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08-03-2024, 02:13 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
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08-03-2024, 02:36 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Oh. My. Gosh!
I had a feeling it was gonna clean up well, but not THAT good! What a stunner! Congrats! EDIT: Best looking “saved” farm truck Ive seen. Most are beat to a pulp…
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08-03-2024, 02:56 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
I watch enough Junkyard Digs and Thunderhead289 videos to know what an Iowa farm truck can look like, that one's a pearl
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08-03-2024, 05:18 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Always nice to see his work. Leon is a perfectionist ! Congratulations on another fine job…
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08-03-2024, 11:05 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Beautiful truck Leon!
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08-03-2024, 11:41 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
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Thanks Gentlemen. The paint doesn't look to me like it has any metallic in it. It looks like it's listed as 4517AA on the SPID. I will have to double check it in the morning.
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08-04-2024, 01:03 AM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Looks great .. solid truck. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
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08-04-2024, 01:04 AM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
That would make it a special order color. Maybe compare it to #67 Burgundy Poly from the '69 car line?
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/paint-...0286355039858/
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08-04-2024, 02:04 AM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Subscribbity-doo!
517 is definitely maroon metallic.
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08-04-2024, 07:18 AM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Looking forward to the pics after detailing it!
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08-04-2024, 12:04 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Very nice! Subbed...
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08-04-2024, 04:36 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Beautiful Truck, same color as the one I bought new in the fall of 68, mine was pretty low optioned with just gauges , step bumper, with the 250 and 3 on the tree. You don't get much for $2160.00 out the door, as I remember those 68.00 a month payments weren't always easy back then. I understand that was low option color also..
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08-07-2024, 09:48 PM
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The paint was one of the reasons I wanted this truck so bad. I have always wanted a maroon one. .
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08-07-2024, 10:09 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
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The carb was leaking gas pretty bad so I decided to pull it off and see what was going on with it. None of the bolts or assembly screws were tight on it. I was glad the nuts on the mounting bolts were not tight because this is what I found when I removed the carburetor from the manifold. I cleaned everything up and went ahead and mounted an old carburetor that I had on it. I gently tightened the mounting nuts up just enough so that the gasket would seal. The goal at this time is to just get it running good enough to be able to move it around the yard. I put the clear filter on it temporarily so I could see if I did a good job cleaning the tank out. So far, so good. It idles really good and makes no strange noises....  .. I will go ahead and rebuild the original two barrel, and I have another manifold if I need it.I am going to swap out the wheels/tires tomorrow with some 17" ones I have so that I can get the stock wheels blasted, primed, & painted and get some new tires mounted on them. .
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08-08-2024, 03:49 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Congrats Leon! Good things happen to good people.
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08-08-2024, 04:56 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Leon,
I have successfully removed many of those "skinny" studs, never broke one.. I used vice grips, patience, and penetrant oil. I always tapped those blasted holes that carbon up and installed set screws... This carb heating technology went away in the early 70's, thankfully!!! |
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08-08-2024, 05:55 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Wow, what a nice truck.
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
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11-27-2024, 01:59 AM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Any updates on the royal red beauty?
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11-27-2024, 12:15 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
Amazing that it started right up!. I had no idea that was a factory color, or even close to one. I like the blackwalls and hubcaps.
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11-27-2024, 04:57 PM
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11-27-2024, 05:50 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
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11-27-2024, 05:53 PM
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Yeah, that is why I built the Black Dually as a work truck. I have hauled all kinds of stuff in it already.
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11-29-2024, 10:39 PM
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Re: Bought My Uncles '69 Chevy 1/2 Ton Today
I haven't been on here in some time, but wow love the truck and the story, congrats on it al working out in yr favor, nice family truck, so blessed to have it still.
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11-29-2024, 11:32 PM
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Thanks Donnie. I am so glad I ended up with it. Now I need to get busy on it....
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