75 C10 Moss Gold - Pgreensoup and Son

[pgreensoup]

First off - thanks to all of you regular posters - I've learned a ton from reading all the threads. I just now got the ability to post, so I plan to start posting myself.

On April 9, 2025, my son and I acquired a 1975 Moss Gold Custom Deluxe (for $42 - not kidding). It has NEVER been under cover, and has sat in the Eastern Washington heat, on a dusty road with windows half open for over half its life. And boy were we excited.

It had 70,000 miles on it when we got it. It is absolutely filthy, so we tossed a sheet over the bench seat, and drove it until it started smoking heavily, which was 12 miles. So now with 70,012 miles, we are learning how to replace a brake caliper that appears to have frozen.

My son and I are not mechanical. And like my son, I did not have a father who was mechanical. So we are learning from these forums, and from YouTube. We have dabbled in upholstery, so we plan to start there.

I'll post a few pictures below, and of course would love to hear any thoughts, wisdom, lessons, things to try, things NOT to do.

Besides the frozen caliper, the truck runs (fine?) it has a bit of rust here and there, but nothing terrible other than a huge hole at the bottom of the cab to the right of the driver's door, and a few holes in the passenger floorboard, and the passenger wheel well/fender area. The tailgate is pretty munched up. The interior is a complete disaster. BUT the truck is loud and fun to drive! My friend explained it has a glass pack (whatever that means).

Okay. To the pics! And PLEASE, I'd love to hear your thoughts!