Well I started on her tonight. I bought this one in December and because I was moving just haven't had time to really tear into it.
But lately I bought a Con-Ferr roof rack I found on Craig's List for $125 and I took that apart to go to the powder coaters. I also sale nuts and bolts a lot so I called my mfg and ordered some stainless steel bolts to replace the galvenized ones that were rusting on the rack. It will be finished off with a plywood floor that has been sanded and painted black with lights. I am also a very good customer of a powder coater and he has said he is going to "take care of me" on the powder coating I need done. Basically if it's metal it's getting powder coated.
Next I found a lightly used Warn M8000 that a friend had just sitting around ($400). The winch went on tonight but I haven't done the wiring yet because I'm waiting on an in cab switch from the 12voltguy.com. The bumper is some home made thing that who knows who made years ago. It will come off eventually but for now it will do. My first priority since the 60 runs good is the interior.
I have decided that I want to spray in bed liner the floor and wheel wells. Tonight I got after it and pulled out the rear carpet, the rear seat, both side panels, those wheel well covers, all the interior panels in the rear including the tailgate, and the rear seat belts. In the front all I got to was the CB that the previous owner had installed and the factory center console. Now somewhere along the line the back was stripped of that black tar stuff (or it never had it) but it's still in the front. Since I am going the spray in route should I even bother taking it out of the truck? I will have to take my grinder to the back a little because when they installed some aftermarket carpet before they used sound deadening material and glued it to the floor. It comes up pretty easy with just a gasket remover but the grinder and wheel brush will make very short work of it. If the tar should come out I have checked and the Randall's across the street does sale dry ice and I will try this method first.
It was dark when I finished so no pictures tonight. I have attached a picture though of the truck as I got it on day one.
A short list of the things I plan on doing:
- Re-do interior and spray in bedliner the floor.
- Pull the body and have the frame hot dipped galvenized and then powder coated. While the frame is off having that done I plan on POR-15 coating the underside of the body.
- Rebuild the axles and install ARB lockers front and rear.
- Install extended range fuel tank.
- Install 3-4" lift kit. I haven't decided on a mfg for sure yet.
- Re-paint the original powder blue color.
- Front and rear bumpers. With the winch already mentioned on the front. Tire carrier and fuel can carrier on the rear.
- Lights a-plenty!
- Install an H55 tranny.
- Have the motor gone over by Javier's Auto here in Houston and have him make it run a little stronger than normal.
That should be enough for now....
But lately I bought a Con-Ferr roof rack I found on Craig's List for $125 and I took that apart to go to the powder coaters. I also sale nuts and bolts a lot so I called my mfg and ordered some stainless steel bolts to replace the galvenized ones that were rusting on the rack. It will be finished off with a plywood floor that has been sanded and painted black with lights. I am also a very good customer of a powder coater and he has said he is going to "take care of me" on the powder coating I need done. Basically if it's metal it's getting powder coated.
Next I found a lightly used Warn M8000 that a friend had just sitting around ($400). The winch went on tonight but I haven't done the wiring yet because I'm waiting on an in cab switch from the 12voltguy.com. The bumper is some home made thing that who knows who made years ago. It will come off eventually but for now it will do. My first priority since the 60 runs good is the interior.
I have decided that I want to spray in bed liner the floor and wheel wells. Tonight I got after it and pulled out the rear carpet, the rear seat, both side panels, those wheel well covers, all the interior panels in the rear including the tailgate, and the rear seat belts. In the front all I got to was the CB that the previous owner had installed and the factory center console. Now somewhere along the line the back was stripped of that black tar stuff (or it never had it) but it's still in the front. Since I am going the spray in route should I even bother taking it out of the truck? I will have to take my grinder to the back a little because when they installed some aftermarket carpet before they used sound deadening material and glued it to the floor. It comes up pretty easy with just a gasket remover but the grinder and wheel brush will make very short work of it. If the tar should come out I have checked and the Randall's across the street does sale dry ice and I will try this method first.
It was dark when I finished so no pictures tonight. I have attached a picture though of the truck as I got it on day one.
A short list of the things I plan on doing:
- Re-do interior and spray in bedliner the floor.
- Pull the body and have the frame hot dipped galvenized and then powder coated. While the frame is off having that done I plan on POR-15 coating the underside of the body.
- Rebuild the axles and install ARB lockers front and rear.
- Install extended range fuel tank.
- Install 3-4" lift kit. I haven't decided on a mfg for sure yet.
- Re-paint the original powder blue color.
- Front and rear bumpers. With the winch already mentioned on the front. Tire carrier and fuel can carrier on the rear.
- Lights a-plenty!
- Install an H55 tranny.
- Have the motor gone over by Javier's Auto here in Houston and have him make it run a little stronger than normal.
That should be enough for now....
