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08-03-2011, 12:37 PM
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Location: Chandler AZ
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Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Well, My daughter turned 16 in Dec. For the last 2 yrs she has been telling me how much she wants an "old Chevy truck". I gave her the typical parent speech about responsibility, getting a job for gas money, maintenance, improvements etc. but i would keep my eyes open for a 67-72 that a 16 yr old could afford. She is very motivated and a hard worker. She has no problem getting her hands dirty and learning. I found a rust free basic, no a/c, drum brakes, 69 on Craigslist and a deal was done for $800.00. Inline 6 did not run and he wasn't sure about the 3 speed saginaw. He threw in a rusty 305with a turbo 350, drive shafts and steering column with power steering gearbox. 305 block was shot needed .060 so scrapped it. I then turned my attn to the 6. New plugs, wires, carb rebuild, cap, thermostat housing, water outlet and a clean gas tank is all it needed to run. Replaced all gaskets and 3 u-joints. Then found new rust free long bed on cl for 200.00. We installed it, stripped the floor of the surface rust and armor bed lined it. Passed emissions, runs and shifts perfect. The project continues but its a great start and a lot of fun sharing with my daughter............just thought id share some pics.... and thank everyone for help and this great site
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08-03-2011, 01:36 PM
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Rusty Nuts
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Way to go, the engine bay looks great. Good bonding session with your daughter also. got to love that!
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08-03-2011, 01:52 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
thanks, it really is
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08-03-2011, 02:02 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
wow, that is an incredible difference in two months!
Love hearing the family stories! Keep up the fun! |
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08-03-2011, 02:02 PM
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Location: hangtown, ca
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
good lookin truck you should start a build thread to keep track of your progress
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08-03-2011, 02:04 PM
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Newbee
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Looks Great!
Nice to see a young person is interested in something other than X-box. Is A/C next? LOL. |
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08-03-2011, 02:18 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Exactly right on the x-box comment. Just put power steering on it last weekend for her. Yes, A/C will definitely be on the priority list. I have a new 350 short block to mate up with the 350 trans in the garage. I will probably milk the 250 for awhile then replace it and get some sort of A/C set up. I figure if she can drive this 3spd tank with drum brakes, she will be well suited to drive anything her heart desires. I would like her to master this setup first. No A/C in AZ builds character............
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08-03-2011, 02:38 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Looking real good!
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08-03-2011, 02:39 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
awesome
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08-03-2011, 02:42 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Very cool. I hope my kids do the same.
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08-03-2011, 03:16 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
That's cool don't see too many father daughter projects like that. I've got twin girls 1 1/2 yr old. Hope to do the same with them when they get older
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08-03-2011, 06:52 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
That looks GREAT! You two keep up the good work.
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08-03-2011, 08:28 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Hey Bakenaz ... Way
 
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08-03-2011, 08:35 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
very nice engine bay. iam sure you are very proud of your daughter for wanting to learn about how to work on her own vehicle. i get happy when my 7 year old daughter wants to help me clean the the truck, nice bonding time
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08-03-2011, 10:51 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
That cleaned up real nice. X2 on the no Ac in Az. I had my 68 there last year for over a month with no AC. I'm a real character now. Good to see another girl into the old trucks. Jim
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08-03-2011, 11:46 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
any outside pictures, good job on the engine
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08-04-2011, 12:09 AM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Thanks to all for all the kind and encouraging words!
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08-04-2011, 12:23 AM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Luv to see a young girl interested in something other then her cell phone keep it up!!!
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08-04-2011, 02:49 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
You are a lucky lucky man. What great memories you are creating.
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08-04-2011, 05:50 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
What did you use to clean up the motor?
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08-04-2011, 06:08 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
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08-04-2011, 09:05 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Nice truck
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08-04-2011, 09:30 PM
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The Older Generation
 
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
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Good on you guys... Reminds me of my daughter when we were working on her '68 Chevelle... You go girl!!! LockDoc
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08-04-2011, 09:39 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
Great story! And she did a nice job cleaning that bed up too! What bed paint is that? I got a job for my 16 year old
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08-04-2011, 09:49 PM
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Re: Father Daughter 1969 C/10 250 3spd
your daughters awsome!! haha
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