what a night!

[csb#356]

yeah luckily the fire department came before it exploded. Its pretty frustrating to watch your truck sit the and burn with nothing else you can do. Once it started burning under the dash there was no stoppin it.

[dbmx66]

Originally Posted by csb#356

yeah luckily the fire department came before it exploded. Its pretty frustrating to watch your truck sit the and burn with nothing else you can do. Once it started burning under the dash there was no stoppin it.

did you every get it fixed? or was it beyond repair?

[csb#356]

Originally Posted by dbmx66

did you every get it fixed? or was it beyond repair?

It depends on your definition of beyond repair really. The body was still fine except the paint on the hood got burned so I decided to fix it. Everything in the cab was burned or melted so I stripped it down and painted it all up. Obviously it was going to need to be rewired so I got a painless wiring harness, which has actually been pretty painless so far to install. I was able to find a 76' at the junkyard that had most of the stuff I needed for the inside. (guages, heater vents, dash bezel, heater controls, etc.) So basically everything I need to get back on the road I have, I'm not gonna worry about carpet and things like that quite yet. For the engine new distributor, holley carb, hoses, fuel lines, valve cover are a little rough but usable, and theres some other little odds and ends that I'm discovering as I go. The engine compartment actually faired the best after all was said and done. Just some new paint on the firewall and it looks pretty good. I'm pretty close to getting it back on the road, I finished the wiring yesterday, but then it wouldn't turn over so I'm hoping the battery was just dead, I'm just gonna triple check everything today and see what happens.

[dbmx66]

Originally Posted by csb#356

It depends on your definition of beyond repair really. The body was still fine except the paint on the hood got burned so I decided to fix it. Everything in the cab was burned or melted so I stripped it down and painted it all up. Obviously it was going to need to be rewired so I got a painless wiring harness, which has actually been pretty painless so far to install. I was able to find a 76' at the junkyard that had most of the stuff I needed for the inside. (guages, heater vents, dash bezel, heater controls, etc.) So basically everything I need to get back on the road I have, I'm not gonna worry about carpet and things like that quite yet. For the engine new distributor, holley carb, hoses, fuel lines, valve cover are a little rough but usable, and theres some other little odds and ends that I'm discovering as I go. The engine compartment actually faired the best after all was said and done. Just some new paint on the firewall and it looks pretty good. I'm pretty close to getting it back on the road, I finished the wiring yesterday, but then it wouldn't turn over so I'm hoping the battery was just dead, I'm just gonna triple check everything today and see what happens.

well thats great. that your getting the stuff done to it, i just didnt know if yours like melted to the ground ( for lack of a better phrase)

but good luck with it man.