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[RANDY COX]

WOW excellent looking trucks great work and detail, I like the old gas station...very KOOL and top notch..

[NevEno]

Very cool you got it back. It looks great! Man I was just 5yrs old in 83. Oh and the blue truck looks amazing I love that color.

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by NevEno

Very cool you got it back. It looks great! Man I was just 5yrs old in 83. Oh and the blue truck looks amazing I love that color.

How to make us feel old Paul . I passed my driving test in 83 . Great looking truck Clem . If Greg has shouted shotgun , I better shout shotgun for next year . Mind you last time you had me and Greg in the front you got a ticket .

I totally agree with Rian ( and that's not too often ) we all like to see what you are doing and as others have said we all like old trucks .

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by White knuckle Garage

clem thats a real nice truck and glad it has came home, i love those year models too. Rian is right we all want to know what your working on these days.

thanks bro... really looking forward to getting the old truck roadworthy.

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Thanks for posting up Clem.

I think we are all multi dimensional and very few of us would not be interested in some of the other stuff that happens at Tuba Trucks.

Think back to when you introduced the puppy....... Everyone went GAGA.

And of course........

Breakfast being prepared by Clem and Kim.




Remember all the reactions?

So please do post away, we are your willing and waiting audience.

I am absolutely take. With your new daily driver.

thanks buddy, flippin' cakes is all I can do in the kitchen. Kim handles all the rest. She is a third generation south Texas dump cook and accounts for the extra 30 lbs that I carry around.

Originally Posted by duallyjams

tuba trucks builds trucks a truck is a truck and we all love trucks

I feel the same way... love them all.

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

thanks Don, good to see your progress

Originally Posted by Bomp

Sweet '51, has held up great. All of Tuba Trucks are top notch.

Hope its not too late to call Shot Gun.

October is taking forever to get here.

I was hoping you would be a driver in the 'parade of trucks' and I would be shotgun.

Originally Posted by RANDY COX

WOW excellent looking trucks great work and detail, I like the old gas station...very KOOL and top notch..

thanks Randy... life doesn't suck in the old gas station.

Originally Posted by NevEno

Very cool you got it back. It looks great! Man I was just 5yrs old in 83. Oh and the blue truck looks amazing I love that color.

Thanks, Paul...I bet you were playing with your 3rd toy truck back then... Old or young, we got lots in common.

Originally Posted by mjh1965

How to make us feel old Paul . I passed my driving test in 83 . Great looking truck Clem . If Greg has shouted shotgun , I better shout shotgun for next year . Mind you last time you had me and Greg in the front you got a ticket .

I totally agree with Rian ( and that's not too often ) we all like to see what you are doing and as others have said we all like old trucks .

We're not giving up on a surprise visit this fall... planning a trip to a different salvage yard this year.

OK guys, don't dish out the hate... this 66 custom Ford is going to be a nice one. FE motor, C6 trans, power disc late model twin I-beams, detailed out engine compartment and interior... but leave the real patina. oh yeah, cool retro wheels and tires. The owner is a good dude with good taste... got nice Mustangs and several old Ford trucks.

[NevEno]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

Thanks, Paul...I bet you were playing with your 3rd toy truck back then... Old or young, we got lots in common.

I still play with trucks.

[Grizz1963]

Ford looks good Clem.

I would love to live in Fayetteville, and make a detour past your shop every day for the eye candy out front.

Paul, that truck looks brokeass

[flashed]

He has good taste in Ford trucks ,I like it .But then again I like ALL trucks that are old .

[dwcardfan]

Looking good Clem. That old Ford will be a sweet ride.

[Ta2Don]

SCORE!!!

[flashed]

That is an awesome truck ,lucky rascal .

[Bomp]

Right on. Keeper for sure.

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by duallyjams

If Pete hadn't looked out the window you would'a had a pm for this one for sure.

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

SCORE!!!

Originally Posted by flashed

That is an awesome truck ,lucky rascal .

Originally Posted by Bomp

Right on. Keeper for sure.

Thanks from Pete to you guys... it will be an interesting build, off-roader for sure.

