its an 81. im switching it back to the round headlights soon.
is that the stock grill?? i just painted it black

 

NICE WORK MAN!!!
Looks killer!!

 

thanks a lot, i like compliments lol

 

thats a really cool rig man. im also lookin to buy something like this for a lil project this is making me think about an older truck. good luck man!

matt

 

Where did you get the rebuild kit from? The parts look awesome. Also, are you sure that your truck is a 81 with square lights? Mine has the old round ones.

 

Sweet job lookin good!!!

 

Yeah you should totally go back to round headlights. That grill is stock for round headlight trucks, so you shouldn't have to swap anything out there. Looking nice!

 

hey guys i have a question can yall help? i am gettn a 3 in body lift for my bday friday and i was wonderin if i can install it leave the boot off for shifter and drive it to a place to weld the spacer in the shifter. i am driving 25miles to my dads to do lift and then back to weld it, will it work with the boot off the shifter?

 

yes, me too. How much is it s prize now?

 

Yes its an 81 i dont know why the guy before me switched to square headlights, i got the rebuild kit from a guy with a little 4x4 shop in Enumclaw, i cant think of the name of it off the top of my head. I dont have a clue about your body lift problem, my truck came with a 3 in. body lift and it dosnt have a boot on it atm.
did i miss sumthin? what prize?

 

I don't know either, seems like some thread hijacking going on.

Some people like the square headlights better...can't say why. I sold mine from my '83 to 4x4Yota on this site and he switched his rounds over to squares. I did like the look of my truck with square headlights, but not half as much as I like the round look. Depending on what they did to your truck...you'll probably just have to find the headlight brackets to switch back. Getting the buckets would be nice, but you don't have those right now, so it depends on how much you want them.

 

ahhh man i love your truck! i dont see how you handle runnin those 36s on stock gears. i thouhgt my 33s was bad on stock gears haha. but anyways nice truck

and yes threadjacker you can leave the boot off. i installed my body lift a month ago and still dont got the boot on

 

this is true I prefer the square over the round ... If I still have the buckets I could send them your way if you pay shipping... not sure if I have them still Id have to look

 

well that would be cool, i was just gonna see if the junk yard had some for me

 

just got back from the first road drive!!!!
ran up the hill to a buddys house for a bonfire and back home, she aint no cadilac but nuthin went wrong.
the reason it wouldnt charge was cause the voltage regulater was fried, instead of gettin a new one i put in an alternater out of a cj and bi passed it (basicly a chevy one wire but cheeper )
im stoked
my buddy's 83 made mine look like a show truck

 

Good deal man!!!

 

I did find those round headlight buckets but one is missing the adjusting spring but you could just use the ones off your current ones... let me know

 

i took her up to evans creek for the off-road maiden voyage and everything went fine but i lost my rear lisence plate so i cant drive her till buy a new one and tabs. :'(

 

i went through a couple of puddles, went to evans creek, and the crater. had a couple minor problems, no big deal. heres some pics of her with just a little bit of mud

 

That truck is nice dude!!
I am in the process of getting a 1st gen. I would do mine similar to yours.