One owner (still in same family) ‘84 regular 60. Seeking direction resto-mod, restore, or leave it.?

[cruiserfanatic78]

New here, drive a 200 and working on a 60. Trying to decide which direction for “Louise” the 60. All recommendations will be appreciated.

 

[CruiserTrash]

Hard to say without a lot more photos and the rest of the service history. Does the motor run? Is there frame or body rusty? Previous bondo/paint work? Suspension original? Any electrical problems? Looks like the interior is almost fully stripped out, eh?

The faded paint on the front end is "cool patina" in my opinion, and if the rest of the truck looks like that I'd leave it. It might be a different story if the sides of the truck (which we can't see) have big rust.

@POTATO LAUNCHER is a great resource in Amarillo if you want to pay somebody else to do some or all of the work. He might look a little funny, but I'd trust him with my truck - and I can count people like that on one hand.

 

[onemanarmy]

leave it as is. even the stickers. of course tires, brakes, steering can be freshened.
only original with its unique patina once!
if you want to 'build' one, then buy one that is already hacked

 

[jayp2]

sell it to me

 

[POTATO LAUNCHER]

I looked at this a couple years ago. At that time it was a complete all together 60. Great shape with good history for a 42 year old 60. It was complete at that time and most if not all interior pieces were in good shape for their age. Ran OK with old fuel and has the typical usual "sitting idle for many years" quirks.
All in all, this would be a great entry level 60 that has potential to become a reliable daily driver. paint will buff nice as it's still single stage.

 

[at4fj60]

DM'd you

 

[Lead Head]

One owner 60 - why is every inch of the interior torn apart?

Anyways, to me, that's an all original survivor with great patina,, and it should probably just be made mechanically good and driven as-is.

 

[cruiserfanatic78]

sell it to me

Not gunna doit.

 

[cruiserfanatic78]

One owner 60 - why is every inch of the interior torn apart?

Anyways, to me, that's an all original survivor with great patina,, and it should probably just be made mechanically good and driven as-is.

I was thinking about a frame off and that was the quickest way to check for rust. Found it in rear wheel wells. I've never done metal fab. Know where I could find some tubs?

 

[cruiserfanatic78]

I was thinking about a frame off and that was the quickest way to check for rust. Found it in rear wheel wells. I've never done metal fab. Know where I could find some tubs?

All interior is sorted and stored as of now. My late father in law bought in in ‘84

 

[cruiserfanatic78]

leave it as is. even the stickers. of course tires, brakes, steering can be freshened.
only original with its unique patina once!
if you want to 'build' one, then buy one that is already hacked

I’m starting to think in that direction

 

[cruiserfanatic78]

sell it to me

What series do you have?

 

[Lead Head]

I was thinking about a frame off and that was the quickest way to check for rust. Found it in rear wheel wells. I've never done metal fab. Know where I could find some tubs?

There are no tubs. What rust did you find, and where?

 

[White Stripe]

Depends on what you want to use it for. Daily driver, offroader, getting ice cream on Sunday, etc.