Rig loyality.......

[chulisohombre]

k5 4ever

i am also the same way with mine.i will probably have a million dollars invested in this thing if i counted the numerous times ive had to change a u-joint,pull the tranny/transfer case,rip out the 12 bolt and replace 3 times cause i cant stop my right foot from bein too heavy.damn size 13's.i told the exwife that this truck would outlast her and wow it did.i also told the current one not to ever ask me to get rid of it cause it would also you guessed it,outlast her also.lol.i dont have as much time and definitely not enuf money to get the beast where i want it.but slowly but shurly im trying to.in the end i will have what i want and most of the work will have been done by me and the help of a friend and a couple of pabst blue ribbons to get me there.and thats all that really counts,(rubs a tear from the corner of eye),haha.

 

[lectric80]

There is to much blood, sweat and loving praise (aka cussing and bickering) in my truck to ever sell it. I plan on chopping sheet metal and adding tube for a long time to come. If it breaks it must be ready for an upgrade

I thought I was the only one who offered that type of praise while working on the thing.

 

[Leper]

Quite a few of us have had a Duster.

I build what suits me, at the time I am building it. I have done the lowered/bling thing with a 97 F150, Did the straight line thing with a 73 then a 71 Duster, did the corners thing with an old CRX. Now I am into my K5 for fun and my first gen Dodge CTD for towing/hauling.
I never start a project with a budget, or a timeframe of ownership. It will change and irritate me if I do. I will make whatever I am driving, a personalized creation that I enjoy. I don't care what it will be worth later, or what anyone else thinks about how it looks/runs/sounds/works etc. I have owned lots of stuff, from a 68 Caddy hearse, to a stretched Lincoln Towncar, Camaro, Duster, Burban, Hondas, Toyotas, etc etc. If I drive it, I want to be happy driving it. So I make it different from the others I see. Not always better, lol, but different. If I decide to sell something, it is either a have-to situation, or I am changing hobbies.







Was it Eddie Murphy that said
"It's my truck, and if you don't like it, get the f*** out."

 

[obijuan]

i worked my ass off in three jobs all summer to make 2500 bucks to buy the most beautiful truck i had ever seen. 1977 bonanza c10 350/350 with the original spare tire. the truck was cherry, needed a little engine work and small odds and ends. i learned about the truck and its personality and likes/dislikes. it was moody and tempermental, but was strong and there for me when i needed it. it was like the truck could feel me driving it, and i understood the truck. while i was in school, working on it constantly, and had saved up 2000 for a new crate 350 carb and intake and exhaust ect. i had several offers and just people talking to me about the truck. it wasnt uncommon. my girlfriends sisters boyfriend had a hard on for my truck from day one. i told him if i ever do sell it he will have first shot. one day after a good wash a man came by and offered me 5K for it. i politely declined because the afore mentioned boyfriend came up to me with 2500 cash that morning and i accepted. why? it wasnt four wheel drive. he eventually just wanted the looks of the truck and didnt take care of it, i see it everyday on the way to work and i want to buy it back so badly. the new owner is gonna make it a drag truck. sad way for that truck to go down IMO. heres some pics of it,

i miss the "chevro." let was covered in primer. the meaning of the story is i fell in love with the truck and regret ever letting a good hearted truck go. i will never do the same thing again to the mud bunny. the k5 will be owned by me forever and my kids will enjoy it as much as i have. hopefully my grandkids will too.

 

[NorCalKid]

i learned about the truck and its personality and likes/dislikes. it was moody and tempermental, but was strong and there for me when i needed it. it was like the truck could feel me driving it, and i understood the truck.

I understand completely, my truck likes to be sweet talked, used to have to rub the dashboard and whisper sweet nothings to it to get it to start. Thats where her name Cutie came from.