Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

*gn4u2c2* · 08-03-2008, 09:55 PM

This was one of those long story deals.. You know the ones oh sure it will be easy just ride over and roll it up on the trailer and take it home .... NOT. I would have turned around as soon as I laid eyes on her. at the bottom of a step hill in the woods about 5 feet from a stream and been there untouched since 1985 ! But atlas I had already driven 45 min to get it so I went for it. after 2 hours of digging out so I could jack it up enough to get the frame out of the dirt and block the tires up some so I could winch it on the trailer ( frame bent and crushed the first 3-4 places I tried. Then we had the Snake den under it. Then we had th rusted apart steering shaft and all 4 wheels locked tight so I had to jack it up and back the trailer under it and winch and it was a mess!! the frame broke i half on the passenger side and the one trailing arm broke off the rear and that made for **** trying to load it but we got it on.Now the last problem up a steep hill that is slimy mud with a trailer !! good thing I have a heavy diesel, 4x4,mud terrains and a locker otherwise I would have been done it took me 6 runs at the hill to make it up backing all the way down into a stream to make it !!! It was utterly the last try before I unloaded it and gave up. Once out on the road I thought I was going to jail !! one headlight fell out going up the road, and all kinds of dirt was coming out from under it. I even had a snake roll off the trailer at the first stop sign !! I just had to laugh.

Anyway here are some pics for you guys to enjoy. I was so rotten I took it straight to the junker. the seat mounts rusted thought the floor and the springs were on the floor and t was about as strong as wet paper towels.

67_C-30 · 08-03-2008, 10:01 PM

Wow! I just can't imagine one being that rusty! I have had those kind of adventures though. That's just the nature of haulin junk I guess!

Longhorn Man · 08-03-2008, 10:21 PM

I helped pull an Eldorado out of a resting place liek that. Parked in 89, sank in the bud, the rockers were burried. Took about 8 hrs of digging and pulling and jacking.
The engine was not locked up, so i put it in the longhorn, and so far, other than a little mild knocking, it's holdin up great!

**special-K** · 08-03-2008, 11:25 PM

You could have sold it to science for more.

That thing is so rusty the glass is rusty!!

Longhorn Man · 08-03-2008, 11:32 PM

was there anything at all worth keeping?

Sammy · 08-04-2008, 01:29 AM

After all that there had to be one part you wanted to keep.

*gn4u2c2* · 08-04-2008, 06:46 AM

it was so rusty the tins for the gauges were just green mold, holes in the roof terrible . I tossed some stuff in it to haul to the junker and the whole side bowed out. It was not attached from the door frame to the rear doors, the rear floor fell though what a mess. In the end only thing i kept were some pictures.

**special-K** · 08-04-2008, 08:03 AM

How was the dash pad?

CG · 08-04-2008, 09:14 AM

Taking that one off to the scrapper just made the rest of em worth more.

67ChevyRedneck · 08-04-2008, 09:46 AM

Sounds like it was a little better off than this one sitting in the woods next door to my parents house, it's been in the same spot for about 30 years.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 08-04-2008, 02:15 PM

it was so rusty the tins for the gauges were just green mold

Wow those are both rusty.. can you even recycle something like that..

Chevyman680063 · 08-04-2008, 04:00 PM

You could have saved it, just use some duct tape, wax it, and she would have been ready to rock n' roll.

bestchevyfan · 08-04-2008, 08:51 PM

That Thing Looks Like Something James B. Would Have Chrome Plated.later,buddy

Longhorn321 · 08-04-2008, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chevyman680063

You could have saved it, just use some duct tape, wax it, and she would have been ready to rock n' roll.

Naw man...that things gonna need a buffer for sure!

**special-K** · 08-04-2008, 09:14 PM

With vehicles like that you just give`m a few more years and come back to clean up the tires,glass,gaskets,and lenses.It`s not alot of work.
At least you didn`t need a chain saw for that Panel.

