yea my fenders will be here tomarrow so my project starts then! then i got rockers and doors to do and im done!! one you get half way done it starts to become worth it. also i painted EVERYTHING!!! with chassis saver so hopefully i will never have to do this again....on this truck

 

Yeah, I am making good progress today. We got the hood completely off, got the other fender off except one bolt, bed's unbolted, and we're tearing into it full force. I have finally decided what I am going to do for my bed... since the structure of it is decent, minus the very rear portion, I am going to save the structure, make a treated cedar floor, and do the bed sides. I am figuring this to cost between $300 and $400, which is cheaper than a new bed, and especially since there are no good beds close, I won't have to pay travel expenses either.

Unfortunately, I am not getting pictures tonight. No time to mess around with the camera, and really, nothing exciting to take pics of.

 

dude that would be AWSOME! the beats the hell outa school 5 days a week!

 

school?????????? that stuff eats up to much time. i gave plenty of my life to that to go to college. but good for you. i bet you spend as much time at work and school as i do with work and kids. can't seem to get anything done untill bed time, then you are too tired for it. i was thinking about buying something like this before i got my truck, but i realized that i couldn't put enuf time it to it to make it worth while. but i am glad to see that you are stickin with it. i am sure i would have quit a long time ago.

 

man it would be fun to restore one of these old trucks

 

Thanks for the encouraging words guys! Keep em coming, cuz every day I ask myself JUST WHAT DID I GET INTO!? Though, I have reach the peak, and I think I am on the downhill side. I can see the light, and it looks good. I did get some pics, I will upload once I wash all this rust off myself!

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Got the bed off:
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Got the front end apart:
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And got the cab corner cut out:
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I also got most of the driver's side floor pan cut out, but I failed to get any pics from it. Sorry for the crappy pictures, I had to use my cell phone.

 

I must be compensating for something...

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Just got that from UPS today. Looks good, no shaft play whatsoever. Should be a good project and put down enough power for me. Just looking to hit a little over 300hp, and 900ftlbs of torque.

 

Well... I ended up buggering up my back while working on the truck, so I am off work for a min of 2 weeks. This sucks, because it means I can't do any heavy lifting, bending, kneeling, long standing, or anything besides sitting in my recliner, really.

I have been making a list of small projects that I could do, that don't require alot of work. This should hold me over til I can at least stand up straight. So, here is the list... Cover headliner in black tweed, wrap A pillars with black tweed, custom fabricate some door panels and kick panels, clean my doors up and look for excessive bondo, and a few other things I am not thinking of right now.

So, the bodywork progress has been put to a halt, but it will resume soon enough. We have made good progress since the last installment, but nothing amazing. I ordered some parts, that I think will help with the rotten cab support (ie: I think its the cab support?). Waiting for those to come in, and then we can get going again, hopefully.

 

move the recliner to the garage!!! weld while sitting in it!!!

 

Mom would KILL me if i lit it on fire... I have to put my clothed out at least 2 times a day when I'm welding, haha.