New member and truck

[Yeller]

I am really stoked. It needs a lot of work but looks fine from a distance. I did find all the dmv paperwork from its origin in Santa Rosa so that was cool. Theres no build sheet on mods so I will be figuring that out. House and garage burned down awhile back so am waiting on rebuilding that to undertake anything big. I remember how much I don’t like rolling under a truck in the mud without a shop for now. Played with stereo wires today to find out the faceplate is getting power but not powering up.. its an older jensen model that should be easy to replace since the po had cut the dash to install.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by Yeller

I am really stoked. It needs a lot of work but looks fine from a distance. I did find all the dmv paperwork from its origin in Santa Rosa so that was cool. Theres no build sheet on mods so I will be figuring that out. House and garage burned down awhile back so am waiting on rebuilding that to undertake anything big. I remember how much I don’t like rolling under a truck in the mud without a shop for now. Played with stereo wires today to find out the faceplate is getting power but not powering up.. its an older jensen model that should be easy to replace since the po had cut the dash to install.

Your house burnt down?
Were you caught in some of those Cali wildfires?
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Also, if the truck runs and drives, then you can take the work slow and enjoy the truck.
Myself, I've never really did a build - I tinker and keep it mobile so I can use and enjoy it whenever and then when life hits with it's hiccups, you don't have a stripped down truck just sitting.

[Yeller]

Yeah Sept 8 2020 saw a lot of houses in the area go up, Slater Fire”. About 200 houses in a very rural area. I think southern oregon had some major fires that day also. We pretty much lost everything. Had a 61 ford 4x4, a 75 cj, 03 ktm 640, 80 honda trail, burned beyond recognition…..and the list goes on, all my hand and air tools, fireproof gunsafes didn’t save anything.…luckily we had insurance, most didn’t. We got out and I towed 3 boats out to town but didn’t get to go back in after the fire closed the road. So this was a cool way to get my mind in the right place.. I drove it around a little yesterday, wow the front shocks are bad….like a rolling marshmellow.