Id Jumper

Oh my....there's 43 pages of it. Nice looking truck at the end, but at this stage I definitely don't have the time or the knowledge, skill, or ability to pull that off! Thanks VERY much for sharing that.

Thanks very much for your input! I think "fits and starts" describes how my projects go, and the wow factor of a well running 70 year old engine might overpower the urge to tear it apart. I have a 73 ford truck that is much closer to the vintage daily driver, and it's taking me several months just to install a stereo and cut floor mats to fit, what with all the surfing, kiteboarding, mountain biking, kayaking, banjo picking, barn building, child rearing, and the full time job...So THANK YOU and I'll keep it stock and running as well as I can. I'll learn a lot from this forum! Steve PS I'll post some pics too.

Hi- this is my first post, thanks for listening. I have a '51 Pilothouse, pretty much intact--actually seems to be totally stock, an old farm truck from central Idaho. It runs, but driving it is like herding geese down the road, and it's never ventured onto a freeway since I've owned it. I think I hit maximum velocity at about 45 mph. I usually drive it somewhere for parties and play bluegrass out of the back of it. I'd like to have an old truck as a daily driver, and my neighbor has a 91 Dakota 4x4 he's trying to get rid of. The question is- is it worth more to keep an old truck stock, and is it blasphemy to swap it onto a frame with an engine that starts the first time no matter how long it sits, with power brakes, steering, AC, et al....? Thank you!