For a while now I have been saving up to buy a pickup truck. Early in the search I got turned on to diesel trucks. Finally I found one with a rebuilt engine. I has rust rockers and cab corners (not unusual for Illinois). For the price I paid, I was paying for the rebuilt engine and the owner was tossing in the rest of the truck. A bad alternator killed the batteries. I put new ones in only notice that the alternator was only putting out 12v at idle (installed a monitor to be able to see this). New alternator will be in tomorrow (don't want to drive it and ruin 2 more batteries). Bed cover came today and I installed it. I love diesel engines. Loud and fun. Truck puts down 400hp as it sits and is capable of being tuned for more horsepower. It has a 6in lift and off-road wheels and tires. I have a friend who is going to cut out the rusted rockers and weld in new ones for me. Without further ado, here is Ole Black Betty!!!