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Cortcomp, I would like to get mine redone do you remember who did it for you,Thanks Mark

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Truck looks great! If you got 5th what did the other 4 trucks look like. The judges must have not been into original stock trucks cause you should have got FIRST!

Bret

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It was a general show, so there was corvettes and chevelles and hot rods and newer chevys. It wasn't 5th as much as "in the top 5, in no order" One of the others was my father in law's blue 57 that you could see in the pics above, and some other really nice cars. So there was best engine, summits pick, top 30, top 5, and best of show. If you ever go to summit and look above the door, there is a bright red perfect 57. That exact car was there, won best of show. Here is a link to it, every inch flawless. Definitely had me way beat in time, money, effort, and trailer miles:

http://www.onallcylinders.com/2012/0...chevy-bel-air/

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Congrats on the trophy.
Watching this build has been inspiring on mine.
Great Truck.
First of many trophys to come.
Better build a cabinet to hold all of them.

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Very Nice! Congrats on the trophy. Your truck looks sweet.:metal:

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Thanks guys, another show tomorrow that i've always kind of wanted to place in, stiff competition, see how we do!

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Were over 200 cars there today, and all of them gorgeous...I won dealers choice (was at a car dealership.)

Honestly when we got there and saw what we were up against (legit super bird, tons of gorgeous GTOs, a fantastic chevy coupe that placed top 80 out of like 6000 in good guys columbus and others) i really didn't have high hopes. Talked to lots of people that loved the truck. It's not that i need to win to like the truck, it's just knowing that others share your taste in what you like in a vehicle, it re-affirms that what you do is worth it to more than just you.

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Congrats on the wins Your truck turned out Great. That's a truck to be proud of and you can drive and enjoy.

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Nice....pics help tremendously

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Went thru some of ur thread...im very impressed..uve done a fine good job...how quiteis the cab..

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Thank you, the cab is pretty noise free except that i have to leave a window cracked because the door fizzies keep it from rolling up all the way. It's on the winter list. Also, no reason not to use a clutch fan even with AC, the direct drive fan is a little noiser at highway speeds. It is still pushing a brick through the air at 75mph, it doesn't like it that's for sure, once you get over 70, you really are working it, even with OD. So you can still hear some of that. But, worlds better than it was before.

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Wow I was looking for roof repair threads and found yours. What a beautiful truck!

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Thanks!

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Wow ! I've been looking for this truck for awhile. I can't believe I found it here. I owned this truck several years ago in Reedley,Ca 30 miles southeast of Fresno. I sold it to a gentleman from Selma , Ca then I heard he passed away and his son inherited it. I had seen it around Selma then it disappeared. Well this explains it.i really regretted selling it. It was a highly optioned truck 327, p/s, p/b , a/c , factory spotlight. I'm glad it went to a good home. Enjoy it.

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Wow, what a small world! I do recall Selma being on the title. We picked it up at some body shop that seems to do mainly old mustangs. They claimed they had been driving it around but the battery was dead, it looked like it hadn't moved in a few months, and they didn't know there were saddle tanks or the ign kill toggle switch. It looks like it had a repaint at some not-too distant past. A lot of the brighter red was soft and peeling, and the silver parts (Grill, bumpers) looked rattle canned. So, i'm thinking someone bondod some dents, shot it quickly and flipped it.

I'm curious about some of the history. Did it have ladder racks at some time? There were holes in the side of the bed. Do you know who/when the engine was rebuilt? Some of the bores were slightly crooked during the boring process, 3 cam lobes were worn down. Still got us home like a champ though! There was a TON of metal tying that step bumper/hitch setup into the frame.

Did you put on or know the origin of the saddle tanks? It looks like that company went out of business in the 70's. It's a neat setup to have, especially after adding the sending units, and not needing to cut the bedsides.

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I hope you feel i did her up right, she won the "Hot Hauler" award at goodguys PPG nats in columbus, oh last year (2016).