Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Lyndel Lee · 02-18-2010, 03:52 AM

Howdy. I'm in the Army and am away right now, but I have several projects that I am excited about and have still been buying parts for from overseas.

I have a 1970 Custom 10 longbed that I will be sectioning the frame and adding an Air Ride level 3 suspension on. Not to mention- brake upgrades, 20in wheels, fuel tank relocation to rear blazer type, adding bucket seats, front and rear roll pans, making a custom steering wheel, putting a spin on the blue and white two-tone paint, and otherwise restoring.

My 1995 Silverado stepside 4x4 already has a 3in body lift, 2in torsion bar lift, and is running 33's on 15x10's. I am planning on some custom body work and swapping in taller leaf springs and a straight axle front end to ditch the strained IFS and get another 6in of lift. My dad bought the truck new when I was 16 and we have put about 240,000 miles on it. It's due for a new engine and some TLC to the interior, with some customization of course.

My 1989 K-5 Blazer is a Scottsdale I picked up after I got back from Iraq and was meant to be a fun "beater" truck. It has done a good job, but recently my father went to "fire it up" and literally did. It backfired into the carbeurator, caught fire under the hood and melted most of the accessories. I have my work cut out for me on that, but it's just another opportunity for improvements.

Well, I should be back from Afghanistan in August and I look forward to getting back to work on my trucks (and my Camaro) and hitting the SW Missouri auto shows!

**lolife99** · 02-18-2010, 07:14 AM

Welcome to the board from another Missouri member.
Thanks for your service also!
Post up some pics of your trucks when you get a chance.

nomrlz · 02-18-2010, 10:01 AM

welcome aboard and thanks for serving our nation

Custom 68 · 02-18-2010, 10:43 AM

Thanks for your service. Keep us posted upon your return there is a handful of us in Springfield and would love to get together. Drop us a note.
Dave

Lyndel Lee · 02-18-2010, 02:24 PM

Here's Champ- my 1970. He ain't much to look at... yet. Hadn't been driven in 10 years when I found him for $500. Got a ton of parts waitin at home.Those stupid Ford mirrors will be the first thing to go!

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Lyndel Lee · 02-18-2010, 02:31 PM

Here's Whitey, my 1995 4x4. Since he's, well, white I entered him in TOTM for the hell of it. Apparently my father drives him som while I'm gone ad has installed a couple of the parts I ordered such as LED tail lights.

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tim23mn · 02-19-2010, 06:30 AM

Welcome from Oklahoma! Fellow soldier too. Did the whole Iraq thing, now Korea. Where were you stationed before Afghanistan? Both your trucks look very clean.

rambler · 02-19-2010, 10:53 AM

welcome to the board! I'm up north now, near KC, but still a springfieldain by heart...

I really miss that cashew chicken!

Lyndel Lee · 02-19-2010, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tim23mn

Welcome from Oklahoma! Fellow soldier too. Did the whole Iraq thing, now Korea. Where were you stationed before Afghanistan? Both your trucks look very clean.

I did 2 years in Germany, 2 at Bragg, then I went to Iraq 05-06. I was working at Ft. Leonard Wood before this Afganistan deployment and I probably will go back there when I get back. I still maintain a house in Springfield but 91 miles is a long drive to work!

tcb-1 · 02-20-2010, 01:31 PM

welcome from Shawnee, KS! nice to have another Missouri member aboard.

stay safe over there and come back soon. hope to meet you at some of the shows later this summer!

and it goes without saying (see my signature), THANK YOU for your dedicated service!

brad_man_72 · 02-20-2010, 02:00 PM

springfield mo also. we have a small board meet at the steak n shake on s glenstone, n of sunshine the 1st sat of the month during the summer. be sure to check out the missouri section of the board, theirs actually a bbq today for board members, drop me a pm if you have any questions or ever need a hand.

wait bobbo is the guy you want to call when you need a hand!

tcb-1 · 02-20-2010, 08:51 PM

he said hand, uh ha ha.....

