OK. I almost sold it before I started the restoration. I bought this truck in 1988 from my wife's Grandpa. He owned it from 1961 until I purchased it. It is a "basic" truck. It used to have the 3 on the tree. I found a correct 4 speed granny and made the switch with all the factory correct pieces. About the only option the truck originally came with was the standard heater and the factory AM radio (worked until the vibrator died) LOL.
The truck was taken off the frame and every piece was cleaned up. It was a southern truck, so the only rust was the cab corners and the typical spots at the fender supports along with the rear fender areas.
A local community college offered an auto body tech course. I called the instructor and told him what I wanted to do (work on my project and learn how to do body work). He said no problem. I took the course about three times and got to where it is now. During sand blasting I found some weak spots in the floor and took care of that. There is very little filler in it right now. When the front fenders were repaired I think there is about half a golf ball of filler spread over each one. Here are some other pictures.....
Right now I am in the middle of rewiring the entire truck. I am going to keep it stock appearing. But I will probably install a set of fenton cast iron headers to liven it up. The motor was recently rebuilt and should be "OK" unless it develops a problem from sitting. I am occassionally spraying the cylinder bores to keep the rings from sticking.
I keep it in the garage next to this......
