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Boise69 · 11-03-2006, 01:50 AM

Is it just me or do others agree that a chevy should have chevy parts and Ford should have Ford parts and i'll go a bit further, I think a 67-72 Chevy truck should sport their original parts, not to rule out aftermarket parts but made for that year and that vehicle. Putting camaro front clips on C-10's or Mustang IFS on CHEVY'S or cadillac parts ect..ect. to me just rubs a bit uncomfortably. IMHO. I haven't been in this hobby / or love affair for that long and maybe i'm missing something but a Ford truck sportin a 350 is just wrong. or maybe it me. I was thinking of putting Cobra wheels on my truck but i had to remind myself of my own stance.

shifty · 11-03-2006, 01:59 AM

Honestly, from a guy that is into retrofitting whatever into whatever, my take on it is this:

If you want it, do it.
If it fits or you can make it fit, go for it.
If it's gonna run smoother or go faster, why not?
If it looks better to you, and you like it, who cares what anyone else says?

I do agree that GM and Ford should still sell old replacement parts, body panels, crap like that ... but we always have eBay to get NOS parts and board vendors to get repops

The hard time finding the parts makes it that much more fun.

**67 cst swb** · 11-03-2006, 02:36 AM

Now, I kinda agree... Although,... GM parts are GM parts.... I put '92 Chevy truck spindles on my "68.... I'd use Caddy parts if they benefitted my purpose. And...
A Ford 9" rearend,... hell, that goes into anything... But, only the 9" rearends. No other Ford parts, ever belong on our trucks...

67ChevyRedneck · 11-03-2006, 09:49 AM

How else are the Ford guys supposed to keep their old trucks running if they don't put a 350 in it

PanelDeland · 11-03-2006, 10:06 AM

If I had a ford i would want GM power.BTW So do most street rodders.

*Shane* · 11-03-2006, 10:13 AM

Why should anyone else give a rat's a$$ what I do or what parts I use on my truck.

I don't give a rat's a$$ what you do with yours.

roj2323 · 11-03-2006, 11:18 AM

this thread is just asking for trouble.

you simply have to rember this:

if it's your truck you can do whatever you want to it. others are going to do the same. you may not like what they do to there trucks but it's there truck NOT yours.

Boise69 · 11-03-2006, 12:43 PM

I knew I'd get a beatin over this thread but isn't that what this forum is about... the free flow of ideas and opinions? and I was hoping to get just that.

just expressin my feelings but i can take a beatin too.

67ChevyRedneck · 11-03-2006, 12:54 PM

The bling rims and slammed trucks start to look alike after a while (especially since most of them put a 67 clip on the truck no matter what year it is

) but I'm also not a huge fan of 100% stock trucks. BUT I can appreciate the work that went into each of them and both styles make for a great truck. I'm somewhere in the middle, modern drivetrain and suspension components with a stock outside appearance.

Don't know if you know or not, but new ford and gm trucks now share a transmission

For the life of me I can't remember which it was, but they do. Also, the same plant that makes trannys for Tacoma's makes them for Colorados too.

Boise69 · 11-03-2006, 01:08 PM

I guess i was hoping for more than "hey its my truck and i'll do what i want" yea i get that but come on doesn't it bother you when at a car show you peer into the engine bay of a 55 T-bird and you see a 350? isn't that the easy way out? I know Ford makes some nice stuff i think it should re-main all Ford and Vice a versa. I agree anyone can do what they want with their rides but call me a purist i guess.

My business puts me in and out of all GM, DCX (Chrysler) and Ford plants on a monthly basis I've been in 74 auto plants throught N. AMerica. Our hammers are used on every one of their assembly plants and Drivetrain. I guess seeing it first hand makes me feel different about the subject.

every one on this forum is an artist! and i guess artists have total liberty of what they create but can't an artist make the best of what the original artists (OEM's) started out with? is GM's front suspension so bad that you are better off with a Ford mustangs? If so, then i have a lot to learn.

