After flushing out the radiator, I drove the old truck around for a few hours yesterday. The engine (230)is surprisingly eager to climb hills. May be something to do with 3.73 rear end gears.
Holy crap, the shocks are completely useless, and the rear stabilizer bushings are history also.
Here's the list so far:
Replace steering box.
Replace window regulators.
Rebuild carb/set timing to spec.
Replace all shocks and trashed bushings.
Replace cracked exhaust manifold.
I replaced the tailights and shot WD-40 into the turn signal switch area and got lucky, now have all lights working!
So far, have spent $650 on parts.
The truck makes such a cool sound when it's running, and I can't believe how many people like it, even with the "patina" paint job from God.
Getting there.