What did you do to preparing your truck for your girl friend.. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

JasonT · 08-13-2005, 07:03 PM

So your girlfriend/wife hasn't gotten a ride in your new old truck yet. You know its loud, smells, the interior is a little ratty, and maybe looks a little rough in general and you dont care... but will she?

what have you guys done to prep your baby for your significant others first ride?

I for one will start by installing seatbelts.

franko72 · 08-13-2005, 07:05 PM

new carpet helped a lot.

68gmcdually · 08-13-2005, 07:07 PM

The then girlfriend/now wife loved, well loved is too strong, tolerated riding in the '68 before its resto. I think just because I liked it so much. It was far from what it is today, it smelt (the PO was a farmer) and it was just plain falling apart. All I did to prepare it for her was clean out the gas tank and replace the fuel filter so that it would run right.

jc · 08-13-2005, 07:10 PM

Let The Wife In My New Truck ??? Are You Nuts???

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-13-2005, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jc

Let The Wife In My New Truck ??? Are You Nuts???

HeavyD · 08-13-2005, 08:49 PM

I told her to look past the color. She didn't...one look at the screaming lime green paint and she refused to be seen in the thing

Longhorn Man · 08-13-2005, 07:13 PM

Well, the inside of the longhorn isn't too bad... it does kinda smell funny, the floors are ventilated, and it is loud.

My girl says she don't care about any of that, and since it is my baby, she knows she'll love it. (plus since she bought me the caddy 500, she'll get to drive it too

)
I'll see what I can do about the things I listed. I need to put some tunes in it too. It already has new buckets in there, and the door panels and dash pad and all that look nice.
I know once she drives it, she'll see why I like it so much....she loves torque too.

I have a month to get it road worthey and chick worthey.

69 longhorn · 08-13-2005, 07:31 PM

:crazyDamn....my old wifey is too freakin nuts with my truck! I would be happier, giving the keys to my oldest "brat".......Im GD sure that kid wont crash my truck

......unless he wants his azz kicked anyhow! I will probably NEVER teach that old woman anything(oh well, she is pretty" wild")

the boys, i might show a thing or 2......sorry gals,I caint help it,after all, Im just a man

.....

L

68cajun · 08-13-2005, 09:11 PM

She hated it when I bought it, hates it when i spend money on it, Hates the fact that it takes up so much room in the garage, hates it when i spend time working on it, and not with her. No way i'll let her ride in it.

jc · 08-13-2005, 09:34 PM

install ejector seat

im just kidding im looking foward to the first
cruise night with the new truck and the
wife and kid.
she is very supporting of my sickness.

in fact were going to a cruise night on our anniversery.

FirstGen · 08-14-2005, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 68cajun

She hated it when I bought it, hates it when i spend money on it, Hates the fact that it takes up so much room in the garage, hates it when i spend time working on it, and not with her. No way i'll let her ride in it.

BAAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!

67_C-30 · 08-14-2005, 08:10 PM

I guess I'm lucky. My wife doesn't give me too much trouble about mine. She's rode in everyone of them at one time or another. One factor may be that my little girl loves Daddy's BIG TRUCKS as she calls them. It's funny, I have a much harder time getting my daughter to ride in my 2000 Z71 than I do in my 67-72's. I say she has good taste in trucks!

subtle71 · 08-14-2005, 08:45 PM

Guys, LMAO when I starting reading this thread! I can remember when I moved back home to Mississippi from Virginia back in 1995, I had a '95 Impala SS and a '70 K5 Blazer. I had a on again/off again relationship that needed to be "defined" in my mind. (he he he) I had just begun the process of updating the interior, but it was functional. The outside was primer gray and sitting on 35"s. We went out in the Blazer and I found out how shallow she was.

Oh well, seven years later married my wife who knows that the '71 stepper is a topic that is off limits. She is quite patient considering that I now have a little over $30K tied up in it.

Here's a pic of the 1995 options! (Which would you choose?)

motocrosschump · 08-15-2005, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 68cajun

She hated it when I bought it, hates it when i spend money on it, Hates the fact that it takes up so much room in the garage, hates it when i spend time working on it, and not with her. No way i'll let her ride in it.

are you sure you aren't living my life?

Purs · 08-13-2005, 09:38 PM

a few magarita's for her doesn't hurt....

OLDROCK&ROLLER · 08-14-2005, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Purs

a few magarita's for her doesn't hurt....

Jetmech727 · 08-13-2005, 09:44 PM

ear plugs and one of those playboy deoderizers from the rear view

*chevytruckfan* · 08-13-2005, 10:26 PM

Girlfriend didn't like the truck. She said that the truck had to go or she would. I sure miss her I wonder what she is doing these days.

