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He got it from a guy in Eldorado who does upholstery. I can't think of his name right now?? He traded a nice '71 Monte Carlo for it...

:lol: I'm sure all of ours will be on the road soon enough... There are plenty of great rides on here...

Thanks for the kind words everyone...:chevy:

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Looking good man!

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Okay...finally got some pics...

Here's the re-installed, good running 283 in place...:chevy:

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On Saturday morning...my buddy came by and got me out of bed early so we decided to go out and mess with the truck...

We warmed up by putting on the driver's sideview mirror...:chevy:

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Then Greg, Stephen and I installed the new rear bumper...:metal:

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After running into town for some new bumper bolts, Stephen and I finished the job...:ito:

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I thought these pics were kinda cool... :)

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Mr. Chavez, that little small block looks perfect! :metal: :metal: :metal:

That hard pipe going to the radiator is CLASSIC! ;)

Mac. :chevy:

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So later on the afternoon, we finally decided to go out for the 'maiden voyage'...with the 283 anyways.. Lisa got behind the wheel and off we went...:metal::metal::metal:

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No leaks...no squeeks... This is a very solid truck. Handles very well. After getting into town and getting some gasoline, she let me drive.. :ito:

Those smiles say alot... we are extremely happy to be driving the '65...:chevy:

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After our little cruise, we came home. I was still very excited calling everyone to tell them the good news. Fred, who's a mailman now, finished his route and came straight over... we pulled the truck out again and made a beer run to celebrate...:metal: Fred's turn to drive...:chevy:

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So next is the body man. A friend of ours is going to patch the doors for us and do some other miscellaneous body work....if we ever decide to let him have it. We may want to drive it a bit the way it is....this has been a long time coming.

Until next time!!

:chevy:JC62:chevy:

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Thanks! She runs as good as she looks!

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Congrats Lisa.....I know you guys are excited.....:metal::metal:
Super work Joe and the 283 looks sweeet......

yo quiero una fiesta con Fred...:alc:

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2 cool!!!!!! congrats!!!!!!!!!:chevy:

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Check her out...posting up old school style with one elbow out the window and one hand on the wheel... i love it! Looks great. Putting on those bumper brackets and bumper is definately a two person deal to get it lined up correctly. Keep the pics coming...!

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Very SWEET!!!!

:cong: :cong: :cong:

that truck looks very cool!!

drive the wheels off of it and if/when you get tired of driving it....let the body man have it :thumbs:

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Now that sounds like a plan!!:metal::metal::chevy:

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Now that's a HAPPY couple.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1250012797

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Nice work Joe. Are you going to rebuild the 350 or stick with the 283? The ram horns are classic looking.

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Lookin' awesome:metal::metal: Looks ya'll are having a blast.

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Sweet!

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Very nice. Great pics. Did you use repoped bumper brackets or did you have the real deal?

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That 350 is toast. We haven't opened it up yet, but it left a good sized dent on the oil pan. We are sticking with the 283. It runs too dam good to mess with it...

The whole set up was repopped. We had to fight with it a little to get the holes to line up, but in the end it came out nice...

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Great pics guys! Glad I was able to contribute to your sweet lil' 65', lookin' great! Awesome pics! Gracias for the scrumptous breakfast La Mona Lisa!