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joe1982 · 12-01-2009, 08:58 PM

mine is a daily driver!!!! my crate and tranny only have about 22,000 miles on them though

LiveAnimals · 12-01-2009, 09:07 PM

Everyday

Navy Lalor · 12-01-2009, 09:07 PM

i fire mine up every morning to drive to work..even though i live on base so its only four miles ha..but i drive it every weekend from san diego to LA....so i roughly put three hundred miles a weekend....BUT only five hundred miles on the new engine i dropped in it.....my last engine was only a 305 with 225,465 miles on it and the only problem i had was the damn

quadraJUNK

Cpnthrfan · 12-01-2009, 09:17 PM

I have a 82 Suburban deisel 6.2 i start it 4 times a week to hear it run and soon it will be a daily driver

**78 Big10 454** · 12-01-2009, 09:23 PM

My truck has never been a DD. 32 years old on Dec. 22, and I only have a 160,000 miles on her. Not quite yet broken in....

Tex_50613 · 12-01-2009, 09:24 PM

150miles on new motor, Clutch, and trans bearings, t-case unknown miles out of a 76 chevy but new bearings and a twin stick conversion 10000 miles ago, same with front axel gears, bearings and all u-joints
the speedo in the truck says 998750.8 but it's not the original gauge cluster because the speedo needle was gone and the odometer did not work....

asphaltburner · 12-02-2009, 01:43 AM

Yo! It's FRANKENTRUCK's responsibility to commute 40 miles a day when the '76 Camaro can't,...due to weather.
Both pretty much "custom Todd built":

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One old Chevy, or the other, everyday.
Todd.

wfomkivdrvr · 12-02-2009, 04:36 AM

The 6.2 is rattlin an stinkin everyday! 112,000 and climing on the blazer the crew cab has 113,400 and is undergoing reconstruction!

409sbc pwr · 12-02-2009, 06:24 AM

This was my daily driver till i about 5 weeks ago when my little girl was born i still drive the hell outa it but its a little too loud for a new borns ears! It has a 409sbc with 9.8:1 compression a custom ground .488 lift cam 108lsa 2.02 heads. most ppl cant believe its a daily the driver by the way it sounds and with the cam i got i cant either. with gas prices i shouldnt drive it but i just cant leave her parked!

Keith Seymore · 12-02-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 3r!c84

how many miles do everyone have too?

i got 122000

23 years and 181,000 miles.

K

csa daddy · 12-02-2009, 08:19 AM

my daily ride is a 91 sub an its got 200000 miles on it but still runs pretty good

but when my dually is done i will drive it everyday every where

Silence86 · 12-02-2009, 10:55 AM

mine gets me to school everyday

TDS-MN · 12-02-2009, 11:07 AM

Mine goes thru phases when it serves as my Daily Driver. Depends on what else happens to be broke down at the time. As much as I love driving the truck, I do not like having to put miles on it (and gas in it) all the time.

It's on the road daily right now, I've got a flat to fix on the car, and have not found the motivation to work on it in the dark driveway, after getting home from work. Maybe this weekend. . . .

Damien · 12-02-2009, 11:29 AM

My Blazer was a daily driver until it got the '83, then that was. I put one winter on the '83 and i now have a hole in each cab corner! I think I'll keep rollin the '95 Saturn until I'm done with college.

chicklin · 12-02-2009, 11:48 AM

Every day and twice on Sunday. 50 mile round trip to work and back. I put about 30k on a year on my vehicles. And now, with the Suburban, I can haul the wife, kids and all their stuff when we go on trips. I love having a DD and a tinker toy all in one package (as long as it's running, right?).

menace121978 · 12-02-2009, 12:12 PM

mine worked everyday for 25 years... she's been offically retired for the last 5 and getting a full make over this last year!

right around 180k-200k...

Mr.Scary · 12-02-2009, 12:13 PM

the whole reason i bought mine was 2 b a DD y else would u buy tha truck you've always wanted?? 2 stare at it in tha drive way?LOL not me!! daily drivin since december 08, unknown mileage odometer is stuck at 89,000 but tha freshly rebuilt small block says otherwise!!LOL

STOCKISH · 12-02-2009, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by menace121978

mine worked everyday for 25 years... she's been offically retired for the last 5 and getting a full make over this last year!

right around 180k-200k...

I love the look of this truck. In the first pic it looks like you are passed out on the steering wheel. If you're anything like me, it's where I have to sleep when the wife finds out how much something I bought for the truck really costs.

