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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 08:05 AM
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congrats, bobby. gives you the incentive to keep going.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 08:56 AM
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Road Trip!
I'm a few months behind you. My goal is to have my truck on the road, not done but driveable for the Stockers first car show in May.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 09:46 AM
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Way to go another New Mexico truck on the road...I better get working
 
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 10:36 AM
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Thanks guys!

Today I gonna try and empty the bed. Where in the world does all that stuff come from? And...why in the world can't I throw it away???

It felt good to drive it, although it did remind me that I need to trash those bias ply tires and step up to some radials

Bobby
 
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by bobbytnm
Thanks guys!

Today I gonna try and empty the bed. Where in the world does all that stuff come from? And...why in the world can't I throw it away???

It felt good to drive it, although it did remind me that I need to trash those bias ply tires and step up to some radials

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Real trucks have bias ply tires!
 
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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Bobby, I don't have much in my bed because it doesn't have a floor yet. At least the things that are balanced on the cross members are truck related.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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Hey Bobby, sounds like you've earned a round of Frosty beverages I'll drink a Coke in your honor and eat a donut. I've been so busy at dad's shop plus I'm tryin to get my Unibody up and running so I can sell it. It makes the rest of us feel good when one of us gets something done.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 09:26 PM
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Good show. Glad to see you are among the driving again. I hope to be able to make such an announcement some day soon myself.

I agree, open the tailgate and mash the loud pedal. That should clean out the bed post haste.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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Thanks again guys.

I spent some time Sunday morning sorting through and throwing away stuff. I drove the truck over to the gas station and put some fuel in and went for a short ride. Couldn't go far as I don't have current tags or insurance. I guess that my next step...ugh.

After that I got sidetracked helping my nephew fabricate some brackets for his Jeep that took the rest of the afternoon.

Got the truck out of the garage, cleaned up garage, took motorcyle ride, replaced tailpipe and repaired leakiy rear diff on my Suburban, cleaned truck bed out, helped my nephew....all in all, a good weekend

Bobby
 
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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You can come up to Erie anytime - I'l make a Bobby Do List.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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It would never work Dick, between you colorful selection of pills and my thirst for frosty beverages we'd get sidetracked and end up in never-never land
 
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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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very cool bobby, now comw help me wire mine
 
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