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Old 01-15-2011, 09:42 PM   #1
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Cleaned her up a bit.
Just wanted to show off what was lurking under many years of surface rust, dirt and grime.
Still a fine looking truck underneath.

When I first got her:


What she looks like today:


Here's the interior:


I ended up using the CLR method to remove the severe surface rust from the hood and a few other areas.
Put on a coat of Mother's wax after that.
Still needs alot of good cleaning throughout.

Thanks for looking!
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Old 01-15-2011, 09:46 PM   #2
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Re: Cleaned her up a bit.
The ol gal is in pretty good shape!

Welcome to the board too. What are your plans?
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Old 01-15-2011, 10:05 PM   #3
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Lookin' really shart man!

Ps, flip the steering wheel 180* next time for interior shots lol, it bothers me
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Old 01-15-2011, 10:08 PM   #4
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Re: Cleaned her up a bit.
Love the white/olive green/white combo. My first truck had this color combo. Welcome to the board.
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Old 01-15-2011, 10:09 PM   #5
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Great looking truck!!
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Old 01-15-2011, 10:38 PM   #6
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Re: Cleaned her up a bit.
Very Nice! I love before and after pics!
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Old 01-15-2011, 10:49 PM   #7
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Looks great.. I kind of like this color

According to the spid that's exactly what mine originally looked like as well..
Olive green, with white door panels, plaid seat, with the highlander option.
Mine's a custom deluxe C20 with a 350/350 and Dana rear.


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Old 01-16-2011, 05:00 PM   #8
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The ol gal is in pretty good shape!

Welcome to the board too. What are your plans?
Thanks! I'm not even for sure just yet. My current major goal is preservation, as there's not much money for much else. Resoration is likely in the future. It runs very well and seems to be in pretty good mechanical shape for now, though.

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Lookin' really shart man!

Ps, flip the steering wheel 180* next time for interior shots lol, it bothers me
Ha! Actually, it bothers me too. I didn't notice until I uploaded the photos. I was like, "Damn!"

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Love the white/olive green/white combo. My first truck had this color combo. Welcome to the board.
I think it's a pretty neat combo myself! Of course, I'm biased.

And thanks to everybody else!
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Old 01-16-2011, 05:30 PM   #9
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Re: Cleaned her up a bit.
Cool

Need more pictures of those awesome floormats lol Welcome!
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Old 01-16-2011, 05:47 PM   #10
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Re: Cleaned her up a bit.
Thats looking great! Amazing transformation!
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Old 01-16-2011, 05:57 PM   #11
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Lookin' really shart man!
Doesn't look like the shart I know.

Truck looks great cleaned up.
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Old 01-16-2011, 08:15 PM   #12
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Re: Cleaned her up a bit.
Nice looking rig,repaint the rims,some beauty rings and center caps and she will look sweet.Also welcome to the board you will find a lot of good info here and good people willing to help. BTW x2 on the floor mats.
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Old 01-16-2011, 08:38 PM   #13
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very nice truck
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Old 01-16-2011, 08:44 PM   #14
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Re: Cleaned her up a bit.
If you listen closely you can hear that truck crying out for a set of 8 inch truck rally wheels and white letter 275/60 tires.
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Old 01-16-2011, 08:48 PM   #15
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Re: Cleaned her up a bit.
Nice work!
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Old 01-16-2011, 11:40 PM   #16
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If you listen closely you can hear that truck crying out for a set of 8 inch truck rally wheels and white letter 275/60 tires.
I don't even have to listen closely. She's practically screaming it. LOL!

Thanks, everybody!

Very impressed at the knowledge here, and very excited about how incredibly active this forum is!
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