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05-30-2015, 10:30 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: North Beaver TWP PA
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Another one followed me home
Picked up another 59 short fleetside. This one is for my 12 year old. Its going to be a good learning project for him. It has a really solid cab and a straight chassis. Someone did a little hacking on the rear fender wells but I have the ones from the bed I cut up for big bertha to use to patch them. He wants it 4x4 and painted blue with flames....
 
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___________________________ 1959 Apache Short Fleetside, 1959 Apache NAPCO Long Stepside, 1957 3100 with 59 fleetside bed 1957 5700 LCF Crew Cab "Big Bertha",1959 GMC F370 1958 GMC 600, 1946 Chevy, 1959 Viking 60 LCF 1974 Elcamino SS, 1979 6500 GMC Tilt Bed Wrecker Big Bertha Build |
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05-31-2015, 06:13 AM
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Stalker Nate
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Langley, BC, Canada
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Re: Another one followed me home
That's a kiler tow setup!! Nice start for the kid!
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05-31-2015, 08:51 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Hawkinsville,Ga.
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Re: Another one followed me home
WOW if I was your kid I would want Big Bertha, never seen one of those. Good luck with it
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05-31-2015, 09:46 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Cactus Patch So. Az
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Re: Another one followed me home
And with his "instructor" it will happen !!
Good choice son !
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05-31-2015, 10:10 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Corona, California
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Re: Another one followed me home
Nice.
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05-31-2015, 12:24 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: North Carolina
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Re: Another one followed me home
Sounds awesome
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05-31-2015, 01:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Toppenish, WA
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Re: Another one followed me home
That should be ready just about the time he is ready to take his drivers test in it. I see a young guy who will do a quality build on it too.
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Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around. |
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05-31-2015, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Lawrenceville, Ga
Posts: 2,640
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Re: Another one followed me home
I'm always glad to see father/son projects get started. Your builds are always fantastic so I'm looking forward to following this one along. Looks like a nice truck to start with.
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05-31-2015, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: North Beaver TWP PA
Posts: 833
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Re: Another one followed me home
I have to finish the wife's NAPCO before we get started on this one. The place I worked closed up and Friday was my last day. It's the push I needed to become self sufficient with my Machine Shop and start doing custom work and restorations as a business. I'm excited and my boys are excited to learn the ways for the shop with me. Adam has been helping me and is getting pretty good with the mig welder so he will be able to hone in his skills on his own truck now. We are going to put a 57 clip on this one and remove the spear and all seams from the fleetside bed to make a sort of Cameo look to it. We are going to start with the bed so I can start teaching him how to make replacement and custom panels.
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