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06-11-2011, 09:29 PM
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71 shortbed
my granddad bought me a 71 chevy c/10 shortbed today. it had been sitting in a guys yard for 10 years. both rear brake drums were locked up, and it had 3 flat tires. it had buick wheels of some sort with white wall tires. all we did tonight was replace the front wheels and headlights, and removed the overhead console the guy made. hopefully i can get pictures up tomorrow.
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-Less cents than centsless  1971 C10 shorted (frame-off project) 1984 C20 longbed (LS swap project) 2000 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi (current driver) Plus a bunch of other junk. Last edited by littlecents; 06-13-2011 at 09:24 PM. |
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06-12-2011, 07:58 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
You are very lucky to have a Grand Dad like that!Can't wait to see the pics!
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06-12-2011, 08:36 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
You have a rare oppertunity to make and have special moments with your grandfather. Enjoy. Jim
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06-12-2011, 09:13 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
very cool.
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06-12-2011, 09:33 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
Pictures or it didn't happen.
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06-13-2011, 09:16 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
on the trailer afrer we changed the front wheels and tires,
and the front clip removed today.
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06-13-2011, 09:20 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
the seats in it aren't attatched right now, but we got them out of a mercury grand marquis that we are going to scrap.
the straight six probably isn't staying, we have a small block v8 in the garage, and we are going to put in an automatic instead of the 3-speed. it was 3 on the tree, but the guy who had it put the shifter in the floor.
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-Less cents than centsless 1971 C10 shorted (frame-off project) 1984 C20 longbed (LS swap project) 2000 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi (current driver) Plus a bunch of other junk. Last edited by littlecents; 06-13-2011 at 09:24 PM. |
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06-13-2011, 09:38 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
Nice! looks like gramps moved the vette to let ya have a place to work... Have fun learning from grandpa and making memories.
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06-13-2011, 10:21 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
thanks everybody. my dad moved his corvette to my granddad's house.
my new favorite thing to do is work on the truck with my dad and granddad
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06-13-2011, 10:26 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
 Looks like a very solid truck and a great family project.
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A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy.  67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk.  1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc   JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder! |
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06-13-2011, 11:29 PM
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I only met my Grandfather about 3 Times before he passed away. He was in Wisconsin and we were in California. Enjoy the time with BOTH your Dad and Grandpa. I think that is SO COOL!  
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06-14-2011, 01:19 AM
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Re: 71 shortbed
"Grandfathers are just antique little boys."
Awesome. You are very fortunate! |
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06-14-2011, 06:43 AM
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Re: 71 shortbed
So you made the move from plastic model kits to the real deal,huh? Congratulations!! I knew the day would come and here it is. It's a lot like building models except you use wrenches instead of glue and you have to take them apart first.
(Did the front wheels & tires come off your Mom's Caprice?)
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06-14-2011, 05:08 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
yeah. it had buick rallys on it but the front tires were flat. the left front is off of the caprice, but theres a different wheel on the right that is staying.
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06-14-2011, 06:31 PM
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06-22-2011, 08:52 AM
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Re: 71 shortbed
You know I'm excited about this first set of wheels....I can't wait to go cruising together....
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06-22-2011, 10:26 AM
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Re: 71 shortbed
cool! im in! whats the plan?
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06-25-2011, 10:23 AM
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06-25-2011, 11:00 AM
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Re: 71 shortbed
Only saw my granddad 3 times in my life....when I was 4, again 10 years later and then the next summer. He had some cars I would have liked to have, 51 and 53 Hudson's and some '56 Dodge station wagons. Only thing about that, is it took about 30 years for the "want" to hit and he was dead in Aug. '69.
My oldest grandson thinks he wants my '96 GMC, but it'll stay with me until my '69 is back together (at the least) or until I die. I'm thinking that my oldest son will get the GMC, while the '69 will go to the youngest son, since he had one before me and is also working with me at his house as we restify it. Your grandfathers' ability to see that this truck and you belong together is a great thing. The fact that he and you and your dad are working together on it is something that you will not forget, nor will they. It will make your truck a special object, as well as a memory that you can not replace. Good luck on your build. Oh, those Buick wheels have been used on many of these and newer trucks. I'm sure that whoever put them on it, was very happy to have 'em.
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06-26-2011, 12:32 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
Nice start to a project,keep pictures of your progress coming & keep on truckin''
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06-26-2011, 04:58 PM
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Re: 71 shortbed
Ill get in on this one..
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07-24-2011, 07:35 AM
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Re: 71 shortbed
Hey you wanted me as a friend and thats who i am now!
I love that project together with your dad and grandpa! The truck will stay in your live because of the way you started it! I bought my truck because my dad had one when i met him the first time! He lives in New Paltz,New York and was born and raised in Germany! In ´87 i met him the first time and he just bought a 87 K20 brand new and we cruised around in it! Even though i didn´t realized what kind of truck it was then i started looking for a Pickup truck when i grew up and it happened accidently that i bought a truck that looked almost like his in ´93! Later when i got internet and e-mail he sent some pictures and i realized that we both had squarebody longbed fleetside trucks! I´ll keep it forever because of that! Keep up the family project! Volker
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07-24-2011, 09:51 AM
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Re: 71 shortbed
That's great man. My grandfather gave me his '68 GMC when I was 10 to play with. I have now owned it for over 20 years. It was in the same shape, we pulled it out of the trees in the farm yard.
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08-10-2011, 11:18 AM
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Re: 71 shortbed
only the front 2 bolts holding the cab in and we are going to torch the shifter and then the cab can come off
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08-10-2011, 11:35 AM
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Re: 71 shortbed
Sweet......
Smitty
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