Project Papaw: reviving a rusted beater thats been sitting nearly a decade.

[Rodent]

I'm still driving the hell out of this old truck. The only issues I've had so far was one of the old Wintermarks on the back finally crapped out and broke a belt and I bought some used 30x9.50 all terrains and put on the back. One of my back wheel cylinders is leaking a little. I went ahead and bought both sides and threw them behind the seat lol. I also bought shocks about a month ago to put an end to the Cheech and Chong effect when I go over rough roads, but have been too busy to put them on either.

In the last week I've hauled a 10ft poplar log and a 10ft piece of metal grating, too big for my little Toyoter Hilux, but the old Chevy handles them well.

I think I've proved my point though, you can drag one of these old C-series from a brush pile, get it running and safe, and drive it without much issue. If I had fixed everything I thought would cause an issue for peace of mind, I'd still probably be working on it.