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Mejor Que Nada
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: texas
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Need help spending some money.
I got my annual bonus in, and the wife said I could use 1500 of it on the truck, I need some help spending it guys.
Here is the info on the truck as it stands now. 1969 short step 350/400 auto 1 1/4 sway bar Powersteering Manual brakes Drums all around Bench seat a/c cab but no a/c no stereo fuel tank in cab beat up front grille awful rear bumper ply wood bed floor It is either spend it on the truck or buy a custom AR 15 for my predator hunting. I am honestly torn
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KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
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Re: Need help spending some money.
How often will you enjoy the AR-15 compared to the truck. After see'n that you are in Texas maybe the AR-15 would look good in a gunrack on the back window of your truck.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Stephenville, Texas
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Re: Need help spending some money.
LOL! When I was a kid ever truck had a gunrack in the back window.
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Mejor Que Nada
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: texas
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Re: Need help spending some money.
Thought for sure someone would chime in...
I guess it will have to be the AR-15... Of course like mentioned before with a gun rack it would be an addition to the truck too... hey hey best of both worlds
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The only thing that separates "Dreams" from "Reality" is TIME and MONEY!!! Last edited by casterbuster; 12-16-2006 at 11:04 AM. |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Terrell, TX
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Re: Need help spending some money.
If it were me I'd start with power discs and a stereo. I bought a Sony 180 watt package deal [head unit and four speakers] at Wally World for $107 that sounds better than most stereos costing 4 times as much.
Then I'd probably get a new grill and bumper. If you installed the discs yourself you might be able to get all four projects done.
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Aluminum slot wheels rule...
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Maine
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Re: Need help spending some money.
I can help you spend the $1500. Send it up this way!!!
![]() IMO, if the truck runs good and goes good down the road, spend the money on cosmetic stuff. But if it doesn't run or go good, I'd invest the money into the drivetrain. Thats the rule of thumb I go by. ![]() Last edited by JAKES 68GMC; 12-16-2006 at 11:31 AM. |
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: DFW Texas
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Re: Need help spending some money.
Take the $1500 and buy a parts truck that has a bunch of things you want for your truck.(nice grill, bumper, disc brakes, the a/c parts your missing, ect.).
Part the truck out and make yours better. Take the rest of the parts truck and the parts you removed from your truck and sell them. See how much $$$ you can make back. You might still get the AR-15. |
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Aluminum slot wheels rule...
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Re: Need help spending some money.
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great idea if you have the space, time and energy to part it. All the truck I buy I end up making money on the parts, and I always end up with a handful of decent parts left over to use on other trucks. Drivetrain then cosmetic. Brakes, tires, shocks, drop, bags, BB, 700r4, ![]()
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: Need help spending some money.
Power disc brakes would be my first upgrade, then the A/C and if money is left i might consider a cheap radio. But i cant deal with manual front drum brakes, they just arent safe IMO.
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Re: Need help spending some money.
Depending on how you do the disk swap, you may need new 5 lug wheels and redrill back axles too. If the drum brakes and all lines are in good condition, I would do other things first. Rear bumper is easy and fairly cheap, fix what is broken or bad first, that would be my plan.
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RIP Mr Ron
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Re: Need help spending some money.
You have a problem I've never had.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Beaverton, OR
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Re: Need help spending some money.
My truck was engine/brakes/bags. Now i will do some outside, a lot of inside, then last will be wheels and tires.
My thought was run well/stop well/handle well, then sound good/look good. My truck is a driver, so looks are low on the list. With $1500, you could do all new brakes, springs, shocks, and steering. If the motor is tight, then that's where I would go. |
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Re: Need help spending some money.
Whats a bonus?
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Bow Island, AB, Canada
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Re: Need help spending some money.
wish i had that much to spen on my truck
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Re: Need help spending some money.
[and the wife said I could use 1500 of it on the truck, ]
Sounds like it is pretty much decided. She said you could use it on the truck, no mention of an ar15 there. ![]()
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Mejor Que Nada
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: texas
Posts: 232
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Re: Need help spending some money.
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She also said she wouldn't ride in it until it had a/c, which she mentioned would be a good thing to use the money on, but I told her a/c would be the last thing fixed. Oh, and she did say I could spend it on a gun or the truck.
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The only thing that separates "Dreams" from "Reality" is TIME and MONEY!!! Last edited by casterbuster; 12-17-2006 at 09:21 AM. |
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laying low
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Re: Need help spending some money.
Not knowing what shape your truck is presently in I'd say get it mechanically sound ( so as not to leave you stranded somewhere ), clean it up some and add some new parts to the outside, then make updates and mods to it a little at a time. An aftermarket a/c system will set you back maybe $1200 when all done so there goes most of your bonus funds. Get it later.
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Northern Arizona
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Re: Need help spending some money.
![]() ![]() In all seriousness, these guys are right, buy a truck and use the parts you need to freshen the truck up, and sell the rest for another bonus ![]()
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Mejor Que Nada
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: texas
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Re: Need help spending some money.
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other enthusiasts like our selves. I don't believe in scavenging brake parts, because when it comes to cutting hairs brakes and tires is all you got.
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laying low
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Re: Need help spending some money.
This thread calls for MORE pics! We need to see what the truck is like, inside and out, under the hood. Then we can go shopping
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SLOW BUT SURE,BUT CLOSER
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Re: Need help spending some money.
I liked the part she'd let you spend $1500 on the truck!!!
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Northern Arizona
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Re: Need help spending some money.
![]() We'll have that truck tuned up in no time Its always easier when someone else is spending your money ![]()
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70 GMC shortbed fleetside with a 72 chevy costume Last edited by 72dually; 12-17-2006 at 09:56 AM. |
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THE VILLIAGE IDIOT
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Tooele, Utah
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Re: Need help spending some money.
well i see nothing wrong with drums all the way around...you just have to adjust the way you drive...but disks would be nice,,my rule of thumb is i want it to run good,,so i dont break down along side of the road...cosmetics are the last thing i worry about...but if you found a good parts truk with the arts you need,,take what you need,,put the rest of it up on evil bay and get some of your money back...or sell parts on here,,pay for member ship on here if you havent already...but then again an ar15 in the back window would look cool,,maybe a damn good alarm so nobody gets the new gun..
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