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NORMSCOLORADO · 03-24-2010, 10:43 PM

i have been laid off for the past 6 weeks or so and before i was laid off i had been accumulating parts to change over the cab and do a little engine work...i wish i had the cabbage to go full on resto but that wont be happenin for a while. so i changed the very rotten cab to a darn near mint 72 cheyenne super cab, i put some old headers on it. couple of straight 6 mufflers behind them. i found another rochester 2 barrel. clutch fan.... that 7 blade straight is ridiculous.. and hopefully soon i will have power steering! lol

anyway on to pics....
ohh and there is a a few random rado pics gettin fire wood..... and the exhaust is what it is till i can afford to do diffrent and the plugh wires have been moved... WARNING! CRAP TON OF PICS!

NORMSCOLORADO · 03-24-2010, 10:44 PM

finally i have a decent paint job! im in need of 2 more hub caps tho....

**oldiron** · 03-24-2010, 11:05 PM

Good looking project you have got.
The old tale of no money but all of the time in the world to work on it or you got money but no time.

VA72C10 · 03-24-2010, 11:05 PM

wow, great job!

'72customdeluxe · 03-24-2010, 11:07 PM

Very nice, I bet it sounds (or will sound) great too

NORMSCOLORADO · 03-25-2010, 12:06 AM

thanks! yeah it took a few days to do the conversion but it was very well worth the change over! the old cab was so bad i cut it up....... put it this way the when the roof came off the firewall fell forward! lol wicked bad! and the truck acctually sounds really good! its a nice low rumble..... i am thinking about putting the original bumpers on but i need get the front of the frame...... because the previous owner cut it off for a plow... but thats down the road...

*highperf4x4* · 03-25-2010, 12:34 AM

Awesome. I wish getting layed off for 6 weeks just meant that I could do a bunch of work to my truck

Sorry to hear about the job but the truck looks really cool!

NORMSCOLORADO · 03-25-2010, 12:58 AM

yeah being a carpenter for the wealthy sucks... gonna go back to school and get my welding cert..... plus up here in way northern ny nobody is hiring or atleast willing to pay me more than im making on unemployment.....

longhorn70gmc · 03-25-2010, 12:58 AM

Very nice Job!!!!! I commend you on all the hard work and time and your truck looks really nice from your efforts. Enjoy and have fun with it. I really like your wood bumper too, it gives it charicter. I noticed a hubcap missing, do you have them all?
R/
Billy

NORMSCOLORADO · 03-25-2010, 01:04 AM

hey man thanks!this 9' stepper has been a years project off and on she was really rough...but 189k will do that to a truck .... im short 2 but i may try and hit the yards for some better ones.... hopefully i dont get picked apart again at shows.... being 21 most people think im a naive kid thats just gonna ruin it......

67ChevyRedneck · 03-25-2010, 01:21 AM

Quite the transformation. Good job.

That's a bad ass Colorado too!

NORMSCOLORADO · 03-25-2010, 01:38 AM

thanks again.... the rado has been worth the work i have done things to that that is one off by me..... i love it! it gets 19-21 mpg so as of right now thats my economy truck compared to the 9 mpg the 67 gets! lol

i will also try to get some day time pics of her tomorrow!

Pickupmanx2 · 03-25-2010, 02:39 AM

Looks GOOD!! I like the green!

zzzjojozzz · 03-25-2010, 03:55 AM

hello i notice you said your going to get your welding cert i was just wondering if you were a union carpenter or not ima millwright 1163outa syracuse also where is jay ny ?

**70cst** · 03-25-2010, 07:46 AM

Very very nice!!

NORMSCOLORADO · 03-25-2010, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zzzjojozzz

hello i notice you said your going to get your welding cert i was just wondering if you were a union carpenter or not ima millwright 1163outa syracuse also where is jay ny ?

nope im not union i worked for a private outfit.... and i live about 5 minutes from whiteface mountain and 20 minutes from lake placid

big_al_71 · 03-25-2010, 12:39 PM

Great job on the truck!!!

Good luck in finding your next adventure (Job)..

Leviticus · 03-25-2010, 12:46 PM

Nice work man! I love the front bumper, any nice finished wood involved in a project is always cool in my book.

Great color!

NORMSCOLORADO · 03-26-2010, 02:02 AM

day time pic! im still trying to figure out a name for the green..... i mixed it myself.....