67ChevyRedneck · 11-03-2006, 01:13 PM

Sometimes people just want to be different. GM made something like 5 million Chevy/GMC trucks from 67-72.... why should they all be the same

I've gotten asked by A LOT of people if I was going to drop my truck. I smile and say, nope, I like it just the way it is

That doesn't mean I'll never do it, but for now, I like her how she is.

boundstaffpress · 11-03-2006, 01:13 PM

My Opinion
I like the looks of classic cars and trucks. Clean 'em up a little. Maybe remove some trim, but mostly leave them classic look'n.

Inside that package is a whole other story. If you build a classic looking vehicle, and you want to put a modern drivetrain underneath. Go for it. I wish I had the cash and know-how to do it. More power to you.

My truck will stay stock, and will be worked like it was when the first farmer bought it 40 years ago. It would be nice if it had A/C, cruise, power everything, but then I probably wouldn't know how to or be able to afford to work on it.

Boise69 · 11-03-2006, 01:25 PM

no no i believe in updating, upgrading, and upstaging your GM or Ford or Dodge or whatever it is you love. Hell yea mine is going to have modern day componants and it will be much better than GM made it originally, I hope, but it will be all 1969 chevrolet. So slam it, raise it, extend it, put NOS in it, paint it heavy metalic copper but put a mustang suspension or corvette rear end? no not for me, but thats just me, dont

me too much.

johnnywagon · 11-03-2006, 02:10 PM

Say what you will, but for years I ran around in a Pro-Street Chevy Luv that I built myself. Small block CHEVY engine, narrowed DODGE 8 3/4 rearend, FORD LTD radiator and hell, the truck itself was made in Japan by ISUZU!

panhandler62 · 11-03-2006, 02:27 PM

I rather lean towards keeping the rarities fairly pure and having fun with the rest.

I think there is a point to be made for preservation and a point to be made for being creative. I, for instance, wouldn't make a lot of radical changes to a 63 split window Corvette, but I wouldn't hesitate to do anything and everything to an 83 Chevette.

(Don't giggle too hard.. saw a pro-street Chevette sporting a rat on the road about a month ago.)

M y two ton heap would have died as a pile of rust on a farm if I hadn't rescued it -- what am I taking away from the world if I tear it down, put a C4 front member and 4 link rear into it?

CochinoFilipino · 11-03-2006, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boise69

no no i believe in updating, upgrading, and upstaging your GM or Ford or Dodge or whatever it is you love. Hell yea mine is going to have modern day componants and it will be much better than GM made it originally, I hope, but it will be all 1969 chevrolet. So slam it, raise it, extend it, put NOS in it, paint it heavy metalic copper but put a mustang suspension or corvette rear end? no not for me, but thats just me, dont

me too much.

I'm confused as to where you stand.

Boise69 · 11-03-2006, 02:45 PM

well yea i figured that but now i'm tired of being yelled at. so as rossane addana said ... never mind.

in a nut shell, ford - ford chevy - chevy and to go one step further... 67-72 chevy c-10 - 67-72 chevy c-10. and do whatever you want with it.

CochinoFilipino · 11-03-2006, 02:49 PM

Is an after market "Mustang II" IFS or 9" Rear made with no Ford components really still "Ford". How about a "SBC" made with nothing from GM (not even the block), is it really a SBC? These are rhetorical questions BTW.

CochinoFilipino · 11-03-2006, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnywagon

Say what you will, but for years I ran around in a Pro-Street Chevy Luv that I built myself. Small block CHEVY engine, narrowed DODGE 8 3/4 rearend, FORD LTD radiator and hell, the truck itself was made in Japan by ISUZU!

