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Narkoleptik · 09-11-2002, 04:20 AM

Hey Busterwivell from Tucson right? Forgive if I make a mistake on your name, I was wondering if you ever go to the south west side of tucson, 12th n irvington area, and if you've ever seen a light blue 69 GMC Long bed with a bent front bumper? =) Just wondering... thought I was the only tucsonan here.

How many other Tucsonan/Arizonans here???

Project1970 · 09-11-2002, 05:38 AM

Transplanted to Tucson.

Going to the University of Arizona!

Just the little blue '70 GMC short/fleet in my avatar there...of course, chances of seeing it are pretty slim, since it spends most of the week parked in the garage next to my dorm, and when I take it out, it's always been to head to Phoenix so far.

Narkoleptik · 09-11-2002, 07:01 AM

Right on, nice to meetya...

Ill put some pics of mine sometime soon...

My 69 GMC is a daily driver. Trying to keep it in nice shape... Steering is making some funny noises tho...

busterwivell · 09-11-2002, 08:55 AM

Travel that way a lot..........I live at Pima Mine Rd and Mission Road. I work on Fifth St, between Columbus and Swan. Usually drive my Monte Carlo SS or the Tahoe. My truck is white, 1 Ton Longhorn, with an orange tailgate. See you on the street!

Beast388 · 09-11-2002, 09:28 AM

I am originally from Tucson. I was born there but moved when I was seven. I used to live on North Tuttle and went to Walter Douglas Elementary up through part of 2nd grade. My dad was a police officer there from 1973-1981. Once these days I'll make it back there!

busterwivell · 09-11-2002, 11:58 AM

Too wierd! I graduated from High School in Clinton, IA!

stllookn · 09-11-2002, 12:40 PM

Parallel universe theory...coupled with the "zero sum" population theory game!

Narkoleptik · 09-11-2002, 03:57 PM

Right, nice little gathering of tucsonans, =)

There are 6, 67-72s in my family... =P (That i know of)

Beast388 · 09-11-2002, 04:06 PM

Wow, parallel universe is right.........

So busterwivel........what year did you graduate?....and which school - CHS or Mater Dei?

I am CHS class of '92!!

busterwivell · 09-12-2002, 01:40 PM

Man, when I graduated, DIRT was NEW!
St. Mary's, Class of.....................64!

Narkoleptik · 09-12-2002, 02:26 PM

my god, i'm such a noob, class of 99 Desert View

Project1970 · 09-12-2002, 06:16 PM

And I'm younger than all of you guys, heh. Freshman at UofA.

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 09-13-2002, 07:57 AM

Hi Guys,
I'm up here in Oro Valley. I have a '68 Orange shortbed stepside and a'71 Jimmy w/ White top, Maui Blue body. Got the '68 running again... it'd been down all summer -- right after a tankful of wallyworld's cheapest gas. [The harmonic balancer went bad].
Hey. If you want to say "Hi," flash your brights. We might start something.

busterwivell · 09-13-2002, 08:53 AM

Maybe we need to plan a get-together?

ChevLoRay · 09-13-2002, 04:56 PM

Tucson endeared itself to me, from August of '69, until March of '71, while I was at DM. At the time, I really liked it there. For those who have never had the pleasure, the bottom line is this: either you love it, or you don't. The desert does that to you. I worked for a chain of conveniece stores, too, called Quik Mart. Had several in town: South 6th, 29th at Alvernon, out toward Sabino Canyon, over by Cholla High School (shadow of "A" Mountain; over in the foothills, too (north side of town). Man, I loved it out there.

Snowbirds still a problem????? You know the ones that make right turns from the inside lane, and left turns from the outside lanes???? Yeah, THOSE snowbirds.

I tried to rent a garage to store my '38 GMC in, so I could work on it, but there were non that didn't have someone living in them, if they were on the market to be rented. Guess it is just a well.

Love the desert!

steves1967 · 09-13-2002, 07:20 PM

My girlfriend is stationed out there, in the Air Force. I drive out there every other weekend in my Hugger orange 71 3/4 ton. It's a helluva drive with the 4.11 gears and no overdrive. But hey- that's half the fun!!!

