Can the frame be fixed

[Mustard72]

Impressive.

[greyno3]

Here's the truck today. Got a straight bed for 400.00 yesterday

[trac209]

Looks great and your frame guy did a heck of a job for a very reasonable price. Guys around here wouldn't even put a truck on a machine for under 300 let alone fix it.

[Mustard72]

Good to see C20's back in service. Mine's still a long ways off.

So are you going to let your brother borrow it to run to the lumber yard? Blood runs deeper than steel...

By the way, is that a boat tail Riv hood in the back ground?

[dmartin1]

looks even better now! great to see another one being saved.

[GASoline71]

Nice! My frame is bent from an accident recently as well. I found another frame to go under my truck. My truck frame is a leaf sprung rear, and I found a frame with a coil sprung rear like I've been wanting anyways.

Glad to see it got straightened out for you at a smokin' good price!

Gary

[jhwkns]

Way to Go! You're getting close.

[snipescastle2]

that was a great job on that frame, I would never have thought a sway that bad could be straightened. I may have a Non a/c heater box this wednesday, if your interested.......
Ben Smith

[greyno3]

Tore the 400 dollar bed apart to get the truck out, The seller dropped it on the side of the house and blocked the truck in the yard. I don't have endless minions to help move stuff around.
Only about 20 bolts holding it together. PB is such good stuff. Must sandblast these parts now. The guy that did the bent frame was the Spokane Police frame guy for 40 years. He is good!
I am selling my bed for 150.00 in the picture and people want a new bed it seems for the price,

[greyno3]

Floor side needs blasted too. I'll have to eat Top Ramen for awhile to find the money for this...


http://spokane.craigslist.org/pts/4434040621.html

[greyno3]

Bed sold 100.00

[desertnick69]

Originally Posted by greyno3

Got the rusty core support off and here's some pics. Not as bad as it looks. I'll check out your advice. Thanks everyone for your input.

No trying to butt in on you post but can you fix this one

[greyno3]

Originally Posted by Mustard72

Good to see C20's back in service. Mine's still a long ways off.

So are you going to let your brother borrow it to run to the lumber yard? Blood runs deeper than steel...

By the way, is that a boat tail Riv hood in the back ground?

That's a '69 Grand Prix 428 hood waiting for TLC along with a '72 Formula. This truck takes a ton of cash to just make a truck that just does parts/dump runs.

[greyno3]

Originally Posted by desertnick69

No trying to butt in on you post but can you fix this one

Maybe. remove the bad stuff and you will feel better. I got 35.00 "beer money" at the recycler for fender and hood and other parts. When I have cash, there's "no" parts around to get . When I am tapped out, They are all over Cragslist.

[djgebert]

I knew that hood was off a Grand Prix. My first car was a 1969 Grand Prix SJ with a 428. I bought it when I was 15 for $500 in 1984. It was black with a black vinyl top and a saddle interior. That car had 80,000 on it when I got it and it would still run down the highway like an Indy car. I spent almost a year having it repainted, a new top put on, new tires and of course a stereo just waiting for the day I turned 16 and I could drive it by myself. I love the picture of your car, you just brought back a whole lot of memories. I also had a 74' formula and that thing was a fun ride too.

[greyno3]

Originally Posted by hugger6933

Looking at the pics I'd say the damage was mostly all contained in front of the front crossmember as I had thought in the first pic when you first posted. I am very glad for you that you found someone in your area that cares enough about you and your old truck to get it going again at a reasonable price. the front alginment with the deal after you complete the build with not only help your truck driver better but give you assurance that it was done right,but by that time you will have already had that because all of the sheetmetal and the bolts will have lined up properly. Jim

Strickers Donut shop was a block away
to this guys frame shop. We rode bikes there a lot as kids and knew him since the 60's. I seen some nasty accidents at his place. Amazing how many cop cars get crashed! It's a small and simple shop. see if I can get a picture.


Here's a pic of Pat's frame shop.

[greyno3]

Sold the bed today for 100.00. Guy from Montana drove 4 hours to get it. Wow!. Now I see how bad the cab corners are rotted out. Got the van tilt column in along with the '99 Tahoe 60/40 seat to drive it around too!!! I have patch panels but MORE MONEY . I love it anyway.

[greyno3]

Going to try some Rust Bullet on
the underside of the truck bed. Spendy product too.

[IIGW]

Originally Posted by greyno3

That's a '69 Grand Prix 428 hood waiting for TLC along with a '72 Formula. This truck takes a ton of cash to just make a truck that just does parts/dump runs.

interested in that photoshoot ya got there, that girl is a good lookin model