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geod919 · 04-13-2010, 10:19 PM

I've owned four cars, but this is my first truck.
Here is the craigslist add.
http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/1687907336.html

Needs tires, and the steering is sloppy. It's loud, loose, and BLUE, but tons of fun.

okieraptor · 04-13-2010, 10:22 PM

Nice!

geod919 · 04-13-2010, 10:23 PM

Thanks!
Its a wiring nightmare, but I can fix most of it I think.

*78 Chevyrado* · 04-13-2010, 10:29 PM

2.5 tons of fun to be sure! looks good! a lot better than my first truck!

geod919 · 04-13-2010, 10:31 PM

Its got a mid eighties interior, power steering, power brakes, front discs, and the rear window rolls down.

JR0187 · 04-13-2010, 10:32 PM

Looks good. More pics please. The guys dog that I bought my truck from chewed up the headlight wiring and one of the break lines. He also pulled the plug off the rear for the tails and chewed the e-brake cable in half. I just matched everything back up by color. It looked like a nightmare at first but really wasn't that bad. Nice truck and Good Luck.

geod919 · 04-13-2010, 10:33 PM

More pics tomorrow most likely. You'll have to excuse the ugly it has I'm afraid.

JR0187 · 04-13-2010, 10:47 PM

Can't be much uglier than mine...lol

geod919 · 04-13-2010, 10:53 PM

Pretty ****ing close man.

geod919 · 04-14-2010, 07:12 PM

Funky bumper, torn up headlight housings

custom door dent

Rear end lopsided, another funky bumper

Spare tire goodness

GMC steering wheel, barely functioning gas and fuel gauges, and my 350 radio

The better of the two doors

The worse of the two doors

Tcase shifter, cup holder, and rearview

Free brush pile, blown tire

geod919 · 04-14-2010, 07:13 PM

Rotted bed floor

Knobby, but dry rotted tires

You can see my 350 radio down here

Not leaky!

big10ratrod77 · 04-14-2010, 08:40 PM

i love your truck!! dude its sweet the bumpers look awsome its just raw, bare bones country boy truck rite there! hey and my 77 had that same air cleaner for a while there

geod919 · 04-16-2010, 07:58 PM

Apparently the truck came with center line wheels?
The guys at the tire store were impressed.
Anyway, new tires!

Wild country radial mtx's in 33x12.50x15

Good on dry and wet pavement so far, awaiting offroad review.
Can't hear them over the exhaust and wind on the expressway, so I'd say noise level is decent =]

Now to lean my carb out some (getting occasional bogging down, puffs of white smoke from the exhaust, and the airfilter reeked of gas.)

And to clean up several po's wiring hax.

3r!c84 · 04-16-2010, 09:32 PM

nice tires

Rollinsqrbdy · 04-17-2010, 01:15 PM

Your off to a good start bud. Keep the pics coming

West Texas Z · 04-17-2010, 02:06 PM

Looks like a good start!!!

Hoods69BadBowTie · 04-17-2010, 04:18 PM

Hey sweet that's awesome you finally got a truck they are so much more fun by far

Looks like your heading in the right direction like the new meaty tires they look pretty good!

spinem · 04-18-2010, 03:17 AM

nice truck! i like the bumbers, back n the day we used to hide extra tow rope in em while we wheeled.

one think you may consider is a full strip and sand blast it all, sense its so bare already... just a thought.

btw, take that air filter and make it into a frisby!!

nice truck man!!!!

beebster · 04-18-2010, 05:04 AM

to be honest, that aint a bad truck!
as long as it's a "work in progress" it can only get better.
decent find.

geod919 · 04-19-2010, 12:13 PM

Wired up the rear window, it rolls up and down at the push of a button! lol

wklink · 04-20-2010, 02:24 AM

Looks like it will be a fun toy.

Enjoy it and remember you don't have to do everything all at once.

West Texas Z · 04-20-2010, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by geod919

Wired up the rear window, it rolls up and down at the push of a button! lol

back window rolls down!! WTF? close up pics please!

I've never seen that before.

geod919 · 04-20-2010, 10:42 AM

I've got to run some errands today, I will remember to get some pics lol

geod919 · 04-20-2010, 02:06 PM

The weather stripping is askew, and its hella dirty, but it works pretty well now.

Chevyman350 · 04-20-2010, 04:14 PM

Does anybody know anything about this rear window? I want one!

04-13-2010, 10:19 PM	#1
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Bought my first truck I've owned four cars, but this is my first truck. Here is the craigslist add. http://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/1687907336.html Needs tires, and the steering is sloppy. It's loud, loose, and BLUE, but tons of fun.

04-13-2010, 10:22 PM	#2
okieraptor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: northern texas, southern oklahoma Posts: 144	Re: Bought my first truck Nice!

04-13-2010, 10:23 PM	#3
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck Thanks! Its a wiring nightmare, but I can fix most of it I think.

04-13-2010, 10:29 PM	#4
78 Chevyrado Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Unnapreciative, Trollville Posts: 2,079	Re: Bought my first truck 2.5 tons of fun to be sure! looks good! a lot better than my first truck!

04-13-2010, 10:31 PM	#5
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck Its got a mid eighties interior, power steering, power brakes, front discs, and the rear window rolls down.

