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11-17-2008, 12:35 AM
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61 Patchy
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to post some more pictures of my 61. Since I brought her home, I've worked on the electrical and cleaned her up a bit. It's going to be a long process, but I sure enjoy it. Thanks again to everyone who has contributed information on this site. I've really learned a lot from you all. Joe Last edited by JoeKan; 11-17-2008 at 06:26 PM. |
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11-17-2008, 08:58 AM
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Re: 61 Patchy
other than the rust looks pretty straight, so shoudn't be too much work.
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11-17-2008, 11:50 AM
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Re: 61 Patchy
It is straight.How does it run?What`s it got in it?
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11-17-2008, 05:10 PM
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Re: 61 Patchy
For the most part, the truck is pretty straight. If you notice on the driver's side, it has a hole cut out. I think one of the PO's wanted to put a gas tank in the back. The back quarter panel has bondo.
The guy I bought it from did a lot of the sanding and priming. I hope to get the rust fixed next spring and paint it sometime shortly after that. It really runs nice. I drove it back from Denver to KC without any problems. It has a 327 engine in it. I thinking about finding a 283 (original motor??) and putting that in it, or maybe I'll be better just leaving well enough alone. Joe |
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11-17-2008, 05:36 PM
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Re: 61 Patchy
Very cool. reminds me of what my 60 used to look like . Nice
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11-17-2008, 06:14 PM
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Re: 61 Patchy
I think I would end up leaving 1/2 those lugnuts off
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11-18-2008, 10:36 AM
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Re: 61 Patchy
Here's a couple more with my 4 year old. Even though I bought this truck for my oldest son, I think Joshua has now claimed it as his!
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11-18-2008, 11:00 AM
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Re: 61 Patchy
Cool truck! I like...
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11-18-2008, 01:32 PM
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Re: 61 Patchy
Looks like a decent base for what I'm sure will be a cool truck. I vote that you keep the 327. There is no replacement for displacement and the 327 is a powerful yet economical & extremely sturdy engine. Not that the 283 isn't great too. I just can't think of any advantage to stepping down to a smaller engine unless it was the original numbers matching block.
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