Got a 1 ton crew cab given to me

[BigMike]

Hey guys, whats up. I'm usually over at the 67-72 section, but have not been on for a while as I've been toying with my Son's 72 Nova. A real close friend of ours has an 82 Chevy C30, 454, crew cab that asked if I wanted it. Told him that I needed money to put into my other projects. So he said, "no, I mean you can HAVE it...Just if you fix it up and sell it to give me like $500 or something". What a deal huh? It runs & drives and passes CA smog which is a plus. Only 2 things I can find thats wrong with it (aside from the tan color). The "A" pillars are rotted pretty bad, which is not really a big deal because I am completely capable of welding new ones in...just have to find some first. The other thing is that it is M A N U A L steering, and holy crap is it tough, I'll probably pick up a power pump and box for it, just might be a while. It's a 4 speed but has A/C that kicks butt. He just bought a new battery for it and spent $1k getting new brakes all the way around with new rotors and drums. His wife is just tired of seeing everyday...

I have missed having a truck since I sold mu F150 about 5 years ago, had to do a lot of borrowing of friends' trucks, now I won't have to.

So anyways, is there anyone who makes "A" pillars? Probably gonna have to find someone that is parting out a truck or something. I'll put up some pics once I pick it up.

Mike