12-29-2003, 12:25 AM | #1 |
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first big road trip
just got back from a trip across texas. the first since i redid the engine and body. went from austin to amarillo and back. 70 mph +, 1000+ miles round trip, 1/4 quart oil and $ 90 dollars of gas and one taillight bulb later...i'm home.
it was a great drive and i counted 22 trucks round trip, 18 were on the road driving. thanks for all of the mechanical advice from ya'll and some good dealing with tim christian(still need to order that dash pad) and a few others on this board. here are a couple of pics of my truck and my clan... |
12-29-2003, 12:26 AM | #2 |
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one more of me and the whole pit crew
i'm the ugly one.
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12-29-2003, 12:28 AM | #3 |
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congrats on the road trip hope ya had fun,,,truck looks great
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12-29-2003, 12:33 AM | #4 |
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Cool. Hey, that's a sweet truck!
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12-29-2003, 01:18 AM | #5 |
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that is a sweet truck congrats on a successful road trip
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12-29-2003, 01:32 AM | #6 |
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Sweet looking rig! I am really looking to get some more road trips under my belt in the 69'r.
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12-29-2003, 02:42 AM | #7 |
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Sounds like a good time!
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12-29-2003, 02:59 AM | #8 |
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Very Nice Truck, congrats on the successful road trip too...
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12-29-2003, 03:01 AM | #9 |
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wow thats a great looking truck. i would use a s**tload more oil than that and p/steering fluid and tranny fluid. they all leak!
hope the trip was fun
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12-29-2003, 05:18 AM | #10 |
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sweet lookin ride hank !!!....
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12-29-2003, 05:20 AM | #11 |
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thats a longbed right ?? i can't quite tell from the pic
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12-29-2003, 10:18 AM | #12 |
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Nice looking truck and glad the trip went well for you!
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12-29-2003, 11:54 AM | #13 |
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Hank, I love that truck!
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12-29-2003, 12:46 PM | #14 |
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thanks alot ya'll
thanks for all the compliments. as you can tell i'm a pure stocker...except for a little HEI and exhaust mods.
yes it is a long bed. you really can't tell from that picture. this is my first long trip since i restored her. and i mean to tell all of you guys still working on geting their trucks running right...IT'S WORTH IT. i had a fun time with my family during the holiday...but i have to admit that the highlight was the drive this time. the only problem i had was getting out of the gas stations without having someone corner me and want to talk trucks for a while( i gotta get on the road, man.) |
12-29-2003, 01:31 PM | #15 |
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Sweet restore glad the trip was free of glitche's....
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12-29-2003, 01:59 PM | #16 |
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Great looking truck ! Glad to hear the road trip went well !
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12-29-2003, 07:09 PM | #17 |
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Hey Hank, Looks GREAT!!!!!
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