We've been working on a few different trucks which I will post-up about soon but for now, you guys that follow will remember the old truck parts that we were inheriting. here is load 2 and load 3 & 4. These parts are scattered and unorganized so it is my task to condense and re-warehouse. There's over 50 heaters from all different years. Earlier we got several 58-61 grills but zero bezels or eyebrows. Found them... box of each... OMG, this is going to take a while.

[Bomp]

wow. You know you're a cool truck guy when parts gravitate to you.

[NevEno]

Wow that's awesome!! Will work for truck parts Clem.

[Grizz1963]

I just said a whole load of naughty words....



That is just awesome Clem.

[mjh1965]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

I just said a whole load of naughty words....



That is just awesome Clem.

Clem will say a lot more if he checks your case when you leave

[duallyjams]

That is a BIGto do list.

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by Bomp

wow. You know you're a cool truck guy when parts gravitate to you.

not sure its cool but more like blind a$$ luck. just got to make good from the situation.

Originally Posted by NevEno

Wow that's awesome!! Will work for truck parts Clem.

dude, this is an unexpected windfall…you need it, you got it.

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

I just said a whole load of naughty words....
That is just awesome Clem.

I know Rian, I totally want to share the wealth to those that need… but keep your naughty words to yourself...

Originally Posted by mjh1965

Clem will say a lot more if he checks your case
when you leave

Martin there will be a time when I will try to sell some of this stuff, but for now my friend, let's get some trucks built. And Rian… I'm not worrying about his bags.

[dwcardfan]

You have a big job in front of you. You will never be able to retire now. Build more TRUCKS.

[clemdaddy]

Originally Posted by duallyjams

That is a BIGto do list.

You're telling me bro…frickin' monumental.

Originally Posted by dwcardfan

You have a big job in front of you. You will never be able to retire now. Build more TRUCKS.

Man, too true… and thanks for the focus. "Build more trucks"...

[clemdaddy]

The 50 model below looks nice but the new owner was shocked at how poorly it was built... badly sub-framed (really bad) like dangerous. terrible welding throughout, cobbled together with mismatched salvage yard parts. When we put it up on the lift and the owner saw the bad job that had been done... He said "never buy a car from 2 drunks with a welder".
Not really funny but the owner is a great guy who just wanted a cool old truck with decent paint. The wheels and tires look good and the small block sounds tough but when he told us he had it up over a hundred... we said "man, we got to make this truck safe".

Check out the transmission crossmember they made... the grill was held in with twisted coat hangers... it was crazy.

On a better note. thats Dano in the ballcap, another Oregoner or Oregonnor (not sure), he's the metal fab & bodywork, that throws down some mean paint guy we've been looking for.

Pete and Dano engineered a path to fix the black 50. They boxed and stitched it up, they secured the grill and hung a bumper and splash pan up front. There was a ton of work to fix it right... the guys did a great job and we've got a happy customer.

[Grizz1963]

Well, that cross member is possibly a contender for a WTF thread.

Glad you got it all sorted for the customer.

[Johnny_Lamebridge]

That '50 is the perfect example of "you can't judge a book by it's cover". Good thing he brought the truck to you to be repaired before things started falling off... or worse!

[Chevy Apache]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

The 50 model below looks nice but the new owner was shocked at how poorly it was built... badly sub-framed (really bad) like dangerous. terrible welding throughout, cobbled together with mismatched salvage yard parts. When we put it up on the lift and the owner saw the bad job that had been done... He said "never buy a car from 2 drunks with a welder".
Not really funny but the owner is a great guy who just wanted a cool old truck with decent paint. The wheels and tires look good and the small block sounds tough but when he told us he had it up over a hundred... we said "man, we got to make this truck safe".

Check out the transmission crossmember they made... the grill was held in with twisted coat hangers... it was crazy.

On a better note. thats Dano in the ballcap, another Oregoner or Oregonnor (not sure), he's the metal fab & bodywork, that throws down some mean paint guy we've been looking for.

Pete and Dano engineered a path to fix the black 50. They boxed and stitched it up, they secured the grill and hung a bumper and splash pan up front. There was a ton of work to fix it right... the guys did a great job and we've got a happy customer.

Think they might have been related too the previous owner of our truck

[Bomp]

Looks like the Oregonians are taking over Tuba Trucks.
Nice save on the 50's truck.