Need to vent, horrible couple of weeks - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

dion · 12-10-2004, 08:22 PM

I figured you guys would understand since you love your trucks as much as I do.

First, I took my truck over to my buddies shop (classic car/truck repair and restoration) to have a bunch of things done, new carb, intake and a few other things. While it was there one of the crew was hanging some lighting and slipped off this giant metal ladder and....yep...bam! It hit my truck. No real damage but the roof and divers door needed to be repainted. The owner is a close friend of mine and there was no problem with having it fixed. They have a pro painter that does all of his classics. Well the white matched perfectly but the green didn't so now they have to take it in and have it matched and redone. Not that big of a deal but kind of a bummer, I didn't have the truck for two weeks.

So I get the truck back, she's running awesome and all is good and then last night some d!ckless piece of sh!t pulled a hit and run. Scuffed the bed side in two places, mangled the bumper, tweaked the pipe and wasted the back lower molding. Needless to say it hasn't been a good day. With a buddy, a telephone pole and a 2X4 we were able to the bumper looking better, for now anyway.

Whew, that's a load off. Thanks for listening (or reading I should say) to my babble.

spencra · 12-10-2004, 08:25 PM

That just sucks! I can't think of any other way to put it.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 12-10-2004, 08:26 PM

That is a real bummer!

You have a right to vent.

I hope everything turns out ok.

JIm

stak6 · 12-10-2004, 08:28 PM

Sorry, what a stroke of bad luck. Hope things go better for you.

70 shorty · 12-10-2004, 08:28 PM

I always hope people like that get what they've got coming to them. Sorry to hear about the bad news.

HeavyD · 12-10-2004, 08:28 PM

I feel for you..that sucks. Today a kid pushed a shopping cart in front of my truck today while I was on the mall roof parkade...needless to say, it was GMC truck: 1, Shopping cart: 0. I hate idiots who try and wreck other people's stuff

**N2TRUX** · 12-10-2004, 08:30 PM

Don't stand too close cause I don't want any of that to rub off. Man that sucks! Your taking it much better than I would....

70c10 · 12-10-2004, 08:36 PM

Sorry to hear that Dion. Your truck is sweet and I don't blame you for being mad!.

Longhorn Man · 12-10-2004, 08:56 PM

hit and run...you did contact the police didn't you?
While it is true that they'll probably not find the person, and in Cali, there is a strong chance of that person being uninsured and or an illegal...but you might get lucky.

silvertonguedevil · 12-10-2004, 09:19 PM

"What comes around goes around"--Sorry to hear the bad news anyway.

67cst · 12-10-2004, 09:26 PM

bummer dion, i love your truck-will your insurance cover the hit and run?

TugOwar · 12-10-2004, 10:32 PM

Sorry to hear it man. This is why I'll be driving mine around dressed in rattle can primer for quite some time. . .

**Palf70Step** · 12-10-2004, 10:41 PM

Sorry to hear the news. Hopefully they can find the jerk that ran into you.

68CST327 · 12-10-2004, 10:42 PM

Dion, man that sucks; I'm sorry to hear it. It's like that old saying goes: "When it rains, it pours." Seems like sometimes bad things just happen all at once. At least it wasn't anything too severe, in terms of damage. And that you are okay. When s@#t like that happens, you need to vent it out. But just try to think that it could have been worse, and @$$holes like that get what's coming to them one way or another.

kingsolver72 · 12-10-2004, 11:04 PM

Dude,you are handling better than I would have.You are obviously level headed.I would freak.I would probably cry like a 6 year old girl.You may not get to see it,but it is true what goes around comes around.That said I know it doesn't help.What sucks is there is nothing that can be done about it.Sorry to hear the bad news.

dion · 12-10-2004, 11:12 PM

Thanks guys. Well a few beers and a bad 70's b horror movie later and I feel better.

Actually after looking at it now the damage wasn't as bad as I thought. Some scuffs on the tail pipe and some ripples on the molding but nothing too noticable. The bumper pretty much pushed back in and up so you can't really even tell it was hit, I couldn't believe it, it was really jacked! The scuffs on the bedside came off with a little elbow grease.

