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Not a whole lot of action lately. Been cold here and there and busy with kid stuff. Pulled the carpet to do seat belts and cleaned and lined the...
Killer truck man, i know the feeling of wanting everything just right but sometimes you gotta just drive it and have fun, besides, for 500 that is...
Going through old threads since Ive been out for a while, getting this back on top with my kiddos in the old buick[ATTACH]
Ordered coil springs from coil spring specialties. 2.5 drop and 20% firmer. I stall went smoothly for once. Monroe front shocks and Napa brand...
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Today was time for first personal touch. Back dash falling apart. Took a drive to hobby lobby looking for material, we found a cool Tommy Bahama...
So first up was getting rid of all the clunking in the front end. Took care of that with new shocks with bushings, sway bar bushings and end links...
Exactly haha. My oldest was like meh, but she's coming around. My mother in law whose in her 60s, said her dad had a 2 dr Belair when she was in...
I do too, don't know if the whites are too thin or the tires to narrow, something just isnt quite right. The caps are supposed to be from a 40s...
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Hey whats happening. Been a while since Ive been around. Too painful haha. Might remember my 1950 Truck build thread, see profile pic. I sold it...
Dude..So bad ass. Hope to get back in the game one day. But glad you're still at it...awesome car.
Man thats a slick one. For sure, I would love to do another AD. Maybe even a suburban so I can bring the family along. Yea there were a few things...
Guys, dont sell your shit. It haunts you forever haha. I just went back thorugh the thread and realized how much I miss having this truck. Anyway,...
Awesome. Love the car...havent been around much jjust checking in, good to see you still hard at it, sorry for the run of issues lately.
Well guys...it happened. You know the "hey if you ever wanna sell it let me know" guy? Well one of them happened to be a customer of mine and...
Awesome, glad it all worked out! Take a look at the last post in my thread when you have a few...
If I could do it all over again, I would def do a manual trans. My truck is just boring to drive. If a stick is out of the question than for sure...
Congrats man! Love seeing a build thread to this point....
Still looking good...I've got that same steering wheel but in black. I havent even driven mine in a couple months, so damn hot right now. Good...
Great job...as Lorena bobbit said, wont be long now.....
Had another baby girl back in May...super proud of all my kids. They sure love dads old truck. [IMG] [IMG][IMG] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A...
Awesome man, perfection! If my grandpa had been involved we would just about have the same story. We just had our third kid last week! So now I...
Sweeeeeet....Alright then.....need some updates....ive been driving mine for 2.5 yrs now. Time flies these days...
Im betting the truck is gone in favor of the Belair
Hey man, saw a post of yours somewhere and remembered talking with you during my build. See its been a while, any progress or did you switch to...
For sure. Used it on the back bumper of my 85 k20 and it worked great. Of course, steel wool by itself works good too. I actually went over my...
I remember that 2 of the three were cars newer than what is allowed here. I also remember that most of the posts basically were saying there wasnt...
Yes and no. I used that but it turns the rust black and gummy or leaves a white residue. I would use that on the inside of panels but CLR on...
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