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dsraven · 08-07-2019, 10:47 AM

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Dennis: A good bit of the fun I am having doing this build is re-purposing things and discovering how much stuff there is out there that I had no idea was available.
Doug,
yeah, me too. trying to "keep my GM all GM"
remember those stickers that used to be stuck to the air filter housing on GM vehicles in the 70's and 80's? promoting the use of GM only filters etc? I find it a bit fun to try to source modern stuff from newer vehicles at the pick n pull so my old truck is "all GM" when done. the plus side is the parts are generally all available at any parts store in the middle of nowhere if I have a breakdown sometime. the downside is you gotta remember what the part came from, lol.
nice to see you working on your truck again. I am also finding my old project under a pile of stuff in my shop, haha. working on a rear stepside fender that was squashed in the middle loooooong time ago. this old steel has an attitude and doesn't wanna "conform to my will". it's gonna lose the fight though.

08-07-2019, 10:47 AM	#1054
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 7,870	Re: Dug's 1959 Fleetside quote Dennis: A good bit of the fun I am having doing this build is re-purposing things and discovering how much stuff there is out there that I had no idea was available. Doug, yeah, me too. trying to "keep my GM all GM" remember those stickers that used to be stuck to the air filter housing on GM vehicles in the 70's and 80's? promoting the use of GM only filters etc? I find it a bit fun to try to source modern stuff from newer vehicles at the pick n pull so my old truck is "all GM" when done. the plus side is the parts are generally all available at any parts store in the middle of nowhere if I have a breakdown sometime. the downside is you gotta remember what the part came from, lol. nice to see you working on your truck again. I am also finding my old project under a pile of stuff in my shop, haha. working on a rear stepside fender that was squashed in the middle loooooong time ago. this old steel has an attitude and doesn't wanna "conform to my will". it's gonna lose the fight though.