Christmas in September

Twas the night before labor day weekend and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for 56Mechanic who got up at 2:45 in the morning to drive and pick up the presents for all the little boys and girls so he could return the rented trailer before they closed on Saturday and not pay for an extra day.  I hope the kids like fenders, bench seats, and boxes of bolts!

The Craigslist guy that had all of these parts needed to sell them urgently to pay some bills, so I got a smokin' deal.  The haul includes:

New hood

Used fenders

New bed panels

New bed support brackets

New roll pan

New looking valence w/ additional used valence

New looking grille

New looking tailgate (dirty)

New wiring harness

Used bench seat, looks like it came out of a mid-eighties GM truck.  It will work for now...

New bed wood kit

New running boards

New firewall dress-up cover plate

Interior fenders for the front end

Box-o-parts, qty. 3

The only problem was that in order to get all of those parts, I had to also buy a 1955 F100 chassis, engine, and other miscellaneous parts.  It is setup with a Dodge front and rear end and came with a Mopar 318 V8.  The HOA is going to love that!  LOL.  I hope to sell the unwanted truck chassis soon on the internet and get some cash back from the deal.  Also, the garage looks like it was hit by a tornado, so that will need some attention to keep the Mrs. happy.