let me tell u a story
 

since i was gone from board this happened ah-hmmmm.....1 fine day i get off the cheese wagon(school bus) any walk around the bushes to get my ride home ( a hopped up golf cart) and there was my dad i said what are you doing here and said"have a good day?" i said yeah and then he said "well im bout to f@#k it up" pause " i wrecked your truck" bein 14 and too attached to the 67 I said couple awful words and we went down the drive way ( mmy drive is about a a 20-25 steep hill w/ 2 ditchs on both sides) i look off t the right and i see a trail (my stomach hits the ground and i sware i saw it sit there and thump) we walk back there and i look off to the right and see 2 trees w/ bark missing and at the bottom off both of the trees is big flakes of brown primer me well im speechless so we walk back and get on the golf cart and i asked him if he wa alright and he said "im a little shook up" my dad has nerve problems any way we ride down to the shop and there it sits the two front fenders are crunches "the front right fender is savagible" my dad says and we walk over and look at the other fender it was sank in about 8 inchs (it was not savagable) thankfully the grill and hood did not hit the trees cause at the moment i didnt have a extre 67-68 grill i asked my dad what had happened and he said that there where no brakes avalible cause the pedal went to the floor as far as infuries went the is still to this day a big scab under neath of my dads right ummmm ugh breast ( which think is really funny) from the steering wheel and a couple bumps on his head that night i jacked up the truck and pulled about 5 or 6 pine trees from under it as well as the big root stuck in my RF spring the truck sat out side for about a week and we replaced the drum,wheel cylinder,master cylinder, shoes, the rubber lines(those SOB are expensive) so i have new brakes in front but backs dont work
so we pulled the 96 in long brake line and look at it about 5 or 6 inches away from rear part is a hole the size of a pinky nail so we replace it hmmm w/ a 104 in long line(only length close enough) w/ a loop in the center tucked in the frame the brakes work fine now i'll replace the drum etc, when i put the posi unit in it

lessen learned??? yess the next car/truck i build while have good brakes before i put the motor in it "d@mned hot rodders" big motor no brakes

all i can really say is im glad it was dad instead of me cause i dont know what i would do and atleast we know what to do next time Jack

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Jack M. 14
67 C-10 SWB 355 built T-350 tranny hurst shifter 15x8 &15x10in corvette rallys slammed**hopefully bagged this summer**
88 1/2 ton suburban 4x4 350/700R-4*having a 9 in lift w/ 38 in tires
69 SWB-parts
71 LWB-parts
72- LWB-parts
grand dads truck 68 C-10 stepside fuel inj. 350/700R-4*soon in audi silver*

A lesson learned! It very easily could have been a lot worse. Seein' as how I put on a new master cylinder a couple weeks ago, I think I'll go check everything over, thanks for the reminder.

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HOLY $HIT!

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Charles W. Hein
S. Williamsport PA

imaindianoutlaw@yahoo.com

REFRIGERATION TECH

1971 Rolling chassis

FOR SALE
1963 Pontiac Tempest
1965 Pontiac GTO {SOLD}
1956 Pontiac 2 dr complete for parts

Id say im glad youre ok but now im going to kill you!!!

specially check the rubber lines from the frame to the brake assembly up front they can swell and pop kill me what for?


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Jack M. 14
67 C-10 SWB 355 built T-350 tranny hurst shifter 15x8 &15x10in corvette rallys slammed**hopefully bagged this summer**
88 1/2 ton suburban 4x4 350/700R-4*having a 9 in lift w/ 38 in tires
69 SWB-parts
71 LWB-parts
72- LWB-parts
grand dads truck 68 C-10 stepside fuel inj. 350/700R-4*soon in audi silver*

He meant if he had been you, and his dad had told him he wrecked his truck. That he woulda killed him.
Glad to hear your dad didnt get hurt seriously.

that was murder to read. next time use proper grammar and punctuation please. i could hardly follow what you were saying because of the spelling mistakes. sorry about the tough luck though.

