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**zicc1835** · 03-04-2021, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by best view

I tell my wife iam fixing them for her grandsons hell iam half right

I find its better not to tell her anything at least until they arrive at the house no BS ....when this one showed up across the street she said look there is a truck like yours out there on a Trailor

57taskforce · 03-04-2021, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

From the beginning.... You're screwed.

LockDoc

That’s not very encouraging Leon. I had to tell her the short bed K10 I got last year was for my kids when they get older.... at the time my kids were 5 and 3....

She’s pretty good most of the time, she doesn’t mind me parting out because she knows I’ll make some money and eventually each of those trucks disappear. I’ve been trying to convince her to let me get the Ochre K20 down the street. Haven’t been successful yet.

best view · 03-04-2021, 08:42 PM

Just tell her it’s for me or Pete lol

57taskforce · 03-04-2021, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by best view

Just tell her it’s for me or Pete lol

See, I can’t do that because then there will be the expectation that it will be leaving sooner rather than later.

**67 twins** · 03-05-2021, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Davidf

My wife has told me I am done with restoring vehicles now that my truck is complete.

But are they ever really complete? There is always something else you can do.

MAC71Cheyenne · 03-05-2021, 04:19 PM

Stuck! In Iowa? No way...it's always sunny and 70 degrees. Dairy Queen is open at 11am if you need a blizzard, tornado season is is just a windy neighbor, the flood is gone as soon as everyone stops flushing the Casey's burritos, and you can see around every corner as soon as the corn is harvested...

72c20customcamper · 03-05-2021, 09:14 PM

Oh man I need the slider and bed rails off that square. Looks like a great trip

72c20customcamper · 03-05-2021, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 57taskforce

So does that mean that after many years of marriage they finally get used to, and accept it, or do you have to have one that’s understanding from the beginning? If it’s the latter I’m screwed

From the beginning is much easier . I just bought a bed from heehawracing in GA . Misses was on the couch when I was talking with him on the phone . Her first words after I hung up was where are we going and when do we leave .

**too much stuff** · 03-06-2021, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

My wife just shakes her head...

She knows how the sickness works.

LockDoc

Mine is the same way. Sometimes she will look "shocked" just to make me feel like i got away with something...

Couple more pics? OK...

72c20customcamper · 03-07-2021, 10:17 AM

Trucks in that yard look better than a lot of ones for sale up here

**MikeB** · 03-07-2021, 11:33 AM

So sad to see trucks in such bad shape.

Looks like lots of donor parts, though.

My 69 has a power steering box, pump, and brackets that I pulled out of a junkyard 71 or 72 back around 1990. Both still work fine! Also a front sway bar, power brake booster & brackets, and gauges from a complete instrument cluster. Probably didn't pay more than $100 total, if that much, for all that stuff back then.

I still remember jacking up the front of a donor truck with a bumper jack, and pushing old tires/wheels under the frame until it was high enough for me to crawl under the front. Had to use hammer and chisel to get the sway bar. Ah, youth!

Old_Gold · 03-09-2021, 12:12 PM

Wow, it's amazing you can still find that many parts collections out there. That's definitely what keeps our hobby supplied with parts to keep our trucks on the road. Still, I kinda root for some of those in the pics to make it back on the road too!
Looks like another great road trip!

Jim

**too much stuff** · 03-10-2021, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Trucks in that yard look better than a lot of ones for sale up here

They are. Down south if they don't run, they scrap them. Where i am, they still run but the body is falling off...

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Originally Posted by MikeB

So sad to see trucks in such bad shape.

Looks like lots of donor parts, though.

My 69 has a power steering box, pump, and brackets that I pulled out of a junkyard 71 or 72 back around 1990. Both still work fine! Also a front sway bar, power brake booster & brackets, and gauges from a complete instrument cluster. Probably didn't pay more than $100 total, if that much, for all that stuff back then.

I still remember jacking up the front of a donor truck with a bumper jack, and pushing old tires/wheels under the frame until it was high enough for me to crawl under the front. Had to use hammer and chisel to get the sway bar. Ah, youth!

I hear ya. Been in some sketchy situations myself pulling parts.

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Originally Posted by Old_Gold

Wow, it's amazing you can still find that many parts collections out there. That's definitely what keeps our hobby supplied with parts to keep our trucks on the road. Still, I kinda root for some of those in the pics to make it back on the road too!
Looks like another great road trip!

Jim

There are still parts out there, but getting tougher all the time.
Was a fun road trip...

For anyone interested, i add ALOT of pics on the abandoned square body thread.

03-04-2021, 08:42 PM	#28
best view Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: newbury new hampsire Posts: 1,986	Re: Road trippin with too much stuff... Just tell her it’s for me or Pete lol

03-05-2021, 04:19 PM	#31
MAC71Cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Mount Pleasant Iowa Posts: 303	Re: Road trippin with too much stuff... Stuck! In Iowa? No way...it's always sunny and 70 degrees. Dairy Queen is open at 11am if you need a blizzard, tornado season is is just a windy neighbor, the flood is gone as soon as everyone stops flushing the Casey's burritos, and you can see around every corner as soon as the corn is harvested...

03-05-2021, 09:14 PM	#32
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,141	Re: Road trippin with too much stuff... Oh man I need the slider and bed rails off that square. Looks like a great trip Attached Images __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary. Last edited by 72c20customcamper; 03-05-2021 at 09:20 PM.

03-07-2021, 10:17 AM	#35
72c20customcamper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Catskill Mountains,NY Posts: 8,141	Re: Road trippin with too much stuff... Trucks in that yard look better than a lot of ones for sale up here __________________ Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary.

03-07-2021, 11:33 AM	#36
MikeB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 3,423	Re: Road trippin with too much stuff... So sad to see trucks in such bad shape. Looks like lots of donor parts, though. My 69 has a power steering box, pump, and brackets that I pulled out of a junkyard 71 or 72 back around 1990. Both still work fine! Also a front sway bar, power brake booster & brackets, and gauges from a complete instrument cluster. Probably didn't pay more than $100 total, if that much, for all that stuff back then. I still remember jacking up the front of a donor truck with a bumper jack, and pushing old tires/wheels under the frame until it was high enough for me to crawl under the front. Had to use hammer and chisel to get the sway bar. Ah, youth! __________________ Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!

03-09-2021, 12:12 PM	#37
Old_Gold Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Mason City, IA Posts: 157	Re: Road trippin with too much stuff... Wow, it's amazing you can still find that many parts collections out there. That's definitely what keeps our hobby supplied with parts to keep our trucks on the road. Still, I kinda root for some of those in the pics to make it back on the road too! Looks like another great road trip! Jim



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