Makes sense: the budget stripper I started with raised the rattlecan yellow on that tailgate almost instantly. That was the end of the fun: it was wasted aircraft stripper and long sessions with the Multimaster from that point on.
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Hahaha, I’m not sure what color it’ll be when it’s all “done”, but the interior color will change. I guess one of the PO’s did that kind of camo for his tree cutting service? It hasn’t aged well.
I picked up this 81 Chevy 1 ton:
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BBC, SM465, NP t case, hydro boost brakes- BUT I’m now toying with the idea of a body swap.
The bed is now gone. If nothing else, I can store the M715 body on it while I prep the M frame for repair/paint?
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I might be in too deep to back out now.
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6.25” needs to come out of the front storage compartment’s center section. The storage unit itself measures roughly 10.5” tall.
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Wow,
That's a really nice old J series truck in that one picture.
Want badly.:(
Haha, thanks! It’s my son’s truck. We built that awhile back ago as his first ride. I’ve told him to sell it and buy something newer, but he refuses. I think he’s going to keep it. I suppose, though, cash talks! Haha.
Meanwhile, the M715 bed has been trimmed as much from the underbelly as I can muster without having the cab and fenders in place.
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I’m going to eventually repaint it white, maybe with some kind of snow cammo pattern.
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I am fabricating a tail gate:
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It’s heavy. Nothing’s been welded up, I need to double check measurements and mock it up on the bed and get chain tabs fab’d up in the right spot.
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Once the front is welded up, the upper lip, and two square tubes will be added on. Maybe tomorrow?
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Interesting. Can’t wait to see the painted product.
Thanks! I have two options as I see it. It’s almost buttoned up. I’ve got some body work to do on the logo’d portion of the tailgate before final welding.
Option A (more correct-looking for an actual M tailgate):
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Option B (taking into account the deeper recessed J truck tailgate):
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Here she is kinda mocked up, but not quite level on the bed:
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Note the 5 various clamps holding it up and together.
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looking good!