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Old 12-02-2012, 07:26 PM   #1
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Unhappy Wrecked ole yellar pretty bumbed



wrecked the truck today. brakes locked and hit the guard rail. Now its time to do a whole new rebuild. alot of pictures to come. just hope I can save it.
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Old 12-02-2012, 07:32 PM   #2
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Dude sorry to hear that. Good that everyone is ok. Good luck on your next build.
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Old 12-02-2012, 08:01 PM   #3
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Man its always sad to hear about a square getting wrecked glad everyone's ok. But if you put a list of everything you need, ive got a surplus of spare parts and I'll send them to you if you want!
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Old 12-02-2012, 08:31 PM   #4
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wrecked the truck today. brakes locked and hit the guard rail. Now its time to do a whole new rebuild. alot of pictures to come. just hope I can save it.
Terrible news, you must save the round eye!
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Old 12-02-2012, 09:05 PM   #5
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Old 12-02-2012, 09:11 PM   #6
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I cant see any pics? How bad is it?
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Old 12-02-2012, 10:21 PM   #7
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Can't see any pics either. Sorry to hear about your truck though.
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Old 12-03-2012, 01:52 AM   #8
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Last week it was my truck and now his, i feel your pain man :'(
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Old 12-03-2012, 02:29 AM   #9
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yeah, it sucks getting in an accident, 2 yrs ago some lady tried parking her topaz under my 85 crew. after the initial sorrow, look at the brite side, you get to put a bunch of new parts in your truck, & after awhile it will become a distant memory. this is what happens to your leaf spring when you drive over a topaz.
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Old 12-03-2012, 03:38 AM   #10
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Sorry to hear about your wreck but glad your ok..
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Old 12-04-2012, 01:18 PM   #11
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Sorry about your truck. How about those pictures so we can see the damage.
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:01 AM   #12
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Thanks for asking if we are all ok thanks guys. here is some pics trying to rebuild it. so now its going to be bagged and dragging on the floor with porterbuilt. asking for help let me know.
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:02 AM   #13
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ahh man sorry to hear just put bags on it
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:05 AM   #14
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Terrible news, you must save the round eye!
yea its not that bad just all needs to be redone
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:16 AM   #15
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Can't figure out that much damage , especially to the rear of the truck.
"Normal" driving and this happens? WTF?

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Old 12-06-2012, 02:21 AM   #16
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The front take any? Those quarters are easy to change. The worst part is the trim and gate panel.
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:26 AM   #17
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Can't figure out that much damage , especially to the rear of the truck.
"Normal" driving and this happens? WTF?

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the throttle got stuck and tried to put in neutral but i hit in reverse and the truck locked up and spun on the freeway hitting the guard rail
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:28 AM   #18
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the front is fine just the back and the bed hit the cab and popped the passenger door out
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:35 AM   #19
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the throttle got stuck and tried to put in neutral but i hit in reverse and the truck locked up and spun on the freeway hitting the guard rail
OH Man , that sucks big time.....
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:43 AM   #20
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sorry bout your truck, id hate to wreck mine. glad your ok and everyone else is
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Old 12-06-2012, 12:37 PM   #21
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Did you ever find out what caused the throttle to stick on you?
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Old 12-06-2012, 02:44 PM   #22
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Wow ouch that sucks big time! The truck looks rough but I am sure it will be better then ever when u get all done fixing it Any ideas why the throttle cable stuck yet?
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Old 12-06-2012, 03:02 PM   #23
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Well maybe you should bag a stepside? You can buy beds online. Yours can be fixed but with as common as these trucks are honestly why bother? Get a new bed and back out on the road
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Old 12-06-2012, 03:46 PM   #24
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new bed good to go!

then you can put it in the thread of trucks that are multiple colors
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Old 12-06-2012, 03:50 PM   #25
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You were selling this truck for a while, or did you just buy it?
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