I like this truck. I've got a very similar truck, but mine is all worn out. This other guy's truck is an inspiration, though, I want mine to be like that when I get it restored. 🙂
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This truck is cool.
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Francodman
Diamond Member
Ms. Lippy's car is green.
Corporate Thug
Lifer
just get a new truck
alkemyst
No Lifer
what year is your truck, my dad had a 69.5 maverick 2 door and my mom a 70 something and I think both steering wheels were like your's....this was about 30 years ago though so I don't remember if there were exact.
Your seats, if you like the bench and the foam is ok should be easy to redo...re carpeting should be easy too since you don't have much 'form-fitting' to do. Repaint the gauge covers and cover the dash and doors in new vinyl....viola new interior for cheap. They may even have reupholstery kits.
paint is paint and can be costly or cheap depending on who does it and does it right. My brother got a not exactly cheap paint job, but not premium either and the overspray melted plastic parts and covered other's in his engine compartment...the contract had a disclaimer about overspray so the company was not bound even though it was excessive.
With the engine the most expensive part is getting the bottom end redo...then you can decorate it as you want inside the engine compartment 🙂
Your seats, if you like the bench and the foam is ok should be easy to redo...re carpeting should be easy too since you don't have much 'form-fitting' to do. Repaint the gauge covers and cover the dash and doors in new vinyl....viola new interior for cheap. They may even have reupholstery kits.
paint is paint and can be costly or cheap depending on who does it and does it right. My brother got a not exactly cheap paint job, but not premium either and the overspray melted plastic parts and covered other's in his engine compartment...the contract had a disclaimer about overspray so the company was not bound even though it was excessive.
With the engine the most expensive part is getting the bottom end redo...then you can decorate it as you want inside the engine compartment 🙂
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
....because deburring makes it go faster...now I've heard everything.
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
Fallenhero-Are you one of the Village People?
prvteye2003
Diamond Member
my first truck(vehicle) was an old '68 Chevy. It had a 350 in it but exactly a month after I got it, it threw a crank bearing in a cylinder. This guy I knew said he had a block I could have that was just taking up space in his grandma's garage. I ran the number through the local auto parts dealer and it ended up a 327 out of an old corvette. SOB ran like a mofo after that. I ended up boring the cylinders, dropping a racing cam, already had a 350Turbo tranny in it. Never ran it at the track but it would run though.
thomsbrain
Lifer
with that much engine and those aerodynamics, he probably hits his top speed before the 1/4 is up. probably a hell of a ride, too. 🙂
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