Here is my 1981 Pickup. When I towed it home about 6 months ago, it had no tranny, 112K miles, and was bone stock on flat 1980s tires. It sat for some time but the interior is near perfect and the desert doesn't rust em'.
Pretty much replaced anything made of rubber on the entire truck, as well as: new radiator, new clutch hydraulics, new trans, rebuilt front driveshaft, new brakes, new rear wheel seals, vacuum lines hooked up the correct way and vacuum leaks fixed, new motor mounts, and then all the other normal basic tune up and fluid replacements all around.
I have done minimal mods:
- 33" BFGs on 2.75" BS rims
- Aussie locker in the rear
- Rock sliders
- Trimmed front fenders, with firewall BFH treatment
- Bobbed the bed 16"
Next is power steering, as I have all the pump and box stuff waiting. But the front springs are completely shot. I plan to make a hybrid front/rear pack and do the steering at the same time. Then fix the super greasy and leaky knuckles and get a doubler and lower xfer gears.