[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Years ago, I bought this 68swb as a cheap-ish project/beater/chores truck. It had a motor like yours (it ran) & it had patina (it was original paint & never painted/repaired on). It did a fine job of getting my butt all around town. I had to update a few things for safety but w/your 76, those things are already there for you. Beyond that, it had dents @ every corner, dings on almost every panel (including a dented roof), rust, some holes (big & small), a rotted bed wood floor you could see through, & had lots of wind noise when driving around.

Your truck sounds like it's in as good as or even better condition body-wise vs what I started with. Yet.....

I drove mine everywhere for 5+years w/o issue.
The heater worked for the winter.
The manual crank windows worked for the summer.
The basic, no frills, aftermarket stereo help minimize the wind noise year 'round.
It had no power steering or power brakes.
The motor was just a 140K mile 1-belt, 1-barrel carbureted 250 cubic inch straight 6cyl w/a manual 3spd transmission & an electronic ignition upgrade (again, you already have electronic ignition on a 76). Besides driving around town, I drove it to Oklahoma, Houston (multiple times), Austin (multiple times), Amarillo, Arkansas, & 1 trip to the coast.

I'd rock that.