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That's a relief to hear Will L. My truck had 140,000 when I bought it, the trans fluid looked very, very old, but no burnt smell. The pan was relatively clean and when I cut the filter open it had less than a dozen little specs -half the size of the head of a pin - on it. You know how oil always...

Thank you, thank you, thank you. As I noted in the original post the driveshaft has been worked on by a local shop. Fluid level was good before I flushed the tranny, put 20 quarts through it and got some black skanky looking oil out of it at the beginning of the operation, but the pan and magnet...

Thanks guys!

Thanks. I didn't know what to expect when I went to preview it, but was happy with the condition. It needs all the BS stuff, much of which I already got gone, like the door hinge pins had worn nearly all the way through the hinge - the door wouldn't close unless you lifted it over an inch. The...

Thanks I hope it looks much better when I get done!

Thanks Will. I didn't even think of paint remover, but I will try it.

I'm going to use Rust Doctor on the diamond plate bed and the 2&1/2 inch piece at the bottom that goes around the edge. The bed was covered with pine straw that was keeping it wet for may years and it was rough. The sides above that had surface rust but are in good shape. They are going to get...

Yeh, no holes or rust underneath, but we don't get much snow here. Just surface rust, dings, and scrapes. No bondo needed, just some red body putty. Thanks for the welcome.

Fixing up a 98 GMC with a 6.5 TD I got from a local city surplus auction. Many new parts and upgrades. Just cosmetically challenged.