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66coffin · 01-26-2010, 06:07 AM

my wife surprised the heck out of me and bought me this '66 for christmas, she's too cool. she new i wanted one for a long time but i kept putting off buying one for myself for more important things, like the family and bills. so she bought it for me! the truck has a strong running 292 w/3 speed on the floor, pretty straight body, original CA black plates, and box of new parts, not bad for $900!!

my plans are to turn it into a 5 lug from the dreaded 8 it is now (which captainfab and many others have been giving me great advice on already, thanks guys!) add disc brakes, static drop (read: real low, motorboating!), flipped stock rear bumper, shaved handles, weld up some seems, custom tail lights, custom grill, split the 292 exh. manifold, dress the engine, do something cool with that dash, and eventually lots of flake and candy!

I KNOW I KNOW! SHE LOOKS LIKE A GARDNERS TRUCK RIGHT NOW BUT YOU JUST WAIT!!

rwolf9653 · 01-26-2010, 07:43 AM

Looks good to me, and the price was right! Keep us posted on the build progress.

63 & 64 Bowties · 01-26-2010, 08:19 AM

I like it. And, in case you already didn't know... your wife is a "keeper." You better treat her right.

NF65Fleetside · 01-26-2010, 09:10 AM

daym thats one clean c-dub!!! gardner truck my ass Id take it! great looking start. Your wife is dabomb! Gotta give it up to the ladies that stick by our love for these trucks!

*LILRED66* · 01-26-2010, 09:56 AM

Great score and nice truck also...keep her around, both the wife and the truck. Sounds like a good plan, but I would suggest doing it in small bites, instead of tearing the truck down to do it all at once, that way you can enjoy it and enhance the looks and driveability of it over time. Keep us posted on your progress and make sure to give you wife a big hug for hooking you up with a nice rig to start with.

**Chevy Fleetside** · 01-26-2010, 11:45 AM

Good deal on the truck... and a wife that understands. It is hard to get a woman that understands..

MacAttack · 01-26-2010, 12:01 PM

Welcome to the board - nice score on the truck.

BTW, I own a landscaper's longbed - anything wrong with that?

Mac.

66coffin · 01-26-2010, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by LILRED66

Great score and nice truck also...keep her around, both the wife and the truck. Sounds like a good plan, but I would suggest doing it in small bites, instead of tearing the truck down to do it all at once, that way you can enjoy it and enhance the looks and driveability of it over time. Keep us posted on your progress and make sure to give you wife a big hug for hooking you up with a nice rig to start with.

you are right about taking it easy. i definately want to drive it as i build so, i wont be tearing her all down at once, i've made that mistake before and once you do it's an up hill battle, at least it was for me.
thanks for the pos. feedback guys and i'll let the little lady know you guys appreciate women like her!
Nothing wrong with a gardners truck, really! i knew some of you might have been offended by that. it's just that how it is now, and how i want it to be, are two way different animals. i LIKE gardners!

Turkey · 01-26-2010, 07:34 PM

Nice xmas present....I got mine as a wedding present...and they said all the good ones were all gone!!

**DPowers** · 01-26-2010, 08:17 PM

Congrats and 2nds to all the above.

markeb01 · 01-26-2010, 08:23 PM

x3. Very straight truck, and a wife with a good eye for vintage tin, and the enthusiasm to buy it for a present. Too cool!!

TwiggyTheDrummer · 01-26-2010, 08:29 PM

Congrats man! Great looking truck and it sounds like you have a great plan for it and a great wife. My woman is finally falling in love with the truck now that she see's it coming together and that sooner or later she'll finally get to ride in it and drive it. She did help me put the bed on the other day.

283 Man · 01-26-2010, 08:50 PM

great lookinbg truck .....

KillerB · 01-26-2010, 08:51 PM

Will you be keeping those C20 emblems?....wink, wink. I have been looking for a set.

glendale · 01-26-2010, 09:06 PM

i dig it. please keep us posted on the progress.

TwiggyTheDrummer · 01-26-2010, 09:15 PM

Whats up with the cowl being covered?

**Captainfab** · 01-27-2010, 01:23 AM

Congrats on two nice scores....a great woman and a nice solid truck

66coffin · 01-27-2010, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by KillerB

Will you be keeping those C20 emblems?....wink, wink. I have been looking for a set.

