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hb32 · 03-01-2010, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cliffy

Don't you dare take a hand to that truck!!!
Lol.

No plans to butcher it and presently buffing out the paint to bring a shine to her. I have a plain white bumper for the back which I will install when I get the brackets. Also going to swap out the single exhaust for Langdon split manifolds with a pair of Smithy`s. I am looking for a driver set of hubcaps as I lost one last week and these have been painted.

**Chevy Fleetside** · 03-01-2010, 06:32 PM

Glad to hear you are not going to butcher it.

kizer · 03-01-2010, 07:24 PM

Personally I say do whatever you want to it, but if you change things like springs and what not keep them all so you can go back to stock and or say you have everything stock.

Nothing worse than seeing a bone stock rig go under the knife or parted out for what ever reason and the owner not thinking and splitting things up and kicking them self later for it.

The reason I say that. My uncle had a completely stock 65 GTO and he took the wheels off and went aftermarket. Later he decided he needed the money and he sadly had to sell it. He lost a bit of money because the purchaser wanted the original wheels. Not original looking wheels, but the original wheels. Go figure huh?

hb32 · 05-07-2010, 01:27 AM

Sold my truck to geezer#99 yesterday as it was time to move on to something slightly different.

markeb01 · 05-07-2010, 01:49 AM

Sorry it had to go, but also understand. I would never do well with such a mint original truck. I would get bored very quickly if I couldn't always improve something, which understandably ruins the originality.

*lakeroadster* · 05-07-2010, 09:46 AM

A single Holley double pumper looks way cool also, especially with a very small air cleaner. Plus it is a lot less finicky than a dual carb set-up.

Here are few more for inspiration.

geezer#99 · 05-07-2010, 10:22 AM

Yup I now have this fine old truck in my driveway. It retired to the island just like I did.
Can't drive it anywhere. Everybody wants to buy it. The pipes sing a nice song at 55mph down the highway. Who needs a radio. LOL

markeb01 · 05-07-2010, 10:47 AM

That's why I don't have a radio. Mine sings a different tune with a 350, gear drive, and 4 speed, but a 6 with split pipes is music that suits my ears just as well.

Love the photo above with the triple carbs and finned valve cover. Always loved the looks of a finned cover on an inline six.

03-01-2010, 06:32 PM	#27
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,782	Re: New to here Glad to hear you are not going to butcher it. __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536

03-01-2010, 07:24 PM	#28
kizer Its Deja Vu time again Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Marysville, North of Seattle WA Posts: 815	Re: New to here Personally I say do whatever you want to it, but if you change things like springs and what not keep them all so you can go back to stock and or say you have everything stock. Nothing worse than seeing a bone stock rig go under the knife or parted out for what ever reason and the owner not thinking and splitting things up and kicking them self later for it. The reason I say that. My uncle had a completely stock 65 GTO and he took the wheels off and went aftermarket. Later he decided he needed the money and he sadly had to sell it. He lost a bit of money because the purchaser wanted the original wheels. Not original looking wheels, but the original wheels. Go figure huh? __________________ Its not pretty but its mine to figure out. The build / The Photos / Build Diary

05-07-2010, 01:27 AM	#29
hb32 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Surrey B.C. Canada Posts: 255	Re: New to here Sold my truck to geezer#99 yesterday as it was time to move on to something slightly different. __________________ Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle.

05-07-2010, 01:49 AM	#30
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: New to here Sorry it had to go, but also understand. I would never do well with such a mint original truck. I would get bored very quickly if I couldn't always improve something, which understandably ruins the originality. __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

05-07-2010, 09:46 AM	#31
lakeroadster Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 2,485	Re: New to here A single Holley double pumper looks way cool also, especially with a very small air cleaner. Plus it is a lot less finicky than a dual carb set-up. Here are few more for inspiration. Attached Images

05-07-2010, 10:22 AM	#32
geezer#99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bowser Posts: 13,733	Re: New to here Yup I now have this fine old truck in my driveway. It retired to the island just like I did. Can't drive it anywhere. Everybody wants to buy it. The pipes sing a nice song at 55mph down the highway. Who needs a radio. LOL

05-07-2010, 10:47 AM	#33
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: New to here That's why I don't have a radio. Mine sings a different tune with a 350, gear drive, and 4 speed, but a 6 with split pipes is music that suits my ears just as well. Love the photo above with the triple carbs and finned valve cover. Always loved the looks of a finned cover on an inline six. __________________ My Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444502

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