Hi everyone,
Not sure who is still around on this forum, it's been a few years since I've done anything with my truck.
Those of you who were around before might remember my truck from way back when:
http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301358
If you scroll through that thread you'll see my dad and I getting this truck together for my first vehicle back when I was 16.
It went from this:
to this in a few months:
I drove it like this for about 2 years before I crashed it during the winter a few years back:
Everyone was okay and is still okay today, which is what really matters.
I spent some time fixing the truck after this happened and over the summer after the accident had it back to (almost) daily driving condition:
http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371720&page=7
Aaaand then a tree fell on it, denting the cab, splitting the roof from the back well, and also denting the hood. I was also having some electrical issues at this time and had let the truck sit for about 3 years.
Against my better judgement (as this thing is obviously cursed), I have decided to bring it back once more!
I've purchased a new (old) cab from a 1985 that just needs a floor pan on the drivers side and some dent repair on the passenger side. I have the hood from this truck as well which is in great condition.
Over the next few months I will be replacing the cab, hood and performing whatever other body work needs to be done to get this looking and running proper again. I will continue to post my updates here in case anyone is interested!
I'll also be adding a bit more fun to the truck by getting rid of the tired old slant six and dropping in a 360. The engine I'm picking up ran fine when it was removed so I will likely just go through it lightly and refresh whatever needs refreshing.
That's all for now! Hope to see a few friendly faces back in here soon.
Thanks for reading guys!
Not sure who is still around on this forum, it's been a few years since I've done anything with my truck.
Those of you who were around before might remember my truck from way back when:
http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=301358
If you scroll through that thread you'll see my dad and I getting this truck together for my first vehicle back when I was 16.
It went from this:
to this in a few months:
I drove it like this for about 2 years before I crashed it during the winter a few years back:
Everyone was okay and is still okay today, which is what really matters.
I spent some time fixing the truck after this happened and over the summer after the accident had it back to (almost) daily driving condition:
http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371720&page=7
Aaaand then a tree fell on it, denting the cab, splitting the roof from the back well, and also denting the hood. I was also having some electrical issues at this time and had let the truck sit for about 3 years.
Against my better judgement (as this thing is obviously cursed), I have decided to bring it back once more!
I've purchased a new (old) cab from a 1985 that just needs a floor pan on the drivers side and some dent repair on the passenger side. I have the hood from this truck as well which is in great condition.
Over the next few months I will be replacing the cab, hood and performing whatever other body work needs to be done to get this looking and running proper again. I will continue to post my updates here in case anyone is interested!
I'll also be adding a bit more fun to the truck by getting rid of the tired old slant six and dropping in a 360. The engine I'm picking up ran fine when it was removed so I will likely just go through it lightly and refresh whatever needs refreshing.
That's all for now! Hope to see a few friendly faces back in here soon.
Thanks for reading guys!