she's got a good bit of camper rash... overall pretty good condition. a little rust on the bedrail corners from the cap/campers over the years, but it's limited to a manageable amount on the the corners. gotta sell the cap now to get it off the patio, so I can put the 71 on the patio, so I can put the 72 in the garage, and the cat that ate the rat that swallowed a gnat....
removed the cap, plan is to sell it. got the mirror extensions off (never liked those things, but this is my favorite mirror style, when it has no extensions), which, as simple as it sounds, was more work than I thought it would be - the studs don't take normal nuts (was trying to get some temp replacements for my rusty acorn nuts, but they were the only kind that would work - studs are not coarse OR fine, some sort of interference fit to really clamp on the mirror). removed the flaky steering wheel cover. steering wheel is shot, but I have a few black ones to pic from to put on there in good condition. the interior is fair, dash unmolested. seat cover obviously incorrect, but like I said, workin on that. motor in nom 350 gm. trans is original th350. runs pretty well, but apparently only about 35K on the motor. Truck itself has about 200K and it shows. But can't complain, body is darn straight. Haven't gotten all the carpet out yet - will show you a pic when I do - the bed wood looks pretty solid, at least what I've seen so far.
For you SPID readers out there, yes, it originally had a t&s box, but that was removed and very well plated over during it's only repaint circa 1997. The only flaw in the body work is that the trim covering it is all wavy, but the body is straight underneath. I would, however, like to restore this at some point, and that would include the t&s box. No small feat, easier to remove than it is to install, once it's plated over. Anyhoo... So, you may see a WTB ad for a tool box section/door/assy, etc in the near future from someone parting a tool box truck. But no rush. Plenty of other stuff to work on in the meantime. PLENTY
The two major detractors for me on this ol truck are the missing toolbox and the non-orig motor (oh yeah, and there are tiny friggin speaker holes in the doors, go figure...) But, I think I can live with it for now - not worth doing a nut and bolt resto, but would like to "re-do" it to make it look somewhat new again, and take it back to what it once was. Might not be worth it w/o the original motor, but if I plan to keep it, who cares! Then again, I've said that before. Anyway, it will be fun.