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special70gmc · 01-19-2004, 10:46 PM

ok ive really wanted to buy a 69' camero for quite a while now and its really starting to bother me. so i was thing of selling my truck once complete. i have $3700 in parts in it not including anything w/the drivetrain engine/trans/rear i havew another $8000 in drivetrain. im gonna paint it and buy new chrome grille/bumpers ect... what should i ask -minus the motor and trans? what shoild i ask w/ a 350/350 transplanted in? i know its hard to see fom unfinished pics but the paint will be blue pearl btw thanks allot -kyle

i really need to decide..........................

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lukecp · 01-19-2004, 10:50 PM

You have put alot of work and money into that truck Kyle....have you driven it yet?

Take it for a spin and see if you still want to sell it

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special70gmc · 01-19-2004, 10:55 PM

one more alittle inspiration

Tx Firefighter · 01-19-2004, 11:33 PM

I see from your profile that you're young. Please don't sell your truck. If you sell your first big project without finishing it first, you'll wind up hating yourself.

When you start one of these things, it's a commitment. Your small block is, in my opinion, the nicest looking one here on the board. I admire the early flavor of it every time I see it.

Trust me, you're bogged down in it right now. Every one of my projects goes through that stage. When I haven't driven it in months and am always broke buying little pissy crap for it, I always think about bailing on it. Stick it out and finish it so you can get some real money for it. You have done beautiful work so far. All of it looks awesome. Focus and keep grinding along.

You won't be sorry if you finish it. I've done 5 complete cars/ trucks so far. I've been there man. On my 6th one right now.

special70gmc · 01-19-2004, 11:54 PM

i know im only 16 and its my first project but i was gonna finish it then get as much as i could get for it minus the motor that would go into the camero, my dad lives in california so i was gonna find one down there. i know its my first projuct but now i need to use my new knolege on something else id love to have both but i cant and im tired of seeing my truck as a lawn orniment for the year and 1/2 ive owned it. do you really think i should keep it?

Tx Firefighter · 01-19-2004, 11:56 PM

yes, I really do

special70gmc · 01-19-2004, 11:59 PM

yellow72custom, no ive never driven it its got no brake lines yet. is pritty heavy, and i dont know how well 4:10 gears and a 28'' tire will do

Gene · 01-20-2004, 12:09 AM

Camero's nice....KEEP THE TRUCK!!!

P.S. I been looking for a set of valve covers like that. All I could find is some 58 corvette aluminum valve covers.

dinnut · 01-20-2004, 12:33 AM

dude.... keep the truck. the camero might be flashy, but youll love your truck once you finish it. youll know every nut and bolt in and out of it and when something happens youll know what youve one too ti. believe me, youll love that truck when it is finished. a camaro can be had any day of the week, but not a truck like that that you built from the ground up spending your high school/college years completing! plus everybody loves a truck... especially here

Alvin · 01-20-2004, 12:57 AM

Dude! You've got to keep the truck. I know first gen camaros are sweet, but you are a long ways on your truck. I am 21, going on 22 in May, and I will have my truck for two years in April...I just now have gotten the entire thing tore down! You're project is where I wish mine was! When I look at those pictures I can almost hear it idling, I won't hear mine idle for at least another year! Finish the truck, I think you will find it more fulfilling and wind up keeping it in the end. And just like these trucks, there will always be a camaro too. Every time a new fad comes into style an old fad goes out, and along with that, prices drop. Good luck, I hope you make the decision that is right for you.

Leinie · 01-20-2004, 12:58 AM

Someday you will have that Camaro, but right now you are building the truck that will tow that trailer queen in fitting style !

Tx Firefighter · 01-20-2004, 01:08 AM

Believe me, I've been there. My wife and I did a bunch of work on her 68 Camaro and sold it in 1998. I can post pictures tomorrow when I get home. You're too far along on the truck to bail out now.

YOU WILL HATE YOURSELF SOMEDAY FOR SELLING THE TRUCK

1969 GMC · 01-20-2004, 01:09 AM

I would have to echo the sentiment of everyone else...forget the camaro for right now, first gen camaros seem to grow on trees in the south and western U.S. So do trucks, but my point is that proportionally, there arent as many hotrodded trucks as there are camaros. and even fewer 3/4 tons. and even fewer GMCs. especially one you built yourself. I am personally jealous, I have wanted a truck since I was 12 or so, but when I got my license I settled for my grampa's buick. I never realized the dream of getting a truck til last year (i'm 19) and its still my DD, and I havent done hardly any work on it at all. yours is this close to being a really nice ride. stick with it, man.

