Birth of a C10

[dr69burb]

trucks looking good man. glad to see it still being put to work.

[losthope]

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

losthope, your truck looks awesome, it's wrinkles give it some character

LOL Everybody asks when im going to body work it and repaint it, but i buiilt it to be my daily driver work truck and I agree with you that the dings and dents and scraps and scratches look just fine to me....I of course will address and fix them here and there as i go but for now she looks beautiful in my eyes...and not scared to scratch it

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

bet that felt great to drive it around again

Feels great! Dog also loves riding in it, girls smile and yell at me at stop lights, little kids point and say "look at that" ,and people wave and give me thumbs up!! all and all it feels great and is a load of fun!!

Originally Posted by dr69burb

trucks looking good man. glad to see it still being put to work.

Thanks buddy! thats what i built it for and shes holding up fine so far!

UPDATE ANOTHER DAY SCRAPPING!

Pallets , my stash of clean aluminum,couple motor ballasts , and plastic drums filled with bottles and cans:

[CRGRS 66]

Originally Posted by losthope

Dog loves riding in it, girls smile and yell at me at stop lights, little kids point and say "look at that" ,and people wave and give me thumbs up!! all and all it feels great and is a load of fun!!

I think I speak for most of us when I say... I know exactly how you feel!!!!

[losthope]

Did a garage clean out today and pulled two loads of scrap metal out of it and got to keep alot of good stuff like, wagner hand held paint sprayer, hand tools, bottles jacks , 2 tackle boxs full of fishing gear....etc....etc....rides great with a load and air bags!

She sure is a working truck!:

[losthope]

No up dates just working the hell out of it using it as a scrapper truck:

[chemlab]

Hey CHEMLAB! Glad to see you still coming around these parts! hows your truck coming along?

ya someone has to check on you from time to time my truck is pretty much done (minus the bags) and just waiting on my title. started working on my '50 fastback again.

look at you in those pics man, like a modern day Fred Sanford!

[losthope]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

Again, thank you very much.
Another reason why this board and the people here rock !!!!!!

No problem mcmurphy! Ill keep your address just incase I have some more stuff for later down the road!

Originally Posted by chemlab

started working on my '50 fastback again.

look at you in those pics man, like a modern day Fred Sanford!

LOL I get that alot lately haha i dont mind its keeping money in my pocket besides my ebay selling and side construction work jobs! and im just glad to be back working and moving compared to last year in a cast and wheel chair!

I would love to see a build thread on the 50 fast back? glad to hear your getting back on it!

[chemlab]

Originally Posted by losthope

I would love to see a build thread on the 50 fast back? glad to hear your getting back on it!

ya i might start one on that other forum page from where im at now... basically from here on is minor body work and paint (going john deere blitz black with it too) and interior.

[losthope]

Just been busy with hauling metal and and going out of town for Thanks Giving but I did recently pick up a trailer and a tow hitch setup from a couple different friends for free! Trailer is needs some work and going to be used for scrap metal and hauling whatever I need it for , so Ill have a update hopefully with the way I mount the tow hitch behind the flip up license plate idea I have, and besides that I developed so noisy exhaust leaks and a sweating powersteering hose so today was just doing some maintenance on the truck:

[losthope]

Its raining cats and dogs here, so i took a little ride to richies garage and after playing video games for a couple hours, hanging X-mas lights between a break in the storm, we got busy cutting down and rewelding the tow hitch to fit in between the frame rails so itll bolt in and be behind the license plate in the rear grill/roll pan:






the new unit!:


Next up date should be with it bolted in and with a flip up license plate if theres ever a break in the rain thats supposed to last all week!

[coulter]

sounds like a good plan getting the fifth wheel!! u got it looking pretty good already

[piratexpress1369a]

are you going to use your truck to pull the fifth wheel ..nice job on the inside it turned out great .it brightened it up big time

[CRGRS 66]

so.... if the house is a rockin' don't botha knockin.....
good luck with the plan...
BTW, maybe a pair of helper springs for that beauty truck of yours might be a good idea with those heavy loads

[losthope]

Originally Posted by Bomp

I remember seeing your grill modification way back when. Even before I started writing my own thread.
Wishing the best on saving moola for the next year. I had to move me and my ex in with my mom yrs back to pay off bills and get a nest egg together. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
Will wait patiently for any new news.

