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07-15-2007, 11:09 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: NW, Georgia
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NOOB here in NW Georgia
Howdy just thought i would drop in here and say a few things. I've been lurking for about a month or so before joining while i was trying to find another project to work on. I decided on a truck and found a complete '63 swb stepside chevy that had been converted over to a GMC with a hood and a grill.
Suprisingly its in better shape than any other project i've started on from this time period, fenders are original with no rust at the bottoms...bottom bolt holes are still in great shape, doors are REALLY solid with only minor surface rust at the bottome, roof's great too. Really the only rot the truck has suffered is the passenger rocker panel is pretty much no longer there and you can stick your fist throught the cab corner on the same side. However the drivers side is nearly perfect with only a few pinholes in the cab floor near the kickpanel and the rocker. The bed is probably the best condition i've ever seen, minus the hack job someone did while replacing the wood floor with a metal one....welded 3" angle to the inner bedsides  Other than those things...its pretty much a barn find type truck. The guy recently sprayed the whole truck with flat black over the factory finish and its not a very good job. Almost forgot, the guy for some aweful reason decided that he didn't like the coil rear and swapped the whole frame for a '79 model and never finished it....basically the body is just laying on the frame with 2x4's. Lucky for me I had a buddy of mine give me a '64 frame thats had the front and rear replaced with '72 parts, all new steering, bearings, races, rotors, calipers....etc....the whole nine yards. Had to get rid of it because his neighbors were complaining about the junk outside. With the sheetmetal needed and some more odds and ends, im planning on it taking about $1500 to get this thing back on the road...it won't be pretty but it will be in good mechanical/structural shape. I found that i stay more interested in projects that i can drive while working on them. I'll get pictures asap, maybe i can give a little bit back to the forum over time. I've got some pretty good stuff from here so far. |
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07-15-2007, 11:44 PM
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Designated A-hole!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Mississippi
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
Welcome to the board from South Mississippi! Sounds like a good plan.D:
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07-15-2007, 11:56 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
 to the board from New zealand
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07-16-2007, 12:09 AM
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Born a Chevy Man
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Navarre, Florida
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
Welcome from Western Kentucky.
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07-16-2007, 12:30 AM
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Its always something!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: FT Worth,TX
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
Welcome from FT Worth TX.
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07-16-2007, 01:45 AM
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Gone Fishing
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Fort Worth, Texas 76135
Posts: 12,361
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
Welcome to the board from Texas
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07-16-2007, 04:11 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Crockett, Texas
Posts: 581
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
hi, welcome to the boards from east texas.
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07-16-2007, 05:13 PM
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Truck Enthusiast
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Arlington, WA
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
welcome from WA
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07-21-2007, 08:27 PM
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Born To Lose Club
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
Welcome To The Boards From The Great White North!
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07-22-2007, 01:31 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Bakersfield,CA
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
WELCOME to the board
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07-25-2007, 04:37 PM
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The LuvShack Garage
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side)
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
From West TN 
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07-26-2007, 01:47 PM
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Licensed to Thrill!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Northwest, GA
Posts: 1,673
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
I missed this...
Welcome to the board...from Northwest, GA. (Ringgold to be exact). DLB |
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07-28-2007, 09:33 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Coweta, Oklahoma
Posts: 2,389
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
Welcome from OK!
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08-05-2007, 11:37 PM
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RIP Mr Ron
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Big Sandy, Tn. 38221
Posts: 8,150
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Re: NOOB here in NW Georgia
Welcome to the board from West Tennessee.
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