Very timely thread, as I have a broken hinge as well, and was seriously considering the fabric or vinyl idea. Glad to see you guinea-pigged it for me, thanks!
Late welcome from another northwest newbie (central WA here) though you've been here longer than I have at this point. I don't think I've ever seen a 75 with a wood bed floor. Is that bed from an earlier truck?
Here's the build sheet, as requested, plus a few more pics of the new grille, one rehabbed door panel and visors, new mirrors, primer on the bed side. More to come.
Aha!! I was looking at the "California only" sheet. That explains my confusion. Clearly CA has been "different" for some decades.... The good news is that I should no trouble getting gears that will work!!
Someone removed the grille brackets in order to make the earlier grille fit, so I had to...
I grew up with Squarebody Chevies, as my dad had 3 or 4 of them over the years; I even learned to drive in a '75 1/2 ton 4X4 manual hauling hay bales. After about 20 years without one around, I recently bought an almost entirely cancer-free '78 Scottsdale K20 for my daily driver. Mildly built...