For some who have been following my posts for a while, you know I'm rebuilding my truck. Over the last few years I've repainted it. New bed liner. New rear bumper. New tires. All a piece at a time as I could afford it. Now I'd like to start working on the engine and interior.
Just bought a red oil filler cap and red radiator cap for it. Looking at a red and black air intake next. Then after that, possibly have a mechanic put on some red valve covers. Red spark plug wires. You get the pattern. Add some black braided wire loom to top it off. Make it look good when you pop the hood.
All this takes dollars though. And that's something in shorter supply these days with increased costs. However, I've found some decent prices online and hope they hold for when we do have the extra cash. Which frankly may not be for a while. For now, I may be able to get the air intake in the next month or two. But just depends.
I also still need to look at the interior. The driver side of the seat toward the door needs repaired. It's ripped where you kind of slide in and out. Not sure if it can be sewn or if it will need a whole new seat cover. If it needs a new seat cover, may just have all the seats done. Front and rear. They're kind of ugly anyway. More money!
Got a dash cover for it already. Steering wheel cover. My radio dials are worn and have a speaker on the passenger side door that's shot. Hate to replace the radio just for some worn stickers on dials. Hopefully I can get new knobs through the dealer or find something online. Same with the speaker. Stock is fine.
Either way, it's a work in progress. Kind of like me. A piece at a time. Making small adjustments. Sometimes larger ones. But mostly small incremental ones that eventually add up. You don't really see the progress until you step back and look from a distance. Compare it to what it used to be. That's how rebuilding works. Whether it's a truck or a person.
You can't do it all at once. You don't have the money. You don't have the energy. You don't have the time. So you do what you can, when you can, with what you have. And one day you look back and realize how far you've come.
You rebuilding anything right now?
Thanks for reading,
Joe
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