[72freak]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

How did it fare? Any major rust now? And heck yes on your donor! That worked out slick. If anyone gives you grief, they don't have a clue. That rotary pump engine will fire up in a 1/4 of a revolution, and you'll be getting 18-22mpg's. Make sure you fix the KDP before you stuff it in the truck. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I really look forward to seeing this one put back on the road!

The truck held up well. There is some minor rust here and there but nothing too involved. The paint will have to be addresses eventually so a few rust spots and body filler cracks are no concern. The only part of the truck that really had bad rust were those HIDEOUS rear fender steps and I plan on cutting them off and replacing them with something that actually looks like it belongs on the truck. We may also change the X-cab windows to something that fits that area a little better. The donor truck runs like a top and fires up before the key can be turned all the way. It only has 177K on it and had a freshly built rear and transmission. The only reason we trailered it was for simplicity, bald tires and the injector pump was leaking a bit.