Finally done, here is the After gallery. Click a picture to view the carousel…
Dashboard nearly complete.
Headliner, dome light, gun rack… check!
This was the “farm truck” in January 2017, the Before gallery…
The damaged fender and the old fix, lurking under the body filler that was blasted off.
Testing it out, with blankets and towels draped on the line to dampen the snap if the line should break.
LIft off!
Ready for disassembly.
And lastly, this gallery shows some of our work. There is no question that the paint job (and prep and finish) was by far the most time consuming and at times disheartening part of the restoration. The mechanical jobs were mostly straightforward, with just a handful that caused trouble. We got pretty good at rebuilding doors and windows but a broken – yeah, we broke it – passenger side window just as we were finishing the truck gave us some grief… nobody likes to backtrack. All in all, we enjoyed the project and we’re pleased with the result.
More importantly, Lewie is happy to have the truck just as he remembered back in the sixties, but made more enjoyable with the addition of power steering, power brakes, and the overdrive transmission.
Jim Tronier at work on the frame.
Back in the barn before the next rain. Bare metal will rust if you just drop a bead of sweat on it.
Sorting out the wiring for the dash… easy.
Dash lights spliced into blade connectors.
Fuse box above driver-side kick panel. Accessible but out of the way.