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69 c-10. turquoise. 350 motor with 400 trans. long fleet. headers and dual flowmaster exhaust. K & N air cleaner, aluminum wheels and radials, stereo system and a bed liner.

sorry devinfife i was typing really fast cause i didn't have much time as far as some of the misspelled go Im 14 and do the best i can

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Jack M. 14
67 C-10 SWB 355 built T-350 tranny hurst shifter 15x8 &15x10in corvette rallys slammed**hopefully bagged this summer**
88 1/2 ton suburban 4x4 350/700R-4*having a 9 in lift w/ 38 in tires
69 SWB-parts
71 LWB-parts
72- LWB-parts
grand dads truck 68 C-10 stepside fuel inj. 350/700R-4*soon in audi silver*

sucks to hear that.. that took me about 10 minutes to read.. talk about bad grammar, omg..

anyways, sorry again to hear that

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Webmaster: www.GMPerformance.org

I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but if you don't want some guys complaining about your grammar, you'll need to do a couple of things:

1. Use punctuation. (periods, commas, apostraphes, etc.)
2. Use paragraphs. When you finish a thought, hit enter a couple of times and start another thought. The number of sentences in a paragraph will vary.
3. Spelling isn't too big of a deal. We'll be able to understand what you're trying to say. It's something to work on, but my dad is 55 and still can't spell very well.

Again, I'm not trying to be antagonistic. I'm just giving you a few pointers to be a better writer. The better you are at writing, the better you are at getting your point across to others.

And sorry to hear about your truck. That really sucks.



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1970 C-10 named HOSS
350/350, PS, PB, 3.07 gears
Future Motivation: 383 stroker, KB flat-top pistons, RPM intake and heads, 750cfm Edelbrock, & headers.
For pics of my truck go here: http://communities.msn.com/1970HOSS/shoebox.msnw?Page=1
Future Projects: 1969 Pontiac GTO and 1974 International Scout II

Hook 'Em from Austin, TEXAS

The dude's truck was just wrecked by his dad, at that point in time I could careless considering how i mispell words and grammer. He is just venting, feel his pain, if in the future he continues to have improper english, then let him know, besides, he's only 14.
Sorry about your truck.

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1969 Gmc swb stepside Wimpy six soon to be a 500cid cadillac!!(as soon as i figure out if it is one?!!!)

You guys are complaining about GRAMMAR to someone who's truck just got totaled? WTH is wrong with you guys?!

Sorry about the truck. I've been lucky, our 65 chevy lost it's brakes once. I was sitting in the driveway and checking the brake lights (I was doing the pedal and having someone else look at the lights). I pushed the pedal and there was a hissing noise and the pedal went to the floor. The rear brake line had blown a hole in itself. I was very lucky, it would have been bad to lose it on the road, especially because it was an all original truck with original paint and v8.

Of course a few months later (after replacing all of the brake lines) my dad went and sold it for $1650... now that's crazy, and another story... Good luck with the truck!

he's only 14.......i've seen grown folks on here that weren't any better (including myself, i'm sure). give the kid a break!!!

sorry to hear about the truck. glad your dad didn't get hurt too bad.

by the way.....welcome to the board. don't let the whiners scare you off. there's lots of good info here.

enjoy

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72 long fleet
GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.!!!
http://communities.msn.com/196772ChevyTrucks
Vermilion, Ohio eagle571@hotmail.com

PushinPebbles,
Don't worry about the ones that talk about grammer, because last time I looked this was a site on trucks, not grammar.
Sorry to here about your truck, and glade your dad is ok. You can replace a truck but not your dad.

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Andy
71's Are for ever!!! or 67,68,69,70,72
71,factory tach,tilt for straight drive,gauges,ac,speed warning,clock,305 HO TPI with 700-R4, lowered 2" & 3" ,and 17" Chrome Stealth wheels, Pioneer reciever,100 watt amp, 6 disc changer, 2-10" subs (behind seat) 2-6x9 in doors, 2-3ways mounted under seat, and 2 tweaters on door panels

www.geocities.com/chevy71tpi/main.html

www.picturetrail.com/Andy4639

I don't care about his grammar. I could read his post ok. I was just giving him some pointers so others won't jump on him next time. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/board/ubbhtml/smile.gif



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1970 C-10 named HOSS
350/350, PS, PB, 3.07 gears
Future Motivation: 383 stroker, KB flat-top pistons, RPM intake and heads, 750cfm Edelbrock, & headers.
For pics of my truck go here: http://communities.msn.com/1970HOSS/shoebox.msnw?Page=1
Future Projects: 1969 Pontiac GTO and 1974 International Scout II

Hook 'Em from Austin, TEXAS

Man, when I was 14, I had the privilage to have to tell my dad I wrecked his truck!!! I still say it wasn't my fault. On a gravel road, the sun was in my eyes, i reached up to pull the visor down, and mom went nuts and grabbed the wheel!!

