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doubledog · 04-09-2009, 06:20 AM

hello guy's i've enjoyed the forum for awhile so t thought i would join up,i've been a off-roading guy for many years and still do every now and then but,i'm getting to old for the beating you have to take,but anyway here is a short history on my 66 lb/fs ,i was buying some firewood off a guy last fall when i seen this truck setting in a pole barn ,the only thing you could see was the front end of it sticking out of a pile of anything you can think of piled on top of it,i told him i used to have one of those back in the early 80's with a camper on it ,could i look at it.we started talking about how he had owned the truck since 1980,and he parked in there in 92,and that he was going to rebuild it,so there it sat with no bed in it,no transmission,but he did give me the original tranny that was in it,he said help me dig out of there and you can have it for 1500$,i came straight home and got my trailer and hauled it home.to make a long story short thats how i aquired this truck,even though i really didn't want it that bad when i bought it,but it was a project for the winter since i'm am retired i have plenty of time to tinker on it.but here it is now i've been driving it for about a month now and love this truck now ,it drives and rides as good as a new truck,

jonzcustomshop · 04-09-2009, 07:44 AM

looks nice!

retodd7711 · 04-09-2009, 08:01 PM

Love it!
Keep the pics coming!

Daniel 61 Apache · 04-09-2009, 08:10 PM

That's a darn good deal for $1500 bucks! Looks good!

Joey~AP · 04-09-2009, 08:26 PM

Slick!

**Captainfab** · 04-09-2009, 11:38 PM

Welcome to the board

Nice truck, I like it. What ya got for an engine and trans?

joe231 · 04-09-2009, 11:40 PM

very nice!!

kizer · 04-10-2009, 01:43 AM

Man that bed is HAAWWWWWTTTTT. I can't wait to look like that.

*LILRED66* · 04-10-2009, 01:44 AM

Welcome to the forums from Kansas City, KS. Very nice survivor. I like everything about it. Good work.

doubledog · 04-10-2009, 09:57 AM

thanks alot guys it is a never ending project,it has a 350/350 turbo in it right now .the rear diff gears are a little to high for the highway though,i think i will go to overdrive tranny in the future.but for the city it is pretty quick the way it is now,but i'm going to repaint it when the weather warms a bit,this indiana weather sucks.

joe231 · 04-10-2009, 12:24 PM

Looks nice for the $5000 you have invested, better than driving one of those "newer type" vehicles, huh?
Nice work!!

TimE · 04-10-2009, 01:42 PM

Nice!!

04-09-2009, 06:20 AM	#1
doubledog Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: muncie indiana Posts: 24	another new guy with old truck hello guy's i've enjoyed the forum for awhile so t thought i would join up,i've been a off-roading guy for many years and still do every now and then but,i'm getting to old for the beating you have to take,but anyway here is a short history on my 66 lb/fs ,i was buying some firewood off a guy last fall when i seen this truck setting in a pole barn ,the only thing you could see was the front end of it sticking out of a pile of anything you can think of piled on top of it,i told him i used to have one of those back in the early 80's with a camper on it ,could i look at it.we started talking about how he had owned the truck since 1980,and he parked in there in 92,and that he was going to rebuild it,so there it sat with no bed in it,no transmission,but he did give me the original tranny that was in it,he said help me dig out of there and you can have it for 1500$,i came straight home and got my trailer and hauled it home.to make a long story short thats how i aquired this truck,even though i really didn't want it that bad when i bought it,but it was a project for the winter since i'm am retired i have plenty of time to tinker on it.but here it is now i've been driving it for about a month now and love this truck now ,it drives and rides as good as a new truck, <a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/doubledog_photos/?action=view&current=PHOT0005-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb276/doubledog_photos/PHOT0005-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

04-09-2009, 07:44 AM	#2
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: another new guy with old truck looks nice!

04-09-2009, 08:01 PM	#3
retodd7711 chrome makes it go FASTER! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland Tennessee Posts: 2,884	Re: another new guy with old truck Love it! Keep the pics coming! __________________ She can't cook and she won't clean. But she looks good in a skirt and she brings me beer. She can stay for now. EDIT:: But she left me anyway, So forget her. 1962 GMC Stepside V6 4 speed My rolling resto thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=324226 My old farm truck http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post3465005

04-09-2009, 08:10 PM	#4
Daniel 61 Apache Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 168	Re: another new guy with old truck That's a darn good deal for $1500 bucks! Looks good! __________________ Project 61 build thread Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference....The Marines don't have that problem. Sic vis pacem, para bellum. -- "If you want peace, prepare for war."

04-09-2009, 08:26 PM	#5
Joey~AP TexasBowhunter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alvin, texas Posts: 450	Re: another new guy with old truck Slick! __________________ Build in progress for son's first truck.

04-09-2009, 11:38 PM	#6
Captainfab 60-66 Nut Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Posts: 23,252	Re: another new guy with old truck Welcome to the board Nice truck, I like it. What ya got for an engine and trans? __________________ Power Steering Box Adapter Plates For Sale HERE Power Brake Booster Adapter Brackets For Sale '63-'66 HERE and '67-'72 HERE and '60-'62 HERE and "60-'62 with clutch HERE Rear Disc Brake Brackets For Sale. Impala SS calipers HERE Camaro Calipers HERE D52 Calipers HERE 6 Lug HERE Hydroboost Mounting Plates HERE

04-09-2009, 11:40 PM	#7
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: another new guy with old truck very nice!! __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

04-10-2009, 01:43 AM	#8
kizer Its Deja Vu time again Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Marysville, North of Seattle WA Posts: 815	Re: another new guy with old truck Man that bed is HAAWWWWWTTTTT. I can't wait to look like that. __________________ Its not pretty but its mine to figure out. The build / The Photos / Build Diary

04-10-2009, 01:44 AM	#9
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: another new guy with old truck Welcome to the forums from Kansas City, KS. Very nice survivor. I like everything about it. Good work.

04-10-2009, 09:57 AM	#10
doubledog Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: muncie indiana Posts: 24	Re: another new guy with old truck thanks alot guys it is a never ending project,it has a 350/350 turbo in it right now .the rear diff gears are a little to high for the highway though,i think i will go to overdrive tranny in the future.but for the city it is pretty quick the way it is now,but i'm going to repaint it when the weather warms a bit,this indiana weather sucks.

04-10-2009, 12:24 PM	#11
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: another new guy with old truck Looks nice for the $5000 you have invested, better than driving one of those "newer type" vehicles, huh? Nice work!! __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

04-10-2009, 01:42 PM	#12
TimE Hey Y'all!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Minette, Alabama Posts: 1,755	Re: another new guy with old truck Nice!! __________________ Just hopin' I live long enough to finish something!!!



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