It's still got lots of things to do to it before it sees real road usage.. couple of wheel studs are sheered off and need to be replaced, needs brake lights brake switch and turnsignals, i'll probably end up converting it to 12V.. the headlights need to be replaced and rewired.
The bottom portion of the grill either needs to be stripped and re-chromed, or replaced.. and what started off as a small rot hole on the passenger side running board is now more like a football sized hole that includes the lower portion of the fender.. if you look closley at the most recent pic, you can see daylight shining thru to the left of the passenger side front tire. I'll at the very least have to graft a new chunk of running board on there, or better yet, just find an old full length running board and replace it.
Windshield glass is shot, as is the frame.. I have a line on a parts 2 ton truck for $150, but the glass is shot in that, too.. so i'll have to get new glass cut, and have to get new rubber.
The exhaust pipe on it made it to just about under the seat.. right now it's just got an old Toyota muffler stuffed on there.. so i'll have to cut that pipe back, and put new pipe on.. old Toyota muffler seems to work well, tho.
That big square hole in the dash is going to be were I install an LCD touch screen with GPS and stereo capability.. and I need to find a better seat.. right now it's just got an old bench seat laying in there.
So theres lots of little nickle and dime things it needs before she's ready to actually drive anywhere other than around the property.. but she runs like a sewing machine, and the AD heater I put in works great.
Eventually, i'd like to replace the rear end and tranny with something a bit more modern and a little more condusive to driving faster than 45MPH.. but that probably won't happen untill at least spring, and I suspect i'll be having that done by somebody a little more handy with a torch and welder than myself.
I love this old truck.
