I JUST totalled my 51 chevy truck

good thing about the horse shoe staying put..but i would not take that chance again ..flying projectiles in an accident can do some serious damage to ones head. or others.

 

Glad you and your son are OK ! I don't have a bunch of extra parts laying around but I do have a couple of trans coolers. One is a radiator type still new in the box and the other is the finned tube ( I think 15 inches). Drop me a PM with your street address and your preference of coolers and I will send it along. I wish it was more but it is a start. Anybody else got something laying around that Monzadood needs to get back on the road?

 

Keith, The truck we can fix.... just glad you guys are alright. If I can do any thing to help you let me know. Hope to see you this weekend at Bubba's, if your up to it.

 

Glad you and the boy are fine! That really does suck that it happened but it'll be fixed when you're ready. You can ride with me this weekend if you want...

 

Glad you both are ok....hang in there.

 

Vehicles are easier to fix than people - glad you're both OK.

 

Keith,

You need anything, let me know. I'm at your disposal.

Tim

 

Glad you guys are OK and that you have your spirit back. Good luck on the rebuild.

 

I too am glad you and your son wasn't seriously injured. Things like this suck. Take some time off, in a few weeks you'll be missing the truck and you can start to get it back on the road. This happened to me several years ago, right after the wreck, I didn't even want to think about working on my car, but after a few weeks of not even seeing it, I really missed it. Got it back on the road a month later.

Just don't give up.

 

You have the right idea. Put the truck away until YOU are ready to tackle it again.

 

ouch. thats why you can never be to trust worthy of anyone these days in any situation. im glad you are both ok.

 

I'm so sorry man...I know how this feels as I did the same thing to my '56 years ago. The scenario of being waved into traffic by someone else has been a sure cause of accidents every time I've seen it...I just never trust the other driver anymore. I witnessed an accident where a girl was nearly killed due to this... Thank the Lord you and your son are OK. The truck will be there when you're ready to go back to it. You and it have a history...you have to keep it - fix it up when your outlook changes, until then love your son and life like there's no tomorrow. Not too many people walk away from a head-on. Blessings bro...

 

Dude that sucks. I have that S-10 chassis I got from you if you want it if you don't want to cut Jim's up.

If you want a custom headlight treatment, I have a couple sets of 59 Lincoln quad headlights and a grille you can have. That would be the shiznit on that truck.

 

This sounds like a good plan kieth. Let me know if you decide to go to Aarons. I will go with you to make sure nothing happens!

 

glad you're both o.k. and you're gonna fix the truck.

I'd suggest putting a bumper on when you rebuild it.

 

First off I'm really relieved that you and your son are OK. Second, no way is that truck TOTALLED. Totalled is where you scrap it after removing the license plate.
Now to the point of my post. I'm going to challenge you to make the FIRST REPAIR the installation of seat belts. I'm not kidding about it being the first. If you don't do it chances are you'll get the truck back on the road, make a couple of test runs to check it out and drive off with no seat belts. After that it will be "I'm going to get to that one of these days", followed by posting how your boy just went through the windshield when you have a real totalling accident. Not often you get a wake up call of this magnatude. Take advantage and do the right thing...................NOW!!!!
Do a tech thread on the seatbelt installation during Tech Week. there are a lot of these trucks here and it might make someone else who has been putting it off install some in their ride.

Frank

 

Frank is dead on....I didn't know you were running without them. My dad always told me a stroy about his buddy cracking his head on the dash in their '55 Bel Air because he didn't have a seat belt and needing 20 stitches and never being right in the head after that. They're easy to install...and worth every penny.

 

Frank is right. That said glad to see you guys are OK, that is easily one of my fav trucks ever, real mean looking. The + side is that it was already an S10 frame, this is where it counts with easy to obtain parts! Hope it goes well!

 

you have read my mind aaron. i was really unhappy with the way it looked so stock anyhow. i guess i can start the 3" section as well...

 

its getting seat belts. you have my word on it.

 

My condolences, but it sounds like you're thinking of moving forward with it.

 

glad youre ok.hopefully it aint that bad.hook it up to a frame puller ,new fenders,new grille,it will take time but all i sk is that you just get it back on the road
Troy

 

Keith sorry to here about your truck but that could be fix, the best part is that you and your son are good. Lou

 

Hey Keith!

Glad you & the kid are ok. Ill be down in the Wagon this weekend. Plenty of room if you still want to play Tour Guide, Ill be in Brownsburg around 8. You & Steve going to be there?

Ed

 

well in hindsight id say leave that horseshoe right where its at

 

Monzadood,

Glad to hear no one was hurt. I will keep my eyes peeled for some parts as I am just north of you. Keep your chin up and replace one piece at a time as you can afford it. You will get back on the road.

 

that's why I said "clip" instead of "doghouse"

vernacular, sorry. I was talking about a Camaro clip.

 

Monza-
Many a bitchin ride has been built out of the ashes of catastrophe.

Keep the faith. and remember, if You get so pissed at it You hit it with a hammer...hit something that was already screwed. that way it's just therapy.

 

The cool thing about this thread is within 24 hours, monzadood went from not wanting to touch the truck to seemingly enthusiastic about it's next incarnation...

Amazing what encouragement does, eh?

 

Hey monza... Sorry bro for your situation but your truck was sweet and I think you can use this negative as a positive now and make the truck even hotter... Glad you and your son are OK. Good luck with everything... Keep your head up.