08-03-2008, 09:55 PM	#1
gn4u2c2 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: d.c Posts: 315	Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. This was one of those long story deals.. You know the ones oh sure it will be easy just ride over and roll it up on the trailer and take it home .... NOT. I would have turned around as soon as I laid eyes on her. at the bottom of a step hill in the woods about 5 feet from a stream and been there untouched since 1985 ! But atlas I had already driven 45 min to get it so I went for it. after 2 hours of digging out so I could jack it up enough to get the frame out of the dirt and block the tires up some so I could winch it on the trailer ( frame bent and crushed the first 3-4 places I tried. Then we had the Snake den under it. Then we had th rusted apart steering shaft and all 4 wheels locked tight so I had to jack it up and back the trailer under it and winch and it was a mess!! the frame broke i half on the passenger side and the one trailing arm broke off the rear and that made for **** trying to load it but we got it on.Now the last problem up a steep hill that is slimy mud with a trailer !! good thing I have a heavy diesel, 4x4,mud terrains and a locker otherwise I would have been done it took me 6 runs at the hill to make it up backing all the way down into a stream to make it !!! It was utterly the last try before I unloaded it and gave up. Once out on the road I thought I was going to jail !! one headlight fell out going up the road, and all kinds of dirt was coming out from under it. I even had a snake roll off the trailer at the first stop sign !! I just had to laugh. Anyway here are some pics for you guys to enjoy. I was so rotten I took it straight to the junker. the seat mounts rusted thought the floor and the springs were on the floor and t was about as strong as wet paper towels. Attached Images Last edited by gn4u2c2; 08-03-2008 at 09:56 PM.

08-03-2008, 10:01 PM	#2
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Panel truck that Did not wat to leave home. Wow! I just can't imagine one being that rusty! I have had those kind of adventures though. That's just the nature of haulin junk I guess! __________________ '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!

08-03-2008, 10:21 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Panel truck that Did not wat to leave home. I helped pull an Eldorado out of a resting place liek that. Parked in 89, sank in the bud, the rockers were burried. Took about 8 hrs of digging and pulling and jacking. The engine was not locked up, so i put it in the longhorn, and so far, other than a little mild knocking, it's holdin up great!

08-03-2008, 11:25 PM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Panel truck that Did not wat to leave home. You could have sold it to science for more. That thing is so rusty the glass is rusty!! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-03-2008, 11:32 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Panel truck that Did not wat to leave home. was there anything at all worth keeping?

08-04-2008, 01:29 AM	#6
Sammy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bonne Terre, Mo Posts: 3,005	Re: Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. After all that there had to be one part you wanted to keep. __________________ '69 Chevy Long Fleet & '71 GMC Short Step & Project "ODD BALL" "You can wash a pig, soak it in most expensive perfume. In the end it is still just a pig." ODD BALL build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478629"

08-04-2008, 06:46 AM	#7
gn4u2c2 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: d.c Posts: 315	Re: Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. it was so rusty the tins for the gauges were just green mold, holes in the roof terrible . I tossed some stuff in it to haul to the junker and the whole side bowed out. It was not attached from the door frame to the rear doors, the rear floor fell though what a mess. In the end only thing i kept were some pictures.

08-04-2008, 08:03 AM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. How was the dash pad? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-04-2008, 09:14 AM	#9
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,021	Re: Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. Taking that one off to the scrapper just made the rest of em worth more.

08-04-2008, 09:46 AM	#10
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. Sounds like it was a little better off than this one sitting in the woods next door to my parents house, it's been in the same spot for about 30 years. Attached Images __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

08-04-2008, 02:15 PM	#11
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. it was so rusty the tins for the gauges were just green mold Wow those are both rusty.. can you even recycle something like that.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

08-04-2008, 04:00 PM	#12
Chevyman680063 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 850	Re: Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. You could have saved it, just use some duct tape, wax it, and she would have been ready to rock n' roll.

08-04-2008, 08:51 PM	#13
bestchevyfan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: new market, alabama Posts: 1,330	Re: Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. That Thing Looks Like Something James B. Would Have Chrome Plated.later,buddy

08-04-2008, 09:14 PM	#15
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Panel truck that Did not want to leave home. With vehicles like that you just give`m a few more years and come back to clean up the tires,glass,gaskets,and lenses.It`s not alot of work. At least you didn`t need a chain saw for that Panel. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 08-04-2008 at 09:15 PM.

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