Project Noah

[wpsharpshooter]

Wow.. Repaint the bumpers, wheels and mirrors and you could run it as is.. Good looking truck with actual real patina

[Auston]

Well… bad news. You guys called it, my front fender is shot. Someone has patched it before with bondo. I looked down in there and could see daylight. And some off the bondo peeled right off. Also pulled the front wheels off and I know why it never rusted more than it has. Everything’s covered in dirt or dirt-dobbers nests. These things are everywhere.

[68bowtie]

Yeah... That's not surprising. I think everyone's comments are valid. You need to decide if you want a restored truck, or a really nice original driver. If the latter (what I would do) I would leave the cab corners and rockers alone. I would consider fixing the pass. fender rust, but otherwise focus on mechanicals and cosmetics. It's a really nice original truck. Having some cosmetic blems is quite alright.

You want that sporty muscle look, focus on the mechanicals and make it a fun driver! Don't worry about the body, it's really great as-is.

[Auston]

I’ve decided to keep it as original as I can. I’ll find another project to hot rod. These are the tires I’m going to put on the rear. It won’t be a daily driver but a fun weekend truck.

[68bowtie]

Sweet! I like this project even more now.

[68Gold/white]

Beware of the different drive-abilty that those pictured tires have from modern radial tires.

Its a very different feel of the road. Any seam between lanes or repaired sections are no fun to encounter when driving on bias ply tires.

I'm sure you can find some skinny radial tires that will look got on your wheels. 4X4's use them, although most these days are pretty wide...

Those brake rotors look like they could be easily machined. The groove in them is a wear indicator, when the rotor is too thin. I use semi-metallic pads on all my vehicles when possible.

Under that pile of muck, theres the grease zerk for the upper ball joint...