mobrien8831

What have I done? Suspension..all frame mounts, springs, etc after inspecting a blown brake line. Brake lines. Manual hubs after last snow, distributor and icm afterwards as it left me stranded, went 400 miles no issues...started missing...found bad wire, TPS replaced, replaced wires. THE VERY NEXT DAY....clutch pedal feels abnormal....oh joy a leaking slave cylinder and better yet it's in the tranny!!! Glory be!!! I finally have the opportunity to replace the oozing rear main seal and pan gasket!!!! Soooo, I'll find a rebuilt trans (just cause you know it will fail a few miles after being reinstalled); clutch, bearings, rear main seal, u joints, slave, and everything else down the line...egad...I'm a sucker for a nice body...and least it's getting warm...to lay on nice warm concrete...Fixed Or Repaired Daily...no joke. For now...I'll just keep adding fluids...Love this site! Thanks for all the help by folks who get it done themselves!!! I'll be asking many questions shortly. Like is it best to remove front clip to do trans? Need fenders anyway....I'd like to cry now....

Ol' Blue ohio

Bought new old factory rims today got a great deal.

pon55

Wasn't it fun getting those rivets out?

CJ720

Everything is buttoned up besides frowning bumper, radius arm brackets welded grill and headlight trim painted white. after the snow melts, rippin the 351 out and powerstroke is going in.

Ol' Blue ohio

Started doing body work an painting today. Sanded everything down cleaned it them shot it with two light coats of truck bed coating. It's gonna get a finish coat if needed.

Ol' Blue ohio

smcox1

Looks pretty good

Ol' Blue ohio

Here it is with a finish coat on it today.


An here is some body work on the other side.



Only had enough coating for one thin coat today will add more when I get to the store.

Ol' Blue ohio

Wish I was better at body work only like the second try at it. Didn't try to mess with the bigger dents lol.

BLDTruth

Yeah I have a fund that I dump a little into every month. Once it hits the magic number given to me by the body shop, then off it goes for everything at once. It's an embarrassingly high number that I will never divulge or admit to anyone. But I don't plan on ever buying another truck, so....