SoCal checkin' in

[VDOG]

Originally Posted by Chevrolado

Checking in from West Torrance/Redondo Beach area in the South Bay. Great to see so many active socal users here!
My rig is a '77 K10 Silverado. See pic in my sig.
Does anyone ever organize any meetups or group activities around here? That would be pretty fun to meet with other truck owners.

Welcome to the SoCal post. Funny you should ask about meets. The post above yours Johnoro, he has a link to our next meet.

[Chevrolado]

Originally Posted by VDOG

Welcome to the SoCal post. Funny you should ask about meets. The post above yours Johnoro, he has a link to our next meet.

Hah. That is funny. I didn't even notice that either. Thanks!

[VWNate1]

Indeed , there are many fine folks here , all different levels of interest and ways of enjoying their old trucks .

DO come to one of the meets , I like the Parking lot @ some Eatery ones the best , they're very informal and much idea swapping and help giving occurs .

[Chevrolado]

Those were always my favorite ones for BMW/Euro meets. The little ones in random parking lots. Just meeting with people, seeing what they did to their vehicles, chatting, enjoying the idea sharing and problem solving.
Would definitely be stoked to get my truck out for some informal hang out meets. Good stuff. Thanks.

[VWNate1]

Hang in there Dave and keep looking at the events page as they have very nice ones indeed , the goold folks here know everything collectively and are happy to share ideas and solutions .

Wait'll you see some of the rigs built at home by regular guys ~ it's all very inspiring .

Some beaters & junkers (ahem) show up too just to prove it is hard to kill a CHEVROLET truck .



As I have extremely limited Internet access , I have to rely on someone telling me whenever there's a local meet , DO NOT miss one ! .

[Chevrolado]

Haha. Sweet.. Ill make sure and park mine over in the Beaters and Junkers side too so I dont get any rust on the nice ones... haha

[VWNate1]

The dreaded tinworm .

I assume you know it's like fire in that it's difficult to halt until you understand ' The <Magic> Triangle ' : ferrous metal , oxygen and moisture .

So , breaking any side of the triangle , halts it .

Being a (damn) Yankee Farm Boy I learned in the early 1960's that fish oil based paints , like Rustoleum , encapsulate very well , far better than the Eastwood crap my buddies in Fla. are always cursing out as it's only good for a few years before peeling away .

The brush typ , dig ? .

That's why it comes in those nifty little pint cans and so many different colors : Farm Equipments need to be rust proofed regularly , ' patina ' is bull**** DEATH to any Machinery , old or new .

Oops ~ ranting again . not sorry though .

[hopped up]

Hey guys just letting you know on thanksgiving weekend i swapped in a new/use
d motor. And once i put in a new high torque mini stater my grinding /starter problem has gone away. For now at least . I think i should be good now so ill def see you guys for tbe toy drive
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[leddzepp]

A hi torque mini starter will solve all of the problems associated with an oem starter; grinding, clicking, not engaging, heat soak...

[JOHNORO]

Originally Posted by hopped up

Hey guys just letting you know on thanksgiving weekend i swapped in a new/use
d motor. And once i put in a new high torque mini stater my grinding /starter problem has gone away. For now at least . I think i should be good now so ill def see you guys for tbe toy drive
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Great News !
Hope to catch up with the So cal crew again its been a while ...again here are the details

Breakfast with Denz72,ItsRandy,Oldskool71 and myself how about Ihop La Habra @ 7:00 am ?
Those that cant make Breakfast but would still like to roll in together can meet up at the Home Depot Parking lot at 8:00 am in La Habra across the street from the Venue and we'll all Cruise in together




Thanks to all of you for your support, last count was over 175 preregistered entries for the show
Ihop 7:00 am
http://goo.gl/maps/TQJ1P

Home Depot 8:00 am
http://goo.gl/maps/t2igt
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[VDOG]

I'd like to know who do you know that keeps putting the prom quen on
t-shirts? LOL

[JOHNORO]

Originally Posted by VDOG

I'd like to know who do you know that keeps putting the prom queen on t-shirts? LOL

I have friends in high places, one in the North Pole
The other in Phoenix Az.
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[VWNate1]

My Brother's old Mercedes blew a serious oil leak and Sunday may be the only day I can look at it.... .

Doggone itall .

[C0UCH]

I'm torn between the show on the 9th and the Pasadena flea market. May do breakfast with you guys on my way out there.

[hopped up]

Whays at the pasadena flea market
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[gus]

I hope to get my seat frames from powder coating by Friday dont care if I have to drive this thing on bare springs no foam to La Habra !

[VWNate1]

Originally Posted by C0UCH

I'm torn between the show on the 9th and the Pasadena flea market. May do breakfast with you guys on my way out there.

Pissed off stupid yuppies who pay WAAYYYY too much $ for the same junk you can buy anywhere else for 1/4 the price....

If you're local to Pasadena , try the PCC Swap Meets , corner of Colorado Blvd. & Hill St. , tons of good stuff cheap , I don't know when they have them though as I'm too broke to go to swap meets now .

[hopped up]

Originally Posted by gus

I hope to get my seat frames from powder coating by Friday dont care if I have to drive this thing on bare springs no foam to La Habra !

Hope you do bring it down on sunday. That blazer is really cool!!
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[VDOG]

Merry Christmas to all my fellow peeps out there. Hope you all have a greatday and heres to Santa, or UPS, FEDEX, or Summit to bring all the truck parts you want and need.

[VWNate1]

Happy Holidayze to one and all ! .

It's drive the truck to - work to - morrow so going back isn't a dead loss....

[MikeS.]

Merry Christmas to all my Calif. brothers & sisters.
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[C0UCH]

Merry Christmas!

I have a front bumper collecting dust, bent but not destroyed. Free to anyone local!
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[VDOG]

Originally Posted by C0UCH

Merry Christmas!

I have a front bumper collecting dust, bent but not destroyed. Free to anyone local!
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Not a bad deal.
Dec 29th to Jan 1 is 1/2 price sale at Pick your Part. Of course im going,....Again.

[VDOG]

Made a front end decision at the half off sale at Pick your Part. Going to keep the GMC look since I got a great price on the grille. Now to figure out to get it chromed or just paint it to match the truck color.

[hopped up]

Great find vdog!! Wish i coulda made it to the junkyard . I say polish or chrome.
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