Picked this up from Kempton Park today. The rust is really, really bad. Will need a genius to resurrect this - rechristening this Rusty from here on in.
Plan is still to fully restore the cab and modify this onto an 80 series carb frame.
I have a donor 80 which actually runs like a champ so that side is sorted, just need to see whether Rusty can be fixed
I am appealing for help if anyone has spare bits of metal (cabs, bonnets) from 45/47 bakkies which i can use as donor metal and any general thoughts
Engine runs strong but will be going to a farm bakkie I have
Assuming there is a way forward here i also thought it would be interesting to keep tabs on the costs of the build to see just how much this bankrupts me. So far I have:
Cost of Rusty: R25k
Cost of 80 series GX carb: R38k (fully on the road and running beautifully - also a bit rusty)
Cost of transport: R4.5k
Happy to hear all thoughts and advice