04-13-2010, 10:32 PM	#6
JR0187 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Piedmont, AL Posts: 49	Re: Bought my first truck Looks good. More pics please. The guys dog that I bought my truck from chewed up the headlight wiring and one of the break lines. He also pulled the plug off the rear for the tails and chewed the e-brake cable in half. I just matched everything back up by color. It looked like a nightmare at first but really wasn't that bad. Nice truck and Good Luck.

04-13-2010, 10:33 PM	#7
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck More pics tomorrow most likely. You'll have to excuse the ugly it has I'm afraid.

04-13-2010, 10:47 PM	#8
JR0187 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Piedmont, AL Posts: 49	Re: Bought my first truck Can't be much uglier than mine...lol Attached Images

04-13-2010, 10:53 PM	#9
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck Pretty ****ing close man.

04-14-2010, 07:12 PM	#10
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck Funky bumper, torn up headlight housings custom door dent Rear end lopsided, another funky bumper Spare tire goodness GMC steering wheel, barely functioning gas and fuel gauges, and my 350 radio The better of the two doors The worse of the two doors Tcase shifter, cup holder, and rearview Free brush pile, blown tire Last edited by geod919; 04-14-2010 at 07:14 PM.

04-14-2010, 07:13 PM	#11
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck Rotted bed floor Knobby, but dry rotted tires You can see my 350 radio down here Not leaky! Last edited by geod919; 04-14-2010 at 07:15 PM.

04-14-2010, 08:40 PM	#12
big10ratrod77 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: hillborough nc Posts: 410	Re: Bought my first truck i love your truck!! dude its sweet the bumpers look awsome its just raw, bare bones country boy truck rite there! hey and my 77 had that same air cleaner for a while there __________________ 77 chevy BIG 10 350/sm465/12bolt w 3.73 bout 240 horse power NO power steerin 79 chevy 1/2 ton 250/three on the tree/3.08s soon to get built 250/floor shift conversion/3.08s 81 mercedes 300d 25 MPG 77 chevy BIG DOOLEY 454/sm-465/14 bolt 4.10s "fully loaded" 73 plymouth duster 225 slant six/230 3 speed/8 1/4 trying to acheve 300 horse six http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3135091 '77 chevy trucks. built to stay tough. life is short build a hot rod Last edited by big10ratrod77; 04-14-2010 at 08:41 PM.

04-16-2010, 07:58 PM	#13
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck Apparently the truck came with center line wheels? The guys at the tire store were impressed. Anyway, new tires! Wild country radial mtx's in 33x12.50x15 Good on dry and wet pavement so far, awaiting offroad review. Can't hear them over the exhaust and wind on the expressway, so I'd say noise level is decent =] Now to lean my carb out some (getting occasional bogging down, puffs of white smoke from the exhaust, and the airfilter reeked of gas.) And to clean up several po's wiring hax.

04-16-2010, 09:32 PM	#14
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04-17-2010, 01:15 PM	#15
Rollinsqrbdy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dexter, N.M. Posts: 1,082	Re: Bought my first truck Your off to a good start bud. Keep the pics coming __________________ Its Kool to be a square 2013 Chevy Silverado Z71 w/ 7" lift and 35" Nitto's 1985 C-10 ......My dream truck (under construction) 1984 k 10 Silverado...6" lift with 38.5 super swampers New Mexico Member --- Member of the Square Body Club---



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04-17-2010, 02:06 PM	#16
West Texas Z El Mero Mero Frijolero!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 669	Re: Bought my first truck Looks like a good start!!! __________________ My Toys: 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 2001 Yamaha V Star 650 1984 Silverado > Build Page <

04-17-2010, 04:18 PM	#17
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Re: Bought my first truck Hey sweet that's awesome you finally got a truck they are so much more fun by far Looks like your heading in the right direction like the new meaty tires they look pretty good! __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

04-18-2010, 03:17 AM	#18
spinem haha, ford guys... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 576	Re: Bought my first truck nice truck! i like the bumbers, back n the day we used to hide extra tow rope in em while we wheeled. one think you may consider is a full strip and sand blast it all, sense its so bare already... just a thought. btw, take that air filter and make it into a frisby!! nice truck man!!!!

04-18-2010, 05:04 AM	#19
beebster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Aurora,Il ..born,raised and still live in the same house Posts: 286	Re: Bought my first truck to be honest, that aint a bad truck! as long as it's a "work in progress" it can only get better. decent find.

04-19-2010, 12:13 PM	#20
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck Wired up the rear window, it rolls up and down at the push of a button! lol

04-20-2010, 02:24 AM	#21
wklink Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 122	Re: Bought my first truck Looks like it will be a fun toy. Enjoy it and remember you don't have to do everything all at once. __________________ I let my 16 year old son drive my every car that I own. I don't let him drive my truck. A man has to draw a line somewhere.

04-20-2010, 10:42 AM	#23
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck I've got to run some errands today, I will remember to get some pics lol Last edited by geod919; 04-20-2010 at 10:42 AM. Reason: typo

04-20-2010, 02:06 PM	#24
geod919 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Independence, ky Posts: 39	Re: Bought my first truck The weather stripping is askew, and its hella dirty, but it works pretty well now.

04-20-2010, 04:14 PM	#25
Chevyman350 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Madison, Wi Posts: 80	Re: Bought my first truck Does anybody know anything about this rear window? I want one!

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