That's it, I'm sticking a fork in it! Of course there will always be work to do but for now I'm happy. Thank you for following along with this project! If you have any questions or would like permission to use these photos, then please contact me and I'll be happy to answer your questions the best I can. Remember though that I'm no expert and most everything I did was a first for me.

Attention magazine and book publishers: I have super high resolution images, 300dpi, for every image for all phases of this project. If you want to create an article or even a whole book, then let me know and we can make a deal.

It's been a long, long journey. Here's a recap of all the work I put into Project Hank:

And last but not least... GLAMOR SHOTS! lol

And lets compare it to how it looked before. Wow! Yes it's the same truck!

So there it is. Hank "the tank" a.k.a. "the mutt" a.k.a. "the monster" a.k.a. "the keeper" lol

And yes, I plan on keeping Hank for the remainder of my life! I will never sell it! Though if I did, I'd wouldn't accept less than $8,000. I did a fairly good job of keeping track of expenses, and in the end a total of almost $6000. Plus my labor of course. Here are the figures for anyone interested in how much a project like this might cost them:

_______________ B U D G E T =============== new/ used/ actually LMC Junkyard payed notes *** wheels and suspention springs: $100 x 2 = $200 60 140 (made by general spring KC) shocks: $30 x 4 = 120 120 100 tires: 600 200 200 (used) rims: 250 240 lug nuts: 40 40 tires mounted & balenced 65 u-bolts: 100 driveshaft shortening: 220 ($110 per driveshaft) ============================================= SUBTOTAL $1105 parts sold -$720 ($650 for old tires/rims, $70 for old springs) NET SUBTOTAL $385 *** front clip *** hood: $160 40 40 (used) fenders: $90 x 2 = 180 80 350 (used, entire front clip) headlights: 30 56 headlight bezels: 30 30 (new from LMC) grill moldings 30 grill 40 lower grill panel: 30 radiator support: 130 50 headlight buckets: 14 sidelamps: 16 12 hood latch shit: 16 hood hinges: 80 16 80 (new from lmc) inner fenders: 80 24 40 (just needed one, new) wiper assembly: 70 10 0 (free) wiper arms: 18 10 0 (free) 350 badge: 15 (ebay) ============================================= SUBTOTAL $542 parts sold -$350 (sold the old front clip) NET SUBTOTAL $194 *** body *** side moldings: $260 rear bumper 180 rear bumper braces 40 license plate stuff 15 front wheel trim: 25 bumper bolts: 30 door mirror: 20 ============================== SUBTOTAL $560 parts sold -$40 (sold the rear bumper) NET SUBTOTAL $530 *** paint and supplies *** paint $100 patch pannels 84 supplies 186 rust converter 30 ============================== SUBTOTAL $400 *** engine/drivetrain *** engine tune up: $300 wheel bearings: 70 pinion nut: 5 lug nut studs: 5 ============================== SUBTOTAL $380 *** interior *** seat belts: $70 seat cover: 40 paints: 28 misc door parts: 40 mounting tape: 8 cup holder: 35 ============================= SUBTOTAL $218 *** miscelaneous *** new lenses: $100 hub cap: 15 wiper blades: 55 bed coating: 100 tachometer 25 ============================= SUBTOTAL $295 ______________________________ G R A N D T O T A L ============================== wheels and suspension: $385 front clip: 194 body: 530 paint and supplies: 400 interior: 218 engine/drivetrain: 380 miscelaneous: 295 ============================== TOTAL: $2402 TRUCK PURCHASE PRICE: $3500 ----------------------------- GRAND TOTAL: $5902