OK here we go. I'm officially starting a build thread for my unofficial (non-sponsored aka my personal vehicle) build. I picked up this 1980 long bed pickup for $450 (Craigslist find) a couple months ago. I wanted to get something that would be fun but that I could fun with and not break the bank.
Stats:
1980 long bed
20R
4WD
4-speed (will be swapped eventually)
Sweet home-made camo paint job
Wiring nightmare
Front axle leaking horribly
Trans leak
Diffs leak
Water pump leaking badly
Will not stay running (bad gas, carb)
Minor rust
Frame in good shape (surface rust)
Body in good shape
Driver's side window broken
Power steering rigged up on the wrong side
A/C Removed
Dash cracked
Bucket seats
Some pictures:
Just got the truck home
So while messing around with the truck (fixing the carb, replacing the water pump, determining that the fuel was bad, countless times with the electrical) I got a little bored.
So I mounted up a GPS in the dash. It's an old model Garmin.
My electrical assistant:
I don't have a garage currently so I took the truck to a friend's house. We took the bed off to make sure the frame was OK. Also pulled the tank (there's a radiator shop in town that said they'll do my tank for $100, still need to get it over there) and the interior out. I wanted to pull the interior because I suspected the driver's side floor had some rust...
I was right:
That will need to get fixed...
The bed looks good though:
Stats:
1980 long bed
20R
4WD
4-speed (will be swapped eventually)
Sweet home-made camo paint job
Wiring nightmare
Front axle leaking horribly
Trans leak
Diffs leak
Water pump leaking badly
Will not stay running (bad gas, carb)
Minor rust
Frame in good shape (surface rust)
Body in good shape
Driver's side window broken
Power steering rigged up on the wrong side
A/C Removed
Dash cracked
Bucket seats
Some pictures:
Just got the truck home
So while messing around with the truck (fixing the carb, replacing the water pump, determining that the fuel was bad, countless times with the electrical) I got a little bored.
So I mounted up a GPS in the dash. It's an old model Garmin.
My electrical assistant:
I don't have a garage currently so I took the truck to a friend's house. We took the bed off to make sure the frame was OK. Also pulled the tank (there's a radiator shop in town that said they'll do my tank for $100, still need to get it over there) and the interior out. I wanted to pull the interior because I suspected the driver's side floor had some rust...
I was right:
That will need to get fixed...
The bed looks good though:
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