RazinCain
Gen 1 Throw Down
Well. I finally got my hands on my wife's uncles 79 f150 short bed 4x4. It does have a smidge of rust right above the rear fenders but that's about it. The original hood had heavy surface rust so it was replaced last year with a donor hood that is nice n straight albet a different color that the rest of the truck. Has a c6 and a 400. Runs like a top.
What's cool is I know the history of the truck entirely. My wife's uncle bought it brand new and drive it until he died 3 years back. About 6 months after he died his daughter sold it to my brother in law. Offered it to me first but I wasn't in a position to buy it. Well, my bro in law has maybe put 500 miles on it since then. He is quitting his job (oil field sucks) and offered it to me yesterday. I bought it on the spot. I'll go pick it up sometime this weekend. Solid solid truck. I plan to do a complete restoration on the truck and do some simple tasteful mods along the way. Maybe a small 4" lift and some nice wheels/tires. Truck is truly all original with the exception of the dual exhaust with super sweet redneck glass packs. Easy enough to change. I won't really get to dive in until I get my hog paid off next year (promised the wife if do that first. Hahahah). It does need paint and the two rear bed side fender rust replaced. I'll prolly end up putting new bumpers, grille, and emblems but want it to visually remain stock with the exception of the small lift and aftermarket wheels/tires. Im also going to use this as an opportunity to try my hand at replacing sheet metal and painting. I'm super excited. I'll post up a couple pics after I get her home. When my son gets old enough to drive I wanna give it to him to drive to high school. Hope he is as good at sports as me so he gets a scholarship and I ain't gotta pay for college tuition. Hahahaha. If so my youngest will be old enough to drive it when my oldest goes to school. That is my plan to keep the ol girl in the family and get my boys to appreciate something as cool as this.
What's cool is I know the history of the truck entirely. My wife's uncle bought it brand new and drive it until he died 3 years back. About 6 months after he died his daughter sold it to my brother in law. Offered it to me first but I wasn't in a position to buy it. Well, my bro in law has maybe put 500 miles on it since then. He is quitting his job (oil field sucks) and offered it to me yesterday. I bought it on the spot. I'll go pick it up sometime this weekend. Solid solid truck. I plan to do a complete restoration on the truck and do some simple tasteful mods along the way. Maybe a small 4" lift and some nice wheels/tires. Truck is truly all original with the exception of the dual exhaust with super sweet redneck glass packs. Easy enough to change. I won't really get to dive in until I get my hog paid off next year (promised the wife if do that first. Hahahah). It does need paint and the two rear bed side fender rust replaced. I'll prolly end up putting new bumpers, grille, and emblems but want it to visually remain stock with the exception of the small lift and aftermarket wheels/tires. Im also going to use this as an opportunity to try my hand at replacing sheet metal and painting. I'm super excited. I'll post up a couple pics after I get her home. When my son gets old enough to drive I wanna give it to him to drive to high school. Hope he is as good at sports as me so he gets a scholarship and I ain't gotta pay for college tuition. Hahahaha. If so my youngest will be old enough to drive it when my oldest goes to school. That is my plan to keep the ol girl in the family and get my boys to appreciate something as cool as this.