Martin64 · 08-13-2005, 10:32 PM

My wife was open to the idea, but the 1st impression was hilarious. Her and I both knew it was going to be a "work in progress", but when I pulled up to her work and dragged her out to the parking lot to see this fine machine pissing a 5' stream of anti-freeze out a hole in the front of the rotten radiator (all over a shopping cart from her store), well I just had to laugh (all the way to Kragen)....

powell72 · 08-13-2005, 10:56 PM

Luckily my wife's a car girl so she handles it without a problem.

*Randy70C-10* · 08-14-2005, 09:57 AM

If she doesn't like the "old truck" smell, find another girlfriend.

ChevyDude · 08-14-2005, 10:12 AM

My wife likes my truck and my girlfriend can't wait to go for a ride in it....life is so fun!!!

timamin · 08-14-2005, 10:40 AM

I dunno about ya'll but the truck seems to get me hooked up with more chicks then anything else I do lol. all I get is I love this truck or wow this truck is crazy just as it backfires lmao. I dunno what chicks love about old trucks but I'm not complaining. I refuse to let a girl drive my truck anymore cause the last one nearly ran it into a light pole cause there is no power steering and it's hard to steer from the passanger side :P

2low72 · 08-14-2005, 10:56 AM

I've had my current 72 for 2 years and she's only gotten in it to help me bleed the brakes. I don't think she'll ever ride in it before i sell it.

72MARIO · 08-14-2005, 10:58 AM

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She hated it when I bought it, hates it when i spend money on it, Hates the fact that it takes up so much room in the garage, hates it when i spend time working on it, and not with her. No way i'll let her ride in it.

Wow I thought I was the only one. You only forgot one thing. She hates going to show in it. Only, I let her and on ocasion her dog in it.

08-13-2005, 07:03 PM	#1
JasonT Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Calgary Posts: 14	What did you do to preparing your truck for your girl friend.. So your girlfriend/wife hasn't gotten a ride in your new old truck yet. You know its loud, smells, the interior is a little ratty, and maybe looks a little rough in general and you dont care... but will she? what have you guys done to prep your baby for your significant others first ride? I for one will start by installing seatbelts.

08-13-2005, 07:05 PM	#2
franko72 Franko72 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 471	new carpet helped a lot. __________________ 1972 C20 cheyenne Super 402 BB/400 turbo LWB A/C Tilt, Cruise Control, Saddle tanks, Tach My Home Page Better to burn out than it is to rust

08-13-2005, 07:07 PM	#3
68gmcdually Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fenelon Falls, ON Canada Posts: 1,455	The then girlfriend/now wife loved, well loved is too strong, tolerated riding in the '68 before its resto. I think just because I liked it so much. It was far from what it is today, it smelt (the PO was a farmer) and it was just plain falling apart. All I did to prepare it for her was clean out the gas tank and replace the fuel filter so that it would run right. __________________ James Bellwood 1968 930 Extend-A-Cab Dually 5.7l, 5 speed,

08-13-2005, 07:10 PM	#4
jc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jackson, New Jersey Posts: 1,560	Let The Wife In My New Truck ??? Are You Nuts??? __________________ 2004 Silverado 2500HD Crewcab 4x4 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 1971 CHEYENNE LWB (THE LOVE SHACK) 1967 c-10 lwb (THE FARMERS DAUGHTER)

08-13-2005, 08:49 PM	#6
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	I told her to look past the color. She didn't...one look at the screaming lime green paint and she refused to be seen in the thing __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

08-13-2005, 07:13 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Well, the inside of the longhorn isn't too bad... it does kinda smell funny, the floors are ventilated, and it is loud. My girl says she don't care about any of that, and since it is my baby, she knows she'll love it. (plus since she bought me the caddy 500, she'll get to drive it too ) I'll see what I can do about the things I listed. I need to put some tunes in it too. It already has new buckets in there, and the door panels and dash pad and all that look nice. I know once she drives it, she'll see why I like it so much....she loves torque too. I have a month to get it road worthey and chick worthey. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 08-13-2005 at 07:16 PM.

