I got all of my parts to start on the interior so I tore it all apart and started on the rusty roof and ended up finishing up with the rusty floor. When i say “rusty” I mesn just some surface rust and pitting. No major issues besides the one silver dollar sized hole i patched in pass corner by the kick panel/floor seam. I started by cleaning off all the scale with a large plastic pad on a drill and then did a lot of hand sanding with soft blocks in all the little corners. I then coated the entire roof and floor with Master Series silver rust primer. Im not sure if anyones ever used this stuff but IMHO it dosent get any better than this stuff. After that was set up I was on to cleaning and painting up the dash and column. I got as far as I could before I ran out of paint and I then started some re-assembling just because I was excited to see progress. I still need to do the doors and put the new weatherstripping on them. Once the rest of the cab is all in one color it will be fitted with a fresh interior from jim carter. New floor insulation and rubber mat, maroon seat cover, door panels, 2 arm rests, gray headliner and visors and some various other tidbits that I cleaned and painted. Still have to fix up the steering wheel but I did get the horn button done and I pretty proud how it came out. Almost every piece in this truck is original with just some elbow grease put into cleaning. All original gauges, trim rings, dash trim, speaker grill, and glovebox. Even headlight switch is original. Im not doin a concourse resto but just want it to be nice inside and its ok if its got some wear to match the outside.
