80 swb 4x4 for my daughter

[abner36]

So a little back story my now 16 year old daughter started bugging me for a sqaure body truck, as one of my favorites I was proud of her but let it pass with out a lot of thought thinking it would pass, but as I would catch myself checking out passing sqaure bodys I would also catch her checking out the same ones. This went on for several months and I was starting to seek out a candidate for her first truck, I was awe struck at the price's people wanted for these trucks when I was in high school mid 90's these trucks were cheap and every where and was starting to wonder if this was good choice for her. fast forward about 3 months I was repairing some farm equipment for a friend of a friend and spotted a sqaure body sitting in a shed next to the driveway, I inquired about the truck was told it wasnt hers and she didnt seem interested in talking about it. on the next trip out to the farm 1 month later I inqiured again and this time she said she would talk to the kid that owned it and give him my number. 2 days later the phone rings it the "kid" with the truck we talk I actually know him and he agrees to turn loosse of the truck on 2 conditions 1 we cant part it out and 2 we cant sell it with out talking to him first. So it comes out of the barn after 10 years here is some pics ......

[abner36]

as the left side and tailgate were missing I found the needed parts 6 hours away got them home and repaired the roll bar holes and put back together

[abner36]

and the box back together,in side primed, just got to primer the outside and get body work finished

[Cape Codder]

Good to see a truck being done for your daughter. My daughter wanted nothing to do with a truck when I offered her a 92 S-10 about 10 years ago. She bought an 08 Silverado Z71 a couple years ago and joked about my 98 rcsb as not being a real truck. Now when she does use my truck if I am working on hers she likes the comments she gets from people about the nice old truck. When she realizes the depreciation of her newer truck she may come around to an older truck.
Has your daughter picked out a color yet?

[abner36]

yes it will get painted the original blue, it is nordic blue metallic.

[abner36]

here are some progress pics ben a super busy week but we are trying to keep on this

[daddyjeep]

You are getting right after it. Looks like a nice truck to start out with and it looks like it will be a really nice truck when you are done. Father/kid projects are definitely the best ones.

[77K10Silverado]

Quick work!!

[evan]

Thats my favorite factory blue.

[abner36]

So ot has been a long busy couple of weeks not a lot to report but did find a spot of rust in the drivers cab corner got it cut out and a patch made just got to get it welded in now

[abner36]

been a while since I posted last while prepping for primer kept finding more I should do by the time I was happy it was all apart! haha ! oh well better safe than sorry here is some update pics

[abner36]

It has taken a while to get to this piont between kids sports snow storms and threats of flooding the shop I am painting in soooo, I picked this up for her to have a sqaure to drive whille we finish hers. It's kinda ruff but kinda cool at the same time just needed a motor hope to finish this up this weekend and have it driving again, besides it was a good excuse for dad to get another sqaure too.

[abner36]

Buddy was helping he got bored started buffing now looks like this, WOW!! now gotta do the other side

[daddyjeep]

Nice. That cleaned up pretty good.

[LT7A]

That is the smoothest acquisition of an additional squarebody that I have ever seen. Honey, she needs something to drive while I finish her other truck. I gotta remember that.

[abner36]

haha thanks better to ask forgivness than permission!

[abner36]

Haven't given up just been to busy have but have been making progress on the truck here is some pictures to prove it. haha

[abner36]

and some more truck is actually coming together nicely will have more pics and some videos in the next few days !!!!

[MTCK]

Good looking rig, and good work on the additional truck acquisition. I may have to use that too someday.

[abner36]

got proof that dad is not doing all the work !! Haha she is taking welding this semester I was welding exhaust and asked if she was wanted to try, she jumped right in very proud dad moment!

[abner36]

as with most projects time always runs out had to take the truck to a friend to finish the body work and get it painted

[abner36]

and she finally decided on a color she wanted I wanted it to stay blue but she had other plans and well it is her truck she liked charcoal so after seeing jaysonb's gmc she liked finally picked on a paint code and well it is still an factory color

[mongocanfly]

turned out nice....

[flashed]

Very nice ,she will have the best truck in school parking lot .

[rideair]

A pretty daughter with a great looking 4x4 Old Chevy Truck, is a rough stretch of road for a dad, not sure I could do it. The only thing a young boy loves more than a pretty girl, is a pretty girl in a nice old 4x4 truck.

But, I have to admit, I went the same way with my own 16yrs daughter. She is driving a 1999 7.3 Ford F250 Crewcab, 4x4 with only 67,000 miles. Though she has asked if she can drive my 1987 Chevy K30 Crewcab every now and again!

Enjoy,