Re: Did any body else have a " what did i get into " moment
well I'm in the4 same boat but i'm glade i did it when houses and every one had money and when the credit card's allowed me to get a credit line on my personal account of $22,000 man i had fun.See i come from a long line of old hot rodders and they always told me what to look for in a truck.
When you go look at a car or a truck take a Jack and stands and a creeper any signs of cancer in the floor leave it alone.But if you can steel it then you can buy it.I never bough a truck or a suburban with cancer in the floor a little on the sides mabey But body work means money time and a lot of work.
Find the truck with out that one less problem I have 1 suburban with the drivers side rockker that has cancer in it No where else.My 1968 long horn has bondo in the drivers door and fender same side No cancer in cab or any where else and the other 9 trucks i own from 1964--72 None of them have floor issues or roof issues just dents and dings.
Getting back to my 22K story I had the front end done all the busing done cost me 500.00 installed frame was still coated with that under coating so i just touched it up.
Now i 'm a big time wire hound M&H done me well Payed 600.00 for the hole harness for my 1972 3/4 ton 5 year ago all new rubber and all new window regulators and locks at into debt up to $9500.00 i have 2 other trucks i had bought all the wiring for them too an all the cab parts I was up to 17,000 and had enough parts to put 3 trucks back to gather less sheet metal not needed.I got sick with namona and bronchitis old most died.Had to file a chapter 7 they got the boat that was 9000.00 and the 2 Sea doos 3000.00 and and one small Box of macco tools 4000.00 and they where happy Me I got most of that stuff when i had my clean up business and towing business None of it i payed for But its what i listed on my assets and they put a assigned valve to it all of it added up to 15,000 in there book and for gave the rest.so now i have all these parts in there packages and working slowly on my trucks
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