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Finally moved under its own power!
Still have 20+ things to do on it, but it runs and drives and idles smoothly at 650. 16 inHg vacuum. Doesn't leak. Doesn't overheat. Didn't catch fire :-)
Very happy after about 2 years that it can at least move! Not the best photo but as soon as I as confident it was running right I had to pull it out and take an outdoor photo finally!
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1970 GMC Sierra Grande Custom Camper - Built, not Bought 1969 Pontiac 2+2 427/390 4-speed Coupe 1969 Pontiac 2+2 427/390 4-speed Convertible |
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Recovering Truck Driver
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Nice!
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Beautiful truck! Nice work!
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
looks great Dave nice and clean! and those don't look like "sport" mirrors
nicely done sir ![]()
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Looks great. Much nicer than the one you posted that you almost bought!
Jim |
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Those wheels look really nice on there, the whole truck looks awsome
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Very nice
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Looks fantastic,
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Your West Coast Mirrors ROCK!
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Thanks! When I look back at pictures of them in the original white I think being chrome really takes the bulk out of them. There were kind of like extensions of the cab before, now they're a separate item. To me, anyway.
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
nice GMC...
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
that's great dave! im about at the same stage! nice truck.....
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Very nice
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Looks great
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Looks great!
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
dave give your self a BIG pat on the back that looks dang good outside.
nice job! its nice too know that all that work pays off in the end. one of these years i'll be at "the end".
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
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Since I wasn't on a schedule, even though I sometimes didn't want to, I took the long approach or redid things so that I knew they were right (or at least right enough for me to think they were right). Sort of the opposite of the weekend thrash to get something back together for work on Monday where a couple extra spacer washers and a zip-tie will "hold 'er for now!".
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Looks good!
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Very schweet truck (awesome) me likes alot. Beautiful.
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
Excellent Dave. Very nice truck and I love the way you did it. It is an awesome feeling when they move on there own power.
Looking forward to some more photos. Take care, tom
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Re: Finally moved under its own power!
you deserve every positive comment made.
yep and that first ride is allways a nervous one ![]() my kid said it above. but the wheels really do look good. what am sayin? the WHOLE truck looks good!!! in only two years yet. ![]()
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