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Re: tuba trucks
My neighbor has a sister to your Corvette. It's a '64 roadster, 2 tops, white, red interior. His is a 365 horse, 4-speed, 3.73 gear with A/C. Numbers matching from front to back. He bought it for a whopping $2700 in 1976, and he drove it for years. I helped him do the frame-off about 8 years ago. I have restored many cars, and there is no challenge quite like a C2 Corvette. Not an easy restoration to do.
Love your cars and trucks!
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That's a beautiful car.
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Been thinkin' bout ya & could use an update.
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Just checking in for updates
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Me too, Clem!
Tell me something that I want to know!...Or, something that I don't!
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OK here comes an update on Maude…
She got the front clip retro fitted. First time that I ever used repro fenders and inner fenders and core support. You would think that at least their parts would fit together but NO, nothing fit without tons of grinding, drilling and welding… but such is the exercise. Maude is, in fact, an economy build. Everything is scrutinized for cost and necessity and quite frankly some of the decisions made were not what I personally would have done but I am just the builder of someone else's dream. So here's Maude, close to starting up... |
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In a word.... Amazing Clem. Your builds really do speak for the quality of Tuba Trucks' work. I am so gutted that I could not make it to you this year, and a broken down car and dealership that has not touched it since it got there on Wednesday late, does not help either.
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That's the trouble with repo panels , but a good panel guy can make them fit with time and patients . The picture of the truck says it all
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Maude is looking good .
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I remember seeing the alignment issues, I may be the 'Doc' but you Sir are a Wizard. A Kick A$$ Wizard at that. Lets not forget the Killer interior too.
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OK… here's the sweet heirloom 64. Completely blown apart. The cab has minimal rust and we should drop kick that next week. The chassis has been taken to a commercial powder-coater for blasting and gloss black color, first time to do it this way but if it saves a bunch of time and doesn't cost too much, well good then. All the other parts were stashed out back awaiting their turn. We got a new friend. A baby black and white is living in the bamboo. He's wild but starting to trust us. It took a week before we even saw him but his cries let us know he needed us. Now he comes up to get pets as well as the milk. Cool little kitten, Kim named him Barney. |
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It'll be nice getting back the frame & components back ready to bolt on. Only issues I've seen is threading/fitment.
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Barney (insert middle mae here) Johnson ?
Pretty guy. Just got home today and my two are around me nonstop. They were fed while I was gone, but not loved. Cars do need that too.
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Glad to see you checking in. Maude is looking good
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Hi Guys,
Yep… it's about that time of year again. Tuba Truck's Toy Drive and Cruise-In. This year the party will be on Saturday, October 14th, mostly all day but the music will be in the evening. Join us if you can and give me a buzz or pm if you need sleeping arraignments. See the flyer for more details… Quote:
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This last Saturday, a buddy and I went to Waxahatchie TX to the biggest truck show ever. "C10's in the Park" the last count I heard was 660 Chevy and GMC trucks but they were still coming in. Didn't get a pic of her but Boasted Bertha was there and drawing quite a crowd. This was by far the most variety of building styles I have experienced in one place. If you can, you've got to go to this one next year… see ya there.
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Some more…
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And finally some for Rian… I know how much he likes door art.
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Looks like great times.
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Cool trucks
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Thanks Clem.
Dang, I live in the wrong country. Like the Esso, as it was a brand I grew up with.
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Beautiful work, Clem! Been a minute since I've been through here. Glad to see things are going well.
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was indeed... worth the long drive for sure.
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Even more reason to come to your party Clem . We all know everybody loves a puppy . Wish I could make it this year .
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