Well to get it running I needed the usual.. battery cables, spark plugs, spark plug wires, cap, rotor, condenser, points and coil.. probably have $100 wrapped up in that stuff.
Then I needed a radiator fan, a generator, heater and a gas tank. I rummaged the fan, heater, and generator from an AD parts truck, and I had a spare '46 gas tank laying around to put in.
Torque tube parts to re-attach the driveshaft to the tranny were provided by a fellow bolter (Dakota) who happened to have them laying around.
The master cylinder was locked up in the "in" position.. after looking around for replacement options, I just took it out, tore it apart, cleaned it all up, replaced a spring, and she works as good as new.. so no money there.
I used a total of 3 quarts of paint.. 1 can of black and 2 cans of JD Green at $8.99 a can, so on the paint i've got $27 invested.
The actual bed wood is stuff I had laying around, but I spent another $27 on new nuts, bolts, and washers to put it all in.
The wood I used for the bed sides, 6 96" 2x4's were a total of $15.93 at Home Depot.. the 1x1's I used to go into the stake pockets as well as the chunks of 4x4's I used under the bed were both from lumber I had in the woodpile.
Chain for the bed is also rummaged freebees.. altho i'll still have to buy better hooks.
The AD tailgate was rummaged from the same parts truck I got the fan and generator from, so that was free.. I paid my brother in law $30 to cut the tailgate and weld it back together.. Deco truck beds are a little more narrow than AD beds.
So the breakdown is...
Engine & Driveline:...........$100
Bolts & Wood:.................$43
Paint:........................$27
Tailgate Mod Labor............$30
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--------------TOTAL (so far) $200
I still have to rewire the headlights, wire it for turn signals, replace both headlight bulbs, replace the windshield glass, and paint the inside of the cab. I'll be replacing all the brakelines before she sees a public road.
I also have to figure out what i'm going to do with the lower grill.. probably be a strip and paint.
So by the time it's all said and done, I expect i'll have another $200+ in it.
