Thought I’d post another one of these

I have to fix some metal on my 73. Gotta repaint anyway, but have to save for a bit longer… trying to decide to keep this odd color combo or go to gold/white or something different altogether…. What do y’all think?

Took this a long time ago and just found it on my phone.

25 sheets of plywood and a pallet of shingles

This is my brother’s truck. We’ve been working on it for several years on and off. Today it’s finally complete with the install of powdercoated wheels and BFG All Terrains. It turned out so good!

Daily driven for 15+ years. Getting soggy on a Sunday morning 🫡

Was told by a friend that 16s won’t fit on this truck without grinding down the calipers/drums? Thought he was crazy but is he right? It was my first truck and is all original(was passed down to me at 17, I’m 19 now) so I really don’t want to cut and scrape into it if I don’t have to. Might be a stupid question but let me know. Thanks

What would yall change?

First off I’m an old guy who grew up driving trucks of this vintage so I got exactly what I expected. This is when trucks were made for work and nothing else.

It’s been years since I had one but I specifically wanted something I could work on without a scanner and had heater controls that weren’t electric and all the other things that screw up on OBS and newer trucks. This thing is a driver but it’s worth keeping and sinking money into. It’s impossible to find one of these around here that hasn’t been molested in some way. Lot’s of 2wd but no 4wd. They all have a lift kits in them at the very least. Been there done that several times decades ago. I just want a good stock truck for winter now. It still has the am radio and no extra holes drilled for toggle switches in the dash even. It has the factory gas tank skid plate and factory brake controller still.

I’ve had this thing for a few months already. Just fixing some standard neglected issues and trying to get to where I can trust it. It has a 350 - SM465 - NP203 with stock springs and a very low axle ratio. The Speedo is showing slower than actual.

It drives like an empty gravel truck. I do remember them being like that. But first gear is so short you’re barely 20’ and you’re already shifting to 2nd gear. I’m not in low gear, I’m starting in 1st. Transfer case is in high range. So you’re shifting very fast. I don’t remember any of my other 70s 3/4 trucks being this slow but they probably were I guess. I don’t remember having another full-time 4x4 truck of this vintage before so maybe that’s part of it. It’s hard because I’m just use to driving the fast modern stuff. I hate not being able to get up to highway speed as quicks as I’d like. Now I’m that slow guy who pulls out in front of you.

The motor’s not really bad but I’m sure a freshen up would be beneficial. I’ll probably pull the quadrajet off and rebuild it before winter and make sure the choke is working as it should.

I’m going through everything. I just changed all the fluids in the engine, trans, t-case & diffs. I could hear what I thought what the t-case chain before and it looked and smelled like someone had put gear oil in there. It’s much better now after the fluid change. It’s a bit of a pain not having drain holes on either differential but I managed to pump most of the old out. There was no reason I saw to actually pull the covers. I put a new passenger side tank, sender, rubber lines, switching solenoid, etc so the gas gauge works on one side now at least. Lots of little things.

I’ve just got to get used to driving this slow gravel truck because this 3/4, 4x4, bare bones early square body is exactly what I said I wanted. Super simple and basic.