Truck as it appeared on Tuesday, September 23  2008. Mechanical
modifications are done and proven,  so restoration ready to start.
Disassembly begins below on afternoon of September 23, 2008.
Frame off has started, cab to come off next, then pull the engine...
As brought home for a Christmas
present for my wife.... December 2007
Body off, power train out, next, blasting and frame paint
Frame after blasting, then after paint with new dual master cylinder, lines, and shocks.
Cab and other body parts off to the painter for body work and paint. 10/15/08
Engine back into frame, with newer Saginaw 4spd tranny. Engine will be fired
and run for 30 minutes in frame to adjust valves, set timing, and check for leaks
Cab back from paint shop May 4, 2009 and reattached to chassis
Cab on, interior in, wiring done, engine plumbed and ready to
go. Paint shop finished pieces arriving weekly
Truck finished June 5, 2009. First show and cruise next weekend
And the Payoff