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Alan's Classic · 12-07-2011, 01:21 AM

Great work man!! I'd love to build a truck on bags someday, but I couldn't afford another build.

wutnxt · 12-07-2011, 12:06 PM

Great build ...... Looks awesome...
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VeronikA · 01-04-2012, 06:05 PM

Love the pics from the show. Your trokita looks bad ass there. Especially from the front view! Great work! Frame is tight!

sams60gmc · 05-05-2012, 11:45 PM

Sorry guys for the lack of updates. I don't have a computer. Here is an update vid along with my new truck I just picked up.

Bagged 1960 gmc pickup - YouTube

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creep · 05-07-2012, 04:24 PM

Bad@$$!

sams60gmc · 05-08-2012, 11:09 PM

Thank you!!
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Alan's Classic · 05-08-2012, 11:23 PM

Very nice, thanks for the update!
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sams60gmc · 05-23-2012, 10:18 PM

I was
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sams60gmc · 05-23-2012, 10:20 PM

I was building a watts link for my 88 yesterday and mocked it up on the 60 because it was easier, and I decided it needed one too. Stuck it on there today and mocked up the links with string.

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McMurphy · 05-23-2012, 11:52 PM

What is a Watts Link and what does it do?

sams60gmc · 05-24-2012, 10:09 AM

It acts like a panhard bar but keeps the rear end centered instead of pushing it one way.
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McMurphy · 05-24-2012, 10:53 PM

Ok, that is cool. Thanks for the explaination!

sams60gmc · 08-16-2013, 06:27 PM

well not too much new to report as of late, moved the truck outside to make way for a 37 Hudson pickup chassis that im building for a guy. it has a Mustang 2 front end with a pwer rack. i built a complete tube rear clip for it with a 4 link and its on bags all around with a narrowed 9'' in the rear and a 6'' shorter wheelbase... should be pretty cool.
just brought home a new toy and got 220v power in the garage. a new Miller tig welder

... then a freak accident happened, i got a new big bottle of argon from Airgas, got it home and unloaded it. i went to bear hug it to get it up the curb and tripped, i fell on top of the bottle with my hand under... it smased a couple of my finger tips off and serverly injured my ring finger... a couple hours of surgery and a night in the hospital, the surgeon was able to amputate what was left of my index and middle finger down to the first knuckle and rebuild the nail bed on my ring finger.
super bummed but it could have been way worse, and after my first checkup it looks like the surgery took and everything is living so i wont need more surgery as of now,and i retained my feeling in them also, so im very thankful.
cant wait to get back in the shop.

Bomp · 08-19-2013, 02:01 AM

Sorry to hear about your fingers. Glad it wasn't worse.

Can't wait to see some of that tig action.

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**Captainfab** · 08-19-2013, 02:15 AM

Wow!.... sorry to hear about your fingers. Yeah it could have been worse. How long ago did this happen?

sams60gmc · 08-19-2013, 12:03 PM

2 weeks ago tomorrow... ive got another doc appt today. hopefully a smaller splint so i can at least get back to holding some wire.

Ta2Don · 08-19-2013, 03:03 PM

Not a fan of finger surgeries, had an accident where I caught my r/pinky in a belt and pulley... No fun.
Praying for a quick recovery for ya. the 60 GMC is looking great!

sams60gmc · 08-19-2013, 06:34 PM

thanks guys

doc appt went well today, my fingers are wrapped individually now and he encourages me to move them as much as possible, they still hurt incredibly bad tho, oh well stitches out next tuesday

Bomp · 08-19-2013, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sams60gmc

thanks guys

doc appt went well today, my fingers are wrapped individually now and he encourages me to move them as much as possible, they still hurt incredibly bad tho, oh well stitches out next tuesday

Come on over to my parts. You'll work that middle finger quite a bit driving around here.

Glad the doc appt went well.

66Z71 · 08-20-2013, 12:10 PM

Man, sorry to hear about the fingers. Makes mine hurt just thinking about it. The truck is lookin good. Can't wait to see more updates.

sams60gmc · 08-20-2013, 01:13 PM

thanks guys

Dinos63 · 08-20-2013, 02:42 PM

nice work kat!

sams60gmc · 08-22-2013, 02:38 PM

here is the Hudson im building if anyone is interested.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...98#post6233598

Jmorales3181 · 08-25-2013, 06:30 PM

Very nice work. Sorry to hear about your fingers... That's scary! Can't wait for more updates
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sams60gmc · 10-03-2013, 09:59 PM

well i finally found a nice short fleet bed for sale. told the guy my situation and how i recently got back to work and he let me put a deposit on the bed to pay off and pick up next week. Cant wait to see what it looks like on there

12-07-2011, 01:21 AM	#301
Alan's Classic 1 thing at a time is progress. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ball Ground GA Posts: 5,511	Re: my build thread Great work man!! I'd love to build a truck on bags someday, but I couldn't afford another build. __________________ Alan Philippians 2:14-16 Alan's Classic Facebook page. North Georgia Group Project 1965 Vitamin C-10 1995 GMC Sierra K1500 The "Wrecker"

12-07-2011, 12:06 PM	#302
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01-04-2012, 06:05 PM	#303
VeronikA Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Czech Rebublic / Europe Posts: 165	Re: my build thread Love the pics from the show. Your trokita looks bad ass there. Especially from the front view! Great work! Frame is tight!

