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muddpile · 10-09-2005, 08:06 PM

I guess since I've been here almost a year I should probably show you guys what I drive. Within the next month it will be torn apart in the garage to receive a ton of new metal, interior, wiring and a few engine dressup goodies. It has a good strong powertrain already, and is very reliable, but it just isn't that pretty. Here ya go.

*FUNMUDDER* · 10-09-2005, 08:21 PM

Looks like a good solid truck

**special-K** · 10-09-2005, 08:55 PM

Is the driver`s side as good as the passenger`s on that seat?Thanks for sharing.

HeavyD · 10-09-2005, 09:35 PM

That's a great start...are you redoing it to appear stock? I really like the colors but IIRC you are planning a more custom route? Either way it should be pretty nice. Can't wait to see pics of the truck undergoing surgery this winter!

matthufham · 10-09-2005, 09:53 PM

i like the looks of it! my friend has a beater VW Rabbit that everybody enjoys

72 CustomCamper · 10-09-2005, 11:55 PM

Nice to see another 72 highlander still on the road...

Chuck

tattoo · 10-10-2005, 12:22 AM

i like the custom airbrush work, it looks like real rust!! lol... your in better shape than i when i started on my 69. its all fun, he who dies with the most toys wins right.

stllookn · 10-10-2005, 12:56 AM

Great looking highlander seat. I hope you keep that! I like the ralleys painted the body color like your rear wheel. That adds a nice touch of continuity.

Bad Dog · 10-10-2005, 02:51 AM

I was wondering what that depression was on your inner door in that second picture? It is located directly under the wing window.

HeavyD · 10-10-2005, 04:00 AM

Screw hole. 1972 doors had them, whereas the 67-71 doors did not.

**special-K** · 10-10-2005, 07:08 AM

What!!! No vise-grip on the passenger winder?!!! Shame!! Where`s you hillbilly inginuity?

**special-K** · 10-10-2005, 07:15 AM

What!!! No vise-grip on the passenger winder?!!! Shame!! Where`s you hillbilly inginuity?

86swb · 10-10-2005, 10:35 AM

I hope you did not pay too much for that fancy air brush "FAST ORANGE" on your tail gate.

muddpile · 10-10-2005, 04:05 PM

Hmm, where do I start... I guess at the top.

1. No Special K, the drivers side of the seat is actually torn up REALLY bad. I thought I got more of it in the pic, but I'll have to take another one. There is almost no cloth or vinyl left on the bottom, mostly just bare foam with big chunks taken out.

2. Heavy D, I like the look of it now too, but I am going to go more of a custom route. I couldn't decide which way to go, and since it is a driver, I figured I'd go the most comfortable/affordable. I priced out both, and custom won hands down. I just bought some buckets and a console out of a 92 chevy ext. cab for it in a nice grey, and will likely paint the truck solid orange (can't change the color, then I'd have to rename the truck) and maybe add some silver or grey flames across the hood/front fenders.

3. Tattoo, it looks better in pics than real life, as that is not talented airbrush work, it actually IS rust

. The rockers and cab corners are mostly tin foil, mono foam and bondo. The floor isn't too good, and the corners of the doors have rusted off. It's still a decently solid truck, but needs some TLC.

4. Stllookn, I will be keeping the seat, just not in the truck. I always wanted a nice plaid couch for the garage. And all four wheels were orange when I bought the truck, but the carwash pressure washer made short work of the paint on the one. Tore it off in one big piece (they must have brushpainted right over the dirt).

5. Special K, the window crank was actually a recent loss. When I took the door panel off yesterday, I lost the clip for the crank. I have another one around here somewhere, just have to put it back on.

6. 86SWB, all it takes to give a truck that custom touch is a brush, a small jar of model paint and about two minutes

Thanks for all the comments guys! Progress pics will follow in the next month or two as I start taking things apart, fixing them and putting them back together.

Joe67 · 10-10-2005, 05:30 PM

Moved to Pictures > Chevy and GMC Trucks

muddpile · 10-11-2005, 12:22 AM

Thanks man! I got to thinking about where I posted it. Forgot about the actual pictures section.

Bad Dog · 01-05-2006, 05:14 AM

O.k. I did some detective work and I figured out what exactly what that depression was in the inner upper metal part just below the wing window handle. its a screw !!!

Pete6960 · 01-06-2006, 06:20 PM

Good Look With Your Restoration Bro....

