Wednesday :: 07 January 2009 :: 02:35 AM
352 days to Christmas!
BP1 Found This '56 Project Truck On Ebay
I purchased this old Binder on eBay, early August 2006. No rust through, just some surface rust. Straight body with just a few dings and dents! Very happy with this truck.
The truck was parked in a farm field in the very eastern end of Montana. I picked it up with a trailer and hauled it back home. The trip was almost eight hundred miles each way but I made the trip in thirty-one hours, including all stops, sleep, eats and fuel!
The winds were very severe in mid-state Montana but my 7.3L Powerstroke dually really had no problems (except for being knocked sideways a few times).
I forgot to take pictures of the interior cab before I cleaned out the mess the mice had made. Under the seat was solid stuffing, poop and pee. It stunk terrible!!!
When I removed the seat, the bolts came up with no coaxing and the threads looked like new. This truck is in very good condition. The frame of the bench seat is excellent and everything works great. But the upholstery (what little is left of it) stinks!
Gonna be doing most the work myself. Frame-offs are big business in Coeur d'Alene and there are no end of wealthy people willing to pay twice what the project is worth and wait five to six years for it. I went to a few body shops to talk about it. Even if I do all the dismantling and re-assembly myself they all want between fifteen to twenty-five thousand dollars -- just for the body work! Looks like I'll be pounding the dents out myself!
The plan is to remove all rust, install new running gear and braking system. Even though the motor (I think it is the 245) has had a recent rebuild, I plan to replace it with the Nissan Diesel used in the International Scouts. Re-assemble, paint and install new bucket seats and a console. Then Ride!!
-- I promise to take plenty of pictures as we progress in this frame-off restoration.
Will be selling off parts that I don't plan to re-use. Anyone want a bench seat???
Random Humor: Bell Ringer Special
A priest put an ad in the paper hoping to hire someone to ring the bell. An armless man shows up and wants the job. The priest tries tactfully to explain that he is probably not suited for the job, but the man is adamant.
"Take me to the bell," he says.
They arrive at the bell and the man takes a run at it and hits it with his head making a beautiful tone. The priest tries to stop him but the man continues until about the third or fourth time he misses the bell, falls from the belfry and lands outside on the sidewalk, dead.
Well, the police come to investigate and the priest tells them the situation.
"Who is this guy?" they ask him.
"Well, I didn't get his name, but his face sure rings a bell."
The following week he gets another response to his ad and to his displeasure this man is also without arms and the whole scenario is replayed and the man falls from the belfry and hits the sidewalk, dead.
This time the police are just a bit agitated and want to know who this man is.
The priest responds, "I didn't get his name either, but he's a dead ringer for the last guy."