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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Meridian, Ms.
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It Moved
It moved under its own power for the first time tonight in almost 4 years!!! Granted it was only 10 feet in reverse and 10 feet back into the shop, but it moved. YEEEEE HAAAAAA!!!!!! This calls for celebration
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Project92 SWB stepside
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Louisville KY
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Re: It Moved
Feels great dont it??
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Happy to be here
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Re: It Moved
That great news. Did you make it wear that funny hat on it's head while it moved....
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Where's my beer?
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: I live in the state of denial....
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Re: It Moved
It looks great ! ! ! ! ! I just wish I was almost to the end as near as you!!!!!!!!!!
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Designated A-hole!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Mississippi
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Re: It Moved
Congrats Mike! I never did figure out why you go by Yank.
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Location: Raleigh, NC
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Re: It Moved
Congrats! I drove my K5 on the street for the first time in a year this past Saturday, very gratifying experience!
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67 is sold
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Troy, Michigan
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Re: It Moved
CONGRATS
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Central Vermont
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Re: It Moved
Congrats!
Looks like it was worth the wait though. Trucks going to be SAWEEEET! |
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State of Confusion!
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Location: Gulfport, MS USA
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Re: It Moved
Nice going Mike. See what a party at a junkyard will do for your truck!
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Just outside Durham, NC
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Re: It Moved
10 feet counts....to misquote a bad racing movie...."it doesn't matter if it moved 10 feet or 10 miles, its that it moved"
now head on over to MI and get my camaro out moving 10ft! ![]() |
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More Cowbell....
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Puckett, MS
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Re: It Moved
Quote:
I am guessing that YANK is just a short version of YANKEE!!!!! (Just picking Mike) Oh, it moved by it own power and all we get is ONE photo??? Come'on fella'...Glad to see it go, though!!!
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Meridian, Ms.
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Re: It Moved
That pic was taken be for she moved on her own. Here are a couple more.
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More Cowbell....
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Puckett, MS
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Re: It Moved
There ya' go!!! That's better. (I see you didn't confirm nor deny the Yankee comment!!!)
Now my wheels are turning about that filler location. I BAD want to modify GMan's light now!!! Wonder if he will notice if I sneek over there and just DO IT!!
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Hernando, MS USA
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Re: It Moved
CONGRATS, Mike.
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Post Whore
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Re: It Moved
Yep, you can't beat that feeling - congrats on it going under its own power.
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