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As I am currently renting a house, I do not plan to do a full restoration at this time. I simply don't have the time/space to invest in it right now. Instead I want to rebuild/fix components to make the vehicle safe for small trips to local shows and excursions now while slowly building up piece parts for a general restoration to start next year in 2019 (hope to be in our own house by then). Right now that means fixing/replacing the brakes, brake lines, shocks, springs, suspension parts (ball joints, tie rods, etc), bench seat, steering wheel (cracked), ignition/locks, and cleaning the carb.
The truck sat for a few years before I got it. As a result, the carb is a bit gummed up. However.....it does run and I have driven it about 14 miles so far. I've got seafoam in the tank now to help the carb (part of why I drove it) and currently the truck idles and runs smoothly. No smoke, no knocks.
To stop the rust on key spots (hood, cab, grill) I used rust converter. It's simply to buy me some time to truly sand/fix the body. These parts were still good, the lower foot of the cab is a different story and I will need to weld in some panels and I'm looking at replacing the floor of the cab. That's why it looks like it has black eyes now.
Once I start full restoration, I am not planning to make it 100% authentic/original, but I do plan to take it close and make it nice and my own.
Here are pictures of the truck.
Aftermarket Air?:
When I first got it before driving it home and before I removed the home fabbed bull bar:
