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If they have belts, I'm sure it's fine. I'm mean I had a 40 and I used to take my bros all the time in the jump seats. Same thing no?
Rear tray for my rusty '86 pickup
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Started cleaning tha chassis. Took te tank off. Surprised to see nice solid metal beneath the thin layer of surface rust. A couple coats of chassis saver will do this thing some proper justice. Couple pics.
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A couple more pics
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And slowly making progress. All the small parts I take off the truck I media blast and give them a fresh coat of paint. This was rusty beyond belief, you can tell from the dimples is the metal.
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Also, the front section of the chassis has rubber plugs on and it looks as though it's a little better preserved than the rear section is. Will post some pics of that as well.
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Ultimately, I think this is what I want. A light camping rig with a RTT and military canvas on the back tray. Will be used for local camping in and around the Catskills.
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Some test paint. This will be a "looks good from 10'away, rattle can job".
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And current vs new color...
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Some paint action
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Looks good from afar, but its just a rattle can job. I however, like it!!!
Nice work! I love to see people cleaning up trucks like that.
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u give me a couple more days and you shall see this beaut in half it's prime again, ha!
as long as you leave the classic steel wheels on there I'm happy.
Great to see this thing have a new life.
Great to see this thing have a new life.
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I'm not even touching those, I think I went overboard with this. All I wanted was to clean the chassis and paint it to protect it. I have now finished coating the interior of it and will do the chassis saver over the weekend. After that she's going right back on the road. I just need to clean and paint the tank and the skid plates and then reinstall the tray which will also need cleaning and painting. Crap, there's still lots to do.
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In the next couple days will have more pics.
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Fuel tank is surprisingly clean. The fuel pickup pipes were corroded. They need to be replaced, that explains my leak. Otherwise, the inside is like new.
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Fuel pickup, broken tubes. The sender is reusable, will media blast and paint. Trying to source a new fuel pickup.
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Some frame progress. I will thin out some of the chassis saver and spray the hard to reach areas with a spray bottle. Everything turned out ok so far. One coat took 4 hrs to apply!! Wtf!