Now isn't that the epitome of hotrodding

watahyahknow · 11-03-2006, 03:13 PM

i'm a gm guy at heart allthough i owned mostly gm opel .
i actually like the bodystyle of the fords but i dislike there engines i wouldnt hessitate to put a chevy in a ford if it would be my car .
i used to read alot about the old streetrods these oldtimers used watever was available and i think nottin spells hotrod more than a personal car made out of wat you like in a car .
they do this a lot in england realy tiny ford populair bodywork with rover(buick) engines vauxhall independant frontend and jaguar rears ( now for sumtin totaly different

and trust me they make some weird things in england , i've seen a reliand three wheeled car undercarrage under a speedboat long before monster garage did one , besides this was a deep v hull that was sitting the good way up , and its roadlegal they thought of putting a simulair frame under a caravan (can you immagine the looks of the other roadusers when its overtaking in the far lane ?)
or a twice chopped double decker bus as a camper for cluboutings ..... howbout a 4 post bed with a licenceplate a lazychair with a moped engine , a outhouse with (turbo)jetpropulsion (i am not kidding allthough its not legal to drive it on the road thank god ) i mean i wouldn't want to miss seeing stuff like that on the internet nowaday's, it boils up the creative juices or makes you wonder wat brand of beer had sprung that one idea .

**Palf70Step** · 11-03-2006, 05:16 PM

I live in Japan for 10 years and owned a 55 Chevy while I was there. I used whatever I could find, GM, Ford, Dodge, Mazda, Nissan, etc...whatever I could find and make work I did. But that's what Hot Rodding is about. I love my truck, but I love allot of other vehicles too. I'll mess with them all, keep some sorta stock, others who knows. Whatever gets my interest and my blood a pump.

glock35ipsc · 11-03-2006, 05:23 PM

Just remember how hot rodding came to be what it is.......

Boise69 · 11-03-2006, 05:30 PM

although i may not necessarily agree with mixmatching i do understand its necessity of olden days and places outside of the US where parts are a scarce comodity. But in todays world of aftermarket parts catalogues, the internet and ebay i fail to see the need to hodgepodge. but nonetheless, it made for an interesting thread of conversation and i enjoyed reading it. thanks for the edumacation.

CochinoFilipino · 11-03-2006, 05:48 PM

Some people build their projects with a low budget. And if a free or cheap part of another make will work, well then,,,

Boise69 · 11-03-2006, 05:58 PM

yea i get that but they're not the subject of my focus... i've been studying a new IFS for my C-10, and the cheapest way for me to go is to keep it stock, clean out the crud and keep it simply stock. i probably won't do this but when it comes down to the dimes of it, cheaper is stickin with what you already have. I'm mean i would love the new Heidts all tubular IFS for my truck but i can't seem to wrap my mind around spending 2,500 for it and none of it is GM OEM. This is not about money, this is about keeping a blood line pure and is it that important afterall.

11-03-2006, 01:50 AM	#1
Boise69 The Hammer Man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 864	Brand loyalty in a different way Is it just me or do others agree that a chevy should have chevy parts and Ford should have Ford parts and i'll go a bit further, I think a 67-72 Chevy truck should sport their original parts, not to rule out aftermarket parts but made for that year and that vehicle. Putting camaro front clips on C-10's or Mustang IFS on CHEVY'S or cadillac parts ect..ect. to me just rubs a bit uncomfortably. IMHO. I haven't been in this hobby / or love affair for that long and maybe i'm missing something but a Ford truck sportin a 350 is just wrong. or maybe it me. I was thinking of putting Cobra wheels on my truck but i had to remind myself of my own stance. __________________ Boise69. Bought in Boise ID and its a '69 ___________________________________________ 1969 Chevy C-10 SWB 350/400 - drivable project www.americanhammer.com 2013 MBZ Sprinter customized 2005 MBZ Sprinter Van 2004 Land Rover Discovery 2001 Yamaha Road Star 1997 MBZ E420 1989 Ferrari Mondial T

