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I would just get a whole new door (84-96) and be done with it. I think that door is going to be much worse once you open it up.

Oh shoot. I should’ve paid closer attention

@pago cruiser, did you see these?

I’ve seen that. I suppose, if you want to play, you’ve got to pay

Let’s be honest, it would just about be a miracle if the inspectors don’t spell Comanche with either to “m”s or 2 “e”s.

Mmm, 40 GMC, I have a 40 Chevy. Any chance you have an extra windshield frame that isn’t rusty? Sorry to be off topic. I suppose your options are to replace the starter to try hitting it lightly with something to try and free the Bendix up, although the latter is not recommended.

Huh, I updated that I put the Eagle away, but I never said what I did before the Eagle went away. I got a new driver seat and some other interior trim pieces in the correct color that are much nicer than mine.

That would look pretty good!

That makes the interior in my truck look pretty tame! I dig it for sure.

Great save! Looks like a pretty solid truck. What are your plans for it?

Otherwise, the ACC reproduction carpeted floor mats seem to fit well and keep the dirt off of the carpet quite nicely. You probably don't want them if you have muddy feet often, though.

The rubber flooring isn't particularly rare. It's just what the base model trucks had instead of carpet.

Nice! I also have a build thread of my dad's 53 Chevy COE on here. They are neat trucks for sure!

Very nice. That seems to the a great size on these trucks. It seems to be a good balance between offering more ground clearance and giving a good stance without sacrificing much for performance or fuel economy.

For anyone wondering, it is the son of Matt from Matt's Off Road Recovery. He does pretty cool work with the editing too. I like watching his channel about as much as his dad's.

Indeed he did. I believe between him and my father, they had like 5 or 6 of these trucks over the years. He also had a 67 Chevelle SS396 in Marina blue that he got from—get this—my great-great grandmother.

The bed is on. I do have rear fenders for it, they should be in my dad’s enclosed trailer. The truck didn’t have the bed on when we got it because my grandpa was doing some work on something towards the rear before progress on the truck stopped. The bed had to go on though because my parents bought a “new” truck. It’s a ‘17 Sierra that’s been hit on the right side. So we have 77 years of GM truck technology sitting in our driveway. And the fuel pressure regulator got replaced. The hood got warped when that middle piece got welded in, so it’s going to be replaced by a stock hood. Yup, that’s a 2” receiver on a street rod. I told you we use our hot rods for work. And I also see that this has the pre-54 bedsides. I thought it had the post-54 bedsides. My parents’ new truck. It’s a double cab, so it has the shorter rear doors, with a 6.5” bed. 5.3, Z71 package, 6 passenger interior, and heated seats. Should be a good truck. The right side doors are in the bed. The right rear is straightenable, but the right front needs replacing. As does the fender and front bumper. The rocker panel is also pushed in. It also mangled some of the suspension, but that was fixed pre-picture.

Those wheels are going to look great on that truck! I don't remember if you already said, but what tire size are you planning on going with?

If it makes good oil pressure (I believe 20lbs at hot idle is considered sufficient), I would leave it. No sense in spending unnecessary money, and the newer aftermarket parts tend to fail quicker than OEM do.

We've shipped wheels at my work back in WI. We would box them and put packing material around them in the box. Never had one damaged, but we usually shipped steel wheels. We boxed them individually and the price usually came to $50 per wheel.

Looks great! Still liking not getting up with having to go to work everyday? You sure are making a lot of progress in a short period of time without that job, so I'm sure that feels good at least.

That sucks that it took 14 months to get basically nothing done and that it can't even be one color when driving it. Do you have a new plan for painting the truck?

If you are going for 33s, I'd gear to 4.56s. My truck is on 31s with 4.10s and it is happy with that. I'd also do the original color; there are soooooo many grey vehicles on the road.

This line made me lol

Check out an AuVeCo catalogue, I think that’s what mine are.