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bad 71 chevy · 07-20-2017, 12:47 PM

Hey all, i have been away a long time and my truck took the brunt of the time away. A little back story.

Father and i bought the truck when i was 13 him an i spent the next 3 years making it to be a daily driver, changed motor, clutch and just learning how to wrench on things. High school graduation present was a low cost paint job it was a 15' away paint job but it was not important. Truck survived many years of daily driving and mods as i was able to afford them. Truck got parked in 2003 needed a transmission and a few other things but it just got put on back burner and pulled in to a barn. Fast forward to 2016, moved out of state and left the truck behind. May 2017 my father gets terminal cancer with my new job, life, family, and kids i did't have time or a means to spend as much time as i would have liked with him in the last few years, but there was a good 13 years before i moved that i spent almost every weekend working/riding on Harley's with him. I get the word that things are progressing fast, drop everything fly home and was able to spend the last month of his life with him...

Now after he got diagnosed with cancer he with out me knowing had my truck brought it back to life had all the body work done removed the tank and put it under the bed installed a nv3500 5 speed he gave it back to me 1 week before he passed away. See the different stages of the truck in the pictures below.

Well now i have a chance to change out the tired old 350/t5 and swap in a new power plant. Plans are a t56 and the lq4 have a cam coming and am going this weekend to pick up a t56. also there is a set of 20" Torque Thruster II that are waiting with tires on them. This project was planed to be done with my my father but now it will be done with me and my daughter.

Thanks all i could not have built the truck to where it was with out your help.

Lemield · 07-20-2017, 05:18 PM

What a great story...thanks for sharing. It is great that you got to spend time with your Dad before you lost him.

bad 71 chevy · 07-21-2017, 10:32 AM

It was, we had a lot of good times working on that old truck, and i will be doing the same with my daughter now.

07-20-2017, 12:47 PM	#1
bad 71 chevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Omaha NE 68122 Posts: 637	Back to life Hey all, i have been away a long time and my truck took the brunt of the time away. A little back story. Father and i bought the truck when i was 13 him an i spent the next 3 years making it to be a daily driver, changed motor, clutch and just learning how to wrench on things. High school graduation present was a low cost paint job it was a 15' away paint job but it was not important. Truck survived many years of daily driving and mods as i was able to afford them. Truck got parked in 2003 needed a transmission and a few other things but it just got put on back burner and pulled in to a barn. Fast forward to 2016, moved out of state and left the truck behind. May 2017 my father gets terminal cancer with my new job, life, family, and kids i did't have time or a means to spend as much time as i would have liked with him in the last few years, but there was a good 13 years before i moved that i spent almost every weekend working/riding on Harley's with him. I get the word that things are progressing fast, drop everything fly home and was able to spend the last month of his life with him... Now after he got diagnosed with cancer he with out me knowing had my truck brought it back to life had all the body work done removed the tank and put it under the bed installed a nv3500 5 speed he gave it back to me 1 week before he passed away. See the different stages of the truck in the pictures below. Well now i have a chance to change out the tired old 350/t5 and swap in a new power plant. Plans are a t56 and the lq4 have a cam coming and am going this weekend to pick up a t56. also there is a set of 20" Torque Thruster II that are waiting with tires on them. This project was planed to be done with my my father but now it will be done with me and my daughter. Thanks all i could not have built the truck to where it was with out your help. Attached Images __________________ 71 Chevy C/10 lwb 350 5 speed nv3500 3.73 rear end 2.5" Front Drop and 4" in the back Edelbrock perfomer rpm manifold Edelbrock 600 cfm carb Headmen headers

07-20-2017, 05:18 PM	#2
Lemield Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arvada Colorado Posts: 1,321	Re: Back to life What a great story...thanks for sharing. It is great that you got to spend time with your Dad before you lost him. __________________ Larry 1949 Willys CJ2A, Kubota Turbo Diesel engine, Warn Overdrive, 11 inch brakes, 12volt, Warn M8000 Winch "Little Green" 1970 Rustoleum Roller Red C20 Custom Camper 454 TH400 "Big Red" 1971 K20 6.2 Turbo Diesel 4x4 4spd Ranger Overdrive "Pumpkin Wagon" 2005 VW Beetle Diesel 44+ MPG "Silver Bullet"

07-21-2017, 10:32 AM	#3
bad 71 chevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Omaha NE 68122 Posts: 637	Re: Back to life It was, we had a lot of good times working on that old truck, and i will be doing the same with my daughter now. __________________ 71 Chevy C/10 lwb 350 5 speed nv3500 3.73 rear end 2.5" Front Drop and 4" in the back Edelbrock perfomer rpm manifold Edelbrock 600 cfm carb Headmen headers



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