11-03-2006, 01:59 AM	#2
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,376	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way Honestly, from a guy that is into retrofitting whatever into whatever, my take on it is this: If you want it, do it. If it fits or you can make it fit, go for it. If it's gonna run smoother or go faster, why not? If it looks better to you, and you like it, who cares what anyone else says? I do agree that GM and Ford should still sell old replacement parts, body panels, crap like that ... but we always have eBay to get NOS parts and board vendors to get repops The hard time finding the parts makes it that much more fun. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

11-03-2006, 02:36 AM	#3
67 cst swb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 2,281	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way Now, I kinda agree... Although,... GM parts are GM parts.... I put '92 Chevy truck spindles on my "68.... I'd use Caddy parts if they benefitted my purpose. And... A Ford 9" rearend,... hell, that goes into anything... But, only the 9" rearends. No other Ford parts, ever belong on our trucks... __________________ My Trucks: 1967 Chevrolet Short Wide Box 327 TH350 9" w/3.90 gears paint will be White - Current Project 1967 Chevrolet Custom LWB 283 TH400 3.73 Posi, no-AC, no-PS, no-PB, bench-seat, small-window - mostly orig driver 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB originally a 327 TH400 3.73 Posi AC PS PB, had Buddy Buckets, Small Window - parts truck 1967 Chevrolet CST LWB, 283 MT 3.73 had Buddy Buckets, Panoramic Window - parts truck 2001 Chevrolet 3500 2WD Crew Cab Dually 8.1L Allison White 2002 Chevrolet 1500HD 4x4 Crew Cab 6.0L 4L80E Red

11-03-2006, 09:49 AM	#4
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way How else are the Ford guys supposed to keep their old trucks running if they don't put a 350 in it __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

11-03-2006, 10:06 AM	#5
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11-03-2006, 10:13 AM	#6
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way Why should anyone else give a rat's a$$ what I do or what parts I use on my truck. I don't give a rat's a$$ what you do with yours. Last edited by Shane; 11-03-2006 at 10:14 AM.

11-03-2006, 11:18 AM	#7
roj2323 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somewhere Posts: 985	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way this thread is just asking for trouble. you simply have to rember this: if it's your truck you can do whatever you want to it. others are going to do the same. you may not like what they do to there trucks but it's there truck NOT yours.

11-03-2006, 12:43 PM	#8
Boise69 The Hammer Man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 864	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way I knew I'd get a beatin over this thread but isn't that what this forum is about... the free flow of ideas and opinions? and I was hoping to get just that. just expressin my feelings but i can take a beatin too. __________________ Boise69. Bought in Boise ID and its a '69 ___________________________________________ 1969 Chevy C-10 SWB 350/400 - drivable project www.americanhammer.com 2013 MBZ Sprinter customized 2005 MBZ Sprinter Van 2004 Land Rover Discovery 2001 Yamaha Road Star 1997 MBZ E420 1989 Ferrari Mondial T

11-03-2006, 12:54 PM	#9
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way The bling rims and slammed trucks start to look alike after a while (especially since most of them put a 67 clip on the truck no matter what year it is ) but I'm also not a huge fan of 100% stock trucks. BUT I can appreciate the work that went into each of them and both styles make for a great truck. I'm somewhere in the middle, modern drivetrain and suspension components with a stock outside appearance. Don't know if you know or not, but new ford and gm trucks now share a transmission For the life of me I can't remember which it was, but they do. Also, the same plant that makes trannys for Tacoma's makes them for Colorados too. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

