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Thank god it stopped raining
This afternoon we needed to go pick up an original upholstery Seat For the truck Driving down the driveway We knew we were at the right spot |
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He didn't really want us to do the exchange in his driveway
So We again returned to The trusty Home Depot To do, another truck upgrade |
09-23-2016, 11:19 PM | #403 |
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very cool, great "upgrade"...
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Your rear bumper steps are different from the others shown. that type of step was popular on station wagons and they made them for pickups, too.
I wonders earlier in the trip if you'd be passing through Cheyenne. I bought a '72 K/20 out of there... a Custom Deluxe. I don't think there's a town named that. Ah yes, the Home Depot public auto repair lot. Just a seat swap...pffft. I met a guy at one up in PA at a home depot to pick up a set of 1t axles he brought from KS. Up in NY he had picked up a military K30 with tru-trac front/locker rear I just had to have. So, up on his trailer we robbed them out from under the truck. Had to go in a purchase bolt cutters for the e-brake cables (neither of us had much in the way of tools with us). What does this have to do with a blue Cheyenne super SWB running coast to coast? Not a thing, but I had oatmeal w/blackberrys for breakfast, too.
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How much money did you find under the seat. When I took the seat out of my truck to replace the carpet, I found almost $11 in nickels, dimes and quarters.
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The Panhead is Peter Fondas bike from Easy Rider and the Fat Boy is the one Arnold Schwarzeneggar rode in ... crap, cant remember.
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I thought I recognized the Easy Rider bike. Man, what a strange movie. Spirit of the times, I guess.
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Terminator 2.
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Must be Saturday
Brad put his Tennessee shirt back on And is watching College Game Day Who would have ever imagined back in 72 That you would be able to watch tv While cruising down the highway |
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Stopped at Outfield's house to watch the Tennessee Florida game and we had to get a picture of our 3 trucks. I'm Outfield's son and I've got the 66 in the pictures. Tennessee just pulled ahead and Brad is excited!
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Cool thread, I'm glad I found this, looks like you guys are having an awesome trip! I'd love to do something like that one day.
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Great looking seat. Could I ask who did that work?
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You're in Oregon? I've been following this and didn't figure you'd be going anywhere near me, but now it looks like you might be getting kind of close to my neck of the woods. I'm just west of Portland.
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Hey Outfield and scoot.
Thank you for inviting us over Thank god Tennessee won the game That way Brad was able to be in a good mood (Since we all were) talking Chevy's It was even cool that your friend showed up With his ford Especially once he opened the hood Have fun at racing in Ca. Shawn We had a great time, see you in the future! |
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We're definitely going south at this point My daughter goes to Oregon state So Corvallis is the next stop Pm me, maybe breakfast Here's a cool pic Scoot_mcrutes truck was an old army truck This was on inside of The door Is everybody Conforming? |
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Just read every single post in this thread and loving every bit of it. What an exciting trip! I want to do this with my son in the future. Fly to the opposite coast, buy a truck and drive it home. Im 32 and he's 9 so I think we've got a few years. Like you, I'll definitely need a 2nd driver.
Keep up the awesome pictures and stories!
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Plan on doing it!!
Spend as much time with your son Now He will then hang out with you After high school and college When He realizes, he doesn't really Know everything "lol" Iowa game, securing our tickets |
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It was great having you and Brad over. Yea, good thing Tennessee won, or the you would of had a cranky passenger.
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This trip gets even better. I hope I can convince my own kid to do this at some point. I think it was Mark Twain who said he moved away from home when he was 17 and returned at 19. He was amazed at how much his dad had learned while he was gone!
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Brad and I were talking a couple days ago
How, once we hit Washington, it felt familiar The roads, road signs, gas stations, terrain, climate It's subtle, but It all feels familiar The whole trip across the country You don't focus on the difference, but The drive into the west coast just felt like we were home You also see some stores That only exist out here We didn't go shopping |
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We now have more despenceries then Mc Donald's in Oregon . LOL.
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Been fooling with my pictures again
Truck in black--makes the paint look presentable |
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