05-07-2012, 04:24 PM	#305
creep Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Elyria, OH Posts: 1,523	Re: my build thread Bad@$$! __________________ ((..)) ((0)) '63 GMC lwb, 383, th350, lays frame, genuine patina. The Build Thread - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374267 '88 Astro cargo bagged, shaved, phantom grille. SOLD '50 Chevy 2 door sedan awaiting attention. 2014 Silverado Ext cab, 5.3, daily driver.

05-08-2012, 11:09 PM	#306
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread Thank you!! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

05-08-2012, 11:23 PM	#307
Alan's Classic 1 thing at a time is progress. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ball Ground GA Posts: 5,511	Re: my build thread Very nice, thanks for the update! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Alan Philippians 2:14-16 Alan's Classic Facebook page. North Georgia Group Project 1965 Vitamin C-10 1995 GMC Sierra K1500 The "Wrecker"

05-23-2012, 10:18 PM	#308
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread I was Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

05-23-2012, 10:20 PM	#309
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread I was building a watts link for my 88 yesterday and mocked it up on the 60 because it was easier, and I decided it needed one too. Stuck it on there today and mocked up the links with string. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

05-23-2012, 11:52 PM	#310
McMurphy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 2,425	Re: my build thread What is a Watts Link and what does it do? __________________ Michael McMurphy My 66 Stepside My 64 Tow Truck My 66 Tempest Table Of Contents Added to Page1

05-24-2012, 10:09 AM	#311
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread It acts like a panhard bar but keeps the rear end centered instead of pushing it one way. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

05-24-2012, 10:53 PM	#312
McMurphy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 2,425	Re: my build thread Ok, that is cool. Thanks for the explaination! __________________ Michael McMurphy My 66 Stepside My 64 Tow Truck My 66 Tempest Table Of Contents Added to Page1

08-16-2013, 06:27 PM	#313
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread well not too much new to report as of late, moved the truck outside to make way for a 37 Hudson pickup chassis that im building for a guy. it has a Mustang 2 front end with a pwer rack. i built a complete tube rear clip for it with a 4 link and its on bags all around with a narrowed 9'' in the rear and a 6'' shorter wheelbase... should be pretty cool. just brought home a new toy and got 220v power in the garage. a new Miller tig welder ... then a freak accident happened, i got a new big bottle of argon from Airgas, got it home and unloaded it. i went to bear hug it to get it up the curb and tripped, i fell on top of the bottle with my hand under... it smased a couple of my finger tips off and serverly injured my ring finger... a couple hours of surgery and a night in the hospital, the surgeon was able to amputate what was left of my index and middle finger down to the first knuckle and rebuild the nail bed on my ring finger. super bummed but it could have been way worse, and after my first checkup it looks like the surgery took and everything is living so i wont need more surgery as of now,and i retained my feeling in them also, so im very thankful. cant wait to get back in the shop. __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

08-19-2013, 02:01 AM	#314
Bomp Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: . Posts: 3,104	Re: my build thread Sorry to hear about your fingers. Glad it wasn't worse. Can't wait to see some of that tig action. Sub'd

08-19-2013, 02:15 AM	#315
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08-19-2013, 12:03 PM	#316
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread 2 weeks ago tomorrow... ive got another doc appt today. hopefully a smaller splint so i can at least get back to holding some wire. __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718



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08-19-2013, 03:03 PM	#317
Ta2Don Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Searcy, AR Posts: 4,203	Re: my build thread Not a fan of finger surgeries, had an accident where I caught my r/pinky in a belt and pulley... No fun. Praying for a quick recovery for ya. the 60 GMC is looking great! __________________ DON Proverbs 27:17 US Air Force Retarded errr Retired My '65 Stepper Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=533920 My '60 Rusty Patina Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...66#post7402266 My '72 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...59#post7204359 SOLD

08-19-2013, 06:34 PM	#318
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread thanks guys doc appt went well today, my fingers are wrapped individually now and he encourages me to move them as much as possible, they still hurt incredibly bad tho, oh well stitches out next tuesday __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

08-20-2013, 12:10 PM	#320
66Z71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukie, Oregon Posts: 204	Re: my build thread Man, sorry to hear about the fingers. Makes mine hurt just thinking about it. The truck is lookin good. Can't wait to see more updates. __________________ "Always try to make the best part you can with the skills you have. If it isn't good enough throw it away and make another. Every time you make a part your skill will increase and you'll make a better part than you were capable of making before." Lil John Buttera

08-20-2013, 01:13 PM	#321
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread thanks guys __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

08-20-2013, 02:42 PM	#322
Dinos63 chevy only Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,619	Re: my build thread nice work kat! __________________ CHEVY ONLY... Nothin Else !

08-22-2013, 02:38 PM	#323
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread here is the Hudson im building if anyone is interested. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...98#post6233598 __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

08-25-2013, 06:30 PM	#324
Jmorales3181 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Smithfield rhode island Posts: 722	Re: my build thread Very nice work. Sorry to hear about your fingers... That's scary! Can't wait for more updates Posted via Mobile Device __________________ My frame Layin 63 short bed project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551353

10-03-2013, 09:59 PM	#325
sams60gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver Washington Posts: 726	Re: my build thread well i finally found a nice short fleet bed for sale. told the guy my situation and how i recently got back to work and he let me put a deposit on the bed to pay off and pick up next week. Cant wait to see what it looks like on there __________________ 1960 GMC short fleet, full frame build... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=329718

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