Sick truck and cant wait to see more pics of the LS swap.

menace121978 · 12-02-2009, 12:28 PM

thanks bro! the 1st 2 pics were from right about 4 years ago. not sure what i was doing!? probably messing with the radio or something. i know i wasnt kicked out because i had just taken the 20's off and sold them for extra $$ for when we bought our house.

jchav62 · 12-02-2009, 12:40 PM

Nice to see that so many of us are driving our trucks. Very cool...

BIG V · 12-02-2009, 12:43 PM

i drive her everyday 454 th400 3:73 gears and 60 series tires thank god work is only 4.5 miles aeay lol

*BGRAFX* · 12-02-2009, 01:43 PM

I drive mine everyday, from one gas station to the next! its the perfect ride to haul all 3kids and load the back full of boxes of tshirts for delivery.

joe231 · 12-02-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BIG V

i drive her everyday 454 th400 3:73 gears and 60 series tires thank god work is only 4.5 miles aeay lol

Very Cool truck!!

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Originally Posted by BGRAFX

I drive mine everyday, from one gas station to the next! its the perfect ride to haul all 3kids and load the back full of boxes of tshirts for delivery.

Is it a 350 TBI? what MPG do you get with it?
Love the hood on there!!

str8axle55 · 12-02-2009, 02:01 PM

I drive my 88 Burb everyday. Truck only has 76K on it.

jwa76fleetside · 12-02-2009, 03:11 PM

everyday

12-01-2009, 08:58 PM	#26
joe1982 .. !WAR FEDOR! .. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oceanside Ca Posts: 546	Re: who fires it up every single morning mine is a daily driver!!!! my crate and tranny only have about 22,000 miles on them though __________________ "san diego chargers #1"

12-01-2009, 09:07 PM	#27
LiveAnimals Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Antelope, CA Posts: 681	Re: who fires it up every single morning Everyday __________________ Kameron YESTERDAY IS HISTORY - TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY I'm a Middle ClASS HOLE 07.5 Dodge 3500 CTD -- Daily 73 C10 Factory BB SWB 2WD

12-01-2009, 09:07 PM	#28
Navy Lalor Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego,california Posts: 19	Re: who fires it up every single morning i fire mine up every morning to drive to work..even though i live on base so its only four miles ha..but i drive it every weekend from san diego to LA....so i roughly put three hundred miles a weekend....BUT only five hundred miles on the new engine i dropped in it.....my last engine was only a 305 with 225,465 miles on it and the only problem i had was the damn quadraJUNK __________________ DON'T TREAD ON ME ACTIVE US NAVY just a 19 year old kid putting together a winner

12-01-2009, 09:17 PM	#29
Cpnthrfan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 17	Re: who fires it up every single morning I have a 82 Suburban deisel 6.2 i start it 4 times a week to hear it run and soon it will be a daily driver

12-01-2009, 09:23 PM	#30
78 Big10 454 78 Big10 454 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pismo Beach, CA Posts: 839	Re: who fires it up every single morning My truck has never been a DD. 32 years old on Dec. 22, and I only have a 160,000 miles on her. Not quite yet broken in....

12-01-2009, 09:24 PM	#31
Tex_50613 Redneck Customs Bumpers, IA Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Waterloo, IA Posts: 503	Re: who fires it up every single morning 150miles on new motor, Clutch, and trans bearings, t-case unknown miles out of a 76 chevy but new bearings and a twin stick conversion 10000 miles ago, same with front axel gears, bearings and all u-joints the speedo in the truck says 998750.8 but it's not the original gauge cluster because the speedo needle was gone and the odometer did not work....

12-02-2009, 01:43 AM	#32
asphaltburner Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ault, Colorado Posts: 862	Re: who fires it up every single morning Yo! It's FRANKENTRUCK's responsibility to commute 40 miles a day when the '76 Camaro can't,...due to weather. Both pretty much "custom Todd built": And my 40 mile 2 lane EVERYDAY driver: One old Chevy, or the other, everyday. Todd. __________________ '78 3/4 ton 4x4 custom "Todd-built" FRANKENTRUCK!

12-02-2009, 04:36 AM	#33
wfomkivdrvr HORSEPOWER JUNKIE Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Esparto,CA. Posts: 97	Re: who fires it up every single morning The 6.2 is rattlin an stinkin everyday! 112,000 and climing on the blazer the crew cab has 113,400 and is undergoing reconstruction! __________________ 67 C20 fleetside custom camper 69 El Camino 72 Camaro 52 Dodge b3b 108 pickup Last edited by wfomkivdrvr; 12-03-2009 at 02:52 AM.

