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I did remediation on the small amount of rust on the floor. I also found a few cracks in the floor by the seat mount bolts. I welded them up. Used rust kill and repainted the entire floor and interior before installing the rubber mat.
I didn't use the jute padding under the rubber floor as that...
Installed my newly repainted door cards and floor mat. All the rubber for the doors and rear gate have been replaced. Also installed the pioneer tool rack.
Next I need to get the new dashboard painted...
Regarding the radio set up. If I were to want a radio for it what am I looking for in the way of cost. Probably a non working unit just to look correct?
The only marking on the truck which I saved and didn't paint over was the "follow me" triangle on the rear gate...
Wanted to leave something original for nostalgia sake. Just masked it off prior to paint...
Thanks!!
I realize the "O" is a "0"...
However for the sake of brevity on the internet I interchanged the two... LOL
The original bumper numbers are as in the below pic's..
Oklahoma Nat. Guard? I'm not sure.
This truck is garaged when it's not out on the road, so I don't thing there will be a issue with dry rot. I mainly used this as a cover for the rear portion of the back seat as there are a few tears and abrasions from use. I couldn't find another cover which covered the back as well as the...
Haven't posted any updates in months. But All the door and tailgate rubber have been replaced. Interior painted and the dash board is in pieces waiting for parts. meanwhile I've painted / painting the exterior. I used Rapco paints and it's turning out nice. I also got a Smittybuilt "GEAR" rear...
Also had a actual hole in the body where one of the NBC mount holes was. Cut out the bad parts and mitigated the remaining rust, then welded in a patch. It was right over the body support so it was easy to weld up.. It needs a bit more grinding before I paint.
Some of the rust issues. A few rot holes under the door sill plates. Dealt with stopping the rust and made some patch plates (pounded to match the shape of the bottom of the body) to weld onto the underside of the body. I'm also going to use panel bond to make the plates really stick and make...
They are nice. No complaints. My drivers seat has a tear in the vinyl and the cover does a great job covering the tear.
Here are a few more pic's of the seat covers installed.
Had this for about a year. 1986 CUCV only a bit of rust, which i'm mitigating. 86K miles. I'm in the process of refinishing the interior. It needs all the window glass rubbers... as well as a bit of love and replacing missing pieces NFOKMO...