08-13-2005, 07:31 PM	#8
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	:crazyDamn....my old wifey is too freakin nuts with my truck! I would be happier, giving the keys to my oldest "brat".......Im GD sure that kid wont crash my truck ......unless he wants his azz kicked anyhow! I will probably NEVER teach that old woman anything(oh well, she is pretty" wild") the boys, i might show a thing or 2......sorry gals,I caint help it,after all, Im just a man ..... L __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

08-13-2005, 09:11 PM	#9
68cajun 68 C/10 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Houma Louisiana Posts: 367	She hated it when I bought it, hates it when i spend money on it, Hates the fact that it takes up so much room in the garage, hates it when i spend time working on it, and not with her. No way i'll let her ride in it. __________________ (2009) GMC Sierra Denali 6.2 AWD (67 C/10 fleetside SWB) (2018GMC Yukon Denali) Wifes Car

08-13-2005, 09:34 PM	#10
jc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jackson, New Jersey Posts: 1,560	install ejector seat im just kidding im looking foward to the first cruise night with the new truck and the wife and kid. she is very supporting of my sickness. in fact were going to a cruise night on our anniversery. __________________ 2004 Silverado 2500HD Crewcab 4x4 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 1971 CHEYENNE LWB (THE LOVE SHACK) 1967 c-10 lwb (THE FARMERS DAUGHTER)

08-14-2005, 08:10 PM	#12
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	I guess I'm lucky. My wife doesn't give me too much trouble about mine. She's rode in everyone of them at one time or another. One factor may be that my little girl loves Daddy's BIG TRUCKS as she calls them. It's funny, I have a much harder time getting my daughter to ride in my 2000 Z71 than I do in my 67-72's. I say she has good taste in trucks! __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

08-14-2005, 08:45 PM	#13
subtle71 Granddad's Ol' Truck Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MS Posts: 588	Guys, LMAO when I starting reading this thread! I can remember when I moved back home to Mississippi from Virginia back in 1995, I had a '95 Impala SS and a '70 K5 Blazer. I had a on again/off again relationship that needed to be "defined" in my mind. (he he he) I had just begun the process of updating the interior, but it was functional. The outside was primer gray and sitting on 35"s. We went out in the Blazer and I found out how shallow she was. Oh well, seven years later married my wife who knows that the '71 stepper is a topic that is off limits. She is quite patient considering that I now have a little over $30K tied up in it. Here's a pic of the 1995 options! (Which would you choose?) Attached Images __________________ *1971 Chevrolet Custom 10 short step-side* *2005 GMC Sierra SLT 2500HD crew cab 2wd* [I]1971 Chevrolet Custom 10 Deluxe lwb fleet-side Last edited by subtle71; 08-14-2005 at 08:48 PM.

08-13-2005, 09:38 PM	#15
Purs Got Big Block? Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,510	a few magarita's for her doesn't hurt.... __________________ "Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."

08-13-2005, 09:44 PM	#17
Jetmech727 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Indianapolis,IN Posts: 148	ear plugs and one of those playboy deoderizers from the rear view __________________ "When cows laugh, does milk come out of their nose?"

08-13-2005, 10:26 PM	#18
chevytruckfan Account Suspended Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 930	Girlfriend didn't like the truck. She said that the truck had to go or she would. I sure miss her I wonder what she is doing these days.

08-13-2005, 10:32 PM	#19
Martin64 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yuma, Az Posts: 477	My wife was open to the idea, but the 1st impression was hilarious. Her and I both knew it was going to be a "work in progress", but when I pulled up to her work and dragged her out to the parking lot to see this fine machine pissing a 5' stream of anti-freeze out a hole in the front of the rotten radiator (all over a shopping cart from her store), well I just had to laugh (all the way to Kragen).... __________________ Martin Gibson USAF Retired 1964(-ish) C10



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08-13-2005, 10:56 PM	#20
powell72 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Loveland Co. Posts: 3,098	Luckily my wife's a car girl so she handles it without a problem. __________________ Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html

08-14-2005, 09:57 AM	#21
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	If she doesn't like the "old truck" smell, find another girlfriend.

08-14-2005, 10:12 AM	#22
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	My wife likes my truck and my girlfriend can't wait to go for a ride in it....life is so fun!!! __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

08-14-2005, 10:40 AM	#23
timamin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: san antonio Posts: 52	I dunno about ya'll but the truck seems to get me hooked up with more chicks then anything else I do lol. all I get is I love this truck or wow this truck is crazy just as it backfires lmao. I dunno what chicks love about old trucks but I'm not complaining. I refuse to let a girl drive my truck anymore cause the last one nearly ran it into a light pole cause there is no power steering and it's hard to steer from the passanger side :P __________________ '72 custom 20 Current mods race built chevy 400 engine. over carbed =/ Powder coated bumpers Progressive Wheels Future mods single windows. alum. fuel cell under bed, sidemarker fuel cap mod. All white and yellow interior. leather bucket seats.

08-14-2005, 10:56 AM	#24
2low72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Cheyenne, Wy Posts: 555	I've had my current 72 for 2 years and she's only gotten in it to help me bleed the brakes. I don't think she'll ever ride in it before i sell it. __________________ 2014 GMC Yukon XL (Wifey's) 2004 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab Z71

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