What a mess PO left me with

[72farmer]

I hate what the previous owner did to this truck.He filled in every seam on the truck even the gas tank filler neck.I am smelling raw gas in the cab and I think I may have a leaking tank.I will have to cut out the bondo around filler neck to get tank out and the bondo goes way past what a rubber gromlett will cover.I would never do this to a truck.

[dennislbrooks]

We love challenges but we don't complain in front of wives --haha.

[SS Tim]

I'd try hard to "know" before pulling that apart. Get up in there with an inspection mirror or a little handheld video and see. If its a 70 or later it might just be a missing or rotted evap/vent hose.

[toolboxchev]

Life is full of those guys, too lazy or talented to do it the right way, ugh!

[72farmer]

It is a 67.Sorry I forgot that.

[SS Tim]

It still might have a later tank in there. Worth taking a look. But the rigid mounting of the neck like that may have loosened it too.

[mike16]

as we say in the public school system.....some peoples kids. Yea, that demonstrates unusual taste in truck customising. I think I saw it for sale on ebay... 25k or best offer.

I always shudder to think what some people do to these trucks. Others will claim that it increases the value of the fewer and fewer remaining trucks out there. I own two of those remaining trucks and what ever increase in value, I see as a false indicator of value. Frankly I dont want mine or anybody elses truck to increase in value simply because some tweeked out muppet ruined this truck. I simpithise with you and hope that you "restore" some dignity and grace to it.

[72farmer]

Mike,It was not mine on ebay,it show aint worth 25K.Sometimes I want to though,kinda aggravating at it because it has been giving me a lot of problems lately.But that is the hobby.