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"valdez"
I bought this truck back in july of 2009 just now decided to start a build thread. i found it in a Home Depot parking lot with a for sale sign po was asking $1800, i kept an eye on it and the price finally dropped to $1400 and i talked him down to $1200. went home tore apart the cab and started preparing it for paint. here are some pics of that lil adventure.
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Re: "valdez"
Looks real nice. I hope mine turns out like that whenever I get around to it.
I don't understand what you did with the radio hole. Did you weld a new piece in and then re-cut the hole? |
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Re: "valdez"
got some parts from the big brown truck put em on got the cab back together. i took it to the highschool drags and got eliminated first round i broke by three hundreths of a second, but im still proud of it i ran a 15.87 at 85.55 mph. here are some more pics.
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Re: "valdez"
here is my dilema i wanna put a higher stall converter in my truck its a 350/350 with 3.73 gear ratio i dont know what the cam is but its fairly big what would you all suggest for rpm range/brand?
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Re: "valdez"
See isnt it fun! Did it not have any rust? What'd you do to the radio area?! Interior looks nice what're the ultimate plans?
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Re: "valdez"
Hey I live in Boise too! Just bought my 68 a couple weeks ago for $999.
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Re: "valdez"
there wasnt any rust on the interior just cab corners and the cab mounts are almost completly gone. the po cut up the radio area with tin snips so i straightened it all out and filled then cut it out now i have a cd player mounted in it just didnt have it at the time of the picture. my plans are to are pretty simple just repair the rust do some body work and paint it this summer and have it all back together before school starts again lol
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Re: "valdez"
$999 thats hell of a steal. you got any pictures of it?
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Re: "valdez"
Looks like a very solid cab. Following along!
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Re: "valdez"
thanks it means alot to have your support. im just a little short on time and money so i dont forsee anything happening soon but i'll keep you updated.
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Subscribed!
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Re: "valdez"
Subscribed. Nice to see another young'un lol
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Re: "valdez"
The track officials are making me put another return spring on the throttle cuz apparently they don't think the one the came with the quadrajet wasnt good enough so i built a bracket to mount on the intake i took one of the bolts out to test fit it and when i turned around i had a small puddle of coolant pooled up on the intake i over reacted and almost gave my self a heart attack lol. ill post a picture tomarrow lil to tired tonight.
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Re: "valdez"
nice build
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Re: "valdez"
wow dude, that's impressive!
The build-up, the drag.Coming along nicely.
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Re: "valdez"
alright i know its been a while but heres whats bee goin on. i was at the track about two months ago annd blew up the sprag in the trans, which caused me to further delay my plans of paint. but i got the tarns back to gether and runnin better than ever, i was back at the track and couldnt get it to hook up with my higher stall converter and ii spun through all 3 gears it was amazing lol. but now im back to painting and im about to shoot the fenders and hood with some primer. ill post some pics tomarrow
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Re: "valdez"
here are some pics of my body work, new valve covers and the doors i picked up for $60
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Re: "valdez"
I think you should mention the great guy that turned you onto the doors.....you could tell them he has a really cool 72....hey Kyle stay working on the truck and get her done!
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Re: "valdez"
Lookin Good, Look forward to seeing some paint on it. Have you decided what color you want to paint it yet?
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Re: "valdez"
nice truck, and I think landarts wants some bonus points
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Re: "valdez"
Hey my cousin lives in Eagle. He owns the motocross track outside of town.
BTW - Nice progress! I wish I got to work on my truck. ![]()
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Re: "valdez"
Thanks for the lead on the doors Jim! wouldn't you think his dad who rebuilt the turbo 350 and provides the shop in which he works might get just a small mention?
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Re: "valdez"
Nice work. Coming along great.
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Re: "valdez"
im gonna go with a burnt orange with a black yenko stripe. we got family comin in town for the weekend so i don't forsee anything happening but ill get some pictures of the fenders me and my pops are almost finished with later
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Re: "valdez"
so its been a long while of absolutly nothing but big burn outs haha. since i got on here last time i picked up another 350 that i plan on buildin a stroker with. but ya i got the front clip in primer and just about ready for paint. but a lil over a week we had a nice little snow storm and i slid in to a 97 camry and caved in a corner of the bed. almost cried but no ticket. so now i gotta get some more body work done but i picked up some new rear tires for it today i love the rake it has now ill get some pictures on tomarrow.
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