My truck. Before and After work of my not so good bodywork. and some story

[240sxFTW]

So I bought this truck with literally 1% of clutch plate life left. bought it for 500 bucks what do you expect.Drove about 30 minutes to get it. (drove my 240 out there) then i had a buddy of mine drive my car back while i drive the barely moving truck.

So we get near my town and my buddy calls me (whos driving the 240) he sais "your car just shut off on me" so i drive back a bit to where he and my car are in the middle of the highway that we came back on. Tried to start it, nothing, pushed it over to the side of the road and i notice that its smoking out the back of the motor and coolants boiling out of the rad. So im thinkin "fudge monkeys."

Parked the car (side of the highway), decided id deal with it the next day. So we hop in the truck and i ever so slowly let off the clutch while giving it s*** tons of gas and it gave a good pull then it just stopped and it wouldnt go. So theres when i found out that i have a wide variety of curse words in my vocabulary. SO long story short, i called the tow truck, he towed both my cars for a reasonable fee because he felt bad for my situation. I meen 2 cars and they both go out on the same hour.

Okay now heres where i get to my truck. I replaced the clutch along with pilot bearing and all that jazz all by myself (16 year old). did alot of body work (bondo, i cant weld). anyways im blabbering, heres some before and after pics of the truck.before

AFTER
Modified by 240sxFTW at 7:52 PM 10/25/2009

[seang]

That rust should have been dealt with years ago!

[Desert Rat]

yeah, rust isn't kind to those little trucks. Looks like you patched it up OK though, and you got a good cheap truck.

[rizzobc]

Nice job, kid. It feels good to sit back and see what you have, doesn't it. You did good on that rust, it was really bad. So welcome to the HB family.

[lino]

Big difference! Nice work

[jdansmith]

Nice job! I'm helping my 13 year old restore a 89 Hardbody and he found out quick how much work is involved. Sanding sucks but the end result is worth the effort! Good job saving a old truck!

[240sxFTW]

That rust should have been dealt with years ago!

Yeah tell me about it. so far its been mechanically sound. Its got 288 000 kms on it and it still runs strong.

Nice job, kid. It feels good to sit back and see what you have, doesn't it. You did good on that rust, it was really bad. So welcome to the HB family.

Thank you, glad to be a part of it. It feels really good to accomplish something like this. Bodywork and painting is so rewarding afterward.