Trying to make Junky perhaps just a little bit Funky...

[DD1]

A friend of mine helped me work on the truck this evening, and we made progress in some areas and not so much in others.

Took the wheels and drums off. We were leaving the brakes till last, and we never got to it. It was 96 degrees and crazy humid today. Had to call it a day eventually.



Got the bed off the frame Saturday night.


The reinforcement strip looks like crap. Do I need to replace this? Is it that important?



Had to cut the spring out. Then managed to get the lower bolt out with a lot of cutting and grinding.


The upper bolt is more of a problem. Tried to use an air chisel on it, not much luck. Going to try a long Sawzall blade next.


Managed to remove the track bar. There was no metal sleeve on the lower part of the track bar. It was either stuck on the bolt, or there is no metal sleeve on the lower one. Does this pic of the lower bolt look right? Is the sleeve stuck on it or is it supposed to be like that?