My New 79 Long bed

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  1. Motormouth759

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    Well this is my new 79 long bed 3/4 ton with a 4 speed., I bought it from Predracer. Hes my best friend and lives 3 houses down. I got it for my new dd. Its a pretty solid truck. When i got it things like the heat didnt work, gas gauge doesnt read, alternator didnt charge, and no speakers. Currently after one night I got the alternator charging, swapped the battery out, and got the heat working. My plans are to slam it, put my bbs wheels that were on his truck on it, put some seats in it from something and replace a few bad body panels and put a 5 speed in it. Ill get some more pictures monday. But monday it should be slammed, wheels on it, oil changed, coolant flushed, and a tune up, also is getting a new muffler put on it.

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    Sweet deal cant wait to see tihng thing when you get it all done up
     
  3. Predracer

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  4. Motormouth759

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    So today I spend all day and until midnight doing all this work. Today I stripped and cleaned everything, fixed the glovedoor box, fixed the drafty a/c vents along with cleaning out the leaves. Also me and Predracer got my wheels on and cranked torsion bars with 3 inch block in the back. Here are some pictures.

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    Ill get some better pictures tomorrow and a woodgrain steering wheel goes in tomorrow...
     
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    Nice work! By the way are you keeping those factory hubcaps? if not can I buy them off you?
     
  6. Motormouth759

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    For the time being im going to hold on to them, i like to change wheels alot and never know what i might do. BUt in a week or two if i decide to sell them you will be the first to know
     
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    Here ya go bud

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