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blue an white truck looks great! when I seen it, it was in the paint booth! keep it up Clem, have you got another delivery of the parts stash yet

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Beautiful stuff, Clem!

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:agree:

One beautiful resto after another. Amazing attention to the finer details.

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thanks Bill, be sure you keep the 3rd weekend of October open for another road trip in the Mule.

no new parts yet but thanks for your help sorting out the first delivery...

thanks bro, I hope Donnie can bring his beautiful truck to the cruise-in this year... and I hope you can make it too.

I appreciate it Johnny...


I mentioned to Rian (Griz) that Tuba has been working on stuff thats off year and off brand and he said that we should show it anyway. so, over the next couple of days, we will. but first is something that is near and dear to me. this 51 one-ton is my 3rd truck ever to frame-up build, finished in 1983 and sold that very day. well, she has come home and will become my new daily driver.

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clem thats a real nice truck and glad it has came home, i love those year models too. Rian is right we all want to know what your working on these days.

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Thanks for posting up Clem.

I think we are all multi dimensional and very few of us would not be interested in some of the other stuff that happens at Tuba Trucks.

Think back to when you introduced the puppy....... Everyone went GAGA.

And of course........

Breakfast being prepared by Clem and Kim.

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/m...psx6edfrnj.jpg


Remember all the reactions?

So please do post away, we are your willing and waiting audience.

I am absolutely take. With your new daily driver.

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tuba trucks builds trucks a truck is a truck and we all love trucks

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:metal:

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Sweet '51, has held up great. All of Tuba Trucks are top notch.

Hope its not too late to call Shot Gun.

October is taking forever to get here.

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WOW excellent looking trucks great work and detail, I like the old gas station...very KOOL and top notch..

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Very cool you got it back. It looks great! Man I was just 5yrs old in 83. Oh and the blue truck looks amazing I love that color.

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How to make us feel old Paul . I passed my driving test in 83 . Great looking truck Clem . If Greg has shouted shotgun , I better shout shotgun for next year . Mind you last time you had me and Greg in the front you got a ticket .

I totally agree with Rian ( and that's not too often ) we all like to see what you are doing and as others have said we all like old trucks .

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thanks bro... really looking forward to getting the old truck roadworthy.

thanks buddy, flippin' cakes is all I can do in the kitchen. Kim handles all the rest. She is a third generation south Texas dump cook and accounts for the extra 30 lbs that I carry around.

I feel the same way... love them all.

thanks Don, good to see your progress

I was hoping you would be a driver in the 'parade of trucks' and I would be shotgun.

thanks Randy... life doesn't suck in the old gas station.

Thanks, Paul...I bet you were playing with your 3rd toy truck back then... Old or young, we got lots in common.

We're not giving up on a surprise visit this fall... planning a trip to a different salvage yard this year.

OK guys, don't dish out the hate... this 66 custom Ford is going to be a nice one. FE motor, C6 trans, power disc late model twin I-beams, detailed out engine compartment and interior... but leave the real patina. oh yeah, cool retro wheels and tires. The owner is a good dude with good taste... got nice Mustangs and several old Ford trucks.

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He has good taste in Ford trucks ,I like it .But then again I like ALL trucks that are old .

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Looking good Clem. That old Ford will be a sweet ride.

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I still play with trucks.

http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3l49txlo.jpg

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Ford looks good Clem.

I would love to live in Fayetteville, and make a detour past your shop every day for the eye candy out front.

Paul, that truck looks brokeass

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I too have always liked those years of Fords, we own a 62 unibody that is another project that is currently underway.

Thanks, Pete has already started the tear down. Bed and cab will be removed as soon as the rain clears out.

Sweet trucks!!! Some of us never grow-up.:lol:

Thanks Rian... Pack your stuff, get on a boat and move. I'll sit out front in a lawn chair and wave as you drive by everyday...


This 55 Custom is in the category of basket case... Pete has got it running pretty good but there is a ton of stuff to fix on this one.