12-02-2009, 06:24 AM	#34
409sbc pwr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: longview washington Posts: 114	Re: who fires it up every single morning This was my daily driver till i about 5 weeks ago when my little girl was born i still drive the hell outa it but its a little too loud for a new borns ears! It has a 409sbc with 9.8:1 compression a custom ground .488 lift cam 108lsa 2.02 heads. most ppl cant believe its a daily the driver by the way it sounds and with the cam i got i cant either. with gas prices i shouldnt drive it but i just cant leave her parked! Attached Images __________________ 84 3/4ton swap 4x4, 409sbc 37x13.50 toyos 8 inch superlift 2007 2500 HD, 10-12 cognito lift, 38x13.50 toyos soon to be boosted via rearmount system

12-02-2009, 08:19 AM	#36
csa daddy Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: evington,va Posts: 1,205	Re: who fires it up every single morning my daily ride is a 91 sub an its got 200000 miles on it but still runs pretty good but when my dually is done i will drive it everyday every where

12-02-2009, 10:55 AM	#37
Silence86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N. Richland Hills Tx Posts: 229	Re: who fires it up every single morning mine gets me to school everyday Attached Images

12-02-2009, 11:07 AM	#38
TDS-MN Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mpls, MN USA Posts: 151	Re: who fires it up every single morning Mine goes thru phases when it serves as my Daily Driver. Depends on what else happens to be broke down at the time. As much as I love driving the truck, I do not like having to put miles on it (and gas in it) all the time. It's on the road daily right now, I've got a flat to fix on the car, and have not found the motivation to work on it in the dark driveway, after getting home from work. Maybe this weekend. . . . __________________ TomS. '98 S-10 Blazer 4dr 4wd - 4.3, AT, stock & '85 K-10 w/ 305, 700r4, np208, and RUST! SOLD Dec 2014

12-02-2009, 11:29 AM	#39
Damien Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Farmington, MN Posts: 928	Re: who fires it up every single morning My Blazer was a daily driver until it got the '83, then that was. I put one winter on the '83 and i now have a hole in each cab corner! I think I'll keep rollin the '95 Saturn until I'm done with college. __________________ I can still count my vehicles on two... wait three hands. Last edited by Damien; 12-02-2009 at 11:30 AM.

12-02-2009, 11:48 AM	#40
chicklin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 108	Re: who fires it up every single morning Every day and twice on Sunday. 50 mile round trip to work and back. I put about 30k on a year on my vehicles. And now, with the Suburban, I can haul the wife, kids and all their stuff when we go on trips. I love having a DD and a tinker toy all in one package (as long as it's running, right?). __________________ 1954 Chevy 3600 - 235, 4-spd 1986 Chevy Suburban - 350, 700R4 Last edited by chicklin; 12-02-2009 at 11:48 AM.

12-02-2009, 12:12 PM	#41
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: who fires it up every single morning mine worked everyday for 25 years... she's been offically retired for the last 5 and getting a full make over this last year! right around 180k-200k... Attached Images __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list



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12-02-2009, 12:13 PM	#42
Mr.Scary Project Optimus Prime Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 346	Re: who fires it up every single morning the whole reason i bought mine was 2 b a DD y else would u buy tha truck you've always wanted?? 2 stare at it in tha drive way?LOL not me!! daily drivin since december 08, unknown mileage odometer is stuck at 89,000 but tha freshly rebuilt small block says otherwise!!LOL __________________ 84 SWB work in progress 89 burb 1500 (parts pig) LOL 08 ford focus (I know, I know) Wifes car "I said it b4 and i'll say it agian wiring is my worst enemy":devil:

12-02-2009, 12:28 PM	#44
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: who fires it up every single morning thanks bro! the 1st 2 pics were from right about 4 years ago. not sure what i was doing!? probably messing with the radio or something. i know i wasnt kicked out because i had just taken the 20's off and sold them for extra $$ for when we bought our house. __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

12-02-2009, 12:40 PM	#45
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: who fires it up every single morning Nice to see that so many of us are driving our trucks. Very cool... __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

12-02-2009, 12:43 PM	#46
BIG V Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 411	Re: who fires it up every single morning i drive her everyday 454 th400 3:73 gears and 60 series tires thank god work is only 4.5 miles aeay lol Attached Images

12-02-2009, 01:43 PM	#47
BGRAFX Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kansas city Ks Posts: 1,970	Re: who fires it up every single morning I drive mine everyday, from one gas station to the next! its the perfect ride to haul all 3kids and load the back full of boxes of tshirts for delivery. Attached Images

12-02-2009, 02:01 PM	#49
str8axle55 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Weymouth Ma Posts: 489	Re: who fires it up every single morning I drive my 88 Burb everyday. Truck only has 76K on it.

12-02-2009, 03:11 PM	#50
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