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O'l Buck · 08-01-2002, 01:41 AM

man, that sucks.....I'd have been out there with an impact wrench taking all the parts that I had reciepts for the instant she made the descision to take the truck over your happiness.......I wouldn'd key the hell out of the paint job just yet, she might want to sell the truck for cheap, then have a buddy buy it back and make him a few bucks and keep your truck at the same time.

PrimeredThunder · 08-01-2002, 01:48 AM

Hey sorry top hear that, but you made the right choice. Hope you stick around and keep on truckin'!

Kenny

neonlarry · 08-01-2002, 02:39 AM

You should be able to find a decent truck for $3200. Mine only cost $2500, and I took it on a 10 hour trip from vacaville to san deigo just a week after I bought it. Of course, I have spent probably another $3000 on it since then, but less than $500 of that was stuff that had to be done to drive it. (new starter, driveshaft carrier bearing, change transmission fluid, etc) In my area, for $3200, you can find trucks that have a new engine and transmission.
If someone is looking for a really cheap truck, there is a ochre 1971 or 72 c/10 lwb near my house that is just sitting in a field with a bunch of other junk. It needs a gril, door and front fender, but other than that it looks pretty good. I have been meaning to stop and ask about it, but I just haven't had the chance. It is near vacaville, ca, and if someone is interested in it I can tell them where it is.

Project1970 · 08-01-2002, 03:43 AM

68Sub and devinfife...ayup, I am Mormon. I thought I mentioned it in a previous post, not sure...

Ya guys know what she's doing now? She went to Coolidge (consider that your warning, Desert Rat...be on the lookout for a red '97 Suburban driving way too fast, it's the only speed she knows), because apparently not only does deciding her son vs her truck require discussion, it requires more than a phone can provide...

Knowing my luck, she'll take her sweet time and probably decide to give me the truck - after I've already bought a '92 Camaro or something - or keep it when I've got to move to UA the next day.

Though this goes way beyond the truck, really...she needs help and she needs it bad. The truck just happens to be the pawn.

Thanks for the support, guys...but don't worry, I've got a ride (okay, it's a Corsica, so help me god!!!!) and even if I don't get this truck back now, I'll get it back eventually...and even if not that, I'll build another one...

I just hope she doesn't sell it. If she does, I'll let everyone here know because a truck in such solid shape as that deserves a really, really good home. It's not perfect by a long shot (engine is weak, bed floor looks like hell, the paint is pretty crappy for a 1.5 year old job), but it's still one of the cleanest '67-'72s I've ever seen...I lucked out with its history, nobody has ever done any sort of hackjob on it, it's all either factory or beyond factory quality.

68 Suburban · 08-01-2002, 03:56 AM

Project1970

There is actually nothing you can do in this situation, except be true to yourself and your beliefs. If you back down on this one thing, there will always be another reason. I was a product of a controlling mother, but I always bucked the system. Don't get me wrong, my mother was a great mother, she just had that control issue. it took a while, but she finally calmed down and realized I didn't turn out that bad with out her controling ways. We get along fine now. It is going to be hard, but just be true to yourself.

ckhd · 08-01-2002, 09:48 AM

Project1970, I'll still help you get it back if she puts it up for sale. I won't even require a 'cut'. If it's not running, she couldn't expect much for it...

mikej71 · 08-01-2002, 10:44 AM

I'm really sorry you're going through this. The truck is a bad deal, but the poor relationship with your mother is far worse. Our mothers are who we're supposed to have by our sides, no matter what. I hope you two can work it out.

Project1970 · 08-01-2002, 03:07 PM

I doubt she'll be putting it up for sale...I think she might just have me return it to closer-to-stock and my sister will drive it... (who she has completely brainwashed, by the way...the second she found out I think she had a coronary...)

>X< · 08-04-2002, 12:28 PM

project 1970,

that sucks man, hope you get you truck back, when you said corsica i ahd to tell yo uaout my best friends ride, he hs a 51 chevy pickup mint conditio that has needed brakes for a year so is up pon blocks, his daily driver i a corsica, he hit the back of a duelle, got hit by a ranger, ran up on a wire that holds up a telephone pole at 50, rarely canges teh oil, does donuts every chance he gets, revs it up where it sounds like its gonna explode every day, and it still purrs like a cat, well maybe an old cat, bt it gets him eerywhere he wants to go, except sometimes the hood tie wraps come undone nd the hood pops up, but its a helluva reliable vehicle, we painted a keg co2 bottle blue an put some NOS stickers on it and mounted it on teh back seat, weran a chrom tube under the seat, you woldnt believe how many people with camaroes and mustangs that they say run 12's will back down when they see that bottle, he has a loose pipe so when he revvs up it sounds like a rice rocket pipe, just thoght i'de cheer you up bout drivin a corsica, oh yea, we also put some vette emblems on it

*67Fleetsidedream* · 08-04-2002, 03:20 PM

That really does suck man..........
If I was in your shoes, I would declare war and find a thousand ways to make her life a living hell. Call a lawyer and get every angle I could get on the situation. My mom would want to give my truck back. Play her game and get the title back. Then change it over to your name. You can get your truck back, you just have to play the system.

If it was mine I WOULD get it back.
Ben

67 SS · 08-04-2002, 08:57 PM

Do you need a VIN plate and title?

She must not Know that the harder you push someone to do something the harder they will resist.Hang in there.

