Little red truck, 12.0

1972 chevrolet step side truck restoration
The bed is on, the wood hasn’t been started yet, and there is a huge pile of parts still in boxes.

Today we continue the series on our truck restoration. These pictures were taken on March 10th. The truck is mostly together, at least the big pieces. 5 days till the wedding. No pressure.

1972 chevrolet step side truck restoration
No interior yet. The seat belts haven’t been replaced with shoulder belts yet. At least the stereo is in.

It’s definitely getting more tuck like. The scary part is I’ve heard putting the wood in takes forever and who knows what part won’t go back on, or will break on install.

Today we continue the series on our truck restoration. These pictures were taken on March 10th. The truck is mostly together, at least the big pieces. 5 days till the wedding. No pressure.
Part way through installing the floor in the truck.

Installing the planking is a two-man job. Fortunately we have a car lift so between that and having air tools it only took Miguel and I a few hours and some limited foul language.

It's definitely getting more tuck like. The scary part is I've heard putting the wood in takes forever and who knows what part won't go back on, or will break on install. 
The finished product. Beautiful.

The finished bed. It did take a while, and it was a pain, but it sure was worth it when you see the result.

 

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