GMC71k20 · 01-20-2004, 02:59 AM

i know how your feeling, i have always wanted a 2wd swb truck and when mine wasnt finished i always planned on selling it once it was done. that all changed when i actaully finished it and drove it. you cant be dissapointed driving that truck, anything with that pissed off small block and 4.10s would be a kick in the ass.

BUXMAN66 · 01-20-2004, 03:18 AM

keep the truck,man! you've done a great job so far!! there's nothing quite like pulling up next to someone at a stoplight and getting the "thumbs-up" sign,.....and knowing YOU did all the work that went into it! hang in there!! and like they've said there is something 'bout a pickup that a camaro don't, and never will, have.

djracer · 01-20-2004, 03:53 AM

I sold my 67 camaro drag car that I built from a 400 dollar piece of Sh!!t! It was an awesome car but their where so many of them! If and when I finish my 67 drag truck It will be unique!

djracer · 01-20-2004, 03:55 AM

Oh yeah A buddy has my old camaro and I can't wait to show him the tailgate of the truck! I will beat him if its the last thing I do!

Oborny71 · 01-20-2004, 12:50 PM

there are way too many 67-69 camaros already fixed up, plus it is hard to find one for cheap. I like trucks b/c they are unique and different. not everyone has an old hotrod truck. I 'll have to admit an old camero is sweet, but keep the truck, and later down the road maybe buy the camero. one you drive your truck and get some thumbs up from other people, you will never want to sell your truck, trust me. I'm 19 and have already built 3 of them. And i'll gladly build another truck. just my .02

sweet n rare67 · 01-20-2004, 12:59 PM

Pleasssse dont do it.
I am 16 too and as cool as most young people think a camaro would be the truck is still the best. I know you have put a ton of work in that truck (it shows) and not everyone has a truck like that.

TEXAS 68 · 01-20-2004, 01:30 PM

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Originally posted by special70gmc
yellow72custom, no ive never driven it its got no brake lines yet. is pritty heavy, and i dont know how well 4:10 gears and a 28'' tire will do

I ditto what everyone else feels, put some brake lines on that thing and boil the tires off of it, bet you'll change your mind.

01-19-2004, 10:46 PM	#1
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	serious, thinking of selling ok ive really wanted to buy a 69' camero for quite a while now and its really starting to bother me. so i was thing of selling my truck once complete. i have $3700 in parts in it not including anything w/the drivetrain engine/trans/rear i havew another $8000 in drivetrain. im gonna paint it and buy new chrome grille/bumpers ect... what should i ask -minus the motor and trans? what shoild i ask w/ a 350/350 transplanted in? i know its hard to see fom unfinished pics but the paint will be blue pearl btw thanks allot -kyle i really need to decide.......................... Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

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01-19-2004, 10:50 PM	#5
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	You have put alot of work and money into that truck Kyle....have you driven it yet? Take it for a spin and see if you still want to sell it __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

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01-19-2004, 11:33 PM	#9
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	I see from your profile that you're young. Please don't sell your truck. If you sell your first big project without finishing it first, you'll wind up hating yourself. When you start one of these things, it's a commitment. Your small block is, in my opinion, the nicest looking one here on the board. I admire the early flavor of it every time I see it. Trust me, you're bogged down in it right now. Every one of my projects goes through that stage. When I haven't driven it in months and am always broke buying little pissy crap for it, I always think about bailing on it. Stick it out and finish it so you can get some real money for it. You have done beautiful work so far. All of it looks awesome. Focus and keep grinding along. You won't be sorry if you finish it. I've done 5 complete cars/ trucks so far. I've been there man. On my 6th one right now. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

01-19-2004, 11:54 PM	#10
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	i know im only 16 and its my first project but i was gonna finish it then get as much as i could get for it minus the motor that would go into the camero, my dad lives in california so i was gonna find one down there. i know its my first projuct but now i need to use my new knolege on something else id love to have both but i cant and im tired of seeing my truck as a lawn orniment for the year and 1/2 ive owned it. do you really think i should keep it? __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

01-19-2004, 11:56 PM	#11
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	yes, I really do __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

01-19-2004, 11:59 PM	#12
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	yellow72custom, no ive never driven it its got no brake lines yet. is pritty heavy, and i dont know how well 4:10 gears and a 28'' tire will do __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

01-20-2004, 12:09 AM	#13
Gene Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma Posts: 2,914	Camero's nice....KEEP THE TRUCK!!! P.S. I been looking for a set of valve covers like that. All I could find is some 58 corvette aluminum valve covers. __________________ 1971 SWB 4X4 Build BOARD MEMBER #5448 BOOMER SOONER!!!! Last edited by Gene; 01-20-2004 at 01:31 PM.

