DoubleL's '66 Project

[Terry12]

DoubleL, what have done as far as the exhaust now that you installed your new headers?
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[DoubleL]

Originally Posted by Terry12

DoubleL, what have done as far as the exhaust now that you installed your new headers?
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I'm actually running kind of a temp setup. I have both headers going into a 2 3/4 pipe with a glasspack. I am probably going to be putting the gas tank in the back and will eventually run dual pipes outside the framerails.

[DoubleL]

I want to accomplish two things on my 4 day weekend. Rewire the front and cab of the truck and come up with a plan for dealing with my interior leak and the rusty upper A-pillars on the cab. I have seen evidence of a lot of half-a## work by the PO.

[DoubleL]

Got my wire harnesses in the mail today! Rewiring is going to start in a couple days but first I wanted to get that carpet out and check out my cab. The back of the seat was pretty nice under the seat cover.....the bottom not so much.

[DoubleL]

The carpet had been laid down over the old rotten mat and a few shoddy repairs were made at some point. The rust in the cab is pretty bad. Disappointing but not really unexpected. This was rusted like this when I got it but wasn't visible from the outside. I think at some point the PO threw paint on it and put a carpet in to sell it. I hope I can fix this.

[DoubleL]

A few more pics of the cab.

[DoubleL]

One good piece of news is that a guy I work with is going to teach me to weld as well as help me with the repairs. I have always been pretty good mechanically but electrical and body work are a complete mystery. I am determined to learn this stuff though.
I'm still a couple months out from being able to do any substantial body repairs but I just couldn't leave that wet carpet on there any more!

[Z POPPY]

Nice truck welcome to the forum. Sorry about the p.o. some are very scandalous. I've seen it all then I get surprised again. Bailing wire, bondo over chicken wire, cardboard and over 2" thick also. A new door skin glued over the old one, it looked pregnant. I can go on and on. Being your DD I understand using a rusty inhibitor and even fastening steel over the rusted area for now. Our trucks are known for rusted out areas like this. I would even expect the inner and outer rockers look that as bad. Do what you need to for now. If you plan it out, have experience or a friend with it can all be done over a weekend or a vacation week from work. Just remember one thing, have fun enjoy working on your truck. Good luck.

[jdl71]

Originally Posted by DoubleL

The carpet had been laid down over the old rotten mat and a few shoddy repairs were made at some point. The rust in the cab is pretty bad. Disappointing but not really unexpected. This was rusted like this when I got it but wasn't visible from the outside. I think at some point the PO threw paint on it and put a carpet in to sell it. I hope I can fix this.

Rust? What rust? I can see you're not from the midwest.

Seriously, I know it's probably disappointing to find that considering how sharp your truck looks but it can be fixed. Take your time, ask lots of questions and you'll have it licked before you know. There's also not much more rewarding than seeing fresh, clean metal on the bottom of your cab either.