So I figured I would go ahead and start a build thread for my 82. I'll try to keep the introduction short.
Basically i've known about this truck for years, an older lady that lived down the road from my grandpa daily drove it for at least 15 years, her husbands dad bought it brand new locally so it's been around here in rural Nebraska its whole life. She unfortunately passed away so he just parked it in 2014. Fast forward to 2017 my dad ended up buying it and did nothing with it and let it sit... I was wanting another diesel square since I had an 82 previously that I missed so I bought it off him and got right to work.
The truck is absolutely original and ran and drove fine but many things were neglected. Since it lived on a gravel road it's whole life it never got washed so of course the bed is absolutely shot, not a single good piece except for the tailgate for some reason. Typical rust everywhere else but the cab is solid and fixable, floors and inner rockers are rust free.
Plans are mostly to make it a nice driver and keep it basically period correct but with tasteful mods. I didn't take good pics of the first repairs I did but i'll try to document now as I go along.
This is how I got it from my dad. Original down to the topper it came with new. Tires were 20 years old and dry rotted to hell but held air. Interior is super solid for it's age.
