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Oct 4, 2014 | 11:24 PM

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Chris, That happened to my dad in his old '75 Courier.He busted the back window right out of it with his head. Luckily it didn't do much of anything to him. Now if only my truck had head rests.

The seat backs were a direct fit onto my old bench. I didn't have a hole drilled for the seat back restrictor cable so I tucked it up into the seat back.

Oct 10, 2014 | 02:19 AM

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Yes but think of the memories I'm making...

I've already set a limit for myself of $2k total on this heap. If I can't get it reliable by then I can part it out and get some of my money back. The 460/C6 combo and rear end are the best parts so far.

I just want a truck for hauling stuff in, doesn't have to be pretty, just reliable.

I added up all the receipts and with the truck purchase price I'm into this heap $2700 now. So I busted my limit but there's no going back now.

Oct 10, 2014 | 02:28 AM

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I added up all the receipts and with the truck purchase price I'm into this heap $2700 now. So I busted my limit but there's no going back now.

I'm at like $5000. And it doesn't even look a whole lot different. Oh well. I'm keeping the truck until I'm dead anyways. I'm just going to enjoy it while I still can.

Adds up quick, doesn't it?

Oct 10, 2014 | 06:43 AM

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85lebaront2

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I don't even know where I am on Darth, but I've owned him since April 1994 and a lot of the stuff was either free or very inexpensive.

Oct 10, 2014 | 06:57 AM

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I'm at like $5000. And it doesn't even look a whole lot different. Oh well. I'm keeping the truck until I'm dead anyways. I'm just going to enjoy it while I still can.

Adds up quick, doesn't it?

The way I look at it is that [$5000] would just barely make a decent down payment on something new, which starts depreciating as soon as you drive it off the lot and most likely, you will see one just like it at every street corner!

Enjoy the journey!!!

Oct 10, 2014 | 07:30 AM

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Amen! Our trucks are now appreciating, albeit slowly. And there's not another one like Rusty around.

Oct 10, 2014 | 07:31 AM

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Or Dad's Truck!

Oct 10, 2014 | 07:45 AM

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Or Dad's Truck!

I thought about saying that, but since it is in pieces I'm afraid there are lots of other trucks like it - in pieces.

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Oct 10, 2014 | 02:10 PM

#249

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Exactly. It may be $5000 on top of the $900 I bought it for. But it's got no car payments and it's super easy to work on with cheap insurance.

Oct 11, 2014 | 03:13 AM

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Exactly. It may be $5000 on top of the $900 I bought it for. But it's got no car payments and it's super easy to work on with cheap insurance.

Oct 11, 2014 | 03:18 AM

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My truck owes me nothing.
It drags all my tools around and brings crazy amounts of materials to the job site.

Best 10k I ever spent (in 1988)

About the time that Pepcon plant exploded out there in Henderson.

Oct 12, 2014 | 09:14 PM

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Finally started on the front radius arm bushings and I beam pivot bushings.

Oct 12, 2014 | 09:18 PM

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I'll be doing the left side tomorrow. I'm tired from wrestling around all that iron...

Oct 12, 2014 | 09:22 PM

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Gary Lewis

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It is work, for sure. But, it'll be worth it when you drive it.

Oct 12, 2014 | 11:54 PM

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You did it the easy way. I did mine with the assembly in the truck. Took me 9 hours to do both bushings................... AND that's just pressing the bushings in!