bought it from an older couple like a week ago. Lady said her grandpa owned it, had been sitting awhile but put some fresh gas and changed the oil and she went, had brand new tires and brakes










So far I changed the oil and filter, new spark plugs, removed the toolbox and washed it. Plan on removeing the hitch and putting tailights back in the proper spots. gonna lower it, 3 in the rear and hopefully 2 up front atleast/ Wash it again and then try and wax it and clean the interior up. Oh got it for a grand if anyone was wondering.

 

Looks like a great project. I can't believe your going to redo that leopard print on the seat. LOL J/K.

 

very nice find

 

yeah, id take it off now but the seats really beat up, its a nice truck, guy was real helpful with getting it up and going.havent noticed and real bad rust spots, theres some surface rust here and there but nothing major. Its tiny though, no leg room at all but im glad I found it and picked it up. Just hope i can actually fix it up they way id like. I might do some minor body work and then flat black it, im wanting to get some 17 inch centerline smoothies, kinda make a more modernized rat rod i guess? idk

 

awww no fender blinkers



looks like a killer start, only hard parts i see is the missing dash pad and maybe the blinkers if ya like that look.

 

amm i missing a dash pad? i didnt know that, thanks for pointing that out, can i order one anywhere?

 

this is swapmeets interior, you should check out his truck its awesome




hmm, didnt register he has a cover on it, might be im wrong on that one. jus kinda looks like something is missing on yours. hopefully somebody with another 71ish will chime in.


if you find a place that sells one be sure to post it up, parts like that are stupid hard to find.

 

dibs on the seat cover! haha. seriouly thats a really clean find. nice job.

 

yeah swapmeets the one who pointed me to this site, hes got a dashmat cover which ive found for mine but his is the only truck ive seen interior pics of. About to go to the car wash and then wax it so wish me luck, when i get money ill take it to a detail place

 

anyone know if doorpanels from like a 76 will fit my truck? mine has like some hard plastic for door panel and would like to clean that upjust curious if anyone might know the answer, just washed it a bit and a lot of spiderwebs and crab out the engine bay and dirt.gonna wax it and ill post up pics when i get time

 

Im halfway through waxing it, its taking forever but the results r worth it. pictures r crappy but u can still see the difference, whenever i get some money im still taking it to a detail place cause id love to see what they could do

 

damn. makes me wanna do mine more.

 

DANG!! That came out really really good. I like it even more now!

 

it still has its imperfections but i think it looks a ton better

 

More progress finally, waxed it and got it lowered




Got the leapord skin cover off, was tied on with bailing wire in like 30 different spots, so it took awhile, look horrible so im gonna get it recovered asap



Start cleaning up the floor and im in the middle of cleaning the years of dirt and crap, then im gonna primer it and throw some rustoleum down, neither autozone or orilleys had por15

Little cleaning



Little more cleaning

 

you should hurcaline the floor, it will quiet thing down i did my s10 not to long ago

 

I just read what your plan to do. I really really reccomend that you don't just primer and paint it. That won't stop the rust. Your putting a bandaide on cancer. You really need to put some sort of rust inhibitor on that rust man.

They sell other stuff that stops rust other than POR15, at least use some of that.

Welcome to the site!

 

ill go around tomorrow see what i can find, the stuff i got is for rust though, its rustoleum rust stop or some ****

 

go to an auto body supply place if you can find one. or even a body shop. there are products like rustmort or one step. it basically eats into the rust and seals it. we used those at the body shop. both turn the metal purple. great stuff. apply it with a brush but it flows nice, its pretty thin. then a couple hours later you can coat it with paint/undercoating/bedliner.

 

Will this rust stop stuff not work, its by rustoleum?