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panhandler62 · 08-25-2005, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by krue

All I ever found was rust.

You been messin' around in my truck dude?

panhandler62 · 08-25-2005, 09:11 AM

The only thing interesting I found in my truck was the gas pedal. It was under the seat when I bought it. Popped right back onto the floor studs so I have no idea why it was just laying under the seat.

I found a grand total of 5 heavy rubber mats screwed to the floor. (Who am I kidding -- the mats praticaly *were* the floor!)

Stryker67 · 08-25-2005, 09:22 AM

Sounds like we all have found some "treasures". I was working on a door, and I found a mid-size ball peen hammer with the handle half rotted away. Had to have been in there 20 years. I've misplaced some tools before, but.....

chevyfarmer · 08-25-2005, 09:46 AM

Great stories, and I can relate to a few of them. When I bought my 67 short box I found a ashtray FULL of roaches the size of your thumb, (PO was well known for his weed) and that was back in the day when that was all fine with me, so needless to say I did not work on the truck much when I first got it.

. I bough a 72 blazer recently and jammed under the dash was a pretty nice home made bong, with a bag of moldy weed packed in the A/C duct. That was shipped across country too!

bucket · 08-25-2005, 10:01 AM

i found lots and lots of spark plugs and quarts and quarts of oil.

Lobo'74 · 08-25-2005, 12:18 PM

I found acorns with a side chewed through ALL OVER the place. In the top of the hood, along the bottom of the radiator support, in a nest (I think) that was in what was left of the driver's side rear floor support. I also have two rusted through areas on top of the dash out towards the corners. From rodent nests???

I also found fiberglass repairs to the outside edges of the floor, bondo in the cab corners (shoot, the passenger side cab corner IS bondo

), bondo in the bed, etc, etc. The PO told me there was no rust

. My first hot rod purchase and the awsome engine had my attention so I ignored the warning bells in my head when I saw what I thought MIGHT be fiberglass cloth on the underside along the rocker panel/floor junction.

Ah well, it runs great and I'll fix it all up over time. At least its free of rodents now.

TruckinDaddy · 08-25-2005, 12:50 PM

A list of the things that I have found.

Lots and lots of mud wasp nests. Some as big as my fist, one old tennis ball, tTwo tractor spark plugs, one bird's nest, one radiator hose, one skeleton of a rat, several corncobs sitting on the intake manifold, several pieces of foam used to fashion a battery box, a bathroom sink, 30 gallons of paint and about a mile of bailing wire. Some of it structural.

The dog got the tennis ball, the cat played with the skeleton until it fell apart and I kept the radiator hose, might come in handy some day...

chickenwing · 08-25-2005, 01:04 PM

All I got was a few pounds of cat poop.

72str8flush · 08-25-2005, 02:51 PM

I found a HUGE wasp nest in my cowl

A sock by the inner fender well in the engine compartment. But I was also able to find the original manual in the original protector sleeve and the original sales invoice. Still have yet to take up the carpet though so time will tell what other goodies I can find.

**John Fabris** · 08-25-2005, 02:59 PM

I found a cigar box from 1970, full of nudie pictures.....

tomatocity · 08-25-2005, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BraveDave

Okay, I give up. How did you get your truck in the ashtray?

LOL my thoughts also LOL

Dano69c10 · 08-25-2005, 05:23 PM

Found two pictures, of the PO's naked 240lb wife, in the glove compartment and a large pair of g-string panties under the passenger side of the seat.

I wondered why the PO and his wife were laughing as I drove the truck off, I thought it was because the truck was a rust bucket.

Robert1970C20rstbukt · 08-25-2005, 07:50 PM

I had the original build sheet from mine too, but when I tried taking it out from under the seat it just turned to dust. Guess I shoulda left it there. I'm still not sure who taped that paper and key knockout there though. I took it to my Grandpaw and showed him and he doesn't think he did it, so I'm sure the original owner of the truck did. Grandpaw said he knew the PO and said he had my truck and two C20 stepsides when he bought it. Not sure where the other two trucks are though.

*Randy70C-10* · 08-25-2005, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by briarpatch

1 live mouse and a handful of shotgun shells in the cab...not sure if the PO was a mouse hunter or not?

If he was, he was a damn bad aim!

I found some porno magazines behind the gas tank of my yellow parts truck, they were really worn out though.

lowrider79 · 08-25-2005, 09:31 PM

Jimmy Hoffa?

*wolfthing2000* · 08-25-2005, 10:27 PM

This thread is definetly more exciting than the opening of Al Capone's Vault!! Eat your heart out there Jiraldo Rivera ( I hope I miss spelled it!)

Squid4life · 08-25-2005, 10:37 PM

You guys must have smoked all the weed you found!!! First, one guy talks about getting his truck out of the ash tray, then another found a pic of a fat wife in the glove compartment... I know the glove boxes are big, but 240lb woman in there???

Super Duck · 08-26-2005, 12:30 AM

I found a pair of vise grips between the tail gate skin and the gate. (no wonder it rattled). I also found a socket in the drivers door. We won't talk about all the rust and bondo that wasnt suposed to be there.

