My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**special-K** · 10-17-2009, 08:07 AM

These were nice.I was so happy to have a set and they were so shiny and black.I doubt powder coat would be any better,but I went and scratched the paint up on one of my hooks! I knew I should have waited to restore the truck before putting these on.It`s like putting custom wheels on something that smokes and is rusted out.That`s one more thing I have to add to my bucket list.Maybe I`ll just wait to fix it when I do everything else.

The ole wrecker has the starter out and I wanted to move it.I tugged it down past this spot with a short chain using the push bumper behind my`92.Then,cut and pushed it back,still chained.The right rear was too close to the blue truck,so I hooked the`72 up and scooted the front around so it would back down into the spot.My son came around just in time to steer it back in.

prairewolf · 10-17-2009, 08:54 AM

.... but if you actually used them the sentimental value goes up.

Hooligan71 · 10-17-2009, 03:17 PM

That wrecker is way cool!!

*highperf4x4* · 10-17-2009, 03:53 PM

You do alot of vinyl siding work?

**Stocker** · 10-17-2009, 06:06 PM

Eh, paint is easy, good thing they weren't powdercoated!

If they were on my truck, they'd be in a lot worse shape than that... just like my aftermarket hooks are!

**Boog** · 10-17-2009, 06:28 PM

Hey, puttin these old trucks to work. I like it.

sourkraut · 10-17-2009, 07:09 PM

Hey Tim, you pay for around trip ticket on them and I will take care of them for you! Just cause I like you! And you could not sale my wheels!

68C15 · 10-17-2009, 09:52 PM

you leave your siding brake hanging out in the open?! that's a lot of $ sitting for someone to steal.

nice looking tow truck. the GMC is cool too.

ssean · 10-17-2009, 10:14 PM

umm, their tow hooks. Bound to get scratched sooner or later

Jacfourteen · 10-18-2009, 01:56 AM

hey isn't the tow truck supposed to do the towing? Looks like it's the way around! LOL

**special-K** · 10-18-2009, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by prairewolf

.... but if you actually used them the sentimental value goes up.

They`re sentimental,alright.I`m sure more sentiment to come.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hooligan71

That wrecker is way cool!!

Thanks,I wish I had more time to mess with it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by highperf4x4

You do alot of vinyl siding work?

Used to...would like to do 10x more.

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Originally Posted by Stocker

Eh, paint is easy, good thing they weren't powdercoated!

If they were on my truck, they'd be in a lot worse shape than that... just like my aftermarket hooks are!

I agree.I`ll get them powdercoated after I Plasti-Dip my chains.

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Originally Posted by Boog

Hey, puttin these old trucks to work. I like it.

Yeah,it`s been awhile since I let one lay around and not work.

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Originally Posted by sourkraut

Hey Tim, you pay for around trip ticket on them and I will take care of them for you! Just cause I like you! And you could not sale my wheels!

What do I have to do,buy those wheels?I`m waiting to buy the next set when you change your mind again!Don`t worry,I have a job or you.You could be famous!

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Originally Posted by ssean

umm, their tow hooks. Bound to get scratched sooner or later

Who`s tow hooks??The chrome bumper is cheaper,but i just put it on,so I used the hooks.

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Originally Posted by Jacfourteen

hey isn't the tow truck supposed to do the towing? Looks like it's the way around! LOL

No,that`s a drag truck.You can`t tell the difference?

msgross · 10-18-2009, 08:59 AM

let me know when you junk the hook Tim! I'll come get them from you...

**special-K** · 10-18-2009, 10:54 AM

These are $35 repros.I wouldn`t do this to OEMs.

sourkraut · 10-18-2009, 10:59 AM

No more mind changing! I am sticking to the rallies! I am have afraid to ask how I will become "famous". I have heard that one before.

**special-K** · 10-18-2009, 11:15 AM

Usually it means no money,right?

sourkraut · 10-18-2009, 11:27 AM

I am not sure but if I had hair I would be a Blonde!

69TowRig · 10-18-2009, 12:21 PM

I thought you were selling both the GMC and the wrecker a couple years back...

Duncan and son · 10-18-2009, 12:30 PM

Hey cool pair of trucks. Is the wrecker for sale?

**special-K** · 10-18-2009, 02:12 PM

Yeah Chris,I had the GMC for sale and everybody kept asking about the blue & white Chevy.I wanted to keep it,but really needed the money.So,I sold the Chevy to a friend.I still need money,so I`d sell the tow truck.I just haven`t tryed in about a year.If I make it through all this crap and still have the wrecker it won`t break my heart.The White truck gets a 6" lit soon and eventually a 4.10 Dana60/HO52/No-Spin set.I may go to 4spd,too.i really like that blue & white truck,so I want the white one pretty much the same.

