This month, marks a year since I started this project. Reading the restore books they all warn about loosing the drive for something like this if you jump into it to fast or are not ready for the amount of work involved. I must say that I honestly thought I would of been driving this truck months ago, but things didn't work out that way. I had my moments after hours and whole weekends spent working on the truck, that I just stopped and looked at it and just thought..."What did I get myself into!". Restoring a truck like this is more work than I ever imagined. Especially if you plan on doing all the work yourself, like I have.
If your thinking about starting a project like this, its very rewarding, and I am almost able to drive my truck finally, but I must warn you... Think about your project long and hard... Read a few books about restores/rebuilds. Add the costs, the man hours, and everything you can think of.... And once your there, times it by at least 5.
I started this project thinking I was going to restore my truck to like new condition. I have had it and thought about it for over 16 years. Half way through I realized that doing a complete restore would take more time and money than I could invest at this stage of my life. Even though my truck is nearing the ability to be road worthy, there are a ton of things I will have to go back and revisit. But as I mentioned above, I have had this truck for over 16 years and its been in my family over 30 years, so no rush to restore, just enjoying the memories this old truck has been centered around.
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