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You should have called me, I have an adapter. LOL

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Right on!!!
:cong:

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:four: Happy dance, Mr. Chavez!

Glad you made a little fire!

Mac. :chevy:

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You guys don't mess around. Can't wait to see that ol' Six Five back on the camino again!

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Congrats Joe and Lisa.

Lisa you will be rolling soon.

Re: Progress on my woman's '65 Short/Fleet.
 

So I left work early yesterday to put everything back together. All went smooth...Lisa came home with some oil, put that in and fired it right up! We had a little vacuum leak at first that was giving us problems. After fixing that, we fired it up and it sounds very smooth and solid...winds up really quick too! We are extremely happy now...Lisa we'll be cruising it very soon...

Some pics were snapped, but I forgot the camera...I'll post them later...JC

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congrats.......

:ennyd:

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http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...imbdgibdgi.jpg

Have fun guys!

Mac. :mm:

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Great going looks good. One question did Fred buy that 54 from Orlando. It sure looks familiar.

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You guys will be having fun while all of us are still dreaming of driving ours.
CONGRATS :metal:

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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!

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Great Job Joe and Lisa SUPPER SWEET 65 love it!!!!!!! that 283 is owseh!!!money permitting Ill get started on the 66 i bought off you guys hope soon... great work again you guys are great people wish i lived closer to youll...

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Well the truck's been running real good. There's a few minor things I need to take care of. A small leak on the tranny cooler line and a couple other small things...but for the most part she's running like a top! Lisa even let me drive it to work today! Everyone's loving it...

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Yeah - well, don't get used to it. :lol:

Glad to hear everything worked out and another classic is back on the highway!:metal:

Mac. :chevy:

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A few updates... the other day, Lisa started to 'freshen up' her emblems... only one side so far. I think she did a great job... just needs the blue in the :chevy:

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Then she decided to get the door panels in... she sanded while I watched... then I sprayed them blue and we put them in. I used some stainless steel 'allen' type screws for Ace hardware.