This page is about the truck I bought from my grandpa. He bought it brand new so I know every thing it has bin through and its been through alot in its good old days. More stories about this will be here later, working on them elsewhere right now. I have pic's of when he got it new and of while he owned it that I will put on the page later.
Info about the truck: it is a 71 Chevy 3/4 ton with a 350 v8 I will add more on this later.
new items to put on: gear
shift handle
front bumper
grill
cab corners, rocker panel's, floor pans
some beams for new flat bed
dome lamp
and much more
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Truck washed for the
first time at night time I couldn't wait. The next day I rinsed it off and took
some pic's. taken 1996
Me,
my grandma & grandpa by my new truck after it was washed for the first time since
I owned it. taken 1996
Here
I am changing the oil and adding brake fluid not much to look at. taken 1996
Changed
all the belts and replaced the radiator hoses. taken 1996
And
here I am changing the heater hoses. Right after this I took a hammer to
the camper shell, it was rotten. I don't think I have pic's of that. And I got
mufflers and brakes redone. taken 1996
I
took the blinkers out of bumper. But as I was attempting to take off the bent
bumper, I got one bolt off. The rest of them were rusted to the bumper and were
to tight for me to get off. So I had to get help from my step dad. I am pointing
to the only one I could get off. I also took off the grill. I have a new custom one for it.
I painted engine and changed carburetor and valve covers and put on
a new breather and then took it for a drive. I have a pic of the engine before I
did any thing but I cant find it
Me,
my step dad and my step brother taking off the truck bed. After this I got cutting
torch and cut it up to throw away.
These pic's are of when my dad came over and helped me get it road ready to go to his
house. We took the old wheels off, fixed front hose brake lines, bled the
brakes, timed the engine, and put new wheels and tires on. We finished the
day with temporary tail lights. Took place some time in 2000-2001.
Some pic's of the engine taken Sept 25/02 it needs washed
Some pic's of interior before and after, and some of
body now. taken Sept 25/02 it needs washed too
Some
pic's of frame after I sanded the top of it to the metal and painted with rusty
metal primer. You can't really tell I did anything since the paint is rust
color. Soon I will paint all brown paint with black paint. taken Sept 25/02 some time
I will get to the rest.
Pic's
of bumper after being sanded to the metal and then painted with gray rustolium
primer. I need to paint another coat and then sand it smooth and then finish
with flat white paint. The bottom back half is still rusty, this part is
harder to do, I will do it later. Look at pic's above to compare. taken Sept 26/02
I painted the back bumper with flat white paint. I will have pic's
soon. 10-04-02
This bed looks similar to the bed I would like to
build. But the sides will go straight, all the way to the cab.
