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01-14-2011, 11:30 AM
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Re: SWB or LWB?
71 Sierragrande, I was kidding about being $4500 short! I will take your advise on the offer price if the rust is not too bad. The rust i really want to avoid is when the roof/drip rails are swiss cheese. I'll see what the truck looks like tomorrow and go from there.
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01-14-2011, 11:39 AM
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Go for what you really want,,,dont settle
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01-14-2011, 11:45 AM
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Gary - I was making a joke brother! Relax and be assured that I have never been more focused on an outcome, I can see the finished truck in my mind and I have written it all out. I just wanted to explore the option of shortening a lwb to save some money. There are a couple '70s in the area and I need to take a look before laying out any money.
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01-14-2011, 12:15 PM
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Keep in mind while your looking that some rust is common, and economical to repair. Others areas, like the drip rail area is not. I suggest you buy as clean a truck as you can afford and save a LOT of money on repairs later.
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01-14-2011, 06:55 PM
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Bought the '70 short n wide on the 73-87 chassis. I hope to pick it up late next week. I have known the seller for about 15 years, he is an old hot rod builder and every car he's built has been very nice. I'll post pictures as soon as I pick it up.
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01-14-2011, 07:07 PM
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Cool, good news. You should add some steel to that frame and convert it to a longbed!
 Congrats and glad to see you get YOUR NEW TRUCK! YEAH!!!!! Keep us posted
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01-14-2011, 07:12 PM
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Now that's funny! I'll be like a kid waiting for Christmas until I pick it up, even though it is really just a pile of parts right now. Shouldn't take long to whip it into shape though.
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01-14-2011, 07:36 PM
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That sucks. I just sold a '71 cheyenne for $200 in november that I wouldve brought to you for a couple bucks and you couldve parted it. My aunt lives in florida. DAMN!
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01-14-2011, 09:00 PM
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Shouldn't take long to whip it into shape though? Famous last words!
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01-14-2011, 09:59 PM
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You're right Matt, I suspect it will be a few years to get to the "finished" truck. And I know it will never really be finished. I can't wait to get started though.
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01-14-2011, 10:05 PM
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Glad to see you bought what you wanted. SWB rocks
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01-14-2011, 10:10 PM
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@ ledd... Thanks, and you have a killer avatar! Fast Times is my fav movie of all time!
@ 71seirra... Where in FL does your aunt live, I am in NW Florida between Pensacola and Panama City. |
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01-14-2011, 10:32 PM
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glad you got something like you wanted, and i'm glad this didn't turn into a lwb vs swb debate...........................
there is still alot of these trucks around no sence not getting what you want within reason.
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01-15-2011, 04:02 AM
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01-15-2011, 07:02 AM
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Well personally i love lowered longbeds... they look way cool... swb's are nice too, but they dont appeal to me as much as lowered lwb's. here's my pair of lwb's
  top one 72' Chevy Custom Deluxe 10 lwb lowered, rallies and whitewalls... i think this thing looks really cool rolling down the street, bottom is a 68' GMC 1500 Custom, 396/400, dana limited slip, bucket seats... great truck. planning to lower a bit more the back, has too much rake for my taste right now. 
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01-15-2011, 10:16 AM
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Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14
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01-15-2011, 09:46 AM
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Nice trucks! I like the wide whites!
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