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"On the Road Again!"
As of today, I am BACK ON THE ROAD!!!
Pics as soon as I can borrow a digicam. After months of driving my wife's S-10 and my sister-in-law's a$$-draggin' Pontiac, I am safely perched atop a full-size, 4x4 frame inside a real, steel cab! After amputating one finger and inflicting various minor mayhem on myself, I can now see OVER most traffic obstructions! After carting parts and pieces of this truck around two counties for months on end, it will now carry ME for a while! After sinking almost $3000 into the beast, he's back on the road just in time for the gas prices to go up for the holiday travel season ![]()
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'69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt. |
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Kewl!!!!
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KEEP ON TRUCKING
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congrats and enjoy it you deserve it lol
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Re: "On the Road Again!"
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thats awesome.. cant wait to see pics
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Sweet! Glad to see you have got it done.
Now i have to check it out ![]()
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'72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg |
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So, did you really lose the finger in that clutch spring ?
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There's nothing like having real blood, sweat and tears invested in something is there?
Good job on getting it on the road!
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"If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. ![]() We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck" |
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Good for you!! I've donated blood before.. no body parts though
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Good deal........be careful with it!
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I've always liked to compare the blood on the parts to a dog marking his "territory". It's YOUR'S! Glad you got it going.
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Well, they sewed back on all the parts that I took into the ER, so it's MOSTLY there, but some of the bits just weren't worth trying to save. I can even use it about 90% of the time now.
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its all about the +6 inches
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Congrats..can't wait to se pics!!!
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State of Confusion!
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Glad to hear your both intact and functioning again. Looking forward to the pictures.
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Steve,
That is great news! Way to go. Jim |
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