08-01-2002, 01:41 AM	#26
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	man, that sucks.....I'd have been out there with an impact wrench taking all the parts that I had reciepts for the instant she made the descision to take the truck over your happiness.......I wouldn'd key the hell out of the paint job just yet, she might want to sell the truck for cheap, then have a buddy buy it back and make him a few bucks and keep your truck at the same time. __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska

08-01-2002, 01:48 AM	#27
PrimeredThunder Back from the Dead Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 522	Hey sorry top hear that, but you made the right choice. Hope you stick around and keep on truckin'! Kenny __________________ The only Carb that matters to me is the one under my hood! Salem, Oregon

08-01-2002, 02:39 AM	#28
neonlarry Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 2,746	You should be able to find a decent truck for $3200. Mine only cost $2500, and I took it on a 10 hour trip from vacaville to san deigo just a week after I bought it. Of course, I have spent probably another $3000 on it since then, but less than $500 of that was stuff that had to be done to drive it. (new starter, driveshaft carrier bearing, change transmission fluid, etc) In my area, for $3200, you can find trucks that have a new engine and transmission. If someone is looking for a really cheap truck, there is a ochre 1971 or 72 c/10 lwb near my house that is just sitting in a field with a bunch of other junk. It needs a gril, door and front fender, but other than that it looks pretty good. I have been meaning to stop and ask about it, but I just haven't had the chance. It is near vacaville, ca, and if someone is interested in it I can tell them where it is. __________________ 70 C/10 Light Red 350/TH350, HEI, Duals w/40 series Flows, 91 seat, LED taillights 99 Pontiac S/C GTP, SLP Ram Air hood, GMPP Konis & springs 95 Neon ACR, MP PCM, AFX UDP, 3.0 CAI

08-01-2002, 03:43 AM	#29
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	68Sub and devinfife...ayup, I am Mormon. I thought I mentioned it in a previous post, not sure... Ya guys know what she's doing now? She went to Coolidge (consider that your warning, Desert Rat...be on the lookout for a red '97 Suburban driving way too fast, it's the only speed she knows), because apparently not only does deciding her son vs her truck require discussion, it requires more than a phone can provide... Knowing my luck, she'll take her sweet time and probably decide to give me the truck - after I've already bought a '92 Camaro or something - or keep it when I've got to move to UA the next day. Though this goes way beyond the truck, really...she needs help and she needs it bad. The truck just happens to be the pawn. Thanks for the support, guys...but don't worry, I've got a ride (okay, it's a Corsica, so help me god!!!!) and even if I don't get this truck back now, I'll get it back eventually...and even if not that, I'll build another one... I just hope she doesn't sell it. If she does, I'll let everyone here know because a truck in such solid shape as that deserves a really, really good home. It's not perfect by a long shot (engine is weak, bed floor looks like hell, the paint is pretty crappy for a 1.5 year old job), but it's still one of the cleanest '67-'72s I've ever seen...I lucked out with its history, nobody has ever done any sort of hackjob on it, it's all either factory or beyond factory quality. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

08-01-2002, 03:56 AM	#30
68 Suburban Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: From Chicago, Live in Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,802	Project1970 There is actually nothing you can do in this situation, except be true to yourself and your beliefs. If you back down on this one thing, there will always be another reason. I was a product of a controlling mother, but I always bucked the system. Don't get me wrong, my mother was a great mother, she just had that control issue. it took a while, but she finally calmed down and realized I didn't turn out that bad with out her controling ways. We get along fine now. It is going to be hard, but just be true to yourself. __________________ Just sitting here contemplating contemplation. Last edited by 68 Suburban; 08-01-2002 at 03:59 AM.

08-01-2002, 09:48 AM	#31
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	Project1970, I'll still help you get it back if she puts it up for sale. I won't even require a 'cut'. If it's not running, she couldn't expect much for it... __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?

08-01-2002, 10:44 AM	#32
mikej71 Unregistered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston, TX USA Posts: 538	I'm really sorry you're going through this. The truck is a bad deal, but the poor relationship with your mother is far worse. Our mothers are who we're supposed to have by our sides, no matter what. I hope you two can work it out. __________________ 71 SWB Stepside SB400/TH350

08-01-2002, 03:07 PM	#33
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	I doubt she'll be putting it up for sale...I think she might just have me return it to closer-to-stock and my sister will drive it... (who she has completely brainwashed, by the way...the second she found out I think she had a coronary...) __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

08-04-2002, 12:28 PM	#34
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,483	project 1970, that sucks man, hope you get you truck back, when you said corsica i ahd to tell yo uaout my best friends ride, he hs a 51 chevy pickup mint conditio that has needed brakes for a year so is up pon blocks, his daily driver i a corsica, he hit the back of a duelle, got hit by a ranger, ran up on a wire that holds up a telephone pole at 50, rarely canges teh oil, does donuts every chance he gets, revs it up where it sounds like its gonna explode every day, and it still purrs like a cat, well maybe an old cat, bt it gets him eerywhere he wants to go, except sometimes the hood tie wraps come undone nd the hood pops up, but its a helluva reliable vehicle, we painted a keg co2 bottle blue an put some NOS stickers on it and mounted it on teh back seat, weran a chrom tube under the seat, you woldnt believe how many people with camaroes and mustangs that they say run 12's will back down when they see that bottle, he has a loose pipe so when he revvs up it sounds like a rice rocket pipe, just thoght i'de cheer you up bout drivin a corsica, oh yea, we also put some vette emblems on it __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

08-04-2002, 03:20 PM	#35
67Fleetsidedream Wiseass secured himself a BAN Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: MOON!!! Posts: 2,282	That really does suck man.......... If I was in your shoes, I would declare war and find a thousand ways to make her life a living hell. Call a lawyer and get every angle I could get on the situation. My mom would want to give my truck back. Play her game and get the title back. Then change it over to your name. You can get your truck back, you just have to play the system. If it was mine I WOULD get it back. Ben

08-04-2002, 08:57 PM	#36
67 SS Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NW ARKANSAS Posts: 258	Do you need a VIN plate and title? She must not Know that the harder you push someone to do something the harder they will resist.Hang in there.



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