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02-20-2008, 09:39 AM
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Field Find
I found a 68 shorty all original inline 6 with 3 on the tree sitting in a field just rusting away. I stopped and asked about it and the guy said he had it for sale a couple years back and no one wanted it. I offered him $700. He took on the spot. His grandfathers was the original owner. It still has the faded stickers from the dealership it was sold. mileage 60K. I drove it home and it ran strong with no smoke. I will be doing my first frame off.
 Monster Power plant  Even the original cover plates for the optional radio are still there. 
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02-20-2008, 09:43 AM
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Re: Field Find
Wow looks like one heck of a deal...wish I could find one like that around here!
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02-20-2008, 09:47 AM
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Re: Field Find
that my friend is officially classified as a SCORE!!!!
thanks for bringing another back from the dead!
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02-20-2008, 09:47 AM
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Re: Field Find
great find..good luck with it
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02-20-2008, 09:47 AM
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Re: Field Find
cool, there are some good deals left out there
you should have offered $500, shouldn't you
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02-20-2008, 09:52 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: Field Find
slap some rims on it, drive it for a year. Then you'll know what you want to do to it, and it'll give you a year of learing the truck, a year of building up the parts stash, and a year of fun in a beater.
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02-20-2008, 10:02 AM
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Re: Field Find
I can not bring myself to drive a truck that needs work. I found it the end of the summer so I have had it a few months now. I already started working on it. I had to wait till I collected some body working tools including a good mig welder. As longhorn said I am not sure what I want to do with it but I do know I want the body and frame to last another 40 years.
This is a PA truck so I am expecting to replace the bottom 6 inchs all the way around the body.
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02-20-2008, 07:23 PM
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Re: Field Find
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  If everybody was like that, there would only about three of them on the road!
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02-21-2008, 05:21 AM
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Re: Field Find
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yeah no $h!t. why bother having an old ride if you dont get to experience the ageing process a lil bit. ehh. what ever. just dont tear it apart with all these grand hopes of this an that and it never happens. Just make sure your gana finish it. |
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02-21-2008, 04:47 AM
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Re: Field Find
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I drive mine everyday. No option truck. The cab is ready to fall off. the front end needs ball joints and everything else. No heat. BB holes in the windshield. The roof leaks when it rains. You have to pump the brakes to get it to stop. The gas pedal is screwed to a license plate under the floor mat...other wise I think my heal would be sitting on the trans. So drive your truck! Mine is an adventure every time I get into it!
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02-21-2008, 11:51 AM
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Re: Field Find
[QUOTE=Gorn;2586602]I can not bring myself to drive a truck that needs work.
If I waited till my cars and trucks were "Done" I would only ever get to drive my VOLVO. Great score. |
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02-20-2008, 10:12 AM
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go cyclones
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Re: Field Find
Nice pick, hey I'm not that far from you up here in Danville
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02-20-2008, 11:01 AM
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Re: Field Find
Nice find and I love the 67/68 front end. Now that you've got you an old truck it's gonna be in your blood and you're gonna be itching for more.
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02-20-2008, 11:34 AM
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Re: Field Find
Cool find, congrats on it...Now, make it something good
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02-20-2008, 02:34 PM
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Saving 1 truck at a time!
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Re: Field Find
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GREAT FIND! BTW...welcome to the board from sunny Seattle!
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02-20-2008, 08:06 PM
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Re: Field Find
you dont see those everyday for that price
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02-20-2008, 08:24 PM
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Re: Field Find
hey man nice truck, where the heck was it sitting, im very close to you, but i never seen that truck on my adventures driving around, let me know if i can help ya out in any way
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02-20-2008, 11:59 PM
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Re: Field Find
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 . The truck was his grandfathers I really want to get this rust off this thing. I think the truck was keep inside most of its life and the last few year sitting outside have been hard on it. Seems like there is surface rust everywhere.
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02-21-2008, 12:05 AM
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Re: Field Find
Umm.... no offense man..... you suck!
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02-21-2008, 12:11 AM
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Re: Field Find
some guys have all the luck!!!!!!!!!!
when you find another send em my way. Congrats on the sweet find. Eric |
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02-20-2008, 08:19 PM
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Re: Field Find
Heck of a deal. Drive the crap out of it and work on it as you go.
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02-21-2008, 12:41 AM
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Re: Field Find
Man, that is a great deal - but drive that sucker, those old sixes are sweet, if you want to work on the body, go for it, but like Longhorn man says, get to know the truck for a while, it's personality.
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02-21-2008, 03:39 AM
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CAN'T FIX NOTHIN
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Re: Field Find
nice 68 !!
it is I think an original california truck too because of the smog equipment ,,, cool truck !!!!!!!
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02-21-2008, 07:10 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Field Find
well, he's already restoring another car, so he knows what he's getting into.
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02-21-2008, 08:07 AM
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Re: Field Find
ok now the more i thought about it i do remeber the truck sitting at that shop but just never stopped to ask about it hey ill trade my 89 swb stepside for it
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