Project "Pack Rat"

[LawMan02]

After posting a couple pics of this truck several months ago, the majority of the board suggested keeping the old truck and restoring it. After much thought and much more convincing my wife that it would be a great Dad and son (14yo) project, we started to tear the truck down. I couldn't believe the amount of bolts that would not unscrew and we ended up cutting. The plan is to remove everything to the frame, sandblast the frame and start back up. So far I found that I need to replace the radiator support, inner front fenders, rockers and small amount of floor. The drip rails need reworking and I might put in new cab corners while the cab is off. I'm hoping the axels, transmission and tranfer case are in good condition. The PO said that it was running fine when he parked it several years ago. Anyway that's where I'm at at this point. I'm posting pics of the truck and what I've done so far. In case you are wondering about the name "Pack Rat"...it came from an old 4x4 swamp buggy that my family used in the 60's to take hunters into the swamp to their stands. It had tractor tires on it and would go through hell and back. lol