1981 laserdisc converted, ready to mail - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

bigblock73 · 09-19-2005, 01:20 PM

Hey gang, just wanted to let you guys know that the 1981 laserdisc has been converted, and I will be mailing it out within the next day or so. The 1984 & 1985 laserdisc are not finished yet, but should be pretty soon.

I also want to say thanks to John (my co-worker, who is probabaly reading this

) and Mike (swervin)...both of these guys have been very helpful in getting these converted.

BTW - I may be contacting some of you for address'..if I can't find them at home. Hey, it has been a while.

SanitysBane · 09-19-2005, 07:31 PM

Good to hear, I can't wait till the disk comes in the mail. I can already tell this is money well spent.

k72516 · 09-20-2005, 10:04 AM

Excuse my ignorance, but what are we talking about here?

PHOENIX · 09-20-2005, 11:01 AM

Jeff was going to try and get a bunch of old commercials and stuff of
these trucks. GM wouldnt allow the release of those commercials. He
found some old laser discs on ebay I think. He purchased them and had
to convert them to DVD. I believe the laser discs he found are were
sent to dealers when the trucks were new. People who were interested
when this started gave money to Jeff to pay for the research to find
the commercials that applied to our trucks. Then GM said no on the
release so he spent the remaining money on the laser discs.
I think some discs may be available to others if they donate to the board.
Please correct me if I am wrong.

Russell · 09-20-2005, 11:16 AM

Sweet! Definitely looking forward to watching them

bigblock73 · 09-20-2005, 12:20 PM

Eddie, you are correct.

I am in the process of gathering everyones mailing address. These are the people who have PAYPAL'd me (correct me if I am wrong)...

David(Sanitysbane), Russell(Russell), Joe(ElGracho), mylilbowtie, Chris(CaptKaos), Eddie(Phoenix), Jeremy(onefastc10), Ville(rockHQ), Adam(cochino12), Mike Walls(don’t know your screen name), and mylilbowtie.

Mylilbowtie, please PM me your mailing address…it wasn’t on the PAYPAL transaction.

When I get home, I will go thru my E-mails and try to find out who paid by snail mail (I know Mike (swervin) did).

If you did contribute late last year, and your name is not on this list…please reply here and let me know.

**smokinn** · 09-20-2005, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigblock73

Eddie, you are correct.

I am in the process of gathering everyones mailing address. These are the people who have PAYPAL'd me (correct me if I am wrong)...

David(Sanitysbane), Russell(Russell), Joe(ElGracho), mylilbowtie, Chris(CaptKaos), Eddie(Phoenix), Jeremy(onefastc10), Ville(rockHQ), Adam(cochino12), Mike Walls(don’t know your screen name), and mylilbowtie.

Mylilbowtie, please PM me your mailing address…it wasn’t on the PAYPAL transaction.

When I get home, I will go thru my E-mails and try to find out who paid by snail mail (I know Mike (swervin) did).

If you did contribute late last year, and your name is not on this list…please reply here and let me know.

I snail mailed mine to ya.

79BIG10 · 09-21-2005, 01:31 AM

I think I mailed mine as well Jeff

bigblock73 · 09-21-2005, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 79BIG10

I think I mailed mine as well Jeff

Sorry B, I totally forgot about ya..I remember now. PM me your mailing info.

79BIG10 · 09-21-2005, 11:40 AM

No problem Jeff

I'll pm you now.

bigblock73 · 09-22-2005, 11:14 PM

OK, 14 DVD's will be in the mail tomorrow morning...keep an eye out for them.

When you get yours, reply here and let me know what you think of it.

79BIG10 · 09-23-2005, 12:43 AM

Can't wait to see it Jeff

ElGracho · 09-23-2005, 08:08 AM

I can't wait either!

Thanks for your diligence on this Jeff!

Ric83 · 09-23-2005, 09:27 AM

I wasn't able to at the time, but I most definately would like to receive them now. Let me know what I need to do.

bigblock73 · 09-23-2005, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ric83

I wasn't able to at the time, but I most definately would like to receive them now. Let me know what I need to do.

Let me get the people who have contributed thus far squared away, after that, we'll go from there. Cool?

BTW gang, DVD's wen't out this morning...you should be getting them around Monday/Tuesday I assume.

Ric83 · 09-28-2005, 12:48 PM

Kool, not a prob. Thnx.

MylilBowTie · 09-29-2005, 04:08 PM

I got mine today, hope to get time to watch it soon. Thanks again for all the effort and time that went into this project.

75-K5 · 10-02-2005, 12:23 AM

I thought I contributed last year...I think? I joined in 2003 and know I contributed once, but can't remember when. It's not a big deal, though, but I would be interested in buying a DVD from you. Actually it's high time I send in another contrib, so maybe I'll just do that.

**smokinn** · 10-02-2005, 01:19 AM

I watched mine. i do have one question. Is it just on 81? Mine seem to replay the same thing over and over about 15-20mins long. Outher wish very intresting.

bigblock73 · 10-02-2005, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smokinn

I watched mine. i do have one question. Is it just on 81? Mine seem to replay the same thing over and over about 15-20mins long. Outher wish very intresting.

Yes, it is 1981 only. However, it should be closer ot 40 minutes long...and not sure why it is playing over and over. Could it be a setting on your PC/DVD player?

Anyone else having this problem?

