Gonna live a rust free life in LA
 

Well, the day has come and went. I sold my 69 project that I've worked on for the last 3 years. Overall, I'm happy with the sale. I ended up right side up, and the transaction went smooth as can be. It was an ebay deal, and the buy arranged shipping.

I really do have to thank this forum for the sale though. When i talked to the new owner, he told me how he spent over 2 hours on here reading my build thread, and a couple others. He was really stoked to see the whole build progress. So much so, that he didn't ask me a single question before bidding (i have to say that worried me a bit).

The shipper showed up today and loaded the old girl up. I tried to convince the guy to leave the V12 twin turbo Mercedes with me, but he declined :(

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There is an empty spot in your garage now...you better get another truck quick before your wife (if you're married) tries to claim that open space.

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Sad to see it go.

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Im sure its sad to see it but at least you have another ride in the garage..

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Congrats on the sale of your truck plus coming out positive....

Whats up with that 3100 in the garage? is it for sale?;)

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it's a 3600, and everything has a price. My dad seems to think i need to put a price of $25k on it due to all the looks it gets at the shows...

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pm me if you want to sell it...thks

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uh oh Ivel...sounds like a second spot may be open in the garage.....:D

So.....you lookin' another project?

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how hard would you guys kick me in the balls if i said i was going to look at a '63 ford f-100 unibody truck this weekend?

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:no::drama::bsf::dohh::banghead::cuss::censored::m5::puke:

This says it all!!!:lol

j/k....now we'll have to move you over to the "other tinkerings" forum:D

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Brings a little tear to my eye, this truck was one of the first build threads I really really watched when I first joined.

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My neighbor I helped build his`68 shortbed with (that is barely done) is a Chevy guy.He did build a`41 Dodge (w/350/TH350) and had a`52 Ford years ago.He is hot to get a Unibody shortbed,too.i think they`re cool.They are definately a stand out vehicle.

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we salute you, little red longbed.... go west and make new friends.

now that's over......... so what's on the burner for the 3600?

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I should also clarify that the ford idea is to flip it. I can get the truck for next to nothing, spend the winter on body work, paint and sell in the spring. i figure it will be easier to let go of a ford than a chevy.

I am kicking around the idea of using the ford 4.6 out a buddy's lincoln, along with the IRS. That would be kinda fun to do, and the 4.6 parts are cheap to make good power.

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same plan as before. pull all the air sutff out of the bed, sheetmetal it all in nice and build some sort of cover for it all. Depending on how things go, I may go through the motor and add a few horsey's to it. The interior needs to get done too.

time will tell.

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My grandpa had one when I was about 12, a 3/4 ton 2wd. Red and white. Kinda wanted it to be my first vehicle, but didn't happen. I still like them, so no kicks from here!

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happen to have any air ride "leftovers" from the little red wagon??

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Well congrats on the 69 sale. And you have done a lot in a short time on the 50 too. I'm not a fan of the unibody trucks but I see one pop up in a mag from time to time. They are different and I guess that's what draws people to them. The 60's era vehicles are 40 + yrs old now and with the price of scrap metal these days it'll be even harder to find decent, buildable ones.
If ya have the time I'd say buy it n flip it.

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between the 69 build and the 50 build, i have an assload of 1/8, 1/4, and 3/8 line, and some misc brass. PM me with what you need and i'll keep an eye out.

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:whine:..Man, I didn't even get a ride in it... Anyways, glad you made the sale and are happy with the outcome. There is a unibody here in town that has been sitting for a while.

LockDoc

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no one commented on the F150 on the back of the car hauler., pretty sure that was a magazine truck not long ago

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that thought crossed my mind, but i don't think so. It does have MN plates on it.

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I was thinking the same thing on the ford.... ss street scene?

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i was thinking the same thing