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Old 02-06-2016, 10:37 PM   #1
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Progression of the 69'er

This is not so much a build thread as much as it's a progression thread because I can't take credit for a lot of the work done to it.

Back in 2010 I was in the market for a 67-72 GM pickup. I've always had 3/4 ton 2WD pickups. I was looking for something to bomb around in.
I started by looking at a website that combined all the Craigslist together called Autotempest.
I came upon this truck in the Sacramento area.
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:39 PM   #2
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Re: Progression of the 69'er

These are pics taken from the baby book I got with the truck.
I'm pretty sure the restoration was done in 2004-2005
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:39 PM   #3
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:41 PM   #4
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:42 PM   #5
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:43 PM   #6
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:48 PM   #8
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Re: Progression of the 69'er

At the end of December, 2010, I flew from Hartford, CT to Sacramento, CA to check the truck out. I drove the truck about 50 miles, agreed on a price, paid cash, and flew back to Hartford that night.
These are pics from that trip.
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:49 PM   #9
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:52 PM   #10
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On the way to Connecticut
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:53 PM   #11
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Re: Progression of the 69'er

2 long weeks later, she arrived in Connecticut in January 2011
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:54 PM   #12
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Re: Progression of the 69'er

More from arrival day
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Old 02-06-2016, 10:58 PM   #13
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Re: Progression of the 69'er

She cleaned up pretty good after the long trip.
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Old 02-06-2016, 11:00 PM   #14
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Re: Progression of the 69'er

The first thing I did was ditch the Alcoa aluminum wheels for some steelies.
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Next I put some lifting blocks in the back to give it some rake.
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I found some nice hubcaps on Ebay that were really tarnished but dent free. A lot of elbow grease and some help from a signpainter friend of mine got them looking like new.
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With steelies and hubcaps
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Core support filler panels and battery topper, January 2012
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New Proform engine dress up kit and plug wire make over, January 2012
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November 2015, ditched the bed cover and took the rear lifting blocks out.
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December 2015, off to get bed painted and bottom of doors and front of hood fixed.
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Yup more
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