Killerb pm me your address and i'll send 'em to ya soon as i yank em!

66coffin · 01-27-2010, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwiggyTheDrummer

Whats up with the cowl being covered?

my buddy covered the winsheild with plastic cause he was priming his car just in front of it, what you see in the pic is after i pulled it down.

66coffin · 01-27-2010, 02:55 AM

thanks for all the kind words about the truck and the woman, my wife was really flattered by all you gents. i got plans to keep em both! i'll keep you guys updated on the build as it progresses...

KillerB · 01-27-2010, 02:58 AM

I Forgot to add what a Sweet wife/truck you got. Notice i put wife BEFORE truck. Gotta keep the ladies happy

**ChiefRocka** · 01-27-2010, 09:57 AM

Welcome aboard, man !!!

Great story on the truck.....Looks like a solid truck.

Your plans sound great....Tell your wife thanks for me !!

Muleman100 · 01-27-2010, 01:00 PM

Lucky man to have both.....a good women and a great truck. Good luck.

TwiggyTheDrummer · 01-27-2010, 01:07 PM

Figured it was that or you were trying to stop water from flowing down. Good luck man and keep us updated!

creep · 01-27-2010, 08:05 PM

Nice score (on the truck and the wife)!

It looks really cool all white, reminds me of when I went to a friends house when I was a kid. I looked in the cupboard and it was full of white boxes with black lettering "GENERIC CEREAL".

01-26-2010, 06:07 AM	#1
66coffin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: diamond bar, calif. Posts: 206	new '66 project for $900 my wife surprised the heck out of me and bought me this '66 for christmas, she's too cool. she new i wanted one for a long time but i kept putting off buying one for myself for more important things, like the family and bills. so she bought it for me! the truck has a strong running 292 w/3 speed on the floor, pretty straight body, original CA black plates, and box of new parts, not bad for $900!! my plans are to turn it into a 5 lug from the dreaded 8 it is now (which captainfab and many others have been giving me great advice on already, thanks guys!) add disc brakes, static drop (read: real low, motorboating!), flipped stock rear bumper, shaved handles, weld up some seems, custom tail lights, custom grill, split the 292 exh. manifold, dress the engine, do something cool with that dash, and eventually lots of flake and candy! I KNOW I KNOW! SHE LOOKS LIKE A GARDNERS TRUCK RIGHT NOW BUT YOU JUST WAIT!! Attached Images __________________ '66 c10ish straight 292 power! Last edited by 66coffin; 01-26-2010 at 06:11 AM. Reason: add some info

01-26-2010, 07:43 AM	#2
rwolf9653 more ideas than money Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: spring grove, pa Posts: 1,068	Re: new '66 project for $900 Looks good to me, and the price was right! Keep us posted on the build progress. __________________ Randy 1948 Chevy 3100 5 window 1966 Chevy C30 Dually 1967 Chevy K10 1972 Chevy K20 1972 Chevy C10 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer 1987 Chevy V10 2003 Chevy Suburban

01-26-2010, 08:19 AM	#3
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: new '66 project for $900 I like it. And, in case you already didn't know... your wife is a "keeper." You better treat her right. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

01-26-2010, 09:10 AM	#4
NF65Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 674	Re: new '66 project for $900 daym thats one clean c-dub!!! gardner truck my ass Id take it! great looking start. Your wife is dabomb! Gotta give it up to the ladies that stick by our love for these trucks!

01-26-2010, 09:56 AM	#5
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: new '66 project for $900 Great score and nice truck also...keep her around, both the wife and the truck. Sounds like a good plan, but I would suggest doing it in small bites, instead of tearing the truck down to do it all at once, that way you can enjoy it and enhance the looks and driveability of it over time. Keep us posted on your progress and make sure to give you wife a big hug for hooking you up with a nice rig to start with.

01-26-2010, 11:45 AM	#6
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,782	Re: new '66 project for $900 Good deal on the truck... and a wife that understands. It is hard to get a woman that understands.. __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536 Last edited by Chevy Fleetside; 01-26-2010 at 12:12 PM.

01-26-2010, 12:01 PM	#7
MacAttack 283 Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Surf City, CA Posts: 2,435	Re: new '66 project for $900 Welcome to the board - nice score on the truck. BTW, I own a landscaper's longbed - anything wrong with that? Mac. __________________ For about 12 years of my adult life I had a severe speech impediment. My ex-wife never let me get a word in edgewise.

