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nice work. good to have new friends who will help you with your rig too.
cherish those hours with the boys, they get older and move on waaaay too fast. they wanna be there but other stuff gets in the way. |
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07-31-2023, 10:31 AM | #1930 |
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Just checking in. I just clocked over 8k miles since 21'. The truck is in a real sweet spot moving past all debugging, leaks and issues. Just driving (A lot)
I had a successful road trip to Goodguys in Columbus a few weeks ago. This time with both of my boys. This past weekend a friend hit me up last minute to go to a show that I have never been to in Grand Haven, MI as part of there Coast Guard Festival. It's a cool beach town located by Lake Michigan. I hit the bed at 1 am (due to a friends party) and was back up by 5 am Sunday to head to the show. It was a nice 90 minute drive. My friend Brad with the 50 Chevy Coupe pictured just completed the Power Tour (long haul). It is a cool LSA powered coupe. He goes by Snedenwerks on IG. He has lots of cool content. We were parked in a small lot off of the main st. Locals get there REALLY early. There were over 500 cars there. Just before we were getting ready to leave, Mike (Modges'66) called to say "hey you won an award and its one of the big ones". I was surprised not only by being chosen for an award but by how cool the trophy was. It is one of the coolest trophy's I have ever received. Laser cut and 2 color powered coated. All in all a great day. Marc
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07-31-2023, 11:00 AM | #1931 |
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Congratulations.
Glad to hear that the truck is running well and getting used and enjoyed. way to go
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He liked the final product. I reminded him I told you I didn't plan on painting it when I bought it. Marc
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Great job, well earned
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the guy that sold you the Burb must be kicking himself now he see's what he could of had.
A fellow member here, found the original owner of my truck, and it looks like he won't be seeing what I did to it. https://billiongraves.com/grave/Dale-Aitken/16557914
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Congrats on the burb, the miles, the awards! Very cool you bumped into the old owner.
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Marc, cool story on the old owner, great looking trophy...Jim
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Looking forward to one more big show before fall/winter. Marc
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There is a small historic town in the Village of Vicksburg, MI a few minutes from my house. There is an old service station there. I always wanted to use it for a cool back drop for some pics. During hours of operation there is a model T in behind the large doors.
I like how they turned out. Marc
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I added a vintage roof rack. This is temporary as I have a show in Oct (C10 Nationals) in N Carolina. I will take time over the winter to construct one with cross supports and wood slats.
The Truckster is closing in on 10,000 miles in just over 2.5 summers. Its probably time to build something else. Thank you Marc
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10,000 miles , wow.
Glad you are using it and enjoying it. What a great truck, and great build thread. Thanks for the update
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that bar is RIGHT on the roof! that would worry me ... but i also tend to abuse roof racks ...
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Thats awesome. I love this truck. I hope to build something like it some day.
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Thank you!!
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Love the pictures in front of the service station. I got a project you can start on!
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I might help someone sort out some "issues" on a bagged 50 Chevy truck that has been LS swapped. I would be over the winter. I need to asses it to see what I would be signing up for. This would be my first paying gig working on someone else's truck. Marc
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Just checking. I went over 10,000 miles a few weeks back. I still drive the Suburban as much as possible. A few maintenance items.
First I can not recommend enough to do a nut n bolt check every spring. To my surprise I found a few missing fasteners and a few motor mount bolts that were loose. Good to catch the stuff on your terms instead of on the side of the road. Recently I added a SS hood strip just to add some more bling to the crusty O'l girl. I also had a LED parking light with a few columns of lights burnt out. I replaced that as well. Thank you Marc
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i like the dress up.
Good points on checking stuff. Thanks.
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