I did watch one burned DVD, and it played fine. All the DVD's were created from the same burn file.

Please let me know.

The 84 & 85 will follow soon.

79BIG10 · 10-02-2005, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigblock73

Yes, it is 1981 only. However, it should be closer ot 40 minutes long...and not sure why it is playing over and over. Could it be a setting on your PC/DVD player?

Anyone else having this problem?

I did watch one burned DVD, and it played fine. All the DVD's were created from the same burn file.

Please let me know.

The 84 & 85 will follow soon.

No problem here on my DVD/TV combo.

MylilBowTie · 10-02-2005, 04:38 AM

I did have trouble fast forwarding / playback in Media Player 10. I played it with emachines Power DVD program and it worked just fine.

09-19-2005, 01:20 PM	#1
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	1981 laserdisc converted, ready to mail Hey gang, just wanted to let you guys know that the 1981 laserdisc has been converted, and I will be mailing it out within the next day or so. The 1984 & 1985 laserdisc are not finished yet, but should be pretty soon. I also want to say thanks to John (my co-worker, who is probabaly reading this ) and Mike (swervin)...both of these guys have been very helpful in getting these converted. BTW - I may be contacting some of you for address'..if I can't find them at home. Hey, it has been a while. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

09-19-2005, 07:31 PM	#2
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	Good to hear, I can't wait till the disk comes in the mail. I can already tell this is money well spent. __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

09-20-2005, 10:04 AM	#3
k72516 Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Easthampton, MA Posts: 74	Excuse my ignorance, but what are we talking about here? __________________ Go Fast - Be Loud

09-20-2005, 11:01 AM	#4
PHOENIX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,703	Jeff was going to try and get a bunch of old commercials and stuff of these trucks. GM wouldnt allow the release of those commercials. He found some old laser discs on ebay I think. He purchased them and had to convert them to DVD. I believe the laser discs he found are were sent to dealers when the trucks were new. People who were interested when this started gave money to Jeff to pay for the research to find the commercials that applied to our trucks. Then GM said no on the release so he spent the remaining money on the laser discs. I think some discs may be available to others if they donate to the board. Please correct me if I am wrong. __________________ * AVOID: LOPER'S PERMORANCE / LOPERSPEED.COM OF PHOENIX, AZ & COTTMAN TRANSMISSION * Last edited by PHOENIX; 09-20-2005 at 11:02 AM.

09-20-2005, 11:16 AM	#5
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Sweet! Definitely looking forward to watching them __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

09-20-2005, 12:20 PM	#6
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Eddie, you are correct. I am in the process of gathering everyones mailing address. These are the people who have PAYPAL'd me (correct me if I am wrong)... David(Sanitysbane), Russell(Russell), Joe(ElGracho), mylilbowtie, Chris(CaptKaos), Eddie(Phoenix), Jeremy(onefastc10), Ville(rockHQ), Adam(cochino12), Mike Walls(don’t know your screen name), and mylilbowtie. Mylilbowtie, please PM me your mailing address…it wasn’t on the PAYPAL transaction. When I get home, I will go thru my E-mails and try to find out who paid by snail mail (I know Mike (swervin) did). If you did contribute late last year, and your name is not on this list…please reply here and let me know. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

09-21-2005, 01:31 AM	#8
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	I think I mailed mine as well Jeff __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

09-21-2005, 11:40 AM	#10
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	No problem Jeff I'll pm you now. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

09-22-2005, 11:14 PM	#11
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	OK, 14 DVD's will be in the mail tomorrow morning...keep an eye out for them. When you get yours, reply here and let me know what you think of it. Attached Images __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale Last edited by bigblock73; 09-22-2005 at 11:14 PM.

09-23-2005, 12:43 AM	#12
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Can't wait to see it Jeff __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

09-23-2005, 08:08 AM	#13
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,553	I can't wait either! Thanks for your diligence on this Jeff! __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '89 R3500 Flatbed

09-23-2005, 09:27 AM	#14
Ric83 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 824	I wasn't able to at the time, but I most definately would like to receive them now. Let me know what I need to do. __________________ Ric '83 Silverado SWB Fleetside Here she is

09-28-2005, 12:48 PM	#16
Ric83 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 824	Kool, not a prob. Thnx. __________________ Ric '83 Silverado SWB Fleetside Here she is

09-29-2005, 04:08 PM	#17
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	I got mine today, hope to get time to watch it soon. Thanks again for all the effort and time that went into this project. __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

10-02-2005, 12:23 AM	#18
75-K5 Bucket of Bolts Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 455	I thought I contributed last year...I think? I joined in 2003 and know I contributed once, but can't remember when. It's not a big deal, though, but I would be interested in buying a DVD from you. Actually it's high time I send in another contrib, so maybe I'll just do that. __________________ This is the project that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend....



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10-02-2005, 01:19 AM	#19
smokinn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: omaha,Ne Posts: 617	I watched mine. i do have one question. Is it just on 81? Mine seem to replay the same thing over and over about 15-20mins long. Outher wish very intresting.

10-02-2005, 04:38 AM	#22
MylilBowTie Right turn Clyde Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,911	I did have trouble fast forwarding / playback in Media Player 10. I played it with emachines Power DVD program and it worked just fine. __________________ 1974 C25 LWB: 454 4bbl Carb / TH400 / 3.73 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI

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