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View Poll Results: What should my next improvement be? | |||
Interior: Bucket seats, floorshifter, new gauges and radio |
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3 | 20.00% |
Exterior: New cowl hood and paint job |
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5 | 33.33% |
Engine: 383 build up. |
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7 | 46.67% |
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McLoud, OK
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Your Opinions please
Ok I have decided that I'm going to try for OU which means I wont be selling my truck when I go to college. So what should I do first?
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driving is in my blood
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mesa AZ
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I choose option #4- build up big block
YEAH BABY!!!!
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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If he could afford it ha ha.
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Houston, TX
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383 dood!
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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BAD BOW-Silverado XST
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX
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Pay for school first. Then after you start making the big $$$ do it all!!
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5 day ban, learn to behave.
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: san diego, ca
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man tough call. I would probably have to pick #2. exterior/paint. Only because if you put it off it may never get done, and the body will only keep rusting and denting, etc. You can always build a motor or install a radio.... plus its so rare to see a NICE looking 73-87 on the road.. lots of them have work done but when you see one that looks really nice, it stands out, and youre like "wow" thats a sweet looking truck, regardless of whatever else is done to it. Now that my truck is mechanically done, I dont see myself doing the paint body anytime soon because I keep putting it off (Too much time & $$! but what else is new?)
oh well just my opinion. take it with a grain of salt mike |
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I'm back with 2nd truck!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Texas
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Depends. If your engine is good condition then I would look into a tranny (if needed), then the interior. You want to be comfortable driving. Exterior is a good chioce but I'd want to have everything else done before then. Even if it means primering a fender or something then so be it. The paint is the last thing I'm doing.
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Nobody is perfect...
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: London,Ont,Canada
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In my Humble opinion, Body and Paint.
If it runs ok you may as well be lookin' great. ![]()
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been here longer than Liz
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Broken Arrow, OK
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I say cowl hood and paint, and call me about the cowl hood!
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383, that's what I'm doing
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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thanks for all your input guys. My computer is really screwed up right now so I wont be able to post as much for now. It looks like the 383 is winning so far. The price on the 383 will be over $3000, the interior will be around $1300, and the paint and hood would be around at least $500.
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