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VDOG 11-29-2012 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chevrolado (Post 5729951)
Checking in from West Torrance/Redondo Beach area in the South Bay. :D Great to see so many active socal users here!
My rig is a '77 K10 Silverado. See pic in my sig. :D
Does anyone ever organize any meetups or group activities around here? That would be pretty fun to meet with other truck owners.


Welcome to the SoCal post. Funny you should ask about meets. The post above yours Johnoro, he has a link to our next meet.

Chevrolado 11-29-2012 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by VDOG (Post 5730304)
Welcome to the SoCal post. Funny you should ask about meets. The post above yours Johnoro, he has a link to our next meet.

Hah. That is funny. I didn't even notice that either. :lol: Thanks!

VWNate1 12-01-2012 12:45 PM

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Indeed , there are many fine folks here , all different levels of interest and ways of enjoying their old trucks .

DO come to one of the meets , I like the Parking lot @ some Eatery ones the best , they're very informal and much idea swapping and help giving occurs .

:chevy:

Chevrolado 12-02-2012 08:42 PM

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Those were always my favorite ones for BMW/Euro meets. The little ones in random parking lots. Just meeting with people, seeing what they did to their vehicles, chatting, enjoying the idea sharing and problem solving.
Would definitely be stoked to get my truck out for some informal hang out meets. Good stuff. Thanks.

VWNate1 12-02-2012 08:56 PM

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Hang in there Dave and keep looking at the events page as they have very nice ones indeed , the goold folks here know everything collectively and are happy to share ideas and solutions .

Wait'll you see some of the rigs built at home by regular guys ~ it's all very inspiring .

Some beaters & junkers (ahem) show up too just to prove it is hard to kill a CHEVROLET truck :lol: .

:chevy:

As I have extremely limited Internet access , I have to rely on someone telling me whenever there's a local meet , DO NOT miss one ! .

Chevrolado 12-02-2012 09:19 PM

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Haha. Sweet.. Ill make sure and park mine over in the Beaters and Junkers side too so I dont get any rust on the nice ones... haha :lol:

VWNate1 12-02-2012 09:46 PM

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The dreaded tinworm .

I assume you know it's like fire in that it's difficult to halt until you understand ' The <Magic> Triangle ' : ferrous metal , oxygen and moisture .

So , breaking any side of the triangle , halts it .

Being a (damn) Yankee Farm Boy I learned in the early 1960's that fish oil based paints , like Rustoleum , encapsulate very well , far better than the Eastwood crap my buddies in Fla. are always cursing out as it's only good for a few years before peeling away .

The brush typ , dig ? .

That's why it comes in those nifty little pint cans and so many different colors : Farm Equipments need to be rust proofed regularly , ' patina ' is bull**** DEATH to any Machinery , old or new .

Oops ~ ranting again . not sorry though :waah: .

:lol:

hopped up 12-03-2012 07:18 PM

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Hey guys just letting you know on thanksgiving weekend i swapped in a new/use
d motor. And once i put in a new high torque mini stater my grinding /starter problem has gone away. For now at least . I think i should be good now so ill def see you guys for tbe toy drive
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leddzepp 12-03-2012 11:29 PM

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A hi torque mini starter will solve all of the problems associated with an oem starter; grinding, clicking, not engaging, heat soak... :metal:

JOHNORO 12-04-2012 10:16 AM

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Hey guys just letting you know on thanksgiving weekend i swapped in a new/use
d motor. And once i put in a new high torque mini stater my grinding /starter problem has gone away. For now at least . I think i should be good now so ill def see you guys for tbe toy drive
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Great News !
Hope to catch up with the So cal crew again its been a while ...again here are the details

Breakfast with Denz72,ItsRandy,Oldskool71 and myself how about Ihop La Habra @ 7:00 am ?
Those that cant make Breakfast but would still like to roll in together can meet up at the Home Depot Parking lot at 8:00 am in La Habra across the street from the Venue and we'll all Cruise in together




Thanks to all of you for your support, last count was over 175 preregistered entries for the show:clap:
Ihop 7:00 am
http://goo.gl/maps/TQJ1P

Home Depot 8:00 am
http://goo.gl/maps/t2igt
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VDOG 12-04-2012 07:01 PM

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I'd like to know who do you know that keeps putting the prom quen on
t-shirts? LOL

JOHNORO 12-04-2012 07:17 PM

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I'd like to know who do you know that keeps putting the prom queen on t-shirts? LOL

I have friends in high places, one in the North Pole
The other in Phoenix Az. :haha::haha::haha:
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VWNate1 12-05-2012 12:00 AM

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My Brother's old Mercedes blew a serious oil leak and Sunday may be the only day I can look at it.... .

Doggone itall .

C0UCH 12-06-2012 03:40 PM

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I'm torn between the show on the 9th and the Pasadena flea market. May do breakfast with you guys on my way out there.

hopped up 12-06-2012 07:46 PM

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Whays at the pasadena flea market
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gus 12-06-2012 10:29 PM

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I hope to get my seat frames from powder coating by Friday dont care if I have to drive this thing on bare springs no foam to La Habra ! :metal:

VWNate1 12-06-2012 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by C0UCH (Post 5743580)
I'm torn between the show on the 9th and the Pasadena flea market. May do breakfast with you guys on my way out there.

