I have PMed Greg and Moses Burb on a few items. Then Greg groin shotted me this morning on a thread so I started one. Thanks Greg for motivation!
Funny how a simple "Pics or BAN!" message can really motivate people!!
I don't know if anyone noticed, but our new friend joined back in September 2011....paid his membership $$$ and posted exactly ZERO times until today.
Sorry for the rough start on your 1st CK5 thread
, for the record let me clear the air on a couple of things:
1st Gen Forum - As the name implies, it's for the guys from 1969-1972. We are a largely ignored population by the larger K5 community, not for spiteful reasons but because a lot of the stuff we deal with is unique to these early trucks. Ten years ago, if you were to post a 1st Gen question in the general forums it would be wiped down the page almost instantly by the questions about the later model trucks. It became really hard to get "views" on a 1st Gen specific thread, and even harder to get help on those issues that were unique to our trucks.
So we finally got permission to do our own forum. It didn't really have much traffic... but eventually the early truck enthusiasts found their way over here and we started to build a good knowledge base of specialty information. By CK5 standards, it's not a fast-moving forum.... but for the guys that come here on a daily basis, it's a great way to get access to answers that most people (aka: later model K5 guys) just don't care that much about.... if you want to do your build thread here, please do. There is NO rule that demands the builds go into "The Driveway" section.... you'll get more views there (maybe) but your audience will be the entire CK5 community. For a diesel swap, that might be a good thing... not too many 1st Gen guys have diesel motors. (BTW -> I can move your thread anywhere you want it to go, just ask.)
FOR SALE / WANTED - One of the other "waivers" that Steve has allowed in this forum (now that it's a paid member area) is the ability to post FOR SALE or WANTED items here directly instead of in the general FOR SALE forums. The stuff the 1st Gen guys sell (or need to buy) is also pretty specialized, and the fast-moving forums tend to sweep us away..... SO, if you want a 1st Gen part just ask for it here. The other members will help you find it. If you've got a 1st Gen-specific part to sell you can put it up here as well.... odds are, somebody else will need it (except maybe those locomotive bumpers!
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Anyway, as we always say.....welcome to the insanity. Welcome to the dark side...... the cookies are delicious, and you'll find plenty of people here willing to help you through the rough patches of your build.
-G
I need some more scaffolding for a job coming up. 
We like pics... 
Is the underside as clean as that? If so I hate you a little for only paying $1500 for it
