The Green Monster Just an old farm truck

[84 400]

Update: Now I am back at school but because I failed inspection I will be wrenching on "The Grinch" on presidents day weekend.

IT is now tagged titled and registered for street driving just needs to pass inspection.

After the water pump issues I got installed used step n tow bumper I got for free with the step side bed I purchased.

here is a shot of the bumper on the truck... And my vintage year of manufacture plate!!!!!


here is the bed I got with the bumper:

[84 400]

Just got off the phone with my dad....

Picked up a set of front fenders for the 77 rust free oem for $40!

and here is the kicker! The guy threw in a FREE tilt steering column!!!!!!!!!!! sweet! So the grinch is going to get tilt!

[78 Chevyrado]

Great find!

[Chlsnk]

Wow I would give anything for a stepper 4X4! looks great.

[84 400]

went shopping yesterday and met some cool people. Spent more then I wanted to but my hunt for sheet metal is over.

Got a pair of clean doors, nice hood, new aftermarket grill, lower metal valance for front end, complete core support with brand new GM battery box, some other lil things.

So onto the pics
Home at last Not the hood on the roof hahhaha


all out


brand new grill I got with the rad support.


IT ALL GOES ON THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!

[vern350]

You gotta love new parts! Looks like you scored some really solid sheet metal. Looking forward to seeing the difference it makes.

[84 400]

made some headway today. Lat night I sanded down all the rot and rust on my new doors and painted them in east woods rust encapsulater. This is all temp until I repaint the truck in spring.
parts took over the basement..

This stuff works good! now will it hold up????????



Again this is temp until spring. They would not pass the truck for safety before. I shot these with "amy green" rusto paint. Looks light to me tho not as olive drab as I had hoped. ahh well it is temp like I said.

[84 400]

My chitty rocker patch. I can do better but was rushing to be the darkness. It will be getting redone before Paint!!!!!!!!!

stripped front

Can't believe It fit with the be d stacked on top..... sweet

[Walts_restoration]

I love this truck. If i ever find a shortbed 4x4 when the times and prices align.. you know im making a trail rig. Keep up the progress! pictures=good!

[84 400]

forgot to update this some more...

well hung some sheet metal

as you know the gaps aint great

[84 400]

Also swapped the beds and ran into the filler hose dillema


this hoist is one of the best 60 bux i ever spent. from pulling motors to pulling stumps in the yard it has really come in handy


Frame is super clean... this truck is defnatly a 28,000 orginal mile northern truck

as she sits now Yeah doing sheet metal swaps in 20 degree weather sucks but we got her done

[rod86]

comin along quite nicely....

[78 Chevyrado]

Nice progress! Keep em comin!

[bigblazerboy]

sweet looking truck. i have always liked a 4x4 step side. are you going to lift her any?

[84 400]

Originally Posted by bigblazerboy

sweet looking truck. i have always liked a 4x4 step side. are you going to lift her any?

We will see. I could defiantly clear 33's but would love to switch to a 4 inch and 35's. My truck is a "big ten" which is actually more like a 3/4 ton then a half ton. WE will see tho. She eats the gas and could possibly get traded or sold for a boat or older project.....

But the plan as of now is to get her all painted, convert to part time 4x4, twin stick np203, sm465 swap, 33's offroad!!!!!!

[84 400]

picked up a bumper push guard combo..... and got some daytime pic's. The brush gaurd needs paint and will be installed in the spring if I decide e to run it.





[size=13pt]Take that MA Inspection station. Those fools better pass this truck. I fixed every damm thing the guy *****ed about......[/size]

[78 Chevyrado]

Lookin good man!

[Damien]

When you redo the rocker pannel you might want to consider buying a patch pannel. I would ditch the flux core wire too. If you were using solid core wire with an argon mix gas the patch you did would look better. Flux core is just too hot for sheet metal. The truck is looking good. I like the dark green paint.

[84 400]

Originally Posted by Damien

When you redo the rocker pannel you might want to consider buying a patch pannel. I would ditch the flux core wire too. If you were using solid core wire with an argon mix gas the patch you did would look better. Flux core is just too hot for sheet metal. The truck is looking good. I like the dark green paint.

Thanks. I was going really quick just getting something on there kinda deal. I found with a higher wire speed and the lowest setting I got pretty decent welds with the flux on this thin metal. But yeah some new cab panels will be in the future and I already have the gas conversion kid just need to get some gas.

[tvblazer78]

You are moving on this thing fast...

[78 Chevyrado]

That old bed you have left would make a neat little utility trailer. I always wanted a LWB bed that matched my truck, wheels and all.

[84 400]

Originally Posted by 78 Chevyrado

That old bed you have left would make a neat little utility trailer. I always wanted a LWB bed that matched my truck, wheels and all.

Funny you say that my dad was thinking of bolting it on our utility trailer since the sides are crap.............



It actually has a model a front axle... no supention system tho..............

[flamingbig10]

looking good

[78 Chevyrado]

That would be cool. We did that one time with the old bed from my old '62 chevy stepside, since the floor was gone in the bed and the trailer had a good one, we were all set.

[84 400]

UPDATE:

Me and dad dismantled the old bed and tossed it in the scrap pile...

Dad made a foller hose outta a rad hose. I know not great but it works we will keep an eye on it!!

IT PASSED INSPECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Repainted and mounted the push bar with some old lights I had from my 85 c10.


PLEASE DON"T HACK YOUR DASHES FOR A RADIO
The kid who had mine did a horrible job and it took me 2 hours to get this one in there. I redid the wiring mess with removible connections and had to file, grind the metal hackery to get it to fit. He cut it crooked so it will always e crooked......... But now I got tune age!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!