11-03-2006, 01:08 PM	#10
Boise69 The Hammer Man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 864	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way I guess i was hoping for more than "hey its my truck and i'll do what i want" yea i get that but come on doesn't it bother you when at a car show you peer into the engine bay of a 55 T-bird and you see a 350? isn't that the easy way out? I know Ford makes some nice stuff i think it should re-main all Ford and Vice a versa. I agree anyone can do what they want with their rides but call me a purist i guess. My business puts me in and out of all GM, DCX (Chrysler) and Ford plants on a monthly basis I've been in 74 auto plants throught N. AMerica. Our hammers are used on every one of their assembly plants and Drivetrain. I guess seeing it first hand makes me feel different about the subject. every one on this forum is an artist! and i guess artists have total liberty of what they create but can't an artist make the best of what the original artists (OEM's) started out with? is GM's front suspension so bad that you are better off with a Ford mustangs? If so, then i have a lot to learn. __________________ Boise69. Bought in Boise ID and its a '69 ___________________________________________ 1969 Chevy C-10 SWB 350/400 - drivable project www.americanhammer.com 2013 MBZ Sprinter customized 2005 MBZ Sprinter Van 2004 Land Rover Discovery 2001 Yamaha Road Star 1997 MBZ E420 1989 Ferrari Mondial T

11-03-2006, 01:13 PM	#11
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way Sometimes people just want to be different. GM made something like 5 million Chevy/GMC trucks from 67-72.... why should they all be the same I've gotten asked by A LOT of people if I was going to drop my truck. I smile and say, nope, I like it just the way it is That doesn't mean I'll never do it, but for now, I like her how she is. __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 11-03-2006 at 01:15 PM.

11-03-2006, 01:13 PM	#12
boundstaffpress Jamie Hyneman is my twin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: La Junta, Colorado Posts: 705	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way My Opinion I like the looks of classic cars and trucks. Clean 'em up a little. Maybe remove some trim, but mostly leave them classic look'n. Inside that package is a whole other story. If you build a classic looking vehicle, and you want to put a modern drivetrain underneath. Go for it. I wish I had the cash and know-how to do it. More power to you. My truck will stay stock, and will be worked like it was when the first farmer bought it 40 years ago. It would be nice if it had A/C, cruise, power everything, but then I probably wouldn't know how to or be able to afford to work on it. __________________ Justin SOLD 1967 K10 Fleetside, 283, Front and Rear Posi SOLD Color Wiring Diagrams Now in High Resolution V8 and Cab and Cab and Chassis Last edited by boundstaffpress; 11-03-2006 at 01:15 PM.

11-03-2006, 01:25 PM	#13
Boise69 The Hammer Man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 864	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way no no i believe in updating, upgrading, and upstaging your GM or Ford or Dodge or whatever it is you love. Hell yea mine is going to have modern day componants and it will be much better than GM made it originally, I hope, but it will be all 1969 chevrolet. So slam it, raise it, extend it, put NOS in it, paint it heavy metalic copper but put a mustang suspension or corvette rear end? no not for me, but thats just me, dont me too much.

11-03-2006, 02:10 PM	#14
johnnywagon Sofa King. We, Todd, Ed. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spokane, Wa. Posts: 631	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way Say what you will, but for years I ran around in a Pro-Street Chevy Luv that I built myself. Small block CHEVY engine, narrowed DODGE 8 3/4 rearend, FORD LTD radiator and hell, the truck itself was made in Japan by ISUZU!

11-03-2006, 02:27 PM	#15
panhandler62 Java Mechanic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 6,764	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way I rather lean towards keeping the rarities fairly pure and having fun with the rest. I think there is a point to be made for preservation and a point to be made for being creative. I, for instance, wouldn't make a lot of radical changes to a 63 split window Corvette, but I wouldn't hesitate to do anything and everything to an 83 Chevette. (Don't giggle too hard.. saw a pro-street Chevette sporting a rat on the road about a month ago.) M y two ton heap would have died as a pile of rust on a farm if I hadn't rescued it -- what am I taking away from the world if I tear it down, put a C4 front member and 4 link rear into it? __________________ Keith 11 Lincoln MKT -- Momma's wagon 13 G37xS -- middle age crazy car 68 C20 Fleetside -- RIP Decorating the whole town up at a cost of $27 ....



