Hello from Oregon

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Hello to all you guys & gals. My name is Kevin. This is my 70 LB that my dad ordered through the dealer in late 69. It was handed down to me in 1990 when I was 15 after sitting in our barn for 6 years. It was in pretty rough shape but I was just happy to have a rig to drive back then. He told me I could have it if I got it running & driveable so I learned a lot through trial & error & with a little help from my dad now & then. We lowered it in the summer of 91, than we started a body off resto on it doing the engine compartment, engine & trans in the spring/summer of 92. From the winter to summer of 93 we did all the body work & had our painter/family friend prime it in my dad's shop. After 2 months of block sanding we hauled it to our friends shop to have him shoot the color on it. It's been this way ever since:

[Twisted78SS]

Welcome!

Nice looking truck, and congrats on keeping it in the family.. Lots of us Northwest folk around here, so don't hesitate to ask if you need anything.

[1ATony]

welcome to the site

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Originally Posted by Twisted78SS

Welcome!

Nice looking truck, and congrats on keeping it in the family.. Lots of us Northwest folk around here, so don't hesitate to ask if you need anything.

Originally Posted by 1ATony

welcome to the site

Thank you. I wouldn't have it any other way because I'm a pack rat. I hope to hand it down to my soon to be born son some day, as well as my 49 chev pu, 65 chevelle, 72 nova & 79 fj40 landcruiser.... I've got way to many projects

[thenewminator]

NICE TRUCK!!!! Excellent color and stance. i realy like lowered long beds. And LOVE the '80's old school cragar protechs knock offs! unless those are the real deal? seriously one of the coolest wheels from the '80's imo. i had a set just like em myself on my '81 el camino that had for a bit. wishin i woulda kept em when i sold it just to have em. would die if i could find another set for my newest ride.

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Originally Posted by thenewminator

NICE TRUCK!!!! Excellent color and stance. i realy like lowered long beds. And LOVE the '80's old school cragar protechs knock offs! unless those are the real deal? seriously one of the coolest wheels from the '80's imo. i had a set just like em myself on my '81 el camino that had for a bit. wishin i woulda kept em when i sold it just to have em. would die if i could find another set for my newest ride.

Thank you. The one's on my truck are a cheap knock off from les schwab, can't remember the brand off the top of my head. My dad paid $30 a piece for them. They've been on my truck since october 31 1991. I picked out some 15X8's & they had to be ordered so I was waiting anxiously for my dad to get home with them when they came in. I already had my truck up on jacks ready for the new wheels to go on. My dad got home around 5:30 & I had them bolted on & ready to go around 6pm & took off for my first drive with it on the street(legally anyway), this was before the resto when I was 16.

[thenewminator]

thats cool...the story about the wheels and the fact that you've kept them all this time. mine were a local cl find. they were 15x7 w/255-60's and 14x6 w/205-70's. the guy originaly wanted $200 and was more than willing to buy em for that but by that weekend the $ went elswhere. i thought for sure i had missed out cuz the posting was deleted a week later. anyhow,outta the blue 3 months later the guy contacted me to tell me he still had them and asked if i'd give em $150 for the set! luckily for me i just happened to have it so i jumped on that deal that day. gotta love cl. again, i'd love another set. i seriously wanna go with an 80's/90's retro street rod look with my new ride. but i'm stuck with the black wagon wheels for now.