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I went and looked at this truck today. I couldn't believe my eyes when I opened up the driver door and looked at the interior. I sat in it and thought it was 1980 again. Not a rip in the seat, stock AM/FM stereo radio still in the dash, a mint tilt column that looked like it was an NOS unit just put in, the dash was in excellent condition, brown XLT door panels are near perfect other than a little chrome peeling.
If I were building a brown regular cab truck I would pull the whole interior and put it in there and it would be good enough for a show. I just can't get over how mint it was inside.
The body and frame on the other hand is junk. Severe rust on the dual tank/toolbox bed and lower part of the doors.
The engine was supposedly rebuilt 10K ago, trans worked great he said. Only problem with the truck is the brake lines are rusted away.
So the crewcab gets A/C and I plan to pull the motor and trans and swap it all over. That means I am getting rid of the stick shift.
The new gauge panel under the dash helps me to believe that the motor may only have 10K on it. Seems like a real honest guy. Gets delivered on Sunday and then I begin stripping it down.
If I were building a brown regular cab truck I would pull the whole interior and put it in there and it would be good enough for a show. I just can't get over how mint it was inside.
The body and frame on the other hand is junk. Severe rust on the dual tank/toolbox bed and lower part of the doors.
The engine was supposedly rebuilt 10K ago, trans worked great he said. Only problem with the truck is the brake lines are rusted away.
So the crewcab gets A/C and I plan to pull the motor and trans and swap it all over. That means I am getting rid of the stick shift.
The new gauge panel under the dash helps me to believe that the motor may only have 10K on it. Seems like a real honest guy. Gets delivered on Sunday and then I begin stripping it down.