It sat in my yard for a bit over a year, but now that spring is almost here in Winnipeg I'm starting the work on the truck. The plan is to pull the cab, have it sandblasted, order patch panels where I need them, weld them all in, epoxy primer, paint, and re-assemble. I'd like to keep the patina'd look of the truck so just the cab rust is being fixed. The doors and cowl will go back on as-is (they're in good shape actually).
This thread is just to help me document my progress.
This afternoon I started pulling the front clip off in one piece.
Once the cab is off, I'll put it on a dolly. When it comes back from blasting I'll wheel it into my tiny garage and start cutting and welding.
How did this thing make it 1000 miles again?
Can anyone help identify this Edelbrock carb? It needs a rebuild. I'm much more comfortable around fuel injection....
Worrisome bits
The firewall panel is separating from the floor panel
Is this an original column? The paint doesn't match
As I left it for the day.
The front clip is ready to come off in one piece. I just need to drain and remove the radiator, disconnect the trans cooler lines, disconnect the a/c lines, and pull the column. As it sits now I can lift each corner up a couple inches.