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03-29-2006, 01:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Henry, IL
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Greetings!
Salutations from Henry, IL (30 miles north of Peoria and 120 miles south of Chicago). I’m a 23 year old college student with little time to work on my car projects. I hardly have enough time between 14 hours of school and 25 hours of work each week, let alone the cars. My dad is a part time farmer and that is where I spent most of my time growing up. Dad is the one who got me started in this car thing. We have so many projects and cars, it makes my head spin. So let me start out with the cars needing restoration:
56 Corvette Convertible with removable hardtop. 2 speed power glide with the 265 V8 67 Corvette Stingray. 327, 350 hp with a 4 speed 68 Corvette Stingray with T-tops. 327, 350 hp with a 4 speed 70 Chevelle Malibu. 350 Auto 67 Chevy ½ ton longbed. 283, thee on the tree 3 old Case Tractors from the 50s. 79 Chevy ½ ton longbed. 305 Auto. Going to put the propane package on that. 77 Chevy ½ ton longbed. 350 Auto 84 Olds Cutlass Ciera Sedan, 4.3 V-6 Diesel (Love Diesels!) Parts cars: 69 Chevelle 83 Olds Cutlass Ciera Sedan, 4.3 V-6 Diesel 84 Olds Cutlass Ciera Sedan, 4.3 V-6 Diesel 77 Chevy ½ ton longbed Work trucks: 73 Chevy Heavy ½ ton longbed. 350 Auto. This truck is the quintessential farm truck. It’s been through 3 different beds, no door panels because the doors barely shut and when you do the windows and mechanisms fall apart, spray paint finish. The odometer stopped around 550,000 miles. It was rebuilt 20 years ago with 160,000 miles on it. Great for tearing around on the farm. We can’t kill it with all the abuse it’s taken! 73 Chevy 1 ton service truck. 350 3 speed. This truck was a Michelin Tire service truck. It has a gas powered air compressor in the back. The bed is a custom big box type. Great for filling up tractor and irrigation tires on the go. 75 Chevy ½ ton. 350. Variable 3 speed. I say variable because the gears sometimes work and sometimes don’t. We use this to haul scrap metal. And I just came across a 400 small block Chevy motor with a 4 bolt main for $100! All that is wrong is that the crank is cracked into two pieces. Came with heads, cam, rods and pistons, and lifters. Think I might make this a twin turbo motor.  Right now we are going to work on the 67 and 79 because they are road trucks we use for the farm. Once my dad retires here in a few years, we’re going to start on the Vettes.  In fact we’re going to Vettefest up in Chicago this weekend. Boo-Ya!  Looking forward to chatting with you guys. I’ll post pictures of the vehicles here soon for ya. Take it easy! Kris |
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03-29-2006, 04:30 PM
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Post Whore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Owensboro KY
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Re: Greetings!
 from KY! If you decide to get rid of one of those vettes, I have a free garage bay and a soft spot for vettes!
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Drew '71 Chevy 350/TH350 Hugger Orange Currently just a rolling frame, body work soon to follow!!! Check out my Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=212927 Daily Driver: 1997 Chevrolet S-10 with more gears than pistons 
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03-29-2006, 05:10 PM
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The LuvShack Garage
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
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Re: Greetings!
From W. TN 
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03-29-2006, 05:17 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Idaho
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Re: Greetings!
Man what a sweet collection of cars
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03-29-2006, 05:42 PM
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Gone Fishing
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Fort Worth, Texas 76135
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Re: Greetings!
Welcome to the board from Texas
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68 Chevy Short Fleetside LSX Swap Under Way 3.73 posi 2.5/4 drop  Frame of resto has been started2022 Hyundai Tucson Limited 2019 Chevy Traverse Redline Edition Wifes Ride Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3483616 |
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03-29-2006, 09:34 PM
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Born To Lose Club
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North
Posts: 13,306
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Re: Greetings!
Welcome To The Board From The Great White North! That's a huge collection you have there!
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Brian Smith  - "Born To Lose"1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154. |
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03-29-2006, 10:04 PM
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Designated A-hole!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Mississippi
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Re: Greetings!
Welcome to the board from South Mississippi!
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"If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal.  We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck" |
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03-29-2006, 10:48 PM
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Short, Fleet, Slammed, V8 Club
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kingsport,TN
Posts: 450
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Re: Greetings!
Welcome from TN
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03-29-2006, 10:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Claremore, OK
Posts: 486
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Re: Greetings!
Welcome from Claremore, I grew up in Rock island, IL....sounds like a nice collection goin there
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03-30-2006, 04:17 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Henry, IL
Posts: 14
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Re: Greetings!
Each of those car are my dad's and what he has collected through his life. He drove all those Vettes before he parked them to restore. The 56 he had to park because he had to sell the motor to pay for him and my mom's honeymoon back in 73. He always told me, "Never get married with a muscle car."
The 67 Vette has had the frame all redone and needs bodywork. My dad has a brand new number's matching block waiting to go in there. The 68 Vette was owned by my uncle until the head cracked. It has been sitting since 74 without an engine. My dad used to own a 63 split window coupe. I know!!!!!! I can't believe he got rid of it. I think it would have killed him if he had kept it though. It was bright yellow and people still kept running into him (mostly old ladies). He got tired of fixing the body on it so he sold it. He used to tell me he'd go to the drag strip and rev the motor to 6,000 RPMs and dump the clutch. He said it literally jumped off the line. Hopefully I'll get some pics posted here soon.
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03-30-2006, 06:57 PM
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Born a Chevy Man
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Navarre, Florida
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Re: Greetings!
Old ladies kept running into him because the car was yellow?? Hope that is not true or I will have to change the color of my Burb.
Anyway, welcome from Kentucky.
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04-09-2006, 09:35 PM
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Where's my beer?
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: I live in the state of denial....
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Re: Greetings!
to the forum from PA! 
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04-10-2006, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: ** THE FALL GUY **CHICAGO IL
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Re: Greetings!
welcome kris from aurora il ..just down the road...mark
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04-13-2006, 06:05 AM
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RIP Mr Ron
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Big Sandy, Tn. 38221
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Re: Greetings!
Welcome to the board from West Tennessee. Sounds like you and your dad could put on a car show and never leave the farm.
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04-13-2006, 11:02 PM
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Union Electrician
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Louisville, Ky.
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Re: Greetings!
From Ky.
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04-14-2006, 03:24 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 21,020
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Re: Greetings!
from Indiana
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04-15-2006, 09:10 AM
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PROJECT 7DEUCE
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: GRANTS PASS OR
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Re: Greetings!
Welcome to the board that is a fine list of cars...
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GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKSMEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P.. |
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04-16-2006, 10:20 PM
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Just here to help
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Norwood,Mo
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Re: Greetings!
welcome to the best truck board!!
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04-17-2006, 01:55 AM
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MooMoo
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Shapleigh, Maine
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Welcome!
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04-23-2006, 02:51 AM
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