Description Yeh that velvet paint job on my 51 Willys Jeep Pickup Truck at Sunset is so fine the truck is 4 wheel-drive and is rated something over a ton (tonne to u metrix folk) in carrying capacity Woof! Now if I could only tidy-up the final bits to get it inspected to ride the roads of Texas - Ha! ~:0)It runs and drives after replacing the rear seals (keeps that pesky rear-end lube outta the brakes) replacing the brake system with new disassembling to paint every little cranny with bed-liner paint followed by a few top-coats of Velvety Flat-Black to start building a nice patina on the finish oh yeah ~:0)Olwhatshername has pained me everyday since I got it from a guy up in Oregon I think it was everyday the same question Whens Ur Truck Gonna Be Ready? U might think shes excited to ride in it and maybe she is but I think she wants me to sell it and add the dinero to a car shes wanting me to build - do u think I should tell her Ive got to rebuilt the transmission next? Dang!!! Shes not gonna go for that one thats for sure HA!!!Anyway! Its powered by a Chevy 283 V-8 that is so clean and simple that I sometimes wonder if it has enough wires I mean there are almost no wires on this truck its so simple its so utilitarian - and Its So Loud!!! But maybe thats part of the fun no maybe about it it makes a great sound but the hot rod or should I say Rat Rod mystique of the thing does get exhausting after awhile I think Ill go down to the meadow and pull some stumps with it its all about the torque! Come the Pox-Eclispe it may be the only rod still running in the hills Ha! ~:0) VivaChas!P.S. normally I dont care much for a vertical format like this one for my work just looks icky to me, but this shot is for a catalog (catalogue) cover so since its for them well do it their way, right? ~:0)My 51 Willys Jeep Pickup Truck at Sunset
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