Sold my 1971 Chevy shortbed stepside tonight.

[sduckworth13]

Well, it's gone. I'm super excited to have sold my project to a great guy. Kendall came and picked the truck up tonight, he also bought my cab that I had restored. I snapped this picture of him before he drove off.

[sduckworth13]

Here is a picture from last week when he picked up the cab.

[sduckworth13]

I sold the truck to pay for a veterinarian bill. My dog "Bear" tore his cranial cruciate ligament in his hind leg and it was making a awful popping sound and he couldn't bear any weight on it. This has been a ongoing issue that was always limited to a day of soreness and he'd been fine like nothing happened. This last time he injured the leg I knew it was bad and took him to the Emergency Animal Clinic where they diagnosed him within a minute of watching him walk. He had the surgery yesterday. Bear is at home now on the mend. I'll be super happy to see him be able to resume normal activities once he heals up.

[sduckworth13]

One of his better days.

[basketcase]

Glad to see you taking care of your best friend. I hope you are able to get another truck later on.

Tom

[ryanv70c10]

Beautiful truck and dog! I'm sorry that you seemed forced to sell. I just sold my 63 Nova to fund my truck. Didn't want to sell it and it was tough to see her go but times and priorities change.

Normally I would have kept both but money is tight lately and I needed a truck...

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by basketcase

Glad to see you taking care of your best friend. I hope you are able to get another truck later on.

Tom

Thanks Tom. I love my buddy and hate to see him in any pain. I'm going to try to hold off for little while. As hard as it maybe I will wait and just browse craigslist for the right deal to come along. The next one will be a fleetside.

Originally Posted by ryanv70c10

Beautiful truck and dog! I'm sorry that you seemed forced to sell. I just sold my 63 Nova to fund my truck. Didn't want to sell it and it was tough to see her go but times and priorities change.

Normally I would have kept both but money is tight lately and I needed a truck...

Thank you. It was kinda a forced sell only because I don't want to pay the finance charges on the Care Credit Card after the 6 months interest free is up lol. That could be truck money .

[AKC]

Glad Bear is on the mend and I wish him many more years.

Truck went to a good home, there'll be another one...

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by AKC

Glad Bear is on the mend and I wish him many more years.

Truck went to a good home, there'll be another one...

Thank you. Bear is more alert now since he isn't in so much pain, he starting to act himself. When I take him outside I have to support his body with a sling to keep him from putting any force down on his hind leg. It's going to be a long 12 weeks. I'm hoping for a busy construction season so I can play again soon!

[72 Super]

Sorry you had to sell your truck, but I'm glad your buddy is doing better and I hope he has a full recovery.

Ray

[54blackhornet]

Any man that would scarafice his pickup for his dog is a REAL MAN in my opinion ! Any metal object can be replaced, but one of God greatest creatures CAN NOT be replaced ! May the good lord watch over you both, and to Bear, you have a wonderful dad who loves you so much.....

[toolboxchev]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

I sold the truck to pay for a veterinarian bill. My dog "Bear" tore his cranial cruciate ligament in his hind leg and it was making a awful popping sound and he couldn't bear any weight on it. This has been a ongoing issue that was always limited to a day of soreness and he'd been fine like nothing happened. This last time he injured the leg I knew it was bad and took him to the Emergency Animal Clinic where they diagnosed him within a minute of watching him walk. He had the surgery yesterday. Bear is at home now on the mend. I'll be super happy to see him be able to resume normal activities once he heals up.

Thanks, that put a bright spot in my day. We need more guys like you and I in the world.

That truck of yours is going to carry a lot of good karma with the new owner. Hopefully we will get to hear more with your best friend healing up and that truck rollin on for many more years.

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by 72 Super

Sorry you had to sell your truck, but I'm glad your buddy is doing better and I hope he has a full recovery.

Ray

Thanks Ray. It is bitter sweet to see the truck go with all the amount of work that Vic1947 and I had in it. All in all though I'm really happy how everything worked out and Bear is taken care of.

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by 54blackhornet

Any man that would scarafice his pickup for his dog is a REAL MAN in my opinion ! Any metal object can be replaced, but one of God greatest creatures CAN NOT be replaced ! May the good lord watch over you both, and to Bear, you have a wonderful dad who loves you so much.....

Thank you Jack for the kind words.

Originally Posted by toolboxchev

Thanks, that put a bright spot in my day. We need more guys like you and I in the world.

That truck of yours is going to carry a lot of good karma with the new owner. Hopefully we will get to hear more with your best friend healing up and that truck rollin on for many more years.

Thank you for the kind words. The driveway definitely looks empty now, but it went to a great guy that has even bigger plans for it. I will post Bears recovery updates, right now I'm just praying he doesn't lick the incisions or they might have to redo the surgery if he gets a infection.

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Here is what the truck looked like when I bought it in the Fall of 2014. Everything was basically removed from the truck and was replaced with new except the exterior sheet metal. The truck got a new wiring harness, brakes, glass, springs, shocks, engine, radiator, core support, inner fenders, hood hinges, hood latch, new 69-70 grill, mirrors, exhaust, tilt, tach, buddy buckets etc.

[LockDoc]

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Sorry to hear about the misfortune Scott. Good luck to you and Bear. You have a lot of friends in your area that can keep a lookout for another truck for you when you are ready.

LockDoc

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Sorry to hear about the misfortune Scott. Good luck to you and Bear. You have a lot of friends in your area that can keep a lookout for another truck for you when you are ready.

LockDoc

Thank you Leon. I'm hopeful I can get through Bears rehab without any other exuberant unexpected cost related too it. After he is all healed up and is taken care of I will be on the search again .

[jeh]

Hey Scott, glad to hear that Bear is doing good. You'll find another truck, good things happen to good people!!!!

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by jeh

Hey Scott, glad to hear that Bear is doing good. You'll find another truck, good things happen to good people!!!!

Thanks Jason, I appreciate the kind words. I'm missing it right now. What made me really happy about this whole deal is Kendall smiling real big when he was driving away. It always put a big smile on my face too when I was driving it. I did a few things before he took it home. I install some 4 degree wedges to fix the rear end vibration and I installed a new billet steering wheel adapter. The other metal adapter had too much play in it.

[sduckworth13]

Sorry about the lack of a update on Bear, but he recovered amazing. I'm extremely happy to have Bear back to full speed and I have no regrets selling my truck to take care of him. The down time was 12 weeks without any off leash activity which seemed like eternity. After the surgery was done I also opted to have Bear do the rehab for a hour once a week. The rehab consisted of hydrotherapy which is basically a big tank of water with a treadmill in it. After about week 8 I could see Bear improving rapidly. I was told he wouldn't be 100% but at least he wouldn't be in pain. I'm pretty sure Bear is now 100% after the surgery and you'd never know he had anything wrong with his leg. He is doing everything he was doing prior to tearing his ligament in the hind leg. I have a short clip of Bear running around and will post it once I figure out how to load it.

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Here is a picture of us hanging out at a dog park. He was pretty tired in this picture and decided he wanted to lay down for it

[68350]

Very glad to hear your buddy is doing better. I wouldn't hesitate to sell a truck if my best friend needed surgery. Glad you found a good guy to buy your truck too

[sduckworth13]

Originally Posted by 68350

Very glad to hear your buddy is doing better. I wouldn't hesitate to sell a truck if my best friend needed surgery. Glad you found a good guy to buy your truck too

Thank you. It is all worth it for sure. It's good to see him running around getting to play with other dogs again.

[cypressbog]

Good to hear Bear is back to full speed and enjoying life!

[tommys72]

Good story, glad hes doing ok again!!