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new tow rig..its a classic!

supersize75k5

supersize75k5

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well 3 days ago some jerk stole my ranger and most of my business equipment...:mad:

anyways, the bonus is I get and extended vacation:laugh: ... the negative is I was with out a work truck:mad:

ok back to the topic, I went to ricks pick up parts here in gilbert to get some parts for the roadster project and then I saw this!

71 3/4 ton 350/350

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all of a sudden I had the vision of a clean clasic daily driver work and tow rig and bad gas mileage:laugh: shes a strong runner that likes to mark her spot with rubber and it has no leaks:bow:

struck a deal, got it home and then came back with a shopping list,

now heres what I started with tonight

removed mirrors
removed ugly spot light
removed nasty aftermarket tape player
replaced passenger door handle with a used one
replaced gas tank with a non leaker:eek1:
new rubber bumpers for hood
new hood latch assembly
new rubber bumpers for glove box, ash tray and doors
new grey dash pad
new guage bezel and plastic:bow:
replaced fuel sending unit and wire
new bulbs in dash and in rear lights
replaced fule pump and hose line
new head light switch
bought a sony cd player "not installed yet"
new glove box insert
new head light trim pieces

its a nice start but my wallet is sore. having 4 projects at the same time and all in full swing is really ruff, anyways,

next week I have a paint booth reserved for the 86 blazer, the plan is to have this one ready in 3 weeks, I also need to replace the bed in that time frame, and find some bucket seats with power
 
I don't know man, spot's pretty cool to have sometimes, especially if the hole's already there; you're not building a poser, right?
 
roadnotca said:
I don't know man, spot's pretty cool to have sometimes, especially if the hole's already there; you're not building a poser, right?
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lol

well it going to be a clean reliable daily driver and a tow rig for the truggy, but the spot light wont be something ill miss:wink1:


this truck I guess could be the poser...since my other 71 is all business!

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I dont know if it works to be honest????

I can post a pic, ive been pretty crappy with shipping in the past
"I procrastinate" but if your seriouus I ll be on my best shippin behavior lol


also here is the interior now
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Amazing huh? Now a starter button is the latest techno bling wanna-be gizmo, when they've been around for a hundred years. You be today, happnin dude.:doah:
 
lol I just had someone tell me today about a vehicle comming out with a cool new stater button and I fell over lol
 
supersize75k5 said:
lol I just had someone tell me today about a vehicle comming out with a cool new stater button and I fell over lol
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My first turn at the wheel was moving the Sta. Wagon with the starter button, I was alone, waiting in the car, 9 or 10 yrs. old.:haha: I was thinking, all I need is the keys and about two feet in height.:yikes:
 
that was my best friends Anti-theft device. He had to turn the key to on, then flip 5 switches on the dash in a sequence then reach under his seat and hit the starter button.

lol...
 
jekquistk5 said:
that was my best friends Anti-theft device. He had to turn the key to on, then flip 5 switches on the dash in a sequence then reach under his seat and hit the starter button.

lol...
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:haha: :bow:
 
It was really funny when we took two girls out on a date in his car. They asked if they could drive, he said yes if you can start my car...lol we died laughing. The girls didn't get it, and couldn't start it either. Man I miss that car. 69 ford falcon, with a built 302, and a 100 shot of
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of the crazy things we did .... one time wired the horn up to the brake lite on his bike so every time he hit the brake ..beeep!!!!! lol easy to do if any one goes to try it
just take a wire splice it in the brake light and run it up to the horn
 
so have you flopped it yet?

lifted?

"i know a guy with some tires for cheap" "i'll lift it but not wheel it hard" a lot of your stories start out this way.:wink1:
 
My dad has been looking for one of those for my sister. Shes 15 and its about time she starts driving. He had a nice one picked out, but they live in Australia and it was right hand drive...

Those AZ trucks really don't get rust, do they? Hmmm...
 
Looks good, why did you ditch the Farmer mirrors:doah:

what is it with all like every 67-72 GM truck i see, the stock steering wheels are all cracked to hell
 
Must beee...

Must bee that AZ sun!!:thinking: :whistle: ...all the 71 and 72's I had ,the steering wheels were mint!.(and as big as a Semi's too)...had a few later trucks with crappy ones though..my 74 K20,I could bend it,it felt like the steel "Hoop" inside it wasn't one peice!..:eek1: felt like rubber!..

Wish I could fly to AZ and look at trucks for sale..must be nice to see 30+ year old ones still unrusted!..I bet all the trucks there need are interiors!..seats and dash pads must turn to dust out there in the desert heat !..

My dad drove a truck just like that for the gas and electric company when I was about 10!--I remember it having tire chains on it,and a full bed of sand during snowstorms!(it was a 2wd too!--a C-10,292 three on the tree!)we went grocery shopping in it once during a bad storm,and I remember snow coming up over the hood when we pulled into our driveway!..it was the same "safety yellow"...even had the same spotlight!.(sniff!)..:crazy:
 
Hey Paul How long do you think this one will last? We need to start up a bet on what and when isomething is going to happen to this one....
 
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