Survivor 1972 Dodge D100 found.....
Over this weekend my son and I used a friends Dremel and cut off the small, 1-inch welds that were on the bumper brackets. Why they were there, we don't have a clue since it was securely bolted in place as well. I also satin black painted the rear axle, shocks, and leaf spring hangers. Today I polished out the tailgate and then waxed it. However I decided to mask off where the old bumper stickers had been and left their marks. Gives the truck some "personality" and adds to its 'survivor' look I think. I will add the new license plate lights next weekend. The first picture should show the truck as we found it with the old bumper in place, ugly!
I also removed the rotted out tailpipe, from just inches behind the muffler. It was like Swiss cheese it had sooo many holes. But the bumper change and wax job did wonders for the rears appearance.
I didn't get to the interior like I thought I would but that will be started over the 4th of July weekend.
BTW, the chrome bumper cost me $35 at the local pick-and-pull.
Over this weekend my son and I used a friends Dremel and cut off the small, 1-inch welds that were on the bumper brackets. Why they were there, we don't have a clue since it was securely bolted in place as well. I also satin black painted the rear axle, shocks, and leaf spring hangers. Today I polished out the tailgate and then waxed it. However I decided to mask off where the old bumper stickers had been and left their marks. Gives the truck some "personality" and adds to its 'survivor' look I think. I will add the new license plate lights next weekend. The first picture should show the truck as we found it with the old bumper in place, ugly!
I also removed the rotted out tailpipe, from just inches behind the muffler. It was like Swiss cheese it had sooo many holes. But the bumper change and wax job did wonders for the rears appearance.
I didn't get to the interior like I thought I would but that will be started over the 4th of July weekend.
BTW, the chrome bumper cost me $35 at the local pick-and-pull.