OARNGESI · 03-26-2010, 04:55 AM

Truck looks great

**special-K** · 03-26-2010, 09:30 AM

I love those big boys trucks.You have it looking nice.I like the cab lights.

*highperf4x4* · 03-26-2010, 10:49 PM

Looks awesome!

We call those colors garage colors. So in your case we'd call it "Garage Green".

**wancosc356** · 03-26-2010, 11:03 PM

Nice truck! John Deere Green?

TheSeeker · 03-27-2010, 01:28 AM

looks the same shade green as those plastic army men to me. Army man green just doesnt have flow though does it?

03-24-2010, 10:43 PM	#1
NORMSCOLORADO Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: JAY, NY Posts: 176	laid off + truck parts = i have been laid off for the past 6 weeks or so and before i was laid off i had been accumulating parts to change over the cab and do a little engine work...i wish i had the cabbage to go full on resto but that wont be happenin for a while. so i changed the very rotten cab to a darn near mint 72 cheyenne super cab, i put some old headers on it. couple of straight 6 mufflers behind them. i found another rochester 2 barrel. clutch fan.... that 7 blade straight is ridiculous.. and hopefully soon i will have power steering! lol anyway on to pics.... ohh and there is a a few random rado pics gettin fire wood..... and the exhaust is what it is till i can afford to do diffrent and the plugh wires have been moved... WARNING! CRAP TON OF PICS! __________________ 04 Chevy Colorado Z71 4X4 76 Chevy C-10 Custom Deluxe (sold) 67 Chevy C-30 1 Ton 9' stepper 6.5 Turbo Diesel

03-24-2010, 10:44 PM	#2
NORMSCOLORADO Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: JAY, NY Posts: 176	Re: laid off + truck parts = finally i have a decent paint job! im in need of 2 more hub caps tho.... __________________ 04 Chevy Colorado Z71 4X4 76 Chevy C-10 Custom Deluxe (sold) 67 Chevy C-30 1 Ton 9' stepper 6.5 Turbo Diesel

03-24-2010, 11:05 PM	#3
oldiron Designated Grumpy Old Man Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: arlington, washington usa Posts: 3,094	Re: laid off + truck parts = Good looking project you have got. The old tale of no money but all of the time in the world to work on it or you got money but no time. __________________ Never let the truth get in the way of a good story 71 Chev 1/2 ton 4X4 LWB Fleetside SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=361222 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LgREwtDfaA 68 Chev 1 ton flat bed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bO8szzlD4A 56 Chev Handyman Wagon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y-6ddpBTkM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbLzZ7zY8wA 56 Chev Belair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=410667 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoW0Ei7ZNIg

03-24-2010, 11:05 PM	#4
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03-24-2010, 11:07 PM	#5
'72customdeluxe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tejas Posts: 691	Re: laid off + truck parts = Very nice, I bet it sounds (or will sound) great too __________________ '72 cheyenne super step, '05 long bed gmc

03-25-2010, 12:06 AM	#6
NORMSCOLORADO Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: JAY, NY Posts: 176	Re: laid off + truck parts = thanks! yeah it took a few days to do the conversion but it was very well worth the change over! the old cab was so bad i cut it up....... put it this way the when the roof came off the firewall fell forward! lol wicked bad! and the truck acctually sounds really good! its a nice low rumble..... i am thinking about putting the original bumpers on but i need get the front of the frame...... because the previous owner cut it off for a plow... but thats down the road... __________________ 04 Chevy Colorado Z71 4X4 76 Chevy C-10 Custom Deluxe (sold) 67 Chevy C-30 1 Ton 9' stepper 6.5 Turbo Diesel

03-25-2010, 12:34 AM	#7
highperf4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,709	Re: laid off + truck parts = Awesome. I wish getting layed off for 6 weeks just meant that I could do a bunch of work to my truck Sorry to hear about the job but the truck looks really cool! Last edited by highperf4x4; 03-25-2010 at 12:34 AM.

