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Nice, huh? As you can imagine, this color scheme was a huge hit in high school. The wheels were coated with twenty years of grime and rust, the bumper was toast, and the interior was so-so except for the newly upholstered seat. The exterior looked generally beat, but at least it ran good and had good mechanicals (except the carb). Dig the toolbox! |
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| This pic is the first recorded evidence of the "Lego truck" saga; it was taken in Summer '94 at our grandma's house (where dad used to park it when he lived there). The paint was originally a three tone Burnt Orange, White, and Rust job with a Saddle interior. It was my dad's work truck for 21 years before my bro' got his learner's permit. Scavenged from multiple donor trucks, it definitely wasn't a sight for sore eyes. My brother was the original pilot, and paint and body wasn't high on his to-do list at first. But, it did have a nice stereo. So, it would be about a year before we even started primering it. The original plan was a cheapo Macco paint job, but thank god we waited. |
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We soon found out that the bed and doors were going to be a real chore. The previous owner had gone the Maaco route, and the paint didn't want to sand off. It was as if the hardener wasn't added at all. We ended up using scrapers. About this time, my brother beached the passenger side bed on a gas pump island. (No, your other left! Back, wait... CRUNCH!) That dent would prove to be the biggest pain in the ass, because we couldn't get the fender dolly down inside the cab and door. The seat had been recovered by now, and we had done all the detailing we could. |
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Here's my bro' and I pretending to work. I'm leaning over the hood acting like something was broken. He may look like he's sanding, but in reality this was about the only time he did ANYTHING! Just ask him. |
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The actual priming process wasn't too exciting, so I skipped ahead to... |
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The primer finished! Excluding the passenger side dent, we had the nicest primer job in Reno. It was even, smooth, and looked great. As you can also see, the wheels had been cleaned up. You should have seen the look on dad's face when we told him we used oven cleaner! Hey, it worked didn't it? Also, the cowboy mirrors had been taken off, and after this picture the holes were filled on the passenger side. We put the original sport mirror on the driver's side, and when it was painted the mirrors were left off completely. Up to this point, our only investment had been about $150 in paint, filler, sandpaper, and cleaning supplies. Not bad! |
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Around this time, we also airbrushed some cool pictures on the primer, including this Rat Fink. Too bad we had to paint over it later. |
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