 Backing it into the driveway. Next step, control the bees that have a hive in the gas tank.
I later decided to sell off the carryall parts, and pursue a civvy FFPW build.
|  Lift gate OK, tailgate may be OE skin, but is gutted, and skin NFG. Tailgate hinges are salvageable.
|  Left side has a couple of brackets welded on, need removal.
Boy, I sure wish that was red primer...
|  " Valuable parts" inside. Rear seats may be appropo, front seats are correct.
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 There is a bit of rust in the intermediate panel.
|  Weld seam up the cowl and across. Plus, heading under the widnshield, top of dash is a separate piece dfrom wither firewall or dash.
|  An electric fuel pump!
|  Fan, shroud, etc look good. Radiator is fubar on front. Engine did turn 180° with a hand crank.
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 Radiator damage. "DODGE" in fine shape. Winch bumper with extensions. PTO and shaft in there some where, front u-joint hack sawed to remove winch. A-frame brackets will unbolt.
|  Hydro-vac mounted to front fender, necessitating hacking up the hood. Otherwise hood was good, center hinge nice too.
|  Vent filter for hydra-vac I guess?
|  Dash with a coupkle gauges added. Note the overlap at the top.
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 Cross bows for top. Rusted away. But there are a few steel spacer 'knobs' that mounted the top plywood left.
|  Seat frame parts, maybe for back seats, haven't jig saw puzzled them yet.
|  A little bin on the inside of the 'stretch' panel. It has a wiper access cover and a filler neck w/ cap in side. Note the bullet holes.
|  Rear Shocks! I am SHOCKED!
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 Seat frames that were in it at time of purchase.
|  Passenger side frame, has supprt straps welded in. Pivot under front looks stock? Back folds pretty high, to make room for cushions when folded forward? I havn't freed up the front pivots yet.
|  Additional seat parts that were lose in the back at time of purchase. Single seat has longer tube legs than the seat that is in the truck.Jeep wagon maybe?
|  I've cut the sides loose, here we've laid the left side down. Next, carry it into the back yard for storage.
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 Temp ply wood chunks used as floor boards.
|  The heat from the back tires burning took ALL of the temper out of the springs. Plus, rear axle housing sagged, needs new springs and rear axle.
|  Frame sagged from the heat of the rear tires burning. Pic shows the 6x8, chain and jack used in attempt to straighten frame. It did work, but a whole rolling chassis seemed the better way to get all the parts I need.
|  Better pic of using a timber to unbend frame. Weight of body during the fire sagged the frame about 3 inches at the rear corners.
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 Most of this pile is the parts I will keep. The engine does turn over, tranny is later synchro 3&4.
|  Front fenders, no rust through. I'll need one more headlight.
|  Carryall body parts. PW running boards are repairable. "Cab' door frames may be used to make the stretched carryall a four-door. But I will use another cab from a pick-up for the front section.
|  Bee's nest inside gas tank. Tank rotted out.
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 I decided to build it into a pick-up truck. So I sold all the carry all specific parts and purchased another chassis and a cab.
|  Cab is rust free. But has many holes that need repair. This is where the cowl light ripped the cowl...
|  Hole in dash to suit the M37 instrument panel. Looks to have been done with an ax or over-sized can opener?
|  "Sun Roof", a hole the size of a fist.
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 Frame has been sandblasted, see"shop built tools" album for my 'tent'. Axles in epoxy primer, ready for finish satin Urethane.
|  Dust collector in the background, a pallet of springs and shock, mounts, u-bolt etc too.
|  Pallet of suspension parts, all ready to bolt on. Ought to have a rolling chassis later this week.
|  Stainless steel brake and fuel lines.
Two junctions with positions for brake light switches. I hop I guessed the right spots to put them, I THINK I know where the hydroboost will end up...
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 |  Aft section of lines. I did the whole fuel line in two pieces, coupled in the middle. The extreme ends are chamfered to accept clamped on hoses. Much flexibility that way.
|  back up light switch install. NP420. #S290Z in 'BWD' brand, NS11 in SMP.
Torqueflite neutral safety and back up light switch, 1963-1990.
Simple knock out the end plug, thread hole for 3/4x16 thread, and screw switch in.
|  Underfloor hydroboost install.
Looks like I need a new pic?
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