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NICE!!!! ----- Gonna get my VOTE!!!! ;)

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Thanks Valarius_Starchaser and joe

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This is a perfect saying. Now I just need a pic of my truck in there.
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Saw this beast near my cottage this weekend. I talked to the owner it's built as a mud truck for competition. 2.5 ton rockwell axles powered by a 460ci. At some point I am going to get a pic of my truck parked next to it LOL.
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I voted....http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707960

Let's help Lower get recognized for this awesome build. Vote early and often...:metal:

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Lower that truck is great an old neighbor of mine has a 63 with a similar setup whenever we get a good rain you know he will be blasting it through his back pasture/lot haven't gotten to drive it yet maybe one day I will make one for myself :metal:

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Thanks Doug
Ya that would be sweet just to drive.

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So last night I went to a small car show, fund riser 15 min from my house. There where some really nice vehicles there for a small event, maybe 50. My Dad came with his green 1951 MG TD you can see beside me in the first pic.
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I believe 1934 Chevy p/u very nicely redone.
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1959
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looks like a nice turnout.

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Man that mud truck is too cool! Nice pics at the show! I really dig the 59!

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:metal:

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I was quite surprised to see so many different nice cars for a small event.
Ya man. The '59 was painted 15 years ago but looks like it was just done.
Thanks

I am going to another fundraiser show this Sunday at my works Woodstock plant. It it will be the first time I have driven the truck at 60mph for half an hour.

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Poll: June 2016 ToTM - Anything but Chevy

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=707960

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Nice pics Lower!!

Oh, and I voted too ;)

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just voted as well

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Thanks guys

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Today we did our drive to Woodstock for a car show fundraiser. It was a 1/2hr at 60 mph in 30C/86F, truck ran great. It was very comfortable cruising at that speed at 2300rpm. It's not going to brake any land speed records but it gets up to speed real quick. Met up with a few friends that live over there and ended up winning "Most personalized vehicle".
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Congrats on the win, and the fun you had driving it there...Jim

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Very cool Lower. No doubt your truck is very personalized!

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Thanks Jim we really enjoyed the drive and day.
Ya I may have had that one in the bag the second I drove in. Funny thing tho, nobody with a car there even knew there where awards.

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While I was in Woodstock Sunday we stopped in at one of the fire halls to try and get a picture of when my truck was a 5 ton fire truck back in '52. I gave my info to the fire chef and he was going to forward it off to a few ppl. This is what I got so far.
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That's cool on the award. ..the old picture was what your looked like or was it similar truck. ..when is this paris show

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Thanks. The old picture is my truck, when it was a fire truck. Still trying to get more info on it's life. Paris show is this Sunday June 5 8:00-4:00 Paris fair grounds. I am planning to get there about 9:00.

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So today I finally got my cup holders finished and installed. Then my oldest son helped me run and hook up the wires for the interior lights. 2 LED's for the foot wells and LED bulb in the old upper cab light.
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what a difference! thats really cool

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Way cool pic of the old fire truck.

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So Yesterday I had to pull the axle shaft and drill a new vent hole in the axle tube for the diff. My gamble of putting it in the cover did not work at all. Every time I went faster than city speeds I would spew out gear oil all over the back of the truck. So I tied a string to a rag and shoved it in past where I was drilling to pull out any filings that fell in. Then I shoved my magnet wand down to make sure. Also made up some quick brackets to hold some air line under the bed.
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Well that was a fine ride on a rainy day in Texas. Thanks for the good read and very cool project!

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Nice work. That is cool you were able to get that pic of it in the past!

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I hardly recognized your truck in that picture, but after looking twice.....;)

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Thanks Drancher
Thanks Im hoping to get a few more.
Ya I did a double take too.

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Saw you down at the unfinished nationals yesterday. I got there 5 minutes before it started pouring. Truck looked good when I saw you pulling out ahaha

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Thanks Jay sorry we missed meeting each other.

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This weekend I went to 2 shows Friday was a Jazz&Blues festival in Orangeville about an hour away. Rolled in there with a few friends First pic from the white s10 down to my truck. There where some amazing vehicles there. We had a great time. Live music, friends and cars.
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A few more
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Oh and this is what happens when they say no parking after 3:00. We figure he will have to pay $600-$800 to get his truck back.
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Then on Sunday we went to the Unfinished Nationals in Paris Ont. It is always a great show so much cool stuff. I also met up with John (Johnny_Lamebridge). He brought his better than he lets on '63 c10. I got some more stripes put on the truck now the cab forward is done. It was also the debut of my show plaque and my show dog that my oldest son helped me design after our French bulldog to hold the plaque.
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Close up and my dash is now put together. Sorry for all the posts and picks we had a lot of fun and I wanted to share. Then 2 pictures my brother took a month ago and Mileage to date since April 16 2016.
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Nice job on the pin stripes. ..sorry I missed the show waiting on a guy to show up and buy a pool lol