holy crap

Nice job - looks great ! Wish I could score a grille that looked as good as yours.

WOW! Very nice!

The 72-80 Dodge trucks have the nicest style. I love the shapes. They resemble the other Mopars of the time like the C body fuselage and 71-72 Plymouth B bodies.
They make a 73-80 Chev look like a cardboard box

I got it mostly put back together. Drove it up to the gas station late last night snapped this pic. Will get some better pics out in the sun this weekend and post them up. Josh-

You are right about the lines. This truck does not have a flat panel on it. (Maybe the hood) but the sides have alot of compound curves. This becomes painfully apparent when doing the body work! Josh-

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The 72-80 Dodge trucks have the nicest style. I love the shapes. They resemble the other Mopars of the time like the C body fuselage and 71-72 Plymouth B bodies.
They make a 73-80 Chev look like a cardboard box

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Took a few pictures out in the sun, all and all it turned out pretty good.

Truck wears all it's original sheet metal, there was no major rust repair, a few small pin holes were welded.

1st outting was a small parade that kicks of the festival that benefits my daughters school. Yup, I let all those kids in the back with fresh paint. I had several large moving blankets in the back. Kids had a blast throwing candy.

What did you pay for the spray? im toying with the idea of making mine perfect. although its pretty nice as it sits now in original paint

I did much of the work myself. I paid for final body work, primer, block, sand, Repeat. Spray, (two tone) Wet Sand & Buff. Around 2k for materials and labor. He used PPG DBC base. And PPG Concept Clear. Josh-

looks good, nice rims

Truck looks awesome! What size rim and tires are those? And Offset? looking at buying some 17's for my 78 this summer. Your truck has a great stance and look to it.

I beleive the fronts are 17x7 w/ 215/40's. The rears are 17x8 with 245 or 255/60's. The wheels are Riddler's, a Chinese knock off but the price is right. This will be the 4th summer running those rims. And they have held up well, the roads here in SE michigan are a terrible pot hole ridden mess and I've nailed a few potholes over the years and the wheels are still spinning true. Unfortunately they do not make these Riddlers in a 18" wheel, I would like to put 18's on the back to fill up the wheel well a litte more. Josh-

Beautiful truck.

Can I ask where you got all the trims? They are in real nice shape.

Absolutely Beautiful Josh....Be Proud and Enjoy.

Rickster

That little truck is gorgeous, love the colors and quality of the work!