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What's that funky smell?
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Finally got her home!
I got my grandpa's 68 Long, Step home today! I am so excited I'll probably bee out there all night with her.
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Nice looking truck,I remember my first one I was excited as well,congradulations.......
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Out draggin'
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Damn You! Ya had to show a picture with leaves on the trees, green grass & not a cloud in the sky! I wish I was in TX
![]() Looks like a nice project truck. Is it mainly just surface rust? Rockers/cab corners looked good. Good Luck... Always liked the 67/8's...
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What's that funky smell?
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Thanks Swbman. I have bouncing off the walls today, waiting to get it here. At least three neighbors came by to check it out too. The neighbors know cool when they see it.
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What's that funky smell?
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Cool beans, man
A family heirloom is great, but a truck is awesome. I see you have the boss already working on it in the last picture. My 2-year-old loves my truck and even likes to help keep it clean. Give him a towel and he wipes away. Good luck getting her restored. ![]()
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What's that funky smell?
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She's a beaut.. no matter what the wife says!
Rg
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What's that funky smell?
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The wife is a good sport. I had just about talked her into a new truck, so she is getting off a lot cheaper, for now!
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dam thats cool I wanna come by and see it sometime Ill show you mine (when I get it running heh)
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What's that funky smell?
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It'll be a while until this one is ready for the road, too. So you have plenty of time to get your truck running!
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But all the kids love old trucks!!! Your kewl factor goes up by 300% with kids when you drive a real truck!!! I got a jeep and was going to replace the truck with it... but I couldn't do it !!! My wife was like yes!!! My son was like NO DADDY YOU CAN'T Get Rid of the TRUCK!!! So, anybody wan't to buy a jeep? Good Luck with Pappy's Ole truck... Gary |
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What's that funky smell?
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Lucky for me, there are 2 other non running vehicles on this street. So I win some points from the other neighbors since mine is in the driveway. The others are out on the street. Gotta love neighborhoods without homeowner's association restrictions! I think several neighbors were curious when I took the leaf blower to the inside of the cab last night, though. Thanks for the good wishes. I am taking this weekend to just get a good plan together. I 'll probably keep cleaning her out, too. It's going to take a while to get all of the spider webs and cattle feed outta there! I am going to look for some good info on rebuilding the carb first.
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What a great truck - I dig the long step trucks.
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What's that funky smell?
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What's that funky smell?
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BTW, yours a shortbed? I actually love the way shortbeds look, but I sure don't mid the extra space either!
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Hmmm, leafblower... That may be useful for cleaning all the leaves out of my cowl area, I removed the cowl cover and pulled out all I could but there's tons of little pieces and dust in there I can't get out...
Looks like I gotta get the leafblower fired up this weekend! Thanks, Rg
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What's that funky smell?
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Yeah, it worked really well, since the kick panes are rusted, all of the crap that would have gotten caught up there, just blew right through the "nautral AC vents" Much better than trying to blow it out with th Air Compressor hose! Which I have also been know to use to blow leaves... Whatever is handiest. I'm lazy
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Wow love that two tone blue and rust
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Yep, shortbed stepside. Has a good look to it, but barely fits a full sheet
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Where's my beer?
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Hey, easy on the shortsteps! J/K, I like yours too. I wish I had a "family heriloom" like yours, I'd fix it up no matter what the cost. Mine did come from my uncle, but it's not like he had it since it was new, he only had it a few years. My girls love my truck too, Even in its primered and rusted state. If I ask what vehicle they want to ride in, it's always the truck.
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Half a bubble off!
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Cool truck and a good story to go with it, as well as a head mechanic!
As to the leaf problem, I used the soft hose of my shop vac poked down the kick panel vent to get the "stuff" out of there, and it did a pretty good job.
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