01-20-2004, 12:33 AM	#14
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	dude.... keep the truck. the camero might be flashy, but youll love your truck once you finish it. youll know every nut and bolt in and out of it and when something happens youll know what youve one too ti. believe me, youll love that truck when it is finished. a camaro can be had any day of the week, but not a truck like that that you built from the ground up spending your high school/college years completing! plus everybody loves a truck... especially here __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

01-20-2004, 12:57 AM	#15
Alvin Never Done? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,435	Dude! You've got to keep the truck. I know first gen camaros are sweet, but you are a long ways on your truck. I am 21, going on 22 in May, and I will have my truck for two years in April...I just now have gotten the entire thing tore down! You're project is where I wish mine was! When I look at those pictures I can almost hear it idling, I won't hear mine idle for at least another year! Finish the truck, I think you will find it more fulfilling and wind up keeping it in the end. And just like these trucks, there will always be a camaro too. Every time a new fad comes into style an old fad goes out, and along with that, prices drop. Good luck, I hope you make the decision that is right for you. __________________ Ethel - The Legend Continues... Ethel has been sold.



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01-20-2004, 12:58 AM	#16
Leinie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA Posts: 2,613	Someday you will have that Camaro, but right now you are building the truck that will tow that trailer queen in fitting style !

01-20-2004, 01:08 AM	#17
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Believe me, I've been there. My wife and I did a bunch of work on her 68 Camaro and sold it in 1998. I can post pictures tomorrow when I get home. You're too far along on the truck to bail out now. YOU WILL HATE YOURSELF SOMEDAY FOR SELLING THE TRUCK __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

01-20-2004, 01:09 AM	#18
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	I would have to echo the sentiment of everyone else...forget the camaro for right now, first gen camaros seem to grow on trees in the south and western U.S. So do trucks, but my point is that proportionally, there arent as many hotrodded trucks as there are camaros. and even fewer 3/4 tons. and even fewer GMCs. especially one you built yourself. I am personally jealous, I have wanted a truck since I was 12 or so, but when I got my license I settled for my grampa's buick. I never realized the dream of getting a truck til last year (i'm 19) and its still my DD, and I havent done hardly any work on it at all. yours is this close to being a really nice ride. stick with it, man. __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

01-20-2004, 02:59 AM	#19
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	i know how your feeling, i have always wanted a 2wd swb truck and when mine wasnt finished i always planned on selling it once it was done. that all changed when i actaully finished it and drove it. you cant be dissapointed driving that truck, anything with that pissed off small block and 4.10s would be a kick in the ass.

01-20-2004, 03:18 AM	#20
BUXMAN66 go bucks! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MIAMISBURG OHIO USA Posts: 803	keep the truck,man! you've done a great job so far!! there's nothing quite like pulling up next to someone at a stoplight and getting the "thumbs-up" sign,.....and knowing YOU did all the work that went into it! hang in there!! and like they've said there is something 'bout a pickup that a camaro don't, and never will, have. __________________ '68 swb 1/2t 350/350th '86 lngbd 3/4 TON parts getter '49 gmc 1/2 t 5 window 350/350th '96 gmc sonoma sle ext-cab. hey it's a 4cyl. 5 spd and good on gas y'know?

01-20-2004, 03:53 AM	#21
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	I sold my 67 camaro drag car that I built from a 400 dollar piece of Sh!!t! It was an awesome car but their where so many of them! If and when I finish my 67 drag truck It will be unique! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

01-20-2004, 03:55 AM	#22
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	Oh yeah A buddy has my old camaro and I can't wait to show him the tailgate of the truck! I will beat him if its the last thing I do! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

01-20-2004, 12:50 PM	#23
Oborny71 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 587	there are way too many 67-69 camaros already fixed up, plus it is hard to find one for cheap. I like trucks b/c they are unique and different. not everyone has an old hotrod truck. I 'll have to admit an old camero is sweet, but keep the truck, and later down the road maybe buy the camero. one you drive your truck and get some thumbs up from other people, you will never want to sell your truck, trust me. I'm 19 and have already built 3 of them. And i'll gladly build another truck. just my .02 __________________ 67 Chevy SWB - goal of a 1,000 hp weekend cruiser

01-20-2004, 12:59 PM	#24
sweet n rare67 Young truck fanatic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The wonderful Mat-Su Valley....Palmer, Ak Posts: 253	Pleasssse dont do it. I am 16 too and as cool as most young people think a camaro would be the truck is still the best. I know you have put a ton of work in that truck (it shows) and not everyone has a truck like that. __________________ '67 Chevy Longstep 2wd 350 w/4spd manual Muncie M21. My first project. Proud to be Valley Trash Last edited by sweet n rare67; 01-20-2004 at 11:45 PM.

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