Pics and an overview.
I took some photos to document the current state of affairs. I am not an expert on anything having to do with automobiles, so most of my assessments are just guesses, but I figured I would note them anyway.
In all Her glory.
So this is the truck as she sits now. The paint job looks remarkably good in this picture for some reason, but I swear it is a lot rougher up close. Honestly though, I’m really glad the previous owner did it. It may not be pretty, but it probably kept some of the rust at bay. I think his intentions were to preserve, not to really go for a show finish.
Rot on the driver side cab support.
This is the worst of it. This is under the driver side cab – from what I read, this is THE classic spot for rust to form on an old c10. I was not surprised to find it. In fact, it wasn’t nearly as bad as I was afraid I would find.
Rot on the rear outside of the cab, driver side.
This is a bit of bad rot behind the driver side door. I hadn’t seen it till I went underneath to take pictures.
Rusted doors
Both doors are like this. No way I’m paying to fix that – it would cost more than new doors. I’m already going to get eaten alive for the welding job on the cab support no doubt. I’d like to minimize the amount of metal work that will need to be done.
The keys, as I recieved them.
If there was ANY doubt that this truck is a piece of Americana, here is my final proof. These are – I swear – the keys as I received them. I got two sets and they both have Budweiser key chains. How cool is that?!
I am tempted to keep them on, but I’m afraid I would get pulled over someday and that keychain would garner me a sobriety test.
Next up: registration, tags, and then windshield.