Ol' Blue 1970 - It's Quite a Story

[olblue1970]

These pictures show the reassembling of the door panels.
1. Put new weather stripping in.
2. Screw in panel.
3. Screw in arm rest.
4. Attach door and window handles.

The metallic and blue colors accent each other well I think. Nice contrast.

[olblue1970]

Now that the body work is done, we decided to take Ol' Blue out to the beach. We had a nice time. It's the perfect beach truck. The kids love the ole truck, and so do I.

Ol' Blue is a work truck, so we use it for various projects around our property. It was very handy one day for reaching some high limbs when we were trimming trees in our yard. We try to be extra careful though so we don't mess up all of our hard work.

Up next? Rebuilding the engine. That should be happening pretty soon. Thanks for visiting, and I'll be sure to post more pictures.

[olblue1970]

Originally Posted by shawno72

Looks good

Thank you!

[olblue1970]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Neat truck but your cat is not impressed.

So true. She tends to be a bit cynical.

[olblue1970]

I look these pics of my little girl last week in Ol' Blue. She wanted to drive, and she was pretty excited. She loves it when we go for our little truck rides. She's quite a sport. Can you tell she is "Miss Personality Plus"?

[lolife99]

Glad to see ALL your info in one thread!

[Square_78]

Damn, looks not bad at all!! Nice work! Color is very close to mine.

[hydrojunkie]

Hey bud. Seriously you've made an amazing transfer for working on a budget. I understand your on a budget and I have a gift for you. I don't want anything for it nor do I want shipping costs. Off my old engine I have a edlebrock intake and carb in good condition. If you want it pm me.

I can't believe how good you made that truck turn out with spray paint, and to see your family all helping is awesome. Kudos to you sir.
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[powerdriver 1958]

Million Dollar Smile !

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by hydrojunkie

Hey bud. Seriously you've made an amazing transfer for working on a budget. I understand your on a budget and I have a gift for you. I don't want anything for it nor do I want shipping costs. Off my old engine I have a edlebrock intake and carb in good condition. If you want it pm me.

I can't believe how good you made that truck turn out with spray paint, and to see your family all helping is awesome. Kudos to you sir.
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You just gotta love this board... NICE!!

[olblue1970]

Hello Hydrojunkie!

Wow, I don't know what to say but thank you, thank you, thank you! It's funny, I am in need of a new intake and carb, but wasn't sure how I was going to get it, as I only have enough $ for rebuild kit. I really appreciate this.

My family says to tell you thank you. My little girl said: "Tell the nice man thank you for helping our engine go better." I couldn't put it any better than that.

Again, thanks so much. Rest assured, it will be put to good use.

Warm Regards,
Ol' Blue 1970

Originally Posted by hydrojunkie

Hey bud. Seriously you've made an amazing transfer for working on a budget. I understand your on a budget and I have a gift for you. I don't want anything for it nor do I want shipping costs. Off my old engine I have a edlebrock intake and carb in good condition. If you want it pm me.

I can't believe how good you made that truck turn out with spray paint, and to see your family all helping is awesome. Kudos to you sir.
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[hydrojunkie]

I know it will that's why I offered it to you. I was going to throw it out believe it or not. 140 hp 350 with 350 trans. I will send you pics.
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[olblue1970]

Great! I can't wait to see them.

Originally Posted by hydrojunkie

I know it will that's why I offered it to you. I was going to throw it out believe it or not. 140 hp 350 with 350 trans. I will send you pics.
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[hydrojunkie]

I will get a better pic. This is just off my phone.
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[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Neat truck but your cat is not impressed.

I was thinking the exact same thing.



Nice project. It's cool you get to enjoy with the kids.

[olblue1970]

Wow, cool! Absolutely, 67-72 chevys are my favorite trucks in the whole world. I love the valve covers on yours...the original twist on oil caps are so neat. I prefer them much more over the pop-in types.

Originally Posted by hydrojunkie

I will get a better pic. This is just off my phone.
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[hydrojunkie]

Originally Posted by olblue1970

Wow, cool! Absolutely, 67-72 chevys are my favorite trucks in the whole world. I love the valve covers on yours...the original twist on oil caps are so neat. I prefer them much more over the pop-in types.

You can have those too buddy no worries
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[olblue1970]

Carb & intake look good! Can't wait to see more pics. Is the carb 4bbl or 2bbl?

Have you started a build thread yet? Hope you do. Awesome to see the transformation. What year is your truck? That looks like orginal paint. The original color on mine was Medium Green with white top. Then, later, someone repainted it "Baby Diaper Yellow." Yikes! Then, still later, dark metallic blue. And finally, I've painted it "Sail Blue."

Originally Posted by olblue1970

Wow, cool! Absolutely, 67-72 chevys are my favorite trucks in the whole world. I love the valve covers on yours...the original twist on oil caps are so neat. I prefer them much more over the pop-in types.

[olblue1970]

Wow! Thank you!

Originally Posted by hydrojunkie

You can have those too buddy no worries
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[powerdriver 1958]

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[Ol Blue K20]

^^^^ Too Funny

[TchncnDen]

I was going to suggest you combine your posts into one thread but I see you already did that. I like what you've done - nice job!

Hydrojunkie - you sir are awesome!!!!!!

[hydrojunkie]

It's just dirty but I'm sure you've got the skills to clean it.
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[olblue1970]

Sure! Clean up, paint and reuse. 90% of this project has been just that thus far. It looks great! Thanks again.

Originally Posted by hydrojunkie

It's just dirty but I'm sure you've got the skills to clean it.
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[olblue1970]

That's hilarious! It's funny, we just got a small lap dog two months ago, and the cat hasn't been thrilled about that. She is very jealous of the dog, so you're very close to the truth there. However, I know something the cat doesn't. The dog already snuck her first truck ride this earlier this week. SHHH! Don't tell the cat!

Originally Posted by powerdriver 1958

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