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04-08-2010, 10:26 PM | #1 |
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Re: Al's 71C10 Rebuild
I vote intro twisted vistas
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04-08-2010, 10:49 PM | #2 |
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Re: Al's 71C10 Rebuild
which budnik or intro wheels are you considering? Don't like those first ones, but it's your truck!!!
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04-08-2010, 10:53 PM | #3 |
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The first ones look like they belong on a rice burner or something.
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Travis thats funny!!
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04-09-2010, 10:38 AM | #5 |
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I personally like the V-rod or any of the vista series (twisted or not) could even do some custom painting on the machined face ones with black inserts....
or from budnik the wheel I have the six lug version of...
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04-11-2010, 11:52 PM | #6 |
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cool build al
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Just saw this post today Al
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Another picture
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04-13-2010, 06:42 AM | #9 |
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That wheel looks good......thanks for posting it...
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The price on it is pretty nice too....compared to 2500-3K for the rest of the options...
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You know when someone says "dont count your chickens till the hatch" is for a reason. Turns out that the fellow that was going to buy my Coys tells me this morning that he is not ready to buy them yet as there are several issues in his truck that he wants to have fix before he buys expensive wheels. I agree with him but what is funny is that i told him before to get the truck mechanically sound and ready then worry about wheels but he insisted that he wanted mine, good thing I did not order new wheels because i would be stuck with a 3,500 dollars set of wheels which is money that I can spend on my big brake kit or to buy other things I want to upgrade on.
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I hate it when that happens!!
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The few things that I want to do are as follow: * Complete big brake kit * Autometer Gauges with a stock looking bezel * Considering installing air ride on it The first two I am doing for sure the third is in the back burner will see. I am quietly observing that build from porterbuilt "AUX" and I am getting the itch to do something like that but it is hard for me to pull the trigger on a perfectly finished truck so this takes me back to the 68 SWB that I would like to do that to instead. There is a 72 about three miles from my house that has been there for years it is a SWB two-tone but I can only see the back and the sides I can see the body side moldings and tail gate and by it's appearance I am sure it is a 72. I could buy a truck like this and convert it to a 68 since I am not a purist . I have got to get the nerve to knock on the people's door to see if they would want to sell it. It is a truck that needs work so I would feel alot better to start from scratch on it and do a major overhaul on it even if it takes me a year or so. I have been searching for a finished truck but the ones i seen it is almost better for me to buy a project instead even though I really dont have the time (This is why I say it will take me a year) some people's definition of perfect does not ressemble mine. there are some trucks in here that I would love to own I can think of three right of the top of my head that if they were for sale I would be all over them which is why I have been sitting back just watching specially since I already have mine finished I have plenty of time to decide. I am also giving time to my guy here at work that bought that 68 not too long ago because I think that it may end up with me as I dont think at the pace he is going he will ever get it finished.
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here is a pict of the interior..Overal the truck is a driver quality, I hate the paint job but it definetly has lots of potential. will see if he finishes it or if he sells it..
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Patience grasshopper!!!
Hey Al...that looks like a 67 to me....or did the "non-purist" change things
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G I dont know it is title a 68 according to him, so maybe a non-purist changed or shaved something....
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All 67's were small rear windows right?
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They actually did make some big window cabs in 67 but 67 is the only year for the small windows.
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And the 67 big window is a little more rare since they started doing it late in production....
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Hey Big Al,
Your truck turned out great. But my question is how did you hide all your wiring? I want to do the same thing to mine once I get to that point and hide all the plumbing of the A/C like you did. Do you have any pictures on the routing of your plumbing and wiring that are hidden? Thanks for sharing.
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Or...use a frame mounted or under dash mounted booster
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