The 6 month restore...

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About 6 months ago I decided to replace the totally rusted out cab on my daily driver. The roof had rotted away.. and the floors had rotted away again since i replaced them back in the early 90s. So I figured it was time for a whole cab. I'd been searching for a cab for a couple years, then actually spotted one for sale, cheap, and local(longview). So I picked it up and stored it until I couldnt stand the water pouring in on me anymore lol. This ended up being alot more work then I originally expected. Being a daily, I figured I'd just swap cabs, give it a quick spray of paint and get back on the road. But you know how these things grow. Once the paint is fresh then everything else looks like hell. So you end up cleaning/painting/polishing or replacing everything. I'm still not quite done yet. The bumpers and wheels need polishing, and my carpet won't arrive til sometime this week. But I finally got it out of the barn and out in the sunshine. Just drove into the gas station and burger joint. Been getting lots of attention. A biker group did a rubber neck and even started honkin lol. This started as a 1970 btw. It's still 6 lug but with discs. I'm just about to turn over 520k miles. Of course the only original parts left are the frame rails! Here's a few pics.