Lyndel Lee · 02-21-2010, 02:19 AM

Thanks guys. Can't wait to get back home.

bobbo · 02-21-2010, 09:42 AM

LOL. Never going to let that one go, eh guys.

WELCOME to the board! Great to have another local. Definitely give us a shout when you get back home and we'll meet up. We have some great people in the area. Let us know if we can help. And another HUGE THANK YOU for your service!! You are appreciated so very much!

Lyndel Lee · 02-21-2010, 11:01 AM

Felt almost like bein home today. Got to have bbq ribs and iced tea while watchin nascar during lunch and grabbed an oreo blizzard and hopped in a chevy truck. Here are my two "Daily Drivers" right now. A 3/4 ton K-5 blazer 4x4 and a 5/4 ton 4x4 pickup.

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02-18-2010, 03:52 AM	#1
Lyndel Lee Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2	Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) Howdy. I'm in the Army and am away right now, but I have several projects that I am excited about and have still been buying parts for from overseas. I have a 1970 Custom 10 longbed that I will be sectioning the frame and adding an Air Ride level 3 suspension on. Not to mention- brake upgrades, 20in wheels, fuel tank relocation to rear blazer type, adding bucket seats, front and rear roll pans, making a custom steering wheel, putting a spin on the blue and white two-tone paint, and otherwise restoring. My 1995 Silverado stepside 4x4 already has a 3in body lift, 2in torsion bar lift, and is running 33's on 15x10's. I am planning on some custom body work and swapping in taller leaf springs and a straight axle front end to ditch the strained IFS and get another 6in of lift. My dad bought the truck new when I was 16 and we have put about 240,000 miles on it. It's due for a new engine and some TLC to the interior, with some customization of course. My 1989 K-5 Blazer is a Scottsdale I picked up after I got back from Iraq and was meant to be a fun "beater" truck. It has done a good job, but recently my father went to "fire it up" and literally did. It backfired into the carbeurator, caught fire under the hood and melted most of the accessories. I have my work cut out for me on that, but it's just another opportunity for improvements. Well, I should be back from Afghanistan in August and I look forward to getting back to work on my trucks (and my Camaro) and hitting the SW Missouri auto shows! __________________ '70 C-10 "Champ" '67 Camaro "Magic Man" '95 Silverado stepside 4x4 "Whitey" '96 Camaro Z28 ttop "Bandit" '85 Corvette (M.I.A.) '86 Mazda RX7 "Stay classy!"

02-18-2010, 07:14 AM	#2
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,703	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) Welcome to the board from another Missouri member. Thanks for your service also! Post up some pics of your trucks when you get a chance. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

02-18-2010, 10:01 AM	#3
nomrlz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Wataga,IL Posts: 666	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) welcome aboard and thanks for serving our nation

02-18-2010, 10:43 AM	#4
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,937	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) Thanks for your service. Keep us posted upon your return there is a handful of us in Springfield and would love to get together. Drop us a note. Dave __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

02-18-2010, 02:24 PM	#5
Lyndel Lee Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) Here's Champ- my 1970. He ain't much to look at... yet. Hadn't been driven in 10 years when I found him for $500. Got a ton of parts waitin at home.Those stupid Ford mirrors will be the first thing to go! __________________ '70 C-10 "Champ" '67 Camaro "Magic Man" '95 Silverado stepside 4x4 "Whitey" '96 Camaro Z28 ttop "Bandit" '85 Corvette (M.I.A.) '86 Mazda RX7 "Stay classy!"

02-18-2010, 02:31 PM	#6
Lyndel Lee Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) Here's Whitey, my 1995 4x4. Since he's, well, white I entered him in TOTM for the hell of it. Apparently my father drives him som while I'm gone ad has installed a couple of the parts I ordered such as LED tail lights. __________________ '70 C-10 "Champ" '67 Camaro "Magic Man" '95 Silverado stepside 4x4 "Whitey" '96 Camaro Z28 ttop "Bandit" '85 Corvette (M.I.A.) '86 Mazda RX7 "Stay classy!"