03-25-2010, 12:58 AM	#8
NORMSCOLORADO Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: JAY, NY Posts: 176	Re: laid off + truck parts = yeah being a carpenter for the wealthy sucks... gonna go back to school and get my welding cert..... plus up here in way northern ny nobody is hiring or atleast willing to pay me more than im making on unemployment..... __________________ 04 Chevy Colorado Z71 4X4 76 Chevy C-10 Custom Deluxe (sold) 67 Chevy C-30 1 Ton 9' stepper 6.5 Turbo Diesel

03-25-2010, 12:58 AM	#9
longhorn70gmc Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ridgecrest. CA, USA Posts: 1,715	Re: laid off + truck parts = Very nice Job!!!!! I commend you on all the hard work and time and your truck looks really nice from your efforts. Enjoy and have fun with it. I really like your wood bumper too, it gives it charicter. I noticed a hubcap missing, do you have them all? R/ Billy __________________ Billy 1970 GMC Sierra Grande 402/TH400 (Longhorn)14 years and counting rebuild! 1975 (Build) Chevrolet SWB 4X4 350 SB Lifted 6 inches 1970 Ford F250 Ranger 390 BB 2010 Ford Super Duty F250 XLT W/4 inch lift kit and Pro Comp Tires Hub Cap Freak! *I need another truck like I need another hole in the head!* I'M IN THE MARKET...AS IT WERE!

03-25-2010, 01:04 AM	#10
NORMSCOLORADO Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: JAY, NY Posts: 176	Re: laid off + truck parts = hey man thanks!this 9' stepper has been a years project off and on she was really rough...but 189k will do that to a truck .... im short 2 but i may try and hit the yards for some better ones.... hopefully i dont get picked apart again at shows.... being 21 most people think im a naive kid thats just gonna ruin it...... __________________ 04 Chevy Colorado Z71 4X4 76 Chevy C-10 Custom Deluxe (sold) 67 Chevy C-30 1 Ton 9' stepper 6.5 Turbo Diesel Last edited by NORMSCOLORADO; 03-25-2010 at 01:06 AM.

03-25-2010, 01:21 AM	#11
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03-25-2010, 01:38 AM	#12
NORMSCOLORADO Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: JAY, NY Posts: 176	Re: laid off + truck parts = thanks again.... the rado has been worth the work i have done things to that that is one off by me..... i love it! it gets 19-21 mpg so as of right now thats my economy truck compared to the 9 mpg the 67 gets! lol i will also try to get some day time pics of her tomorrow! __________________ 04 Chevy Colorado Z71 4X4 76 Chevy C-10 Custom Deluxe (sold) 67 Chevy C-30 1 Ton 9' stepper 6.5 Turbo Diesel

03-25-2010, 02:39 AM	#13
Pickupmanx2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oakhurst, Kalifornia Posts: 77	Re: laid off + truck parts = Looks GOOD!! I like the green! __________________ SEMPER FI 96 F350 CC/4X/7.3/ZF5 77 F150 SB/4X/NP435/NP205 70 C10 400/400 63 F250 4X/T98/NP205

03-25-2010, 03:55 AM	#14
zzzjojozzz Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: wolcott ny Posts: 37	Re: laid off + truck parts = hello i notice you said your going to get your welding cert i was just wondering if you were a union carpenter or not ima millwright 1163outa syracuse also where is jay ny ?

03-25-2010, 07:46 AM	#15
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03-25-2010, 12:39 PM	#17
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: laid off + truck parts = Great job on the truck!!! Good luck in finding your next adventure (Job).. __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

03-25-2010, 12:46 PM	#18
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03-26-2010, 02:02 AM	#19
NORMSCOLORADO Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: JAY, NY Posts: 176	Re: laid off + truck parts = day time pic! im still trying to figure out a name for the green..... i mixed it myself..... __________________ 04 Chevy Colorado Z71 4X4 76 Chevy C-10 Custom Deluxe (sold) 67 Chevy C-30 1 Ton 9' stepper 6.5 Turbo Diesel

03-26-2010, 04:55 AM	#20
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03-26-2010, 09:30 AM	#21
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03-26-2010, 10:49 PM	#22
highperf4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 4,709	Re: laid off + truck parts = Looks awesome! We call those colors garage colors. So in your case we'd call it "Garage Green".

03-26-2010, 11:03 PM	#23
wancosc356 I Like Mine With No Shine! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,705	Re: laid off + truck parts = Nice truck! John Deere Green? __________________ Michael 1967 Chevrolet C10 Short Fleet (Literal Ground Up....One Day) 2006 GMC Sierra Crew Cab 4x4 1969 Lincoln Continental Coupe Project FOR SALE http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...ct=4578&cat=17 1981 Honda CM400 C Bobber SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=384152

03-27-2010, 01:28 AM	#24
TheSeeker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 337	Re: laid off + truck parts = looks the same shade green as those plastic army men to me. Army man green just doesnt have flow though does it?

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