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Divorced .....WITH KIDS
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: mississippi
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
I was in a similar situation after my frame off , but after a 400 mile trip to cruising the coast ( first time truck was outside overnight ) , couple weekend cruises and multiple burnouts , the fear wore off.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 28
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
I just began my own project on my '69 long-bed stepside (I might start a project thread soon, we're going frame-up nuts & bolts but "not too fancy"), and had this conversation with a friend today:
"But you're putting all this work into it, you won't even be able to use it as a truck. It can't haul a load anymore because you might scratch those fancy new bed boards you'll be putting in." "After I'm done with it, it has to haul surfboards, fishing poles, beach chairs, and a few coolers. If the longboards scratch the tailgate or the coolers scuff the wood, so be it." That's my philosophy, and it's something I'm comfortable with. I think. I'll let you know when it's done. |
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Whitney Point, NY
Posts: 90
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
Easiest way to get over it is to brake down and put a scratchin the bed floor....there, now it's a truck
![]() In all honesty though, I babied the crap out of an off topic V-10 4x4 I bought till someone else scratched it. Was fumin at first but figured WTH it's a truck lol |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Keller, TX
Posts: 143
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
Hey Guys,
Glad to report with your counseling and prompting, I have had a break thru in my therapy - I actually drove my truck to work today. The drive is about 40 miles and mostly highway. It ran great - for some reason it kept inching up on the temp gauge at the red lights, but nothing too alarming. It was awesome as I was driving on the freeway and getting thumbs up from other classic auto enthusiasts. Now, the drive home looms - will tell you about it tomorrow. Attached is a picture of it under the lights earlier this morning in the covered parking lot - it looks like she's smiling... Thanks for all the encouragement - you guys are great! KellerMac
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Charlie Daniels w/ a Tq Wrench
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Statesville, NC
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
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As far as your temperature issue, for a vehicle that heats up at lights/slow speeds but not when it is moving at a decent speed, I would guess you have an airflow issue. Your issue is likely either a failing fan clutch, wrong fan, or missing/damaged fan shroud. Lots of these old trucks didn't come with or are missing the fan shroud, and it is desperately needed at low speeds to utilize every square inch of cooling area on the radiator without it you are only using the area right in front of the fan if it is mounted close to the radiator, and if it is farther back you will be using very little, instead just moving air around under the hood.
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"I ain't nobody, dork."
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Whidbey Island, Washington
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
Sweet truck. Unless you're building a rig to win trophys at shows. Drive the snot out of it.
Gary
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Location: Formerly MD and San Diego, now loving life in Arizona
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
Very nice truck. I hope you can relax enough to actually enjoy it. I can't wait to get the engine into my '69 C10 so I can drive it.
Keep us up to date with pictures please!
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Location: Spring, Tx.
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
Sweet truck!!
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Hideaway, TX
Posts: 4,950
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
So glad you got it out to enjoy it. I have put 3k miles on my suburban in the last few months using it as my daily driver. The only draw back I have found is trying to keep the engine bay clean.
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Cypress, Tx
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
Glad you made progress! Here's food for thought... How much would a brand new truck (like your ford) cost you? You wouldn't think twice about taking that out the next day and driving 500 miles. However, with that said. This is the exact reason why I didn't do a repaint on my '72 suburban before doing the ls swap. The older I get the happier I am with mediocre driver paint and chips. All cars, no matter how well cared for, eventually have paint problems. I just enjoy driving them without having to worry about paint problems at this point.
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Hell Paso TX
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
nice truck. use it and enjoy the ride
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Grand Terrace, Ca.
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Re: Please help me stop the insanity...
Where is the video of you smokin' the tires? I thought we covered this! We need to see video of you (or a friend while you take the video) doing a burn-out, a big smokey burn-out. That is your homework for tomorrow.
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Join Date: Jul 2009
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