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06-23-2007, 12:41 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Huntington, WV
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New Guy, Sayin Hey
Hey all.
 Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been a long time reader and a less than often poster. I just thought I'd drop a line and say hey. I'm 23 years old, from Huntington, WV and an owner of an 85 2wd Short & Wide that I bought in 2002 as a graduation gift to myself. Saw it and immediately fell in love with it. I just love the old square body styles as I'm sure we all do.With the help of dad, we did some minor performance upgrades, new Edelbrock performer intake and 625 carb (the stock Quadra-junk's secondaries were froze shut), Accel HEI distributor, and all the other standard tune up parts. After about 6 months of driving the tranny's (TH350) forward clutch packs went out and had to be replaced. A year later it was back on the road with a new TH350. Time and money are things we all need more of but can never seem to get it. I'm not proud of the following, but am including it to give the whole story. Drove it some more and my bad luck kicked in again. Everything started going bad in a short amount of time. The  bondo job on the doors fell off one cold morning, I scraped a parking meter pole, slide into a power pole, and to finish it all off, I lost control and hit a HD truck with a lift gate and killed her.  That was 12-30-2005. A month ago I got her back and am loving every minute of it. I'll attach the pics of the carnage and will upload the new pics soon. |
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06-23-2007, 01:27 AM
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Designated A-hole!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Mississippi
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Re: New Guy, Sayin Hey
Welcome to the board, too bad you're not closer I know where a front clip for your truck is cheap.
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06-23-2007, 01:48 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Grundy Virginia
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Re: New Guy, Sayin Hey
Welcome to the board, you'll find it really helpful when ya go to rebuilding your baby....
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06-23-2007, 02:12 AM
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KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sterling, Va.
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Re: New Guy, Sayin Hey
Welcome to the board. Lots of great people with lots of great advise on here to help you out.
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06-23-2007, 10:01 AM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: recent transplant to NC USA
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Re: New Guy, Sayin Hey
luckilly parts for these trucks are still plentiful welcome to the board
between us and you and your dad we will help ya get it back on the road soon
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Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!! |
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06-23-2007, 10:26 AM
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Happy to be here
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Cypress, TX
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Re: New Guy, Sayin Hey
Welcome to the forum....
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06-23-2007, 01:44 PM
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THE VILLIAGE IDIOT
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Tooele, Utah
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Re: New Guy, Sayin Hey
welcome to the forums...to bad about the truck...but parts are plentiful,,almost every wrecking yard has one....shouldnt be to hard to find what you need..
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honestly honey,,i have no idea how that truck got here. 
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06-23-2007, 02:09 PM
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Dark Heart Motorsports
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: 29404 DKFX
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Re: New Guy, Sayin Hey
welcome to the board breh...that truck of yours has massive potential
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