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This 66 longbed came to us about a month ago for some much needed repairs. We rebuilt the front suspension, completely redid the brakes, replaced taillights and backups, installed new windshield and backglass, resealed the top half and oil pan of the motor, installed left and right door mirrors and redid the bed.

The owner left very happy and promised to return for some cosmetic work but he'll have to get tired of driving her first. Might not happen...:lol:

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clem that customers long bed will run forever now that you and pete have had yalls hands on it. say what are you coating the wood with

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Pete's Truck (unnamed)...
I pulled into the driveway in this cool 64 jimmy while Pete was working on some brakes for a customer. When he looked up and saw that GMC, I knew who would claim this one.

His dad had a 64 GMC long bed the same color. The fact that Pete is an off-roader and the Jimmy was a K-1500 with a PTO front mount winch didn't help my cause either. So we worked out a deal... Its his. I hope he will start a build thread but this truck is nice enough to be a driver, fix-it-upper and the look on his face made the deal just that much sweeter. pics...

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If Pete hadn't looked out the window you would'a had a pm for this one for sure.

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SCORE!!!:metal:

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That is an awesome truck ,lucky rascal .

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Right on. Keeper for sure.

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Thanks from Pete to you guys... it will be an interesting build, off-roader for sure.

We've been working on a few different trucks which I will post-up about soon but for now, you guys that follow will remember the old truck parts that we were inheriting. here is load 2 and load 3 & 4. These parts are scattered and unorganized so it is my task to condense and re-warehouse. There's over 50 heaters from all different years. Earlier we got several 58-61 grills but zero bezels or eyebrows. Found them... box of each... OMG, this is going to take a while.

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wow. You know you're a cool truck guy when parts gravitate to you.

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Wow that's awesome!! Will work for truck parts Clem.

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I just said a whole load of naughty words....



That is just awesome Clem.

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Clem will say a lot more if he checks your case when you leave

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That is a BIGto do list.

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You have a big job in front of you. You will never be able to retire now. Build more TRUCKS.

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not sure its cool but more like blind a$$ luck. just got to make good from the situation.

dude, this is an unexpected windfall…you need it, you got it.

I know Rian, I totally want to share the wealth to those that need… but keep your naughty words to yourself...:lol:

Martin there will be a time when I will try to sell some of this stuff, but for now my friend, let's get some trucks built. And Rian… I'm not worrying about his bags.:lol:

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You're telling me bro…frickin' monumental.

Man, too true… and thanks for the focus. "Build more trucks"...

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The 50 model below looks nice but the new owner was shocked at how poorly it was built... badly sub-framed (really bad) like dangerous. terrible welding throughout, cobbled together with mismatched salvage yard parts. When we put it up on the lift and the owner saw the bad job that had been done... He said "never buy a car from 2 drunks with a welder".:lol:
Not really funny but the owner is a great guy who just wanted a cool old truck with decent paint. The wheels and tires look good and the small block sounds tough but when he told us he had it up over a hundred... we said "man, we got to make this truck safe".

Check out the transmission crossmember they made... the grill was held in with twisted coat hangers... it was crazy.

On a better note. thats Dano in the ballcap, another Oregoner or Oregonnor (not sure), he's the metal fab & bodywork, that throws down some mean paint guy we've been looking for.

Pete and Dano engineered a path to fix the black 50. They boxed and stitched it up, they secured the grill and hung a bumper and splash pan up front. There was a ton of work to fix it right... the guys did a great job and we've got a happy customer.

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Well, that cross member is possibly a contender for a WTF thread.

Glad you got it all sorted for the customer.

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That '50 is the perfect example of "you can't judge a book by it's cover". Good thing he brought the truck to you to be repaired before things started falling off... or worse!

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Think they might have been related too the previous owner of our truck

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Looks like the Oregonians are taking over Tuba Trucks.
Nice save on the 50's truck.

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How could any human being put that cross membe ron and be like, that should be fine.