Very sad day…..
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Jim in Anacortes
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When I was a teenager my buddy's dad had an old truck like that (not nearly as nice), He would take the rotor out of the distributer to keep us from joyriding. We knew what drawer he hid the rotor in..so we did a lot of joyriding...Getting it back into the exact same parking spot was sometimes problematic. But the rotor was always put back in the drawer.
I learned that trick watching an episode of the Rockford Files, and used to use it on my old Mustang when I parked it in an area where I thought it might get stolen.
Bambooflyguy
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Unfortunately another set back….the rear mono leaf springs from the S-10 turned out to be stock leafs with the pack reduced to one. Once the Hotrod finally drove, the leafs bound up and pushed the pinion/driveshaft angle downward and created a horrible vibration when in second gear around 25-35 mph. Not drivable again….so more $$ for new quality mono leafs. Waiting for parts…..hopefully this is the last thing. I realize when building custom, combining different new and used parts there’s going to be issues to address…..
It's only money, right? Btw, love the paint. Saw a jeep with it in AZ last week and it looked amazing in the sun.
It's a Hot Rod truck Steve you always going to be investing money in it if you want it to stay pretty
Bambooflyguy
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You mean pretty bad ass Lue!
Modest_Man
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Did someone say S10 leaf springs for a 5 window build...!
Got my frame painted this weekend and got the Blazer rear end installed.
You can see a bit of the tailgate in the leaf spring photo, not quite the same paint job quality as Bambooflyguy's!
Got my frame painted this weekend and got the Blazer rear end installed.
You can see a bit of the tailgate in the leaf spring photo, not quite the same paint job quality as Bambooflyguy's!
great color. My mother was an inveterate lead foot, had a series of fast cars (my fave her 67' 440 Magnum Jensen Interceptor) during her life, the first a 53' Mercury Monterey two door coupe flathead V-8 which I recall as very close to your color. Mom would come up to a stop sign, look around, and leave stripes...lol
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Bambooflyguy
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Hotrod mom….way cool! Too bad you don’t have those cars now. Great memories.
"Little old lady from Pasadena . . ."
Dennis Mitchell
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Bambooflyguy
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Great looking vintage Chevy Dennis! 53?
Dennis Mitchell
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Bambooflyguy
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Cool….1951 same as my truck! When I hold my hand over the grill of you car….same hood, roofline and headlights design as mine! We’re definitely stylin!
One of my old favorite I had in the 60's . 51 Ford with the flathead V8
Bambooflyguy
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I’ll bet you wish you still had that truck eh??
Although it was the sedan , but yes I still wished I had it ,along with several other old cars that I had in the 60's , especially the 59 Corvette . I could name several but two or three really stand out . Thats not counting the old trucks .
Bambooflyguy
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Oops…I have trucks on my old brain. Senior moment! 59 Corvette…..dang! One car I wished I never sold was a all stock steel body 30 Model A two door sedan, 327 Chev small block powered.Although it was the sedan , but yes I still wished I had it ,along with several other old cars that I had in the 60's , especially the 59 Corvette . I could name several but two or three really stand out . Thats not counting the old trucks .
This was a 64 Dodge Powerwagon 318 4 speed manual , what a tank it would go just about anywhere as far as a four wheel drive truck would go .Although it was the sedan , but yes I still wished I had it ,along with several other old cars that I had in the 60's , especially the 59 Corvette . I could name several but two or three really stand out . Thats not counting the old trucks .
