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cliffsta · 08-05-2005, 04:57 PM

Well, i've had my truck for almost two years now, and i've had my licence a year and a half round about. My dad bought the truck new in 1980, just because it had a V8 and what good ol' boy don't want a pickup?

But he never intended to keep it more than a few years. Enter marriage and two kids and whatdoyaknow, here it is. He kept it really well, and the only thing he ever neglected was the tranny, but he was never hard on it.

Well, my parents refinanced the house to pay for a whole a$$load of bills we got slammed with, and depending on how much they salt away, i'll get a lil piece of change, not a lot, but just a lil bit. I'll be thankful if its just a "you're SOL" 'cause i don't deserve that.

Basically, this is what i'm looking at getting via any money my parents will be generous to share with me or from starting my job in a couple weeks.

Pine Bedwood
Mounting hole installation
Bed strips Polished stainless punched
Front bed panel
Front bed panel mounting bolts
Bed bolt kit (wood to strips) polished stainless
Bed to frame bolt kit polished
bed mounting pads
Bed side panel left
Bed side panel right
Bed cross sill
Rear Cross Sill
Rear fender bolts
Tailgate
Stainless tailgate chains
Clear chain cover
Tailgate letters, chrome
Tailgate hinge urethane
Dash pad
Dash pad fastener set
Dash bezel, black and silver w/ A/C
Coil Springs and leaf springs

When i get all the body stuff, i'm gonna get my new rockers i have had welded in and get it painted

There's still another long list of stuff i want to finish my truck, but compared to what a lot of y'all have / are doing, its piddlywinks. That up there comes out around 2 grand, and everything else i want comes out to around 1700. I'm not going all out or even above par, i just want my truck to be, um, not restored, but like, remade i think is the term people use.

Just figured i'd update on my progress, because it may not seem like it, but i'm pretty far along IMO. And I am a camera w**** so pictures will be plenty.

cliff

ben@speedbarn · 08-05-2005, 06:36 PM

So your betting on getting between $3700 and nothing from your parents? Are you going to just pay for it yourself if they don't give you any money?

cliffsta · 08-05-2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ben@speedbarn

So your betting on getting between $3700 and nothing from your parents? Are you going to just pay for it yourself if they don't give you any money?

I'm thinking the most i would get from my parents might be 500 bucks, and all the rest, i plan on earning from working. If they don't give me anything, then i'll just work for it all. No biggie, really. "One values what he buys himself more than that which is given to him." - Wise Man

86swb · 08-06-2005, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cliffsta

"One values what he buys himself more than that which is given to him." - Wise Man

I like that. Also one values what he builds himself and not what others did before him. You can be proud of what you have but you have more pride in the knowledge you did it "yourself".

DBLSPRT68 · 08-06-2005, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 86swb

I like that. Also one values what he builds himself and not what others did before him. You can be proud of what you have but you have more pride in the knowledge you did it "yourself".

I second that! I was never given anything. If I wanted something I had to work and save for it. Sounds like you have a good plan Cliffsta. Keep it up.

ben@speedbarn · 08-06-2005, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cliffsta

I'm thinking the most i would get from my parents might be 500 bucks, and all the rest, i plan on earning from working. If they don't give me anything, then i'll just work for it all. No biggie, really. "One values what he buys himself more than that which is given to him." - Wise Man

Good I was just checking. On the Audi site i'm usually on there are a few "rich kids" that parents buy them the car and then pay for all their thousands of dollars in mods. It's pretty sad. Glad you know how to work for things

86 GMG · 08-08-2005, 03:33 PM

amen to all the above posts

75stepside · 08-08-2005, 04:58 PM

A few good tips for ya... (if you wanna hear them out!)

i just completed my restoration a few weeks back and i must say, a lot of doing a project like you are talking, and like i did, is knowing where to find things and knowing what things are worth.... in the course of my project, i funded a lot of stuff by selling other things that i didnt need... if you ever go to a salvage yard, do yourself a favor and look at every truck or car that you know may have something of value... even if you already have your guages, or seat, or seatbelts, etc... if you find an ultra rare set of cherry black seat belts, or a set of buckets, chances are, the stuff can be picked up mega cheap!

Also, in any restoration - NOBODY does it alone!!!

just my $.02

08-05-2005, 04:57 PM	#1
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	general update on progress :) Well, i've had my truck for almost two years now, and i've had my licence a year and a half round about. My dad bought the truck new in 1980, just because it had a V8 and what good ol' boy don't want a pickup? But he never intended to keep it more than a few years. Enter marriage and two kids and whatdoyaknow, here it is. He kept it really well, and the only thing he ever neglected was the tranny, but he was never hard on it. Well, my parents refinanced the house to pay for a whole a$$load of bills we got slammed with, and depending on how much they salt away, i'll get a lil piece of change, not a lot, but just a lil bit. I'll be thankful if its just a "you're SOL" 'cause i don't deserve that. Basically, this is what i'm looking at getting via any money my parents will be generous to share with me or from starting my job in a couple weeks. Pine Bedwood Mounting hole installation Bed strips Polished stainless punched Front bed panel Front bed panel mounting bolts Bed bolt kit (wood to strips) polished stainless Bed to frame bolt kit polished bed mounting pads Bed side panel left Bed side panel right Bed cross sill Rear Cross Sill Rear fender bolts Tailgate Stainless tailgate chains Clear chain cover Tailgate letters, chrome Tailgate hinge urethane Dash pad Dash pad fastener set Dash bezel, black and silver w/ A/C Coil Springs and leaf springs When i get all the body stuff, i'm gonna get my new rockers i have had welded in and get it painted There's still another long list of stuff i want to finish my truck, but compared to what a lot of y'all have / are doing, its piddlywinks. That up there comes out around 2 grand, and everything else i want comes out to around 1700. I'm not going all out or even above par, i just want my truck to be, um, not restored, but like, remade i think is the term people use. Just figured i'd update on my progress, because it may not seem like it, but i'm pretty far along IMO. And I am a camera w**** so pictures will be plenty. cliff __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

08-08-2005, 03:33 PM	#7
86 GMG Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma Posts: 943	amen to all the above posts __________________ square body trucks an addiction or an investment either way they consume all my extra time and money

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08-05-2005, 06:36 PM	#2
ben@speedbarn Done yet? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 118	So your betting on getting between $3700 and nothing from your parents? Are you going to just pay for it yourself if they don't give you any money?

08-08-2005, 04:58 PM	#8
75stepside Proud Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 741	A few good tips for ya... (if you wanna hear them out!) i just completed my restoration a few weeks back and i must say, a lot of doing a project like you are talking, and like i did, is knowing where to find things and knowing what things are worth.... in the course of my project, i funded a lot of stuff by selling other things that i didnt need... if you ever go to a salvage yard, do yourself a favor and look at every truck or car that you know may have something of value... even if you already have your guages, or seat, or seatbelts, etc... if you find an ultra rare set of cherry black seat belts, or a set of buckets, chances are, the stuff can be picked up mega cheap! Also, in any restoration - NOBODY does it alone!!! just my $.02



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