[Flinttim]

Hi to all. My name is Tim. My 89 yr old father in law recently decided he no longer needed his old truck. The Mrs. wanted to keep it in the family, so it now sits at my shop.1978 stepside longbed. 350 small block, auto trans. From what I have gathered so far the long bed stepsides are kinda of uncommon. Anyway, all things considered the old truck is not too bad.It'll need new fenders on the front and rockers and cab corners. From there back it's solid.My father in law bought it used back when ever ?? , and it's been kept in the garage since when not being used. Most of the rust must have been already started when he bought it. Our plan is to not "restore" it as such. We just want to fix the rusted parts, clean it up, paint it, redo the interior, and call it a day. Right now we use it every now and then when we need a pickup for pickup stuff. I'll slowly replace stuff under the hood that my father in law has let slide (tune up, filters etc etc ).
I live within driving distance of Paul's Truck Parts ,Rockville Indiana, and that would make the needed parts for the body if I save the shipping. Have any of you dealt with him ? Good quality ? Any input would be appreciated. As I said I'll need two fenders, rockers and cab corners. Around here good,used solid Chevy body parts are an oxymoron. They just do not exist.
By the way, I should mention, I am an auto trim shop owner, been a trimmer for 41 years. I might be able to answer some questions folks have relative to their interiors. I'm sure I'll have more questions myself. Thanks, Tim