I think I am finished

[bigblock73]

OK folks, here are the before and after photos of the ‘76 I acquired a week and a half ago. What started out as a really bad looking truck now looks like just a bad looking truck. I removed the topper, running boards, rear bumper, all four mismatched wheels and tires, and seat. I got four tires free (60% tread left) and mounted them on some Rally wheels I had collecting dust in my garage, I put in a battery (also free), I got a mid 80’s bench seat from the junkyard (perfect shape) to replace the half eaten by mouse seat that was in there, put in a new battery (didn’t come with one) and new alternator (old one was shot), changed out the broken bezel for a newer one that wasn’t broken, changed the oil and air filter, replaced all burned out bulbs, and cleaned the truck real well. I also have an aftermarket rear diamond plate bumper for the truck (not pictured) that will be put on. This truck has some cool features such as front sway bar, factory wood bed floor, fancy interior with wood grain trim, sliding rear window, front bumper guards, and ¾ ton rear suspension. The truck runs excellent (350/350/12 bolt) and everything works, the body is not too good and there are two holes in the floor, but is looks good from 15-20 feet away. How much should I sell it for now? I am guessing it is worth at least $800, so I am going to put a sign in the window for $950 OBO…what do you guys think?

Before…


after…


before…


after…


$400.00 truck
$47.00 alternator
$30.00 seat
$39.00 mount/balance tires
$10.00 bezel

= $526.00 initial invested in truck



$66.00 sold interior trim on E-bay
$.78 change found in truck

= $66.78 returned to me




$526.00
-$66.78

= $459.22 total invested in truck



Some other stuff I gained throughout the whole process was…

- 2 standard truck rims (for my trip to Bonneville in Yeller)
- aftermarket AC equipment
- rear outer bumper brackets
- 4x10 speaker brackets (parts person gave them to me when I purchased the seat)


This was a fun project and if I didn’t need to make some cash I would definitely keep it, thanks for any input and hopefully you guys enjoyed reading about it as much as I did farting around with it!!

-Jeff