Narkoleptik · 09-13-2002, 07:53 PM

YES snowbirds are still a problem, they should take driving ctests every year... IMO I've manage to avoid accidents with them except once when my lil old honda got slammed... But I'm sure if that hadn't happened, i wouldnt have gotten my beautiful gmc.
Blessing in disguise?

Narkoleptik · 09-13-2002, 07:56 PM

Get-Together would be cool with me.. although i'm a noob to the whole "make your truck nice and neat" thing, I'm learning. Who better to learn from then the folks who do it.

busterwivell · 09-13-2002, 08:34 PM

DM brought a lot of people to Tucson for their first time.

Snowbirds seem to come back each year with a bigger motorhome which allows them to drive worse. Now that there is a 50 cent a night county tax on rv slips, they like to camp out iin KMart and Walmart parking lots for weeks on end. After all, they are on fixed incomes!!!!!!!

Tucson guys (and gals), let's plan something far enough in advance everyone can make it.

Anyone done the Blazer tank swap? I"m trying it this weekend.

09-11-2002, 04:20 AM	#1
Narkoleptik 69 GMC LWB FLEET Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tucson, Az, USA Posts: 108	From Tucson Hey Busterwivell from Tucson right? Forgive if I make a mistake on your name, I was wondering if you ever go to the south west side of tucson, 12th n irvington area, and if you've ever seen a light blue 69 GMC Long bed with a bent front bumper? =) Just wondering... thought I was the only tucsonan here. How many other Tucsonan/Arizonans here??? Last edited by Narkoleptik; 09-11-2002 at 04:23 AM.

09-11-2002, 05:38 AM	#2
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	Transplanted to Tucson. Going to the University of Arizona! Just the little blue '70 GMC short/fleet in my avatar there...of course, chances of seeing it are pretty slim, since it spends most of the week parked in the garage next to my dorm, and when I take it out, it's always been to head to Phoenix so far. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

09-11-2002, 07:01 AM	#3
Narkoleptik 69 GMC LWB FLEET Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tucson, Az, USA Posts: 108	Right on, nice to meetya... Ill put some pics of mine sometime soon... My 69 GMC is a daily driver. Trying to keep it in nice shape... Steering is making some funny noises tho... __________________ TUCSON, AZ

09-11-2002, 08:55 AM	#4
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	Travel that way a lot..........I live at Pima Mine Rd and Mission Road. I work on Fifth St, between Columbus and Swan. Usually drive my Monte Carlo SS or the Tahoe. My truck is white, 1 Ton Longhorn, with an orange tailgate. See you on the street! __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

09-11-2002, 09:28 AM	#5
Beast388 Suburbans RULE! Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clinton, IA 52732 Posts: 689	I am originally from Tucson. I was born there but moved when I was seven. I used to live on North Tuttle and went to Walter Douglas Elementary up through part of 2nd grade. My dad was a police officer there from 1973-1981. Once these days I'll make it back there! __________________ --Ben 71 GMC Suburban 4X4 The "Beast" 388 CID Stroker, TH350, NP205, 8-lug D44, 14BFF w/ Detroit, 4.10:1 gears, 4-Wheel Disks 4" Lift, 35" MT/R's.

09-11-2002, 11:58 AM	#6
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	Too wierd! I graduated from High School in Clinton, IA! __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

09-11-2002, 12:40 PM	#7
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Parallel universe theory...coupled with the "zero sum" population theory game! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

09-11-2002, 03:57 PM	#8
Narkoleptik 69 GMC LWB FLEET Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tucson, Az, USA Posts: 108	Right, nice little gathering of tucsonans, =) There are 6, 67-72s in my family... =P (That i know of) __________________ TUCSON, AZ

09-11-2002, 04:06 PM	#9
Beast388 Suburbans RULE! Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clinton, IA 52732 Posts: 689	Wow, parallel universe is right......... So busterwivel........what year did you graduate?....and which school - CHS or Mater Dei? I am CHS class of '92!! __________________ --Ben 71 GMC Suburban 4X4 The "Beast" 388 CID Stroker, TH350, NP205, 8-lug D44, 14BFF w/ Detroit, 4.10:1 gears, 4-Wheel Disks 4" Lift, 35" MT/R's.