Bang Crash, ran over some small trees in the ditch. She thought we were going to have to walk home, mad as heck....I locked the hubs and drove out. It cost me $800 to get the thing fixed and when I was 14, that was alot of money, heck, it's alot of money now!!

I just hope I never have to come home from work and have one of my boys tell me he wrecked my truck, or the car.

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"In the words of Motley Crue, This will always be my home sweet home"

Ol' Buck: '72 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 shortbox stepside 350/350auto on '84
ralleys and 31/10.5s

Angel girl: 67 Cutlass convertible
330, 3spd stick

Greener: 90 GMC Jimmy
350/auto
Chad Stephens
Orleans,NE

no name yet: 72 442 under serious construction
my site:
http://communities.msn.com/Beastonabudget/homepage

Pushinpebbles, sorry to hear about your truck.

As for everyone that is worried about grammer, find a message board on the net where everyone uses 100% proper grammer. You won't find one. If you do, then maybe you should spend more time there. Their posts will be alot easier to read.
Who gives a F### if he uses proper grammer!

devinfife and ColinOpseth don't know how to use the shift key for caps in their post.
I think they should worry more about themselves instead of others. People come to this board to talk trucks, not grammer.
No one is perfect!

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71 Chevy LWB
70 Chevy Stepside
6 cyl. soon to be v-8
Semper Fi




[This message has been edited by shooter (edited May 19, 2002).]

WHATSWRONGWITHTHEIRGRAMMAR

Dang that is hard to read.....lol

As long as everyone does their best, it’s no big deal.
After all, we are here to talk about trucks; right? <<<<----rhetorical question!

I don't think we need to get into "grammar thing" again.


Sorry to hear about your truck PushinPebbles.
Glad your dad is OK.
Trucks can be rebuilt, people can't!


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Toms River NJ
(Transplanted Hoosier)

56 working Street Rod(under construction 71-2 coil chassis)
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat & drink beer all day.

well all i got to say is if you made a response to my post then i think taht you read it just fine if its too much of a problem for you then hit the BACK button Currenly my truck has a new used LF fender on it ( one of the ones i have saved) and the RF one I redid and is a whole lot straighter than what it was my dad still has a burn mark from the Latino steering wheel i have and stil gets teased from the mishap

jack


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Jack M. 14
67 C-10 SWB 355 built T-350 tranny hurst shifter 15x8 &15x10in corvette rallys slammed**hopefully bagged this summer**
88 1/2 ton suburban 4x4 350/700R-4*having a 9 in lift w/ 38 in tires
69 SWB-parts
71 LWB-parts
72- LWB-parts
grand dads truck 68 C-10 stepside fuel inj. 350/700R-4*soon in audi silver*

quit freaking out rednecks. if i cant understand what happened to his truck, i cant take pity for him. and i could care less about capitalization. periods can make a world of difference. it wasnt my intention to rub anyone the wrong way.

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69 c-10. turquoise. 350 motor with 400 trans. long fleet. headers and dual flowmaster exhaust. K & N air cleaner, aluminum wheels and radials, stereo system and a bed liner.

ohh please excuse me for my mistakes...
besides im just a red neck.........WTF i was not asking for a d@mn thing when i typed this post except maybe a responce to
make me laugh a little

how would you felt if your truck was totaled tommorrow after having a great night????


Just remember " life is 10% of what happends to....90% is how you react"

Just a reminder to some of the @ssholes out there......................Jack

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Jack M. 14
67 C-10 SWB 355 built T-350 tranny hurst shifter 15x8 &15x10in corvette rallys slammed**hopefully bagged this summer**
88 1/2 ton suburban 4x4 350/700R-4*having a 9 in lift w/ 38 in tires
69 SWB-parts
71 LWB-parts
72- LWB-parts
grand dads truck 68 C-10 stepside fuel inj. 350/700R-4*soon in audi silver*

devinfife,
If it wasn’t your intention to rub anyone the wrong way you should pick your words more carefully. Your typing is far from grammatically perfect as well.

I take offence to the "quit freaking out rednecks" part.
If you have such a problem with grammar that it will result to name calling, you always have the back button!!!!

i hope i dont have bad karma now.

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69 c-10. turquoise. 350 motor with 400 trans. long fleet. headers and dual flowmaster exhaust. K & N air cleaner, aluminum wheels and radials, stereo system and a bed liner.