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Old 08-16-2008, 11:10 AM   #1
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Re: Truck Options Survey

From the factory.......
1. Year: 1968
2. Make: Chevrolet
3. Package: I don't think they called "Plain Jane" a package
4. Short or Longbed: Short
5. Fleet or Stepside: stepside
6. Interior: uncomfortable, stick to it on hot days, vinyl covered bench radio delete plate (Who needs tunes when you can hear the roar of that 6 banger?) Rubber floor mat. (It just added to the appeal.)
7. Factory Interior Color: Med Red (It looked Orange)
8. Factory Exterior Color: Black with a white roof (Yes, it was a black truck with red interior.)
9. Factory Exterior Trim: Well, it had a chrome paint divider trim on the back of the cab.
10. Factory Engine Size: 250ci inline six 155hp!!
11. Factory Transmission: Three-on-the-tree baby!
12. Power Steering: Armstrong power steering
13. Power Brakes: Why bother with 155 ponies rockin' under the hood?
14. Air Conditioning: two windows, two vent windows, and two cowl vents (Only worked at higher speeds. Refer to number 6.)
15. 2 Wheel or 4 Wheel Drive: 2wd
16. Axle Ratio: 3.73's yee-haw

What I have now........
1. Year: 1968
2. Make: Chevrolet
3. Package: Uhm, still N/A
4. Short
5. Stepside
6. Interior: More comfy 72 bench with new custom foam and covered in less sticky, more expensive vinyl material Aftermarket Kenwood tape deck made to look like original radios. Aftermarket kick panel speaker pods with Pioneer speakers. custom rear panel covering where gas tank used to be and custom speaker panels in cab corners with Pioneer 6x9 speakers.
7. Interior Color: Painted areas are body color. seat, dash pad, speaker panels are custom dark grey
8. Exterior Color: 2004-present Dodge Atlantic Blue Pearl
9. Factory Exterior Trim: Chrome bumpers, brightwork in grill and headlight bezels, stainless mirror arms and mirrors, new chrome emblems in grill and fenders.
10. Engine Size: 350ci Approx. 300hp
11. Transmission: TH350 with shift kit (For those cool 1-2 chirps. Oh Yeah!)
12. Power Steering: Factory 72 components installed (Whew, what a releif that was.)
13. Power Brakes: 72 discs with aftermarket power brake booster and m/c (Stops on a dime now)
14. Air Conditioning: Vitage Air system planned for future
15. 2 Wheel or 4 Wheel Drive: still 2WD lowered 3.5/4
16. Axle Ratio: 3.73 but soon to be 3.42 posi
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Old 08-16-2008, 04:25 PM   #2
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Re: Truck Options Survey

1. Year - 1970
2. Make - Chevy
3. Package - Custom
4. Longbed
5. Fleetside
6. Interior - bench
7. Factory Interior Color - Gold Custom
8. Factory Exterior Color - Medium Gold
9. Factory Exterior Trim - Lower
10. Factory Engine Size - 350
11. Factory Transmission - TH350
12. Power Steering - yes
13. Power Brakes - yes but not original
14. Air Conditioning - no
15. 2 Wheel
16. Axle Ratio - 4.10
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Old 08-16-2008, 05:15 PM   #3
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Re: Truck Options Survey

i thought i would share a little about my dads truck
1. 1971
2. chevrolet
3. custom deluxe
4. longbed
5. Fleetside
6. custom bench
7. dark green
8. medium olive white
9. chrome window trim
10. 350
11. th350
12. factory power steering
13. factory power brakes
14. no air conditioning
15. 4 wheel
16. 3.73 rear posi

here is a picture of my dads truck about 3 weeks ago its the first time the truck was out of storage in 5 years
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