I did find some pieces of his turn signal lense and part of his mirror in the street. I live close to a local crackhead bar so I'm going to keep an eye out for the car. It looks like a small car like a Honda or something. From the amount of broken pieces I found it looks like his car took way more of a beating than my truck

dion · 12-10-2004, 11:14 PM

Oh and I AM going to file a police report.

69moneypit · 12-11-2004, 12:04 AM

I had a drunk guy slam on brakes 2 cars in front of me for no apparent reason and cause a three car pile up. He was arrested for drunk driving, no liscence , and no insurance also it was not his car. My liability insurance gave everyone a check but me . My uninsured motorist insurance would not even repair mytruck. The only thing I received was a ruined bumper , radiator , bumper brackets, broken transmission & motor mounts and my driveshaft in the street. needless to say I received a claim on my insurance for which I was later canceled.

Robert1970C20rstbukt · 12-11-2004, 12:11 AM

Dam* dude that sucks!!! Hope the cops catch that SOB that hit your truck.

barn9 · 12-11-2004, 01:20 AM

Ahhhh.................the smell of burning Honda in a crackhead parking lot in the morning!

Sorry to hear of all the bad luck Dion, I'm another one that has always liked your truck.

4x4Poet · 12-11-2004, 01:52 AM

Terrible week! Sorry to hear that.

Hopefully you had all such "accidents" happen in a row so you can go a long stretch damage free.

Can you get your truck off the street for parking? If not, you might install a super tough, heavy steel bumper until you can sequester the truck at night. Throw on the good bumper just when you want to show off.

12-10-2004, 08:22 PM	#1
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	Need to vent, horrible couple of weeks I figured you guys would understand since you love your trucks as much as I do. First, I took my truck over to my buddies shop (classic car/truck repair and restoration) to have a bunch of things done, new carb, intake and a few other things. While it was there one of the crew was hanging some lighting and slipped off this giant metal ladder and....yep...bam! It hit my truck. No real damage but the roof and divers door needed to be repainted. The owner is a close friend of mine and there was no problem with having it fixed. They have a pro painter that does all of his classics. Well the white matched perfectly but the green didn't so now they have to take it in and have it matched and redone. Not that big of a deal but kind of a bummer, I didn't have the truck for two weeks. So I get the truck back, she's running awesome and all is good and then last night some d!ckless piece of sh!t pulled a hit and run. Scuffed the bed side in two places, mangled the bumper, tweaked the pipe and wasted the back lower molding. Needless to say it hasn't been a good day. With a buddy, a telephone pole and a 2X4 we were able to the bumper looking better, for now anyway. Whew, that's a load off. Thanks for listening (or reading I should say) to my babble. __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

12-10-2004, 08:25 PM	#2
spencra This, is my BOOMSTICK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Berlin, CT Posts: 1,310	That just sucks! I can't think of any other way to put it. __________________ Larry Got rid of my projects for now. 1980 Jeep CJ7 1998 Nissan Sentra (my car) 2001 Toyota Sienna (wife's, of course)

12-10-2004, 08:28 PM	#5
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,768	I always hope people like that get what they've got coming to them. Sorry to hear about the bad news. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

12-10-2004, 08:28 PM	#6
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,179	I feel for you..that sucks. Today a kid pushed a shopping cart in front of my truck today while I was on the mall roof parkade...needless to say, it was GMC truck: 1, Shopping cart: 0. I hate idiots who try and wreck other people's stuff __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

12-10-2004, 08:30 PM	#7
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Don't stand too close cause I don't want any of that to rub off. Man that sucks! Your taking it much better than I would.... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

12-10-2004, 08:26 PM	#3
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	That is a real bummer! You have a right to vent. I hope everything turns out ok. JIm

12-10-2004, 08:28 PM	#4
stak6 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 22	Sorry, what a stroke of bad luck. Hope things go better for you.

12-10-2004, 08:36 PM	#8
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	Sorry to hear that Dion. Your truck is sweet and I don't blame you for being mad!. __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

12-10-2004, 08:56 PM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	hit and run...you did contact the police didn't you? While it is true that they'll probably not find the person, and in Cali, there is a strong chance of that person being uninsured and or an illegal...but you might get lucky.

