So you know what it(and I) look like.
Now to the nitty gritty.
For all intents and purposes, this truck is stock from the factory, and thats both good and bad. It has the drum brakes front and rear, the single master cylinder, manual steering and a few other little quibbles. I'd like to address these issues and essentially modernize this truck while still keeping the slick look. The truck does not look exactly like it does in the pictures at this moment in time, it looks more like this.
I've taken the bed off and am working on replumbing the brake lines, because I don't feel that the 43 year old steel lines are safe anymore. I won't drive the truck if I don't feel that its safe.
On to the drum brake issue, I'm fine with leaving the rear drums, but I want discs up front and a dual master cylinder. It is my understanding that many later model years brakes and cylinder will bolt right up, but what years exactly will do so?
What is the best most economical way of getting power steering for this?
Finally, I want to move the gas tank from behind the seat(no baffles either) to under the bed, reason again being safety and I'd like to use the space behind the seat. I've got in my head that I can do something like this with the gas tank.
obviously this would require redoing the fuel lines and getting new sending unit/pump but what else would be required and what would be a good place to start looking for a gas tank that would fit my approximate need?
Below are a couple more pictures that I'm going to throw in for kicks and giggles. Tell me what you think would be a good couple of places to start doing some research/parts sourcing.
Nice truck.