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11-03-2006, 02:45 PM	#17
Boise69 The Hammer Man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 864	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way well yea i figured that but now i'm tired of being yelled at. so as rossane addana said ... never mind. in a nut shell, ford - ford chevy - chevy and to go one step further... 67-72 chevy c-10 - 67-72 chevy c-10. and do whatever you want with it.

11-03-2006, 02:49 PM	#18
CochinoFilipino Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Republic of California Posts: 345	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way Is an after market "Mustang II" IFS or 9" Rear made with no Ford components really still "Ford". How about a "SBC" made with nothing from GM (not even the block), is it really a SBC? These are rhetorical questions BTW. __________________ '67 C10 Short Stepside 5.0TPI/700R4

11-03-2006, 03:13 PM	#20
watahyahknow Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the netherlands europe Posts: 4,335	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way i'm a gm guy at heart allthough i owned mostly gm opel . i actually like the bodystyle of the fords but i dislike there engines i wouldnt hessitate to put a chevy in a ford if it would be my car . i used to read alot about the old streetrods these oldtimers used watever was available and i think nottin spells hotrod more than a personal car made out of wat you like in a car . they do this a lot in england realy tiny ford populair bodywork with rover(buick) engines vauxhall independant frontend and jaguar rears ( now for sumtin totaly different and trust me they make some weird things in england , i've seen a reliand three wheeled car undercarrage under a speedboat long before monster garage did one , besides this was a deep v hull that was sitting the good way up , and its roadlegal they thought of putting a simulair frame under a caravan (can you immagine the looks of the other roadusers when its overtaking in the far lane ?) or a twice chopped double decker bus as a camper for cluboutings ..... howbout a 4 post bed with a licenceplate a lazychair with a moped engine , a outhouse with (turbo)jetpropulsion (i am not kidding allthough its not legal to drive it on the road thank god ) i mean i wouldn't want to miss seeing stuff like that on the internet nowaday's, it boils up the creative juices or makes you wonder wat brand of beer had sprung that one idea . __________________ i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts

11-03-2006, 05:16 PM	#21
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,643	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way I live in Japan for 10 years and owned a 55 Chevy while I was there. I used whatever I could find, GM, Ford, Dodge, Mazda, Nissan, etc...whatever I could find and make work I did. But that's what Hot Rodding is about. I love my truck, but I love allot of other vehicles too. I'll mess with them all, keep some sorta stock, others who knows. Whatever gets my interest and my blood a pump. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! Last edited by Palf70Step; 11-03-2006 at 05:17 PM.

11-03-2006, 05:23 PM	#22
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11-03-2006, 05:30 PM	#23
Boise69 The Hammer Man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 864	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way although i may not necessarily agree with mixmatching i do understand its necessity of olden days and places outside of the US where parts are a scarce comodity. But in todays world of aftermarket parts catalogues, the internet and ebay i fail to see the need to hodgepodge. but nonetheless, it made for an interesting thread of conversation and i enjoyed reading it. thanks for the edumacation.

11-03-2006, 05:48 PM	#24
CochinoFilipino Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Republic of California Posts: 345	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way Some people build their projects with a low budget. And if a free or cheap part of another make will work, well then,,, __________________ '67 C10 Short Stepside 5.0TPI/700R4

11-03-2006, 05:58 PM	#25
Boise69 The Hammer Man Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 864	Re: Brand loyalty in a different way yea i get that but they're not the subject of my focus... i've been studying a new IFS for my C-10, and the cheapest way for me to go is to keep it stock, clean out the crud and keep it simply stock. i probably won't do this but when it comes down to the dimes of it, cheaper is stickin with what you already have. I'm mean i would love the new Heidts all tubular IFS for my truck but i can't seem to wrap my mind around spending 2,500 for it and none of it is GM OEM. This is not about money, this is about keeping a blood line pure and is it that important afterall.

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