12-10-2004, 09:19 PM	#10
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	"What comes around goes around"--Sorry to hear the bad news anyway. __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

12-10-2004, 09:26 PM	#11
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	bummer dion, i love your truck-will your insurance cover the hit and run? __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

12-10-2004, 10:32 PM	#12
TugOwar Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pleasanton, TX Posts: 1,723	Sorry to hear it man. This is why I'll be driving mine around dressed in rattle can primer for quite some time. . .

12-10-2004, 10:41 PM	#13
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,818	Sorry to hear the news. Hopefully they can find the jerk that ran into you. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

12-10-2004, 10:42 PM	#14
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	Dion, man that sucks; I'm sorry to hear it. It's like that old saying goes: "When it rains, it pours." Seems like sometimes bad things just happen all at once. At least it wasn't anything too severe, in terms of damage. And that you are okay. When s@#t like that happens, you need to vent it out. But just try to think that it could have been worse, and @$$holes like that get what's coming to them one way or another.

12-10-2004, 11:04 PM	#15
kingsolver72 10/30/19 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ottawa kansas Posts: 5,207	Dude,you are handling better than I would have.You are obviously level headed.I would freak.I would probably cry like a 6 year old girl.You may not get to see it,but it is true what goes around comes around.That said I know it doesn't help.What sucks is there is nothing that can be done about it.Sorry to hear the bad news.



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12-10-2004, 11:12 PM	#16
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	Thanks guys. Well a few beers and a bad 70's b horror movie later and I feel better. Actually after looking at it now the damage wasn't as bad as I thought. Some scuffs on the tail pipe and some ripples on the molding but nothing too noticable. The bumper pretty much pushed back in and up so you can't really even tell it was hit, I couldn't believe it, it was really jacked! The scuffs on the bedside came off with a little elbow grease. I did find some pieces of his turn signal lense and part of his mirror in the street. I live close to a local crackhead bar so I'm going to keep an eye out for the car. It looks like a small car like a Honda or something. From the amount of broken pieces I found it looks like his car took way more of a beating than my truck __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

12-10-2004, 11:14 PM	#17
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	Oh and I AM going to file a police report. __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

12-11-2004, 12:04 AM	#18
69moneypit Divorced .....WITH KIDS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: mississippi Posts: 619	I had a drunk guy slam on brakes 2 cars in front of me for no apparent reason and cause a three car pile up. He was arrested for drunk driving, no liscence , and no insurance also it was not his car. My liability insurance gave everyone a check but me . My uninsured motorist insurance would not even repair mytruck. The only thing I received was a ruined bumper , radiator , bumper brackets, broken transmission & motor mounts and my driveshaft in the street. needless to say I received a claim on my insurance for which I was later canceled.

12-11-2004, 12:11 AM	#19
Robert1970C20rstbukt Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Beeville, Texas Posts: 1,943	Dam* dude that sucks!!! Hope the cops catch that SOB that hit your truck. __________________ RJD 1984 Chevrolet C30 welding truck 454/SM465 1977 GMC C15 pickup 350/TH350 1970 Chevrolet C20 pickup 350/TH400 1970 Chevrolet K20 Suburban 454/TH350 1969 GMC 8500 478M V6/5 spd winch truck

12-11-2004, 01:20 AM	#20
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Ahhhh.................the smell of burning Honda in a crackhead parking lot in the morning! Sorry to hear of all the bad luck Dion, I'm another one that has always liked your truck. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

12-11-2004, 01:52 AM	#21
4x4Poet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Under Montana skies." Posts: 1,836	Terrible week! Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you had all such "accidents" happen in a row so you can go a long stretch damage free. Can you get your truck off the street for parking? If not, you might install a super tough, heavy steel bumper until you can sequester the truck at night. Throw on the good bumper just when you want to show off. __________________ '71 GMC K20 Suburban, '71 GMC K10 Suburban, '72 Chevy C10 CST Suburban, '72 Chevy K20 clunker pickup.

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