09-12-2002, 01:40 PM	#10
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	Man, when I graduated, DIRT was NEW! St. Mary's, Class of.....................64! __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

09-12-2002, 02:26 PM	#11
Narkoleptik 69 GMC LWB FLEET Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tucson, Az, USA Posts: 108	my god, i'm such a noob, class of 99 Desert View __________________ TUCSON, AZ

09-12-2002, 06:16 PM	#12
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	And I'm younger than all of you guys, heh. Freshman at UofA. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

09-13-2002, 07:57 AM	#13
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,208	Home of the Speed Trap Hi Guys, I'm up here in Oro Valley. I have a '68 Orange shortbed stepside and a'71 Jimmy w/ White top, Maui Blue body. Got the '68 running again... it'd been down all summer -- right after a tankful of wallyworld's cheapest gas. [The harmonic balancer went bad]. Hey. If you want to say "Hi," flash your brights. We might start something. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not. Last edited by '68OrangeSunshine; 09-13-2002 at 08:01 AM.

09-13-2002, 08:53 AM	#14
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	Maybe we need to plan a get-together? __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

09-13-2002, 04:56 PM	#15
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Tucson endeared itself to me, from August of '69, until March of '71, while I was at DM. At the time, I really liked it there. For those who have never had the pleasure, the bottom line is this: either you love it, or you don't. The desert does that to you. I worked for a chain of conveniece stores, too, called Quik Mart. Had several in town: South 6th, 29th at Alvernon, out toward Sabino Canyon, over by Cholla High School (shadow of "A" Mountain; over in the foothills, too (north side of town). Man, I loved it out there. Snowbirds still a problem????? You know the ones that make right turns from the inside lane, and left turns from the outside lanes???? Yeah, THOSE snowbirds. I tried to rent a garage to store my '38 GMC in, so I could work on it, but there were non that didn't have someone living in them, if they were on the market to be rented. Guess it is just a well. Love the desert! __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.



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09-13-2002, 07:20 PM	#16
steves1967 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Manteca, Ca USA Posts: 305	My girlfriend is stationed out there, in the Air Force. I drive out there every other weekend in my Hugger orange 71 3/4 ton. It's a helluva drive with the 4.11 gears and no overdrive. But hey- that's half the fun!!!

09-13-2002, 07:53 PM	#17
Narkoleptik 69 GMC LWB FLEET Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tucson, Az, USA Posts: 108	YES snowbirds are still a problem, they should take driving ctests every year... IMO I've manage to avoid accidents with them except once when my lil old honda got slammed... But I'm sure if that hadn't happened, i wouldnt have gotten my beautiful gmc. Blessing in disguise? __________________ TUCSON, AZ

09-13-2002, 07:56 PM	#18
Narkoleptik 69 GMC LWB FLEET Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tucson, Az, USA Posts: 108	Get-Together would be cool with me.. although i'm a noob to the whole "make your truck nice and neat" thing, I'm learning. Who better to learn from then the folks who do it. __________________ TUCSON, AZ

09-13-2002, 08:34 PM	#19
busterwivell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sahuarita, AZ USA Posts: 2,033	DM brought a lot of people to Tucson for their first time. Snowbirds seem to come back each year with a bigger motorhome which allows them to drive worse. Now that there is a 50 cent a night county tax on rv slips, they like to camp out iin KMart and Walmart parking lots for weeks on end. After all, they are on fixed incomes!!!!!!! Tucson guys (and gals), let's plan something far enough in advance everyone can make it. Anyone done the Blazer tank swap? I"m trying it this weekend. __________________ Bill - Tucson, AZ 47 Chevrolet 2 dr sedan 56 Chevrolet 210 2 dr sedan 66 Chevrolet Malibu 2 dr 4 speed 71 Chevrolet C30 Longhorn 86 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS (Sold) 01 Chevrolet Tahoe IM - BUSTERWIVE@aol.com

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