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05-08-2012, 02:38 PM
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When is a good time?
When is it a good time to stop buying "parts" and start working on the truck? For 3 months I been hoarding parts, and haven't touched the truck. I have a problem.
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1972 C10 Deluxe.Shortbed. 402/400. A/C, white interior, needs complete restore. Project Red, white and blue. Used to be a Longbed apperently. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451950 1971 c10 step 250 3 OTT 1969 c30 TOW-MATER. 307 4 speed, holmes 440 body. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451082 2006 CTS-V LS2 6spd. |
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05-08-2012, 03:03 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
I feel for ya. I've been hording, er, buying parts for three years, began my frame off last week.
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1972 C10 SWB, Air, PS, PB, 350/350THM. Second owner. 1965 Corvette roadster, 44K miles, 327/365 SHP, 4 speed, side exhaust, knockoffs, teak, second owner (bought in 1970), Have ALL numbers matching components. My frame off restoration thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=556703 |
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05-08-2012, 03:10 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
I feel you man except i have a lot of parts laying around(and buy stuff i see on craigslist still) but have no truck. Just lay a plan out and get too work on it
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05-08-2012, 03:30 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
Never!
 But seriously, it does start to get boring looking at all them parts.
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05-08-2012, 03:36 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
Man, I started buying parts before I bought my truck!
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05-08-2012, 03:49 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
Lol. Well guess I don't feel to bad, sounds like I'm not alone.
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1972 C10 Deluxe.Shortbed. 402/400. A/C, white interior, needs complete restore. Project Red, white and blue. Used to be a Longbed apperently. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451950 1971 c10 step 250 3 OTT 1969 c30 TOW-MATER. 307 4 speed, holmes 440 body. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451082 2006 CTS-V LS2 6spd. |
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05-08-2012, 03:53 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
That's my problem I have bought every piece of the puzzle to convert the 292 4 speed to a 327 with a turbo350. Now I have to do the hard part and actually get the engine rebuilt....no wait then I have to install it
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Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!" 
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05-08-2012, 03:57 PM
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C/10 junkie
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Re: When is a good time?
Plus I can't seem to stop buying off the parts board. To many good deals.
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Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!"
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05-08-2012, 04:25 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
My name is Jimmy ..... I am a parts addict !!! I've been buying parts for 3 years . I probably have enough parts to build 3 trucks . If I worked on my truck as hard as I work on trying to find parts , I would have 3 finished trucks ! You are NOT alone .
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05-08-2012, 05:00 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
I have had the disease for right at ten years now.
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05-08-2012, 08:57 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
It's all progress,buying parts or working on the truck. It's better to have parts for when you have time to work on it than to have time to work on it and no parts.
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05-08-2012, 09:00 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
I't only a problem when you buy parts you already purchased, but forgot you had them!
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1971 GMC Sierra Grande, 1/2 ton short wide, original 4 bolt 010 020 block & heads. (matching #'s). 383 stroker, SMI q jet 750 cfm, Lunati Voodoo 60102 cam, Scorpion roller rockers, Spin Tech pro street mufflers with X pipe. 
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05-08-2012, 09:49 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
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1972 C10 Deluxe.Shortbed. 402/400. A/C, white interior, needs complete restore. Project Red, white and blue. Used to be a Longbed apperently. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451950 1971 c10 step 250 3 OTT 1969 c30 TOW-MATER. 307 4 speed, holmes 440 body. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451082 2006 CTS-V LS2 6spd. |
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05-08-2012, 10:10 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
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05-08-2012, 10:16 PM
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Re: When is a good time?
It depends on where your project is going to me. My '70 is my daily driver, I've been buying parts for the past few months since I got the truck, but I work on cars all day every day, just kinda burned out by the time I get home, AND almost all my tools are at work. I've bought more speed parts than anything, and I swear, one of these days, I'll actually get the intake/carb, shift kit, headers etc... on this thing. Drop kit is coming in a check or two, I have a feeling I'm just going to let everything stack up till I have a nice weekend off, and end up with a louder, lower, faster drive to work on the following Monday.
My truck isn't, and never will be a restoration. If I was restoring I'd be more inclined to tear the truck down and buy say, all my suspension and chassis components and start on that, then powertrain, then body, then interior, working and buying as I went. |
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