Well, we went to the pick-n-pull to acquire some additional parts for the build project.
Mt C20 had a good working tailgate with no cancer, but the inner panel was seriously bowed and the top rail had a few small but deep dents, making the bodywork effort more than what the tailgate was worth.
So, we cruised around some yards an scored a super nice tailgate complete with hinges. Not the same year, but I am not trying to restore it, just make it a really nice DD. I will most likely cut the small letter
CHEVROLET portion out and center it in the tailgate when I do the body work, then fill on the void with some sheet metal.
Then we scrounged up a really nice set of BLUE shoulder harness seat belts. Zero wear but some grunge from being in the yard. Depending on the final color of the truck, I will most likely be dying them another color.
I also grabbed a full set of rubber door seals. They need some scrubbing but are in amazing shape. Jury is out if I will keep them for when my new ones wear out or if I will just clean them and sell them.
My mirror was starting to get that crazed look from the coating on the back wearing off, so I sent my 12 year old daughter, who had more fun than what is legally allowed, on a mirror search. It wasn't long before I had an armful to choose from. I took two home so I would have a spare.
My window washer canister had a leak at the seam, which could be repaired, but I found a nice one and grabbed it. I left another one behind for my next run of parts.
The last thing I snagged was a ZT-101 Wiper Delay module that was installed on one of the trucks. I cut the wires as far back into the harness as I could, in hopes of determining how the PO had it installed. Thought it might be worth a stab at trying to see if I can get it to work for basically no money. However, I am having a dickens of a time finding any literature online about it.
My next trip in a couple days, will be to retrieve a pristine chrome front bumper from another '74, since mine has a little wow on the top that will cost more to fix and re-chrome than buying this one. There is also a nice radiator core support I will grab as well.
There was a lot of excellent trim pieces, which are time consuming to remove... might just take the entire fender and save if for future use... never know if you will get hit one day and settling for import body parts when you can save some nice OEM parts just doesn't seem like the right thing to do.
Anyway... here is my $129 haul not counting a couple of rediculous fees that ran the total to $140.03. That includes a $4.99 CORE charge on the tailgate! Who charges a CORE charge for a tailgate!!? Then they tacked on a $10.13 ENVIRONMENTAL FEE... what's that for!!? It's not like I was taking a leak out there or dumping my old parts!
Anyway, all in all, Not bad for 90 minutes work.
Things are starting to come together... living the dream!