**FleetsidePaul** · 08-26-2005, 01:44 AM

I found a gay porno calendar under the seat. It was stuck to the floor of the cab. had to use a putty knife to scrape it off.

67 SS · 08-26-2005, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by incoma

I found a condom with a receipt in a bag. The receipt was dated from 1975 or 1976. I can't remember exactly anymore. Was that kewl or just odd?

Finding it would be "kewl".Using it would be 'odd"!

4x4Poet · 08-26-2005, 05:16 AM

One foot diameter wasp nest stuck to the rear fenderwell (outside).

Quote:

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I found a gay porno calendar under the seat. It was stuck to the floor of the cab. had to use a putty knife to scrape it off.

You win THE MOST DISGUSTING FIND award!

**special-K** · 08-27-2005, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by TireSmoke420

I found a lil pink vibrator under the seat of my truck. But the PO owner was a fairly big lady and the thought of that

Must have been for her little girlfriend.

A fag-mag stuck to the floor?I`d rather scape up dog puke!(I have/my dog/old cat guts).I`d have to turn around and sell those trucks.Or,at least do a complete restoration including a chemical strip of every piece(sandblasting wouldn`t do) and junk the seat for another(I said junk,not sell),replace all knobs,the steering wheel and anything that could possibly be used for....I don`t need to say it.

I`ll remember this if I see these trucks for sale.

The best thing I found was the seat.It had three covers on it.The lazy s.o.b. just kept putting new covers over the old worn out ones.It was a`70 Custom/10 with the full foam seat option.Very comfortable.When I took the saddle blanket,tweedy,and nylon covers off I found a nice black Custom-type seat.The kind with the non-reproduced lacey nylon upholstery.Like found in CustomDeluxe Suburbans.

woodman13 · 08-27-2005, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by incoma

I found a condom with a receipt in a bag. The receipt was dated from 1975 or 1976. I can't remember exactly anymore. Was that kewl or just odd?

I wonder what the warrenty is on a condom? Does it have a shelf life(or wallet life)?

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 08-27-2005, 03:52 PM

I found cigarettes and a fake glass cigarette under the seat in my blazer when I bought it..... Now that I have had it 5 years I have started to find all the bad bondo work it was not supposed to have..

**passthebuck** · 10-23-2005, 06:44 PM

As promised so long ago, here's a pic of the skinning knife I found in my fender pocket. Rusty & loaded with tetanus i'm sure.

08-25-2005, 09:11 AM	#27
panhandler62 Java Mechanic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 6,764	The only thing interesting I found in my truck was the gas pedal. It was under the seat when I bought it. Popped right back onto the floor studs so I have no idea why it was just laying under the seat. I found a grand total of 5 heavy rubber mats screwed to the floor. (Who am I kidding -- the mats praticaly were the floor!) __________________ Keith 11 Lincoln MKT -- Momma's wagon 13 G37xS -- middle age crazy car 68 C20 Fleetside -- RIP Decorating the whole town up at a cost of $27 ....

08-25-2005, 09:22 AM	#28
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	Sounds like we all have found some "treasures". I was working on a door, and I found a mid-size ball peen hammer with the handle half rotted away. Had to have been in there 20 years. I've misplaced some tools before, but..... __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too.

08-25-2005, 09:46 AM	#29
chevyfarmer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Owosso, Mi Posts: 242	Great stories, and I can relate to a few of them. When I bought my 67 short box I found a ashtray FULL of roaches the size of your thumb, (PO was well known for his weed) and that was back in the day when that was all fine with me, so needless to say I did not work on the truck much when I first got it. . I bough a 72 blazer recently and jammed under the dash was a pretty nice home made bong, with a bag of moldy weed packed in the A/C duct. That was shipped across country too! __________________ 67 short wide 355ci 3 on tree 69 short wide 250ci 3 on tree 68 long wide 283 3 on tree 72 2wd Blazer project 454 5 speed

08-25-2005, 12:18 PM	#31
Lobo'74 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 404	I found acorns with a side chewed through ALL OVER the place. In the top of the hood, along the bottom of the radiator support, in a nest (I think) that was in what was left of the driver's side rear floor support. I also have two rusted through areas on top of the dash out towards the corners. From rodent nests??? I also found fiberglass repairs to the outside edges of the floor, bondo in the cab corners (shoot, the passenger side cab corner IS bondo ), bondo in the bed, etc, etc. The PO told me there was no rust . My first hot rod purchase and the awsome engine had my attention so I ignored the warning bells in my head when I saw what I thought MIGHT be fiberglass cloth on the underside along the rocker panel/floor junction. Ah well, it runs great and I'll fix it all up over time. At least its free of rodents now. __________________ "Truck" '67 small window '79 350 .030 over, LT1 "clone" Last edited by Lobo'74; 08-25-2005 at 12:21 PM. Reason: to add smilies.

