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MMMM Ramen!
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Beavercreek, OH
Posts: 118
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please allow me to introduce myself
fair warning, this is a bit long.
i've been a lurker for quite a while now, time to come out of the shadows i reckon. ![]() here's a little background - i've liked these trucks for a good while, then a few years back, i found me a 72 c10 longbed and i was happy. the guys at work teased and told me i looked like uncle jesse from the dukes of hazzard, but i didn't care - i had my truck. then add two or three years and a couple kids, and the pickup just wouldn't fit everbody. so after much negotiating with "the boss" (and using the kids as a selling point), i got a 72 k5 so that "we could all fit in it" ![]() so here's what we got - 70 k5, gm goodwrench 350, hei, headers, newer dual exhaust, rebuilt th350, posi 12 bolt, warn lockouts, 4 inch lift on 33 inch yokohamas, drum brakes on all corners, a/c (minus a few parts), clear marker lenses... ![]() ![]() solid body to start with, rockers are fried, 2-3 holes otherwise and that's about all the bad stuff as far as i can tell right now. looks like the frame was cleaned and painted once, double wall top that needs some work, all 3 seats in good shape - cracks in vinil but straight otherwise, and the fella even threw in a soft top. so here's how it went down... first thing i need is to make sure it's road worthy. it had a couple busted wheel studs (from trying to get it on the trailer / swapping skinny tires), so i got replacements and what better time to check the brakes? got those things done, and i got to wondering about this soft top on the back floor.... so i start to look it over. it looks pretty good, just some dust, no tears or scratches... hmmm, where's a tag or printed name or identifying feature... ah, here we go - STC... and i said, "dad, i think we just hit the lottery." once i got to digging and asking and reading, i figured out the thing is a fasttrac. ![]() ![]() i put the windows in too, but it was too dark to get a good picture by then... so here's my plans, disc brakes, replace a/c parts that aren't there, paint. drive and enjoy. it's gonna take a few years, since i only get to work on it when i come in for vacation, but i hope to have it ready to go anywhere by the end of my tour. eventually, i hope to go all out with it, but for now, i just want to be able to enjoy it. thanks for listening.
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I have a radical idea!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sweet Home Alabama!
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
Good looking Blazer!
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'67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club! |
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Post Whore
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Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
Glad you were able to find a good one and the soft top is a big plus! Have fun with it and keep us posted!
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I'm a poor spectator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Antonio, Tx
Posts: 2,287
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
Good looking truck, glad you were able to pick up another one.
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Can't wait to retire!!
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Corunna, MI
Posts: 1,575
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
Nice find...keep us posted on your progress.
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PROJECT 7DEUCE
![]() Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: GRANTS PASS OR
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
Sweet find ..
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GO BIG GREEN ![]() MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P.. |
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MMMM Ramen!
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Beavercreek, OH
Posts: 118
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
thanks for the kind words guys. i just hope i can make this thing look as nice as some of y'alls.
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: New Haven, MO
Posts: 1,243
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
Flippin Sweet! Now get rid of those F*** mirrors :p
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-Lincoln 1987 GMC S15 (soon to be a chevy clone) ![]() 2.5l, 4 speed, no ps, no pb, no ac Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver. ![]() Spoken by Cletus the hillbilly I like stickers... a whole bunch. Last edited by abebummy26; 07-19-2008 at 11:30 PM. |
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Tot Roddin'
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mid-MO
Posts: 24,461
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
Nice score! Keep us posted on your work.
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-Nate ![]() 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package) |
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Old School, New Style
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Monroeville, Ohio
Posts: 790
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
Sounds like you'll have plenty of time for planning/dreaming while your away. Looks like a real nice start.
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MMMM Ramen!
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Beavercreek, OH
Posts: 118
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Re: please allow me to introduce myself
but abe, that was the major selling point
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