WonDereR21 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 To start off I got this truck for a steal, $350 and I was able to drive it home. The guy I bought it from threw in a box of spare part which included two carbs, a starter, and a large amount of misc bolts, nuts, bulbs, and fuses. Once i got it home I began to tear it down! There was a large amount of trash under the seat which im sure you saw in the above pictures. I even found a condom that had to be from the 70's still in the rapper, and a damn chicken bone. What was left of the carpet padding under like seven floor board mats, was soaked in beer and smelled horrible. It wasnt running very smooth so I figured I would do the basic tune up steps such as change the oil, clean the carb, new fuel filter, air filter, gaskets, and spark plugs. Also the starter seemed to be going out so I took the one that was in the box to the auto parts store and they ran the test and said it work like new so that was a good score and money saver. Also there was a crazy contraption to run what started as a auto choke and was rigged to run manually with a pull cable, so I took one of the old chokes off the other carb, plug it in, turned the key and the thing started right up and ran like a top. Ive done some body work mainly the hood and upper and lower valances including the grill, but have spent most of my time in the cab. The floor boards were pretty bad, but the drivers side was a lot worse. Replaced those and continued to sand/roughen up the side walls and roof. What started out as a "yellow" cab was painted with a coat of truck bed coating which gave it a very nice black textered look. Then I decided to steal my wifes sewing machine and attempt to re-rap the seat and visors. Needless to say I will be doing it myself rather than pay to have it done from now on, 25 dollars worth of outdoor cloth is much better than 200. I figured why stop and went to home depot and picked up some hard board to make new door panels using the one old one that was still good as a template, and also used the one good kick panel as a templete. Bought some more of the same frabric and wrapped the door and kick panels. I just recently got the bed bolts to let go and was able to put three inch lowering blocks and some new rear shocks on the back. Thinking about using bed liner on the bottom of the bed since its off, but focusing on the back of the cab first. Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Welcome to Ratsun. First post with oics and a story.....you'll do well here. The interior trim work looks the goods Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 ^^^^^ This is so true... Great first post. And welcome to ratsun Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Too much writing and not enough oics... :rofl: Welcome to Ratsun. Quote Link to comment
MYDAILYROUTINE Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Welcome to Ratsun man. Looks like you're off to a good start. Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 hey can i barrow that condom? always wanted to bang a chick in the 70s project looks great, more pics oics ? Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Nice start. I wish more people would follow your lead on creating a build thread. Quote Link to comment
poor-mans-720 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 dude props on the door panels and kick panels. you should do a write up on them... I like em, and need to do mine... Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Welcome aboard! :) Quote Link to comment
WonDereR21 Posted May 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Well I re-indexed the torsion bars today instead of just adjusting them. The front lowered about three and a half inches, the bump stops are just grazing. I think I'm going to take the old bump stops off, and replace them with the low profile bump stops from energy suspension. Quote Link to comment
WonDereR21 Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Time for a update I guess... So i thought I would try a idea that came to me the other day, I havent seen it on any of the threads I have browsed through on the forum. And just for the guys who freak out abou another person painting there truck/car flat black and calling it good that wont happen here. The plan is to just have the hood black while the body is around a olive or dark olive green color. Its not bad for a rattle can paint job it has the usual orange peel, and after some wet sanding and a buff it should come out ok. I do have a question though, does the over all flatness of the flat paint change if say a power buffer was used on it? Now for some OICS!!! Oh and also painted the gas tank with some bed liner real quick... Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 +1 for the best build thread title ever. Nice find, I wish I could find a deal like that :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
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