08-25-2005, 12:50 PM	#32
TruckinDaddy What's that funky smell? Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 610	A list of the things that I have found. Lots and lots of mud wasp nests. Some as big as my fist, one old tennis ball, tTwo tractor spark plugs, one bird's nest, one radiator hose, one skeleton of a rat, several corncobs sitting on the intake manifold, several pieces of foam used to fashion a battery box, a bathroom sink, 30 gallons of paint and about a mile of bailing wire. Some of it structural. The dog got the tennis ball, the cat played with the skeleton until it fell apart and I kept the radiator hose, might come in handy some day... __________________ Mike S 68 C10 Long Step (Pretending to be a Long Fleetside) Grandpa's Farm Truck 3 on the tree, 307, No power brakes or steering Factory Options - HD rear spring and Ammeter/Oil Gauges My truck blog My Car Domain page

08-25-2005, 10:01 AM	#30
bucket Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 923	i found lots and lots of spark plugs and quarts and quarts of oil.

08-25-2005, 01:04 PM	#33
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	All I got was a few pounds of cat poop.

08-25-2005, 02:51 PM	#34
72str8flush Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tennyson, Indiana 47637 Posts: 137	I found a HUGE wasp nest in my cowl A sock by the inner fender well in the engine compartment. But I was also able to find the original manual in the original protector sleeve and the original sales invoice. Still have yet to take up the carpet though so time will tell what other goodies I can find. __________________ 72 Chevy Short Bed Fleet: 350/TH350 - Sold - Now trying to sell the parts that I have left over. _______________________ 2006 VW GTI

08-25-2005, 02:59 PM	#35
John Fabris TOTY 2006 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Magalia CA USA Posts: 2,270	I found a cigar box from 1970, full of nudie pictures..... __________________ John Fabris 67 C10 SWB

08-25-2005, 05:23 PM	#37
Dano69c10 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ontario, Kali Posts: 2,427	Found two pictures, of the PO's naked 240lb wife, in the glove compartment and a large pair of g-string panties under the passenger side of the seat. I wondered why the PO and his wife were laughing as I drove the truck off, I thought it was because the truck was a rust bucket. __________________ '69 Fleet It ain't yours, if you didn't build it! Last edited by Dano69c10; 10-27-2005 at 03:44 PM.

08-25-2005, 07:50 PM	#38
Robert1970C20rstbukt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beeville, Texas Posts: 1,943	I had the original build sheet from mine too, but when I tried taking it out from under the seat it just turned to dust. Guess I shoulda left it there. I'm still not sure who taped that paper and key knockout there though. I took it to my Grandpaw and showed him and he doesn't think he did it, so I'm sure the original owner of the truck did. Grandpaw said he knew the PO and said he had my truck and two C20 stepsides when he bought it. Not sure where the other two trucks are though. __________________ RJD 1984 Chevrolet C30 welding truck 454/SM465 1977 GMC C15 pickup 350/TH350 1970 Chevrolet C20 pickup 350/TH400 1970 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 454/TH350 1969 GMC 8500 478M V6/5 spd winch truck

08-25-2005, 09:31 PM	#40
lowrider79 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Shakopee Minnesota Posts: 174	Jimmy Hoffa?

08-25-2005, 10:27 PM	#41
wolfthing2000 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,276	This thread is definetly more exciting than the opening of Al Capone's Vault!! Eat your heart out there Jiraldo Rivera ( I hope I miss spelled it!)

08-25-2005, 10:37 PM	#42
Squid4life Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 122	You guys must have smoked all the weed you found!!! First, one guy talks about getting his truck out of the ash tray, then another found a pic of a fat wife in the glove compartment... I know the glove boxes are big, but 240lb woman in there??? __________________ '69 C10 LWB- 305, Holley 2 barrel, 700R4, 4/5 drop, dark blue primer!, cheap driver project... Back on the road... In time to sell on Ebay.

08-26-2005, 12:30 AM	#43
Super Duck Chevy Nuttttt Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Santa Maria Ca. Posts: 568	I found a pair of vise grips between the tail gate skin and the gate. (no wonder it rattled). I also found a socket in the drivers door. We won't talk about all the rust and bondo that wasnt suposed to be there. __________________ 67' Chev swb step side 69' SS elky 03' Chev ext cab 4X4 hey who lernt me to spell is there anything else?



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08-26-2005, 01:44 AM	#44
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,419	I found a gay porno calendar under the seat. It was stuck to the floor of the cab. had to use a putty knife to scrape it off. __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.

08-27-2005, 03:52 PM	#49
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10-23-2005, 06:44 PM	#50
passthebuck Sisyphus was my mentor! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Carleton Place, Ontario CANADA Posts: 984	Re: Found something really cool under the hood of my truck! As promised so long ago, here's a pic of the skinning knife I found in my fender pocket. Rusty & loaded with tetanus i'm sure. Attached Images __________________ passthebuck #5642 -TWO 1967 GMC 910's. One with L6/3-on-the tree and the other with 355 w/435hp & a 700r4. -a 2013 Honda Civic as my "sensible" car

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