The Blue Goose

[tim21391]

id definately buy it back.. my dad sold a junker 67 stepper and even being a crappy truck i wish i still had it.. so if it was mine id buy it back because you can always run around with no bed that being said thats fine here in kansas just gotta wire up lights.. i picked up a 68 long bed for $350 no rot what so ever just surface rust.. i just pm you about it.. but ya im a nut and i like fixing wrecked stuff haha its in my blood.. at the body shop we had to do a frame swap on a 07 f150 and its not too bad.. just time consuming.. so being 40 years old i betcha its alot easier then that 07. keep us posted my friend sorry to see that happen..

[oldblue1968chevy]

I will! Im just hoping that hes got insurance and that my frames not bent, and if it is i get good insurance money and come accross a good deal on a swb or 4wd truck lol. I'll keep ya posted, and tim, i wish ya were closer i could pickup some bodywork skills from ya and maybe a bedside! thanks

[threeonthetree]

Man oh man... What a bummer. This makes me sad. I'm sorry man hopefully you come out with a nice swb or 4x4 I'd hate for you to lose old blue.
Man I feel bad for you after all that work too.
what a dip the guy that hit u.
Put some more pics up.

Sorry to hear that bud. Sh!t happens I guess.

[oldblue1968chevy]

yeah, sorry was too lazy and sunburnt and busy talking to insurance co. to snap more pics im going to pickup police report and take it to the insurance co. in the AM will let yall know whats up

yeah it sucks you put all that time into something and bam! if i get soem money to fix it back it'll be ok..maybe have enough saved by doing it myself for more mods/rust repair lol

Cross your fingers fella's I suree hope he has insurance (didnt produce it at scene of acident and claims he has it..)

[Hubscrub]

That really sucks bud, hope it all works out for ya you have put alot of work into the old goose so i don't want to see anything happen to it hang in there and what was he driving?

[oldblue1968chevy]

izuzu black suv...rodeo I think is what its called i was ticked off for hr after wreck, now im fine, i'll be mad again tom. if I come to find out he has no insurance lol

[VA72C10]

hope it all works out well for you.

[tim21391]

ya i know what ya mean and id gladly share the "skills" i learned from doing my truck. i didnt know squat at first but the best learning experience is just do it yourself.. i plan on getting another 67-72 and try things different it seems i did everything the hard way. but let us know how the insurance goes

[matchstick]

Dang I hate to see this happen. Hopefully it'll all work out and you'll get a monster insurance check. Let me know if there's anything you need when you start to rebuild.

[oldblue1968chevy]

Well turn'd out he had insurance, well his GF did...

So Im assuming it'll pay the tow bill, and a rental car maybe Cant you take those to the dragstrip lol...never mind.

So what is the next step, the adjuster is "supposed" to come out tom. to look at my truck...

[VA72C10]

just don't sign anything till you know for sure what it will take to fix the truck.

[oldblue1968chevy]

Well I just added up the receipts and added the total cost of what I paid for the truck....do you guys wanna know? Its up 1K from what it was this time last year...

The insurance guy (not mine, theirs) said it was good to have all the receipts for the truck...

[oldblue1968chevy]

heres some pics of how it sits in my driveway

and a souveneir from the other guys plastic car, it was a 2000 izuzu rodeo

[oldblue1968chevy]

here is his plastic parts that snapped off, only thing that fell off my truck was the driveshaft and a trim ring lol

[davebloomer]

Sorry for your misfortune. Anxious to see how insurance treats you.

[*Dylan]

Oh man, so sorry to hear about this. Any news on the insurance?

[Wideopenracing15]

Man that sucks, sorry to hear. I hope everything works out in your favor.

[oldblue1968chevy]

other than he did have insurance on his moms car he wrecked, no news. Hopefully i'll get a rental car to drive forawhile (school and part hunting) lol. Maybe i'll leanr something new monday!

[texanidiot25]

The frame might be OK, but it's being twisted sitting like that. Put some jack stands under it so the truck can sit level, and then see if it squares up.

Good luck mayne! If all else fails, a new trailing arm and bed are nothing.

[tim21391]

since your a pink name. pm me i got something else you might need!!

[oldblue1968chevy]

Hope its just a trailing arm and bedside..I need to get it square? huh may do that this evening..

Well it'll be a week tomorow and still no real news..this is rediclous, Seems like the guy I hit hasnt explained what happned to the insurance adjuster or something..were waiting on that. I wish I could work on my truck 75* and sunny every day!!! Well im so bored im going to go mow, i'll pm ya tim.

[texanidiot25]

I'd put the frame on a jack stand so it sits straight. These things flex naturally, but letting it sit there flexing may not be the best for it.

[oldblue1968chevy]

Adjuster just came out..I was on the bus..(fun..)

Dad said he seemed to think they guy will total it out...im about to pull the bed off ill let yall know how it goes..if I get some measurements and cant tell can someone cross reference them to their good striaght frame

its on jackstands now...

whatchall think they'll give me if they total it? and whats itt worth to buy back?

[NTR72GMC]

If its at your home they may just give you a check and let you keep it. I have had a few friends that they have totaled out their cars and the insurance co. just lets them keep it. Sometimes they would rather just be done with it than try and send it to auction.

[oldblue1968chevy]

Lol..

Well, Ive got all the bed bolts off waiting on dad to get on the phone to get the tractor and pick it off..maybe they'll be lazy and leme keep it if I take the bed off..

Well, Depending on what I get $ wise, I found a 67 swb fleet custom for 1500, and on the bus saw a 71 72 2 tone green white just like tims' but with 350 (according to badges). Ops brb going to truck