My "new" truck

Well,

We (My wife, oldest son, father-in-law, and brother-in-law) have been working on restoring my 1992 Chevy 1500 stepside for about three months now. After completely stipping it, smoothing out all the nicks, dings, and dents, and getting the primer layed we finally got the paint and clear coat done. I attached a few pics just in case you were interested. (The wheels and tires are off of my old gal that my wife totalled while I was deployed. They were the only things we were able to salvage)
http://www.muleymadness.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5292&hilit=wreck

FYI: We have brand new bumpers, grill, chrome, side mirrors, etc that will be going on next. The 350 has been completely rebuilt and now all we need to do is buy a new windshield and then start on the interior. (Thank the good lord for in-laws that own an auto shop and love to do this stuff for nothing!)
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sneekeepete
Good lookin truck! Good luck on the interior that is always the part that I hate the most.
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killerbee
very cool, love the color. you throw a set of horns in the back so we can see what it's gonna look like in the woods. oh and we need a little mud down the side. as far as that windsheild goes you might order one pre-cracked there cheaper and it's going to happed sooner or later lol lol
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AGCHAWK
"killerbee" wrote:as far as that windsheild goes you might order one pre-cracked there cheaper and it's going to happed sooner or later
Too funny! lol Yea, that's exactly why I have to get a new one. The current one has three different cracks in it from the damned gravel roads. Oh well, that's the name of the game I suppose.

Sneekee....I would agree with ya as far as the interior goes. It will have to wait for a bit anyway. I pretty much put all my "extra" cash into the primer, stripping material, paint, clear coat, bumpers, grill, engine rebuild, etc. Of course, I have paid NOTHING in labor so I am getting off extremely cheap here so no complaints!
I guess I'll be OK with screwed up interior for a little while longer. Of course, having my 2006 Chevy 1500 helps too :)
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waynedevore
WOW! You ain't gonna take that into the mud, brush, grease and gumbo are Ya? #-o
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79Ford
Very nice color, I love it.
As far as saving a few $$ on the glass, check with a few auto glass companies and see if they have any seconds in stock. I used to work for an auto glass company and we always had windshields that had a scratch or blemish in them that we would discount to customers. Buy a new one and it will look like a second in a couple of months anyways, so you might as well save a few bucks where you can.

Nice job on the truck so far 10sign: I cant wait until i can get mine into the shop for some body work and paint.
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chet
wht would somebody waste all that time on a chevy? lol
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AGCHAWK
79Ford, thanks for the tip. I'll certainly look into that!

Chet, I'm a Chevy man, through and through!

As for taking into the mud, grease, and everything else in the great outdoors...OF COURSE! Now, that doesn't mean I won't wash it EVERY time I am back and treat it like a baby....but I'll take it out.
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bigbuck92
"chet" wrote:wht would somebody waste all that time on a chevy? lol
 HEY NOW! I drive a chevy and they is nice :) Mine is a 79 k20, Shes cold blooded but once you get her running she runs like a champ. The only thing i wanna do to her is fix some of the rusty holes in the body and get that all fixed then give her a purty paint job :)) This is getting me thinking though. I think im gonna start a thread. I wanna see what everyones driving up on the hill :))
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79Ford
"bigbuck92" wrote:This is getting me thinking though. I think im gonna start a thread. I wanna see what everyones driving up on the hill :))
 My trail rig is the one and the same. I dont see a reason to have two trucks when the one I have does everything I need it to. Would be nice to have A/C in the summer, but it's on my list of add-ons to do when i get the extra $$.
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