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03-02-2013, 12:50 PM
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Location: Wichita, KS
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Project Freebird
My brother bought this truck back in '97. Bone stock, orange and white, high as hell. My brother started to drive about 40 miles to school everyday for bodyshop, and gas was just getting "too high" back in '98, so quickly sold it to my dad. Dad just turned around and told my brother to drive it and work on it and restore it. So since then my dad has been redoing everything on this truck. Three years ago I had to get rid of my '92 Chevy single cab for a baby wagon. Really sucks not having a pickup! Well my dad bought a brand new pick up and handed the keys over to me to the '70.
 Hince the name. I wasted no time making the changes I felt were necessary. Got rid of the tonneou cover, replaced the sliding rear window with the original single piece, swapped out the cowl induction hood for the original, changed wheels, swapped the later model steering wheel they had on there again for the original, and made it a little closer to the ground. All of this I have done for a total of $0 out of my pocket. Because with the truck came 16 years of collected parts as well. I started selling what I didnt want. Sold the pieces I was replacing off the truck as well. So as of now in this truck I have about $200 in tires (the other $200 in tires is courtesy of my dad because he didn't want to give me a truck with 2 bad front tires) and about $90 in an Impala steering wheel I decided to run. Freebird! Now im not counting the money iv put in gas and oil changes and maintence because I would of had to put that in some vehicle whether its this one or not. Much cooler driving this everyday rather that a stupid ass Jeep. I think this will make a pretty cool shop truck and get around towner...unless one of you have a panel truck or suburban you've been thinking about trading Tell me what you guys think! |
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03-02-2013, 12:52 PM
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Re: Project Freebird
New wheels and hub caps and the new stance 1955 Oldsmobile caps
Last edited by ab_70chevy; 03-02-2013 at 01:13 PM. |
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03-02-2013, 12:54 PM
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Re: Project Freebird
Found some original wheels so I felt those had to go on.
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03-02-2013, 01:01 PM
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Re: Project Freebird
I do upholstery work so I couldn't leave the interior the way it was. Although it was kind of hard asking my dad if he cared that I tore apart his pretty new and perfect interior that he spent money on. But he said its my truck so if I wanted to burn it to the ground, it was my choice. Off white with Tri-Five gold tensile welt, and Impala seat buttons. No pictures but iv got the door panels done and on the truck, and in the process of getting the headliner finished as we speak.
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03-02-2013, 01:25 PM
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Re: Project Freebird
Plan is to get it lower, painted black, and drive it to hell.
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03-02-2013, 01:36 PM
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Re: Project Freebird
Nice truck and upholstery work!
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03-02-2013, 04:33 PM
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Re: Project Freebird
That seat looks great
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03-02-2013, 07:53 PM
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Location: North Carolina
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Re: Project Freebird
Sweet truck, rad bench!!!
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