10-09-2005, 08:06 PM	#1
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Pics of my truck. I guess since I've been here almost a year I should probably show you guys what I drive. Within the next month it will be torn apart in the garage to receive a ton of new metal, interior, wiring and a few engine dressup goodies. It has a good strong powertrain already, and is very reliable, but it just isn't that pretty. Here ya go. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

10-09-2005, 08:55 PM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Is the driver`s side as good as the passenger`s on that seat?Thanks for sharing. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-09-2005, 09:35 PM	#4
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	That's a great start...are you redoing it to appear stock? I really like the colors but IIRC you are planning a more custom route? Either way it should be pretty nice. Can't wait to see pics of the truck undergoing surgery this winter! __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

10-09-2005, 11:55 PM	#6
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,368	Nice to see another 72 highlander still on the road... Chuck __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

10-10-2005, 12:56 AM	#8
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Great looking highlander seat. I hope you keep that! I like the ralleys painted the body color like your rear wheel. That adds a nice touch of continuity. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

10-09-2005, 08:21 PM	#2
FUNMUDDER Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 427	Looks like a good solid truck

10-09-2005, 09:53 PM	#5
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	i like the looks of it! my friend has a beater VW Rabbit that everybody enjoys

10-10-2005, 12:22 AM	#7
tattoo "Bondo, just say no!" Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Barrie Ontario Canada Posts: 75	i like the custom airbrush work, it looks like real rust!! lol... your in better shape than i when i started on my 69. its all fun, he who dies with the most toys wins right.

10-10-2005, 02:51 AM	#9
Bad Dog Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48	Just a question I was wondering what that depression was on your inner door in that second picture? It is located directly under the wing window.

10-10-2005, 04:00 AM	#10
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Screw hole. 1972 doors had them, whereas the 67-71 doors did not. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

10-10-2005, 07:08 AM	#11
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	What!!! No vise-grip on the passenger winder?!!! Shame!! Where`s you hillbilly inginuity? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-10-2005, 07:15 AM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	What!!! No vise-grip on the passenger winder?!!! Shame!! Where`s you hillbilly inginuity? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-10-2005, 10:35 AM	#13
86swb Born a Chevy Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 10,221	I hope you did not pay too much for that fancy air brush "FAST ORANGE" on your tail gate. __________________ John or 86 (Viet Nam combat Vet-BIG RED ONE) '65-'66 1986 Chevy SWB Silverado 1984 Chevy Longbed Silverado New Kia Sportage (Wife's car and she loves it) CHEVY, American made w/pride! If you can read this, YOU NEED TO THANK A TEACHER! If you can read this in ENGLISH, PLEASE THANK A SOLDIER! GOD BLESS AMERICA AND BLESS OUR FIGHTING TROOPS

10-10-2005, 04:05 PM	#14
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Hmm, where do I start... I guess at the top. 1. No Special K, the drivers side of the seat is actually torn up REALLY bad. I thought I got more of it in the pic, but I'll have to take another one. There is almost no cloth or vinyl left on the bottom, mostly just bare foam with big chunks taken out. 2. Heavy D, I like the look of it now too, but I am going to go more of a custom route. I couldn't decide which way to go, and since it is a driver, I figured I'd go the most comfortable/affordable. I priced out both, and custom won hands down. I just bought some buckets and a console out of a 92 chevy ext. cab for it in a nice grey, and will likely paint the truck solid orange (can't change the color, then I'd have to rename the truck) and maybe add some silver or grey flames across the hood/front fenders. 3. Tattoo, it looks better in pics than real life, as that is not talented airbrush work, it actually IS rust . The rockers and cab corners are mostly tin foil, mono foam and bondo. The floor isn't too good, and the corners of the doors have rusted off. It's still a decently solid truck, but needs some TLC. 4. Stllookn, I will be keeping the seat, just not in the truck. I always wanted a nice plaid couch for the garage. And all four wheels were orange when I bought the truck, but the carwash pressure washer made short work of the paint on the one. Tore it off in one big piece (they must have brushpainted right over the dirt). 5. Special K, the window crank was actually a recent loss. When I took the door panel off yesterday, I lost the clip for the crank. I have another one around here somewhere, just have to put it back on. 6. 86SWB, all it takes to give a truck that custom touch is a brush, a small jar of model paint and about two minutes Thanks for all the comments guys! Progress pics will follow in the next month or two as I start taking things apart, fixing them and putting them back together. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

10-10-2005, 05:30 PM	#15
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10-11-2005, 12:22 AM	#16
muddpile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 1,371	Thanks man! I got to thinking about where I posted it. Forgot about the actual pictures section. __________________ 1964 Chevy Short Fleet: Tornado 1972 Chevy C10: Fast Orange Secondaries Wide Open

01-05-2006, 05:14 AM	#17
Bad Dog Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 48	Re: Pics of my truck. O.k. I did some detective work and I figured out what exactly what that depression was in the inner upper metal part just below the wing window handle. its a screw !!!

01-06-2006, 06:20 PM	#18
Pete6960 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wasco, Ca Posts: 180	Re: Pics of my truck. Good Look With Your Restoration Bro....

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