Ya i really dont mind living in a trailer ive done it for a few years back and not to bad living next to the inlaws we get along great, but for sure some downfalls living here as far as being able to work on my rides, but it for sure will help getting on our feet .....Good news is my buddy richie and his shop are about 6 houses down and around the corner so I can use his shop for working on bigger projects on my rides!

Originally Posted by coulter

sounds like a good plan getting the fifth wheel!! u got it looking pretty good already

Thanks Coulter i think its coming around nicely!

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

are you going to use your truck to pull the fifth wheel ..nice job on the inside it turned out great .it brightened it up big time

thanks! It has a gooseneck attachment(which is good because i dont have to install a 5th wheel kingpin with the tracks across the bed or remove the tailgate to tow) so im thinking of installing the metal reinforcment plate under the wood bed to the frame and having just small enough holes to bolt the ball and chain hooks in the bed when needed to be able to hook it up and tow short distances here and there around town if need be, for the move to chico ill most likely just pay a transporter to tow it to its new home when the time comes!

Originally Posted by CRGRS 66

so.... if the house is a rockin' don't botha knockin.....
good luck with the plan...
BTW, maybe a pair of helper springs for that beauty truck of yours might be a good idea with those heavy loads

Oh hell other women are more then welcome to come a knockin if its rockin......

it seems to be doing ok so far with heavy loads with just the bags so far ,levels out pretty nice with a decent size load, and to tell you the truth it rides like a dream with some weight in there, your really notice how bumpy the truck rides with airbags after you leave the scrap yard with a empty truck..


Thanks everyone ill try and get something done on the truck sooner or later, but untill then hold down the fort and ill be checkin in!

[McMurphy]

We got a small 1978 camper to stay in when we take our leave every year, and parked it on blocks on our 14 acres. It is probably half the size what you have there.
Living with another person in that small a space, you get into a rythm real quick.
We live in ours for only 30 days a year, but we love it, and I have made so many mods to it the wife teases me that we should have gotten a small camper trailer instead.....

Your set up looks really nice man, you certainly are no slouch when it comes to getting work done !!!

[likaroc13]

man, you're really transforming that camper...looks much better! sounds like a great plan for saving $$$ as well

[derail]

Chico is 80 miles south of me. Let me know if you ever need anything and I'll help if I can. Or if you're up my way and want to bullshoot about trucks, let me know.

[rusty76]

I'll look foward to the updates....Man funny lot rent here is $150. $350 could almost get you in an appartment. It's crazy how from state to state things are different.

[sandiego65]

You have a cool truck man! That's what I want to do with my truck and scrap like crazy too.
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[McMurphy]

I bet you are crazy busy right now, but I am going to nominate you for TOTM dude.
You meet the criteria, I think..... LOL

You are the king of innovative repurposing, you at least deserve a look !!!

You can see your nomination here:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5892005

[losthope]

Wow your to kind , mc murphy! I appreciate the nomination! will be interesting to see how my ol scrap truck does compared to some of those other beauty's if I end up in the final picks! LOL

[JAMESCHURCH13]

Awesome work and good luck with the home plan. What else is left for the truck?

[jdl71]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

I bet you are crazy busy right now, but I am going to nominate you for TOTM dude.
You meet the criteria, I think..... LOL

You are the king of innovative repurposing, you at least deserve a look !!!

You can see your nomination here:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5892005

I think that's a great idea. I for one, will vote for you. Even though your style is nothing like mine, I really admire how you pull it together with "what you have". Even in the face of tons of adversity. This kind of build is just what it takes to get me motivated to go work on my own low dollar junk. I just read the entire thread and loved every bit of it. Wish I had half the motivation you do to get stuff done, even tearing into the 5th wheel and making the best of it was really good stuff. Keep up the great work and keep sharing. Wishing you the best of luck not only in TOTM but life in general.

[rusty76]

Looking good!

[losthope]

thanks rusty!