10-17-2009, 08:07 AM	#1
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped These were nice.I was so happy to have a set and they were so shiny and black.I doubt powder coat would be any better,but I went and scratched the paint up on one of my hooks! I knew I should have waited to restore the truck before putting these on.It`s like putting custom wheels on something that smokes and is rusted out.That`s one more thing I have to add to my bucket list.Maybe I`ll just wait to fix it when I do everything else. The ole wrecker has the starter out and I wanted to move it.I tugged it down past this spot with a short chain using the push bumper behind my`92.Then,cut and pushed it back,still chained.The right rear was too close to the blue truck,so I hooked the`72 up and scooted the front around so it would back down into the spot.My son came around just in time to steer it back in. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 10-17-2009 at 08:12 AM.

10-17-2009, 08:54 AM	#2
prairewolf Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: south dakota Posts: 1,892	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped .... but if you actually used them the sentimental value goes up. __________________ eat,work,spend,sleep,repeat.

10-17-2009, 03:17 PM	#3
Hooligan71 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: tucson, az Posts: 35	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped That wrecker is way cool!! __________________ FastLane Choppers Tucson,AZ. www.FLCAZ.com Garage Built and Keeping It That Way!! Chop That Fer

10-17-2009, 03:53 PM	#4
highperf4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,709	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped You do alot of vinyl siding work?

10-17-2009, 06:06 PM	#5
Stocker 20' Daredevil (Ret) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Jefferson State Posts: 13,586	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped Eh, paint is easy, good thing they weren't powdercoated! If they were on my truck, they'd be in a lot worse shape than that... just like my aftermarket hooks are! __________________ - Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay

10-17-2009, 06:28 PM	#6
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,118	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped Hey, puttin these old trucks to work. I like it. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

10-17-2009, 07:09 PM	#7
sourkraut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI Posts: 1,243	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped Hey Tim, you pay for around trip ticket on them and I will take care of them for you! Just cause I like you! And you could not sale my wheels! __________________ "The way it is" truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=359200

10-17-2009, 09:52 PM	#8
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped you leave your siding brake hanging out in the open?! that's a lot of $ sitting for someone to steal. nice looking tow truck. the GMC is cool too.

10-17-2009, 10:14 PM	#9
ssean Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: B-Ham WA. Posts: 17	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped umm, their tow hooks. Bound to get scratched sooner or later

10-18-2009, 01:56 AM	#10
Jacfourteen Big Red - Now its a SWB! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, Ca Posts: 1,624	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped hey isn't the tow truck supposed to do the towing? Looks like it's the way around! LOL __________________ 68 3/4 ton (Project)-350 Small Block, .030 over, 10:1 comp, 3998993 heads, C3BX edelbrock intake, comp cams XE268, Holley 670 SA, long tube headers, dual flow 40's, E-fan, Alum rad, currently under the knife getting shortened and bagged build thread 41 3/4 ton (wife's)-flatbed, fully restored to original 01 Tahoe LT 4WD (my daily driver)-Magnaflow Muffler, Rollin on 22's 02 Ford Mustang Convertable (Wife's Car)-Flowmaster 50, Clear corners, Intake, sittin on 18's

10-18-2009, 08:59 AM	#12
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped let me know when you junk the hook Tim! I'll come get them from you... __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

10-18-2009, 10:54 AM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped These are $35 repros.I wouldn`t do this to OEMs. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-18-2009, 10:59 AM	#14
sourkraut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI Posts: 1,243	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped No more mind changing! I am sticking to the rallies! I am have afraid to ask how I will become "famous". I have heard that one before. __________________ "The way it is" truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=359200

10-18-2009, 11:15 AM	#15
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped Usually it means no money,right? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-18-2009, 11:27 AM	#16
sourkraut Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WI Posts: 1,243	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped I am not sure but if I had hair I would be a Blonde! __________________ "The way it is" truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=359200



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10-18-2009, 12:21 PM	#17
69TowRig Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 894	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped I thought you were selling both the GMC and the wrecker a couple years back... __________________ -Chris Building a stripper, one part at a time: 1969 K5, 307, 3spd, 3 seats, hard top. Added Pwr Discs, Pwr Steering, Aux Battery, T-case Skid, Lighted Sidemarkers, HEI, Lock-Right Diff, ECE Class IV Hitch, 32" MT/Rs. Parts to Install: Hand Throttle, Console, Tow Hooks, Dual Horns, AM-FM, Dealer Swing-Away Tire Carrier, Gas Tank Skid. Also building a 1950 Willys CJ-3A and off-roading a 2001 Nissan Frontier on 1-Ton Portals...

10-18-2009, 12:30 PM	#18
Duncan and son Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lubbock Texas Posts: 1,049	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped Hey cool pair of trucks. Is the wrecker for sale?

10-18-2009, 02:12 PM	#19
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: My Tow Hook Value Just Dropped Yeah Chris,I had the GMC for sale and everybody kept asking about the blue & white Chevy.I wanted to keep it,but really needed the money.So,I sold the Chevy to a friend.I still need money,so I`d sell the tow truck.I just haven`t tryed in about a year.If I make it through all this crap and still have the wrecker it won`t break my heart.The White truck gets a 6" lit soon and eventually a 4.10 Dana60/HO52/No-Spin set.I may go to 4spd,too.i really like that blue & white truck,so I want the white one pretty much the same. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

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