Pissed off stupid yuppies who pay WAAYYYY too much $ for the same junk you can buy anywhere else for 1/4 the price....

If you're local to Pasadena , try the PCC Swap Meets , corner of Colorado Blvd. & Hill St. , tons of good stuff cheap , I don't know when they have them though as I'm too broke to go to swap meets now .

hopped up 12-07-2012 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by gus (Post 5744405)
I hope to get my seat frames from powder coating by Friday dont care if I have to drive this thing on bare springs no foam to La Habra ! :metal:

Hope you do bring it down on sunday. That blazer is really cool!!
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VDOG 12-25-2012 02:19 PM

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Merry Christmas to all my fellow peeps out there. Hope you all have a greatday and heres to Santa, or UPS, FEDEX, or Summit to bring all the truck parts you want and need.

:metal:

VWNate1 12-25-2012 08:40 PM

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Happy Holidayze to one and all ! .

It's drive the truck to - work to - morrow so going back isn't a dead loss.... :chevy:

MikeS. 12-25-2012 08:43 PM

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Merry Christmas to all my Calif. brothers & sisters.
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C0UCH 12-26-2012 02:49 AM

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Merry Christmas!

I have a front bumper collecting dust, bent but not destroyed. Free to anyone local!
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VDOG 12-28-2012 02:03 PM

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Merry Christmas!

I have a front bumper collecting dust, bent but not destroyed. Free to anyone local!
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Not a bad deal.
Dec 29th to Jan 1 is 1/2 price sale at Pick your Part. Of course im going,....Again.

VDOG 01-01-2013 09:29 PM

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Made a front end decision at the half off sale at Pick your Part. Going to keep the GMC look since I got a great price on the grille. Now to figure out to get it chromed or just paint it to match the truck color.

hopped up 01-01-2013 09:42 PM

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Great find vdog!! Wish i coulda made it to the junkyard . I say polish or chrome.
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VDOG 01-01-2013 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hopped up (Post 5790068)
Great find vdog!! Wish i coulda made it to the junkyard . I say polish or chrome.
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Thanks Andy. The shine you see on there is from me using some Mothers Polish on it just to see how it would come out. Has a ding or two and a hole at the bottom. Which can all be fixed.

VWNate1 01-01-2013 10:25 PM

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SCORE !

Which P-A-P was it Vince ? .

nibs 01-02-2013 12:36 PM

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Happy new years guys! Checking in from Rancho Cucamonga... Its been a while since Ive posted here. I really need to keep up!

leddzepp 01-02-2013 01:15 PM

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That looks like the GMC grille I saw at Pyrite a couple weeks ago...nice score!

C0UCH 01-02-2013 02:29 PM

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Neigboor is selling his 71/72 shortbed in Old Towne Orange. I'll try and snap a few photos and get a number/price.
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VWNate1 01-03-2013 11:05 AM

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Neigboor is selling his 71/72 shortbed in Old Towne Orange. I'll try and snap a few photos and get a number/price.
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Please do ! especially if it's a 6 Banger , I have a young friend who's looking to replace his dead '91 Chevy , he likes the oldies better .

70blackfish 01-03-2013 11:12 AM

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just saw this thread, im in Simi Valley CA

:gmc2:

nibs 01-03-2013 11:35 AM

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just saw this thread, im in Simi Valley CA

:gmc2:

Very nice! I like your toy there.

Welcome to the wonderful Chevy trucks forums!

VDOG 01-03-2013 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 70blackfish (Post 5793093)
just saw this thread, im in Simi Valley CA

:gmc2:

Nice evil looking truck. Welcome to the post, theres a few members out your way.

C0UCH 01-03-2013 03:56 PM

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GMC front ends are sure growing on me.
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VDOG 01-03-2013 08:25 PM

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GMC front ends are sure growing on me.
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I was seriously debating especially when I saw the new grille was 500.00 new
and the 67-68 chevy grille for way less. But as you say its growing on me also, and I dont see alot of GMC on the road.

dlh760 01-14-2013 12:45 AM

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Checking in from Pauma valley/San Marcos. If there's ever any little get togethers in san Diego / north county area let me know. Dan
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VDOG 01-17-2013 08:38 PM

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Checking in from Pauma valley/San Marcos. If there's ever any little get togethers in san Diego / north county area let me know. Dan
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Welcome to the SoCal Post. Theres a few of us out in the SD area.

Hey arent we supposed to have a meet at No Limit?

ItsRandy 01-19-2013 03:21 AM

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Hey arent we supposed to have a meet at No Limit?


It was talked about and Rob was on board with it. We never talked about when.

Lee H 01-19-2013 09:34 AM

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I'm sure it just fell through the cracks with the holidays and all. I'm still looking forward to it.
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