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07-08-2012, 03:05 PM | #1 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
Nice to see you poking away at your service truck.
I can't wait to see some paint on it.
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11-30-2012, 02:26 AM | #2 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
Thanks for posting, guys.
Trucks that are Trucks. I do like the practicality of the box. Posted via Mobile Device
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04-20-2013, 04:51 PM | #3 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
Sorry for not being around lately and answering my Private Messages.
I've been blitzed with work and school. Please just ask your questions about the 14-bolt and front discs here in this thread. Chances are others can also lend their knowledge, and/or others can benefit if we post in a thread rather than Private Message.
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10-16-2013, 11:00 AM | #4 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
I salute you old service truck warrior...
Better used and appreciated than left behind to rust away I say..
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09-22-2017, 08:34 AM | #5 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
Cool I like it!
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09-25-2017, 11:26 AM | #6 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
I sold it to a really good ol friend of mine. He has it parked out at is retirement property near Sisters Oregon.
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04-20-2018, 12:23 AM | #7 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
I drew some house plans up for a long time good friend that I sold this truck to. Now he wants to give this truck back to me for drawing his plans.
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04-27-2018, 06:50 PM | #8 | |
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I'm going to try and emulate this one:
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04-27-2018, 07:58 PM | #9 |
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Pretty cool! This one should be a fun ride.
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04-28-2018, 10:15 AM | #10 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
Your's was one of the first threads I followed after discovering this forum..
Your service truck.. Then you got your truck back.. I've owned a dozen or more trucks in that time.. Keep on rocking.. You got the best luck of anyone I've ever seen.. 2 former trucks return to the nest.. Dude.. buy a lottery ticket.. ;-)
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05-07-2018, 09:31 PM | #11 | |
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I kind of feel like I'm saving it. I don't plan on doing anything major but maybe clean it up and paint it orange. I'll keep the box white. Mechanically everything had been upgraded. Power Steering, Power Disc Brakes, 14-Bolt, and a low mileage GM crate 350. Sometime this month we're supposed to see if we can start it.
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05-23-2018, 08:57 PM | #12 |
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Went by and looked at the 66 today.
I guess I should have expected it to be a little rough. A good pressure wash will help. I meant to get a picture. Here is a satellite pic from Google maps. He's got some wood stacked up on the bed.
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05-24-2018, 07:11 AM | #13 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
Go bring the old girl back home and show her some love.
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07-19-2018, 07:03 PM | #14 | |
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I really don't need the 66, but I don't want to leave it out in the field of his property. I'll clean it back up and then put it up for sale so I can get me a 62-65 nova for a daily driver.
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09-15-2018, 02:10 PM | #15 |
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Brought her back home today.
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09-15-2018, 02:13 PM | #16 |
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09-15-2018, 06:04 PM | #17 |
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Awesome! Keep us updated with a lot of pics! .
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09-15-2018, 07:44 PM | #18 |
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Got her running. I had to syphon the old gas out. Swap on a different carb I had stored away. I had to jump the wiring to get it to turn over.
And now she's running great. I even drove her up and down our road a few times.
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09-18-2018, 11:52 PM | #19 |
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Gave her good pressure washing today.
I forgot to take a pic, but the almond paint comes off pretty easy. That's okay, I don't want to own a pretty truck. I have a few mechanical things I need to button down, but other than that, this 66 will be my truck for a few years so I can take my time doing upgrades to my 65.
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09-20-2018, 01:00 PM | #20 |
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Re: My 66 Service Truck Build Thread
I know I change ideas and directions quite often, but it's because I have a constant struggle with what I think would be cool to do, and what is practical. I really have no need for a service truck anymore. I already have a fleetside bed that I acquired a few years ago, so I'm going to sell the service box and put the fleetside bed on this 66. Then, because it already has the mechanical upgrades, I'm going to keep this 66 to use as a truck while I tear down my 65 and do all the upgrades I've been wanting to do to it for several years, but didn't want to tear her down for fear I'd need her.
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09-22-2018, 08:03 PM | #21 |
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It looks like you've got a great project ahead of you. I'll keep in touch.
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Hopefully I'll get the fleetside bed mounted on the truck next weekend.
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10-01-2018, 09:18 PM | #23 |
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I'm pretty impressed with how everything mechanically is good after sitting for 5 years out in that field. I spent the last couple weeks buttoning down a few odds and ends. I just need to get new tags and then I can start driving it.
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Looking forward to the bed swap.
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Cool truck.
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