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09-21-2011, 12:19 AM
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My wife's "new" truck.
After much frustration dealing with the computer controlled 95 jimmy my wife informs me that she is done with it and wants a pre computer/pre smog truck. After looking around she found this gem and we picked it up tonight. Drove it home a short 35 mile jaunt, it rode rock solid without wandering and no weird behavior of any kind. It did however have a creative "cure" for a failed headlight switch, a motor control switch from a machine attached to the radiator support. It worked to get us home, it's coming off tomorrow! Here's the pictures:
    
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09-21-2011, 12:39 AM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
Very nice! Looks super clean. I would rather roll that as opposed to a "new" truck any day.
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09-21-2011, 10:10 AM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
Nice looking truck. Someday my wife will see the light as well.
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09-21-2011, 10:39 AM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
Man, I love an unmolested truck. We're going through a phase right now that's similar to what the 55-57 Chevy cars endured in the 70's. Everybody was chopping them up and rodding them, and the ones what got left alone turned into solid gold investments.
Not 'bashing' here - I'd never tell anyone what to do or not do to their own dang vehicles, just opinionatin'. Beautiful truck! |
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09-21-2011, 10:47 AM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
That is one beautiful truck. Mine has the radio spot in the dash cut for a square radio and now I'll have to fix it. I too prefer original or slightly modified vehicles. I don't like cutting up classics but I do have a chop top '81 Monte Carlo. Guess I don't consider that a classic.
 You and your wife enjoy the ride brother.
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09-21-2011, 10:58 AM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
what a wife.....nice truck...my wife can't drive anything older than 2010.....and a payment...LOL
keep her! and the wife too
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09-21-2011, 01:07 PM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
if you dont mind me asking. where did you get it from it looks a lot like a friends he had for sale a while back.. i mean exactly like it.. anywho glad your wife caught the chevy bug.. by the way there is no cure.. enjoy your new wheels.....Ivan D..
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09-21-2011, 06:27 PM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
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My wife has had the bug for a long time, she drove a 64 short step in college and also drove double bottoms for her dad back then as well. I had a '60 long step when we got married. She is very happy with this truck, she wants to change the color to a two tone with the Chevy turquoise but leave it otherwise mechanically stock.
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09-21-2011, 08:59 PM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
nice...............
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04 CHEVY LLY LS DURAMAX 4WD. MODS TO FOLLOW, EFI LIVE, BUILT TRANS, LBZ MP, LIFT PUMP SOLD 1972 chevy c10 |
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09-21-2011, 10:54 PM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
Gearhead/truck wife's are cool i'm building a 67 for my wife at the moment.
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09-22-2011, 02:32 AM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
Update: The headlight problem was a bad hi/lo switch.
And here was the PO's solution. Hey, it worked.... As viewed from the front: 
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09-22-2011, 03:06 AM
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Re: My wife's "new" truck.
Congrats on the new truck and having a wife that enjoys it.
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