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Old 11-24-2002, 12:52 AM   #1
CSS996
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Pueblo, CO
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Help a newbie?

I'm looking to buy a 67-72 short bed. Are there any special things I might look out for when I am out kicking tires?


Here's my story, if you care to read it...

I have a '73 POS Ford F250. It has a rebulit 460 V8. I bought the truck from a friend and thought I was getting a good deal, but I think I got hosed. He didn't do it on purpose. I should have researched values a little better before I bought it.

I paid $1,200 for this truck which I've had a year. Since I bought it, I had to have the radiator rebuilt, heater core replaced, I did belts, plugs, cap, rotor, wires, hoses, fuel pump, Flowmaster duals, K&N and a custom steering wheel.

The truck still lets me sit at the least opportune time. Just dies while I'm driving it. Maybe the carb, maybe something in the tank.

Anyway, I thought this was gonna be my keeper truck, hence all the repairs. But I realized once I took a good look at a '70 shortbed that that was what I was meant to own.

I'm wanting to go for the low, but not slammed look. 2wd with a manual tranny. Thats what I've found and am gonna try to work a deal on come Monday. Wish me luck.

I want an old Camaro that I can haul a dirtbike in. El Caminos just seem a little too "Joe Dirt" for me, so the SWB Chevy seems the optimal choice.

I also own a '68 Plymouth Fury which I got from the original owner. The little old man who took care of his stuff. I'm in the process of trying to trade in the Fury an a grand cash for a recently repainted (dark met. green) SWB. It has a 6 cyl. in it now, but a friend of mine is a Chevy guy, so we can build a 327/350 for it over time. My friend has two '66 pickups and a '66 Vette.

I'm rambling here, but suffice it to say that I am excited about a possible trade to a really cool truck. It may not happen, but I know I gotta have a SWB someday! I look forward to learning about these trucks that I have just receltly come to love.

Thanks for any help you can give me! I've got a lot of reading to do!
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