[likaroc13]

After looking over the '72, George and I struck a deal. He and I agreed on a plan that he would buy the truck. I would get my dad to help me transport the truck to his (my dad's) place about an hour north. Then all we had to do was remove the rear end and front suspension components and replace them with the same parts from my '66. Then George could have the rolling chassis/body. He already knew someone possibly interested in the bed, and he was interested in the cab himself.

After hauling the '72 up to my dad's place, I had to find a way to get the '66 up there. Since I wasn't too keen on driving it that far, I drove it about 1.5 hours away to my future in-law's house. Then my dad drove down with his trailer to pick it up & transport it back to his place.

After getting it back to his place, my dad began the process of swapping the rear ends. I was able to make a trip up to help pressure wash things. However, dad ended up borrowing a friend's sandblaster to clean things up better. I contacted George about getting some new parts for the '72 rear. We ended up replacing the axle seals, pinion seal, rear housing gasket, wheel cylinders, drums, and brake shoes. We also drained & replaced the fluid with some new Lucas gear oil.