Well I found this truck on CL and called the guy. He was in his 70's and he bought the car from West Virginia and drove it home to Cornell, Wisconsin a few months ago. When he and his wife got home, they realized that with no power steering, it's a bitch to maneuver a camper, so they put it up for sale. My friend Laura and I took a 2.5 hour drive yesterday to check it out. It's a slant six with a 3 on the tree trans, no power options, just a basic truck. I fell in love with it! It's a horrible green with an even more horrible quality paint job. It's very solid with only a few spots of rust under the cab. The wood in the box needs to be replaced and its basically an over-all good bodywork/paint job project. I work at an upholstery shop in Duluth, MN so the interior will get a makeover with new gauges, bucket seats and door panels...all custom. I'm going to lower it (eventually) and make it a very nice driver.
As for the engine/transmission, I'm most likely going to keep the six/3-spd and try to "hot rod" it...I need to do some research on the modifications and such on the slant six, but I know they can be very potent with the right parts. Anyways, here's the truck:







And the rust issues...




And last but not least, the sweet sound system! LoL!

 

i had a 77 d100 to. it rusted like yours. get two ballast resistors, put them in the glove box. on the first no start just swap out the one under the hood. this happens in the cold or heat mosly

 

sharp truck what did you have too give forit ? I have a 1979 with the same motor and tranny but mine is a fleetside I also have a 1978 d100 with a 318 auto and a w100 powerwagon with360 4-speed I love them all but had the most fun with that slant six it gets good mileage and will rev like crazy especially with a 1920 holley carb