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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 2377298" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>That sucks!!!</p><p>Mine was almost a basket case.</p><p>My dad's fishing drinking buddy got it from his wife in 1972 as a wedding present.. they installed a 57 chevy rear end</p><p>and a 396" BBC from his super gas chevelle that ran 9.80's Tunnelram with 2 4's The 396 was a 1965 425HP 396.</p><p></p><p>It had a th400 ,and the truck had no wires no brake lines no glass.</p><p>No interior.</p><p>He was hurting for money in 1986 and i got it for 700 bucks...</p><p>Then my girlfriend got pregnant in 1987.. so i sold the engine to one friend who skipped out of town without paying for it.</p><p>625 bucks ,, a dollar a HP.</p><p></p><p>I sold the truck to my fishing drinking buddy for 700.</p><p>My wife bought the truck back from my buddy in 2006 for a birthday present for me.. 900 bucks.</p><p>It had sat outside all it's life with no glass.. but did pretty well..</p><p>It sat in my back yard for 2 years...</p><p></p><p>I felt that old truck needed to be driven , do i stopped all my projects and spent 3 solid months on the truck to get it road worthy..</p><p>The factory leaf springs were broken and some welded back together...</p><p></p><p>It now has a 9" ford from a truck and ford truck springs moved under the frame..</p><p>I purchased a pinto from puckets and installed the front end under the truck.</p><p>I had a 1969 300HP 350 that i tweaked a little and i built a TH350 for it and ran all new break lines and wired it.</p><p></p><p>She has ran 13.51 ET and gets 18.4-18.6 MPG currently with 3.25 gears and no overdrive..weight is 3180 lbs</p><p>A little heavier than i was shooting for.. but i installed heavy steel in the floor and a steel bed floor also.</p><p>I use it as a work truck...It has front and rear blinkers and brake lights are 62 impalla.</p><p></p><p>It has Ford, Dodge, Chevy, Honda, Mitsubishi, and Harley Davidson parts on it.. so it is my Hybrid.</p><p>$2,250 invested been driving it for 5 years.</p><p></p><p>Your's sounds like it would have been easier to complete..</p><p>I have owned over 300 vehicles and this one is my favorite. I miss a few that i had..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 2377298, member: 15054"] That sucks!!! Mine was almost a basket case. My dad's fishing drinking buddy got it from his wife in 1972 as a wedding present.. they installed a 57 chevy rear end and a 396" BBC from his super gas chevelle that ran 9.80's Tunnelram with 2 4's The 396 was a 1965 425HP 396. It had a th400 ,and the truck had no wires no brake lines no glass. No interior. He was hurting for money in 1986 and i got it for 700 bucks... Then my girlfriend got pregnant in 1987.. so i sold the engine to one friend who skipped out of town without paying for it. 625 bucks ,, a dollar a HP. I sold the truck to my fishing drinking buddy for 700. My wife bought the truck back from my buddy in 2006 for a birthday present for me.. 900 bucks. It had sat outside all it's life with no glass.. but did pretty well.. It sat in my back yard for 2 years... I felt that old truck needed to be driven , do i stopped all my projects and spent 3 solid months on the truck to get it road worthy.. The factory leaf springs were broken and some welded back together... It now has a 9" ford from a truck and ford truck springs moved under the frame.. I purchased a pinto from puckets and installed the front end under the truck. I had a 1969 300HP 350 that i tweaked a little and i built a TH350 for it and ran all new break lines and wired it. She has ran 13.51 ET and gets 18.4-18.6 MPG currently with 3.25 gears and no overdrive..weight is 3180 lbs A little heavier than i was shooting for.. but i installed heavy steel in the floor and a steel bed floor also. I use it as a work truck...It has front and rear blinkers and brake lights are 62 impalla. It has Ford, Dodge, Chevy, Honda, Mitsubishi, and Harley Davidson parts on it.. so it is my Hybrid. $2,250 invested been driving it for 5 years. Your's sounds like it would have been easier to complete.. I have owned over 300 vehicles and this one is my favorite. I miss a few that i had.. [/QUOTE]
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