What a Relief!

This weekend was the big day... taking off the wooden bed. Taking off the bed exposes most the frame and most of the components in the rear end making it a lot easier to work on everything. Now that I purchased a new metal bed for the truck I can sell the one that was on it. Someone had a listing on craigslist about wanting to buy a wooden bed for a Toyota Pickup so I replied and he's gonna come check it out soon.

When I bought the truck the seller, who is a good family friend, claimed the frame was rock solid. I believed his word but until I could fully see it it was hard to fully believe. Once we took the bed off it was a huge relief to see the frame was as solid as we thought. It still has original paint on it and isn't all rotten. I think I'm gonna take the extra step and fully re-finish it; scrape off all the dirt and rust and then give it a coat of POR-15, black Rustoleum spray paint, and then oil the living hell out of it so that it can hopefully last another 30 years.

Before I do all that I'll replace all the rear components that I need to like shocks, leaf springs, maybe brakes, and all that good stuff, then once that's done we'll get to work on the front end and painting the frame.