us don't care what the mags say. Vintage Truck seems to be the favorite. Plans for my 52 3/4 ton are to have it look like a farm truck when I finish. I built a warmed 235 for it a few years ago, but am looking at a 292 with 700R4 tranny. My 69 is my alter-ego, with a very torky 350. Lowered it 2.5/3, so she's not in the weeds. Added discs up front, and drive her to work everyday.

My plans are to do a '60s style mild hot rodding to the engine, add air, 3.38 rear ratio, dual master cylinder, and keep it very near to the way I wanted it when I was drivivg it in high school in the late '60s

Hey, do what you want! After all, it's your truck and what the hell do you care what anyone else says unless you're in a car restoration show waiting for first place. Made mine look nice with new paint on the outside, kept some of the nicks and dents. Going to be beefing up the 261 with two duals on an Offy and dual pipes out the rear with headers.

My 59 will look like a 59 until I start it up then it's going to burn the hair off a possum's butt. popcorn The Truth is Out There (Getting old but still have the need----for speed)Well it might sound good anyway

I'll start by saying I like slammed classics that'll do 0-60 in 4 seconds, but I prefer my trucks to look & perform like trucks. That's why the smallest truck I'll ever own is a 3/4ton. I will do mods to help performance & utility without hacking. All while looking mostly original. I think I don't follow the norm, because there are no trucks like mine in most magazines. Build your truck the way you want & be proud & I will give you a thumbs up. You will never be happy doing the same thing as everybody else unless that thing is exactly what you want. Five out of my six vehicles are older than me and I'm 31.
Scott

your truck your money

Yeah, to hail with the mags. In my view, old trucks are historical icons and should STAY old trucks. I put a 261 in my 40' chev half tonne, but can easily go back to original with a wrench.I kept the original 216. Just my view. Chopping a old truck is ,in my view, THE unrepentable SIN. "Choppers" will drop like a rock. har yuk Jim