02-19-2010, 06:30 AM	#7
tim23mn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lawton, Oklahoma (now Korea til April) Posts: 73	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) Welcome from Oklahoma! Fellow soldier too. Did the whole Iraq thing, now Korea. Where were you stationed before Afghanistan? Both your trucks look very clean.

02-19-2010, 10:53 AM	#8
rambler MOVE OVER Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Warrensburg, MO Posts: 5,470	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) welcome to the board! I'm up north now, near KC, but still a springfieldain by heart... I really miss that cashew chicken! __________________ No matter where you are..... There you are... Buckaroo Banzi

02-20-2010, 01:31 PM	#10
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) welcome from Shawnee, KS! nice to have another Missouri member aboard. stay safe over there and come back soon. hope to meet you at some of the shows later this summer! and it goes without saying (see my signature), THANK YOU for your dedicated service! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

02-20-2010, 02:00 PM	#11
brad_man_72 the boat guy Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: springfield mo Posts: 2,339	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) springfield mo also. we have a small board meet at the steak n shake on s glenstone, n of sunshine the 1st sat of the month during the summer. be sure to check out the missouri section of the board, theirs actually a bbq today for board members, drop me a pm if you have any questions or ever need a hand. wait bobbo is the guy you want to call when you need a hand! __________________ 67, swb, fleet, tach, throttle, 5.3, 4l60e, 3.73's, fuel cell, 5 lug, p.d.b., 4-6 drop. great little truck 66, stevens drag/ski 18' silouette, 350, 2.02 doublehump heads. comp extreme marine 278 cam, vette 7 fin valve covers, old polished edelbrock intake, velvetdrive, casale v-drive, adj cavitation plate. 28, model a rpu project,

02-20-2010, 08:51 PM	#12
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) he said hand, uh ha ha..... __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

02-21-2010, 02:19 AM	#13
Lyndel Lee Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) Thanks guys. Can't wait to get back home. __________________ '70 C-10 "Champ" '67 Camaro "Magic Man" '95 Silverado stepside 4x4 "Whitey" '96 Camaro Z28 ttop "Bandit" '85 Corvette (M.I.A.) '86 Mazda RX7 "Stay classy!"

02-21-2010, 09:42 AM	#14
bobbo Droppin' It Like It's Hot! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Battlefield, Missouri Posts: 2,934	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) LOL. Never going to let that one go, eh guys. WELCOME to the board! Great to have another local. Definitely give us a shout when you get back home and we'll meet up. We have some great people in the area. Let us know if we can help. And another HUGE THANK YOU for your service!! You are appreciated so very much! __________________ Robert Life Member RIP CAROL JANICE HARTMAN. BELOVED MOTHER. 01/04/53 - 03/05/09 1969 1500 Norwood, MO 2007 Big Sandy, TN 2008 Had nothing to do with the forklift! Kirkwood, MO (Midwest Meet 2009) Midwest All Truck Nationals, KCMO - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2012 - 2014 SUPPORT THE SITE HERE!

02-21-2010, 11:01 AM	#15
Lyndel Lee Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2	Re: Hi from Springfield, MO (currently in Afghanistan) Felt almost like bein home today. Got to have bbq ribs and iced tea while watchin nascar during lunch and grabbed an oreo blizzard and hopped in a chevy truck. Here are my two "Daily Drivers" right now. A 3/4 ton K-5 blazer 4x4 and a 5/4 ton 4x4 pickup. __________________ '70 C-10 "Champ" '67 Camaro "Magic Man" '95 Silverado stepside 4x4 "Whitey" '96 Camaro Z28 ttop "Bandit" '85 Corvette (M.I.A.) '86 Mazda RX7 "Stay classy!"



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