Ray (and everyone) I appreciate the feedback. It will probably come down to what I can find within a reasonable distance. One of the features that might come in handy would be the adjustable pedals (I'm 5' 8", wife 5' 5") - all but one of the trucks I've seen with adjustable pedals were Laramie trim, and every Laramie I've seen is 4WD... so if I want that feature, or I want the Laramie trim with leather, etc I'd have to get a 4WD truck.
At those heights I'm not seeing a need for adjustable pedals unless they are just that far too close. That's what they are designed for...
I'm hoping to have the Chevelle finished and sold to fund the purchase of the truck, but a frame-off restoration is a lengthy process. That said I'm making progress. The site for the Chevelle has some before shots: http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/c/l/clindh/chevelle/68chevelle.html Lately I've been scraping, blasting and priming the underside of the body in preparation for chassis black paint. Once the underside and the rolling chassis are done I can reunite the body with the frame. Before: http://sites.google.com/site/1968chevelless396/68chevelle040.jpg After: http://sites.google.com/site/1968chevelless396/68chevelle044.jpg Blasting the firewall revealed factory markings confirming an SS: http://sites.google.com/site/1968chevelless396/68chevelle031.jpg This is the undercoating from just the two rear wells (razor blade on top for scale): http://sites.google.com/site/1968chevelless396/68chevelle036.jpg If the right truck appears nearby I may pull the trigger, but until then I'll keep looking. I should probably go test drive one too... Chris
The blasting and epoxy primer look great. Blasting sounds quick till you actually do it with home stuff and find out how slow it really goes to get a good finish and remove everything down to white metal. What I see is exactly how it should look.
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