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12-21-2006, 12:07 PM | #1 |
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Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...
I am all excited, like it's Christmas when I pull this out of the box-
The wife is scratching her head and just doesn't get why I would get excited about some old dirty truck part. *sigh* Definitely a guy thing. Likely most 73-87 guys would think, cool, a 91 grille conversion, but equally as likely your wife or girlfriend just wouldn't get it either... The guy did a great job shipping the conversion; wiring is totally intact, he even left the hood latch, horn, body mounts and all hardware. I am glad that I bought a new grille and headlight doors though- the ones that came with were pretty trashed. With the wiring there, this is going to be a plug and play venture.
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12-21-2006, 02:23 PM | #2 |
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Re: Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...
Know how you feel. My wife and her sisters looked at me like I was crazy when I opened a LMC box and ran outside to install new marker lights and front turn signal lights on my 78 stepside. They just didn't understand why I was so stoked.
Congrats on the conversion. While I'm a fan of my round lights, I totally dig those 88-91 'burb front clips.
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12-21-2006, 02:33 PM | #3 |
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Re: Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...
My wife's father is a car guy, so she grew up with it. She may not share my enthusiasm for old car parts, but she understands, tolerates, supports, and sometimes even encourages it.
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12-21-2006, 02:56 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...
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The advice I got was to just splice the headlight and turn signal sockets from the new harness into the old. Just a heads up that it might not be plug and play.
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12-21-2006, 07:12 PM | #5 |
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Re: Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...
I hear ya Brother! My wife is the same way............. Yesterday, I received a box from Summit and while I was doing my little dance singing "Merry Christmas to Me, From Me," my wife just glared. Maybe it was because I spent more at Summit than I did on her Christmas gifts......................?
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12-21-2006, 07:25 PM | #6 |
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Re: Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...
hrmmm I don't get it ???
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12-22-2006, 06:48 AM | #7 | |
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Congrats on a killer score of kool parts What's that white stuff all over the ground??? Last edited by 87 STEPPER; 12-22-2006 at 06:49 AM. |
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12-22-2006, 11:34 AM | #8 |
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Re: Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...
It was the popcorn from the box that I pulled the radiator support out of... Really messy stuff.
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12-22-2006, 12:30 PM | #9 | |
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