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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
BTW if you're in need of a new daily, buy Kilroy !!!!
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Ok, so the question is
Now what do I do ??? I don't need 2 bad ass rides on the street (the other being my Camaro) So what do I do with my black truck now ??? |
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Luv the Crewcabs
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
I vote you Finish it Too Have a Hauler for Your Z .............
Rick
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Luv the Crewcabs
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Man you sound like me, I'm Actually thinking of Changing my user name from toomanytoyz to toomanyprojects
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
I know right !!!
This is what I've got here 59 Bug: Daily Driver 50 F-1: Daily Hauler 69 Z/28: Bad Ass 67 LWB: ??? If I had more money, it'd be simple I'd just buy my secret part (engine) & make it a drag truck |
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On the fast track to nowhere..
Join Date: May 2006
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Get rid of the F@rd and build the Chevy. This is a Chevy site!! J\k
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Leave the F1 or the 67 with me. Not a problem. I'm always willing to help a board member
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Texas Big Wig
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Well I'm hoping to get the Secret Engine & build my truck up some day
Till then I dunno what Ima do with it I just hate to see it sit, but I have too many other things I wanna drive !!! Grrrr |
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Your enthusiasm brings back memories to when I was 19. Of course that was 28 years ago. Thanks for jogging my memories and good luck with your building project. Good things can happen if you have a plan and stay focused.
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Hideaway, TX
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
You can always get another 67-72 but will you ever score another 69 Z28. Probably not. I would sell the truck to finance the Z.
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On the fast track to nowhere..
Join Date: May 2006
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
I would sell the Z to finance the truck, and another Camaro that isn't a Z, and let someone else worry with all of that original stuff. I'm not into original, I like big wheels and HUGE motors so it wouldn't be worth it for me to trash a rare care like that
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Store it in the shop, it is better than a CD or IRA account. It is worth an a$$ load the way it sits!
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
I don't think Ima sell my truck, I kinda consider it my "first" truck beings how it's the first one I ever got on the road & drove
Plus it's won me an award & I intend to get some more with it !!! I think Ima have to bad @sses: my black truck for whenever I feel like & my Z for special occasions |
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Well guys, hope is on the rise !
I'm gonna put my truck back on the road soon !!! Plans include: put the bags in the back & do a small notch (temporary), Tune the engine up really good, install a shift kit, & get the front end aligned I think this will be ride height for a while, till I get more time & money (if I can get it aligned, so I'm not wearing out tires really fast) ![]() |
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
I know right
It'll still be a little bit before I get to it, but shouldn't be all that long either... lol |
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
So here is tha plan
Beings how I how low funds until I sell something, I have decided to wait on the headers & buy drop spindles instead I will put my ram horns on to tuck the exhaust up, till I get the money for headers It will still be a little while before it's back on the road, but I have been working on it some here lately Today I put the black cowl back on & painted to leaf guards black while I had them off (looks so much better) Also played with some wheel / wheel color Ideas I need to change out the carb & get it running right again Then put drop spindles on it & get the front aligned !!! After that, get the bags, tank, compressor, & valves on it Shouldn't take me too long, if I can just keep a steady pace on it !!! When I get the engine running right again, Ima put some crappy old tires on the back & do a burnout vid !!!! |
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Here are a few pics I took, I'll try & get some better ones soon lol
Also painted one of the headlight trims black & it looks much better (no pic, sorry) ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by Spray-Bomb; 12-01-2007 at 11:29 AM. |
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Rusty but Trusty
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Really good to see some progress on it. That last picture doesn't do it justice, tho.
Maybe finish painting it all Blitz Black would help. Like the look of the wheels, just wouldn't want that wide of wheels on the front. Keep on and you'll get there. Dad
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Texas Big Wig
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Re: "One really slow build" thread
Thanks pop
I'm not sure on the wheels either I don't wanna put blitz on it cuz it's a "soft" paint & I don't wanna have to strip it all off to paint it shiny black (when I do) So I think that when I fix a section, I'll put sealer primer on it & then take it all apart when it comes time to paint it |
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