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Location: New Madison, Ohio
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What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
I bought my 70cst back in 2001. With plans of quickly restoring my truck many of road blocks came up which forced the delay of transforming my truck back to road worthy condition. Back to the glory that she use to have. There were times I grew frustrated and had thoughts of selling my prized possession. But I could never pull the trigger and sell her. I am not sure why but just something inside me said "don't sell, don't sell". In retrospect I am glad I didn't and after six years I am planning the long awaited transformation of the "Lean Mean Green Machine." The mechanics forst and then the body and interior. I am building driver and not a trailer queen.
Soooooooo...what has kept you focused on keeping and fixing your truck when you temporarily lost your enthusiasm? ![]() ![]() To those who have keep their dream alive then I say ![]()
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: tulsa OK
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
i get bored easy.
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Hideaway, TX
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
I was seriously derailed on my build back in 2002 and did not get back into it until I recently found this site and another 69 truck. I have had the motor ready to go for the 72 since 2002 and it was even put on the dyno.I recently got the correct mounts. It took me about a month to get the 69 I just bought up and running and that has inspired me to work on the 72. I have a rock driveway at the new house though and that is kind of a problem for dropping the motor in place. So I have the 69 to keep my interest since it runs.
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Lemme show you something!!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: St.Helens, OR.
Posts: 876
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
Working on my truck beats the hell out of;
Gardening Mall Shopping Antiquing Chick Flicks or anything else my wife would drag me off to do if I wasn't holed up in my shop, makin' sheet metal magic!
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On the fast track to nowhere..
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Splendora, Texas
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
My wife tells me she'll kill me if I sell another project. I have to stay focused cause I'm too young to die
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dallas
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
I just go in the garage and look at it and say Dang that looks good... or I put a picture of it as my desktop on my computer and say the same thing. I remind myself that someday I would drive it!
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Keep Your Nose Clean
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: California
Posts: 496
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
My wife. She says if I don't do something to it she's gonna sell it and get me a TOYOTA. I haven't seen a Toyota yet thats as nice as a 67-72 c10.
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I am a Referee of life.
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Greensboro N.C.
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
I've been in a slump too.I have had so much going on since the Nats at MV that I've done very little.I have one week until vacation when it's over then it's truck time,at least between covering for the rest of the dept.s vacations,
finishing clearing and organizing my garage and trying to keep Mrs.P from using up my time doing mundane stuff like grocery shopping and bull. I find that going to a show where other members are gets me motivated again.I hate not having updates when they ask,makes me feel like I'm falling down on the job. ![]()
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Joppa, Maryland
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
I kept telling myself....."This truck is NOT going to kick my ass". So, I'm just about finished......
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: CA
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
i get burned out easily to... actully, trucks are a big sidetrack for me. i started out with my nova years ago, and then got my 71 k10 just becasue i needed a truck for hauling/towing stuff... and now i like trucks more, and the nova hasnt been worked or even driven forever. i was more into my nova when all my friends were into muscle cars, but everyone sold thier cars or doesnt drive them anymore so it just sits. i just find that trucks better suit my personality, and i actully use them... so its a hobby and a useful vehicle
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Dallas, TX
Posts: 246
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
man, that is a beautiful truck. if the rest looks like this view... my hat is off to you, sir!
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chrome makes it go FASTER!
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Cleveland Tennessee
Posts: 2,884
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
Car shows really get me ready to work. Seeing someone's finished project next to my barely started resto makes me want to get dirty. It also helps when my wife puts her hand on her hip and says"when you gonna put that bumper on?" and I say "as soon as you get yer a$$ out here and help me!"
Surprisingly, she's a better mechanic than I am,
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She can't cook and she won't clean. But she looks good in a skirt and she brings me beer. She can stay for now. EDIT:: But she left me anyway, So forget her. 1962 GMC Stepside V6 4 speed My rolling resto thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=324226 My old farm truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3465005 |
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Location: New Madison, Ohio
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
Very nice GMC 70GMCer...
I agree with retodd7711...I think when I see finshed trucks it kind of keeps me focused on getting my truck some day...
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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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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: here
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
Id have to say, its honestly been this site thats done it for me. Well, as focused as I can get anyway. If I would spend less time on here, Id have a lot more done to it by now. Catch 22 I guess...
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Homer, Georgia
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
Wow, Nice Truck. I'm Partial To GMC's Myself. Beautiful, Man !!!!
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C., Canada
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
I like to tinker, could not imagine life with out a shop. When I get a vision for a project it's just a matter of time before I do it. A rule that I try to keep is not to let a project drag out for too long. Try to have a realistic start and finish dead line. Long project deadlines are one of the biggest reasons projects die and are sold.
What keeps me focused is that this is a lifestyle, It's part of who I am and why I get up in the morning. Every project has it's unique challenges and I find myself in a constant learning curve. I consider myself very blessed to be able to do what I've accomplished. esll. ![]()
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KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
The vision of something differant.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Joppa, Maryland
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
Honestly through, what kept me going was looking at other nice trucks on this site. I did the body and paint first, then the interior and now just about finished the 383 build. Next will be installing a 700r4 in it.........then drive it!!!
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bentonville AR
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
I am not done yet...that is what kept me going.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: northwestern wi
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
focused! who's focused? i find that i have to work on it as a job. that means not go to work and go play in my shop.when i work on my truck thats all i do nothing else. unfourtionitly sometimes i must work to fund it then i do nothing but work. whatever i do i do it hard for 15-20 hours a day till i do somthing different
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
The board and a few of the local board members keep me going. Also, I refuse to be distracted again with another project. I started to get a second truck to drive while I do the 70 and it turned out to be a not so good thing. So one at a time. The board is the best influence on me though.
![]() Just wish I had enough money to do all the cool stuff I see on here. ![]()
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
For me, it took almost 8 years to finish by truck. When I brought it home, I thought I could have it done in about 6-7 months... WRONG!!! What really helped me to make progress was to break down each little task onto a huge whiteboard in my garage. Then when I had a little time, 1-3 hours, I would pick just one task and finish it. That way I felt a lot better about working on the truck as I was looking at each task as a project, not the entire truck as one project.
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oz
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Marion, Texas
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Re: What has kept you focused on restoring your Classic Truck?
nothing; that's my problem
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