01-26-2010, 07:34 PM	#9
Turkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 427	Re: new '66 project for $900 Nice xmas present....I got mine as a wedding present...and they said all the good ones were all gone!! __________________

01-26-2010, 08:17 PM	#10
DPowers One foot in front of the other Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Parrottsville, TN Posts: 5,442	Re: new '66 project for $900 Congrats and 2nds to all the above.

01-26-2010, 08:23 PM	#11
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: new '66 project for $900 x3. Very straight truck, and a wife with a good eye for vintage tin, and the enthusiasm to buy it for a present. Too cool!!

01-26-2010, 08:29 PM	#12
TwiggyTheDrummer Keep It Simple Stupid.. Nope.. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Live Oak, FL Posts: 665	Very Nice! Congrats man! Great looking truck and it sounds like you have a great plan for it and a great wife. My woman is finally falling in love with the truck now that she see's it coming together and that sooner or later she'll finally get to ride in it and drive it. She did help me put the bed on the other day. __________________ 1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks

01-26-2010, 08:50 PM	#13
283 Man Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jane,Missouri Posts: 844	Re: new '66 project for $900 great lookinbg truck ..... __________________ 283 the mighty small block

01-26-2010, 08:51 PM	#14
KillerB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lincoln, Ne Posts: 4	Re: new '66 project for $900 Will you be keeping those C20 emblems?....wink, wink. I have been looking for a set.

01-26-2010, 09:06 PM	#15
glendale Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: sacramento,ca Posts: 338	Re: new '66 project for $900 i dig it. please keep us posted on the progress.

01-26-2010, 09:15 PM	#16
TwiggyTheDrummer Keep It Simple Stupid.. Nope.. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Live Oak, FL Posts: 665	Re: new '66 project for $900 Whats up with the cowl being covered? __________________ 1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks



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01-27-2010, 01:23 AM	#17
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: new '66 project for $900 Congrats on two nice scores....a great woman and a nice solid truck __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

01-27-2010, 02:55 AM	#20
66coffin Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: diamond bar, calif. Posts: 206	Re: new '66 project for $900 thanks for all the kind words about the truck and the woman, my wife was really flattered by all you gents. i got plans to keep em both! i'll keep you guys updated on the build as it progresses... __________________ '66 c10ish straight 292 power!

01-27-2010, 02:58 AM	#21
KillerB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lincoln, Ne Posts: 4	Re: new '66 project for $900 I Forgot to add what a Sweet wife/truck you got. Notice i put wife BEFORE truck. Gotta keep the ladies happy

01-27-2010, 09:57 AM	#22
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,150	Re: new '66 project for $900 Welcome aboard, man !!! Great story on the truck.....Looks like a solid truck. Your plans sound great....Tell your wife thanks for me !! __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!"

01-27-2010, 01:00 PM	#23
Muleman100 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Crosby, Texas Posts: 377	Re: new '66 project for $900 Lucky man to have both.....a good women and a great truck. Good luck.

01-27-2010, 01:07 PM	#24
TwiggyTheDrummer Keep It Simple Stupid.. Nope.. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Live Oak, FL Posts: 665	Re: new '66 project for $900 Figured it was that or you were trying to stop water from flowing down. Good luck man and keep us updated! __________________ 1963 GMC SWB Fleetside in Sunburst Orange Metallic 305E V6 w/ Plaid VC, Powerglide, BOSS 313 20" Chrome Wheels, Kumho Ecsta STX 275/45/R20's, Alpine/Clarion System, Dynomax Exhaust Old custom classic trucks have soul. Their dashboards aren't plastic, and they've survived both the best and worst of what the 20th century had to offer. For the owners of these trucks, it's often the same story. Through both good and bad times they persevered, until one day they could turn the key and roll up in a customized truck everyone with good taste would admire. – Custom Classic Trucks

01-27-2010, 08:05 PM	#25
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Re: new '66 project for $900 Nice score (on the truck and the wife)! It looks really cool all white, reminds me of when I went to a friends house when I was a kid. I looked in the cupboard and it was full of white boxes with black lettering "GENERIC CEREAL". __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

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