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I reminded myself today why I quit being an automotive mechanic
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<blockquote data-quote="Tanis143" data-source="post: 3358117" data-attributes="member: 43724"><p>Man, hearing all those stories makes me miss my dad's truck, a 77 Chevy Silverado extended bed. He bought it off a highschool kid for $1k. Over a period of 3 years he replaced the rusted panels on the bed's wheel wells, fixed the smaller rust areas and dents, dings. Painted it and replaced the engine. It had a factory 350 four bolt with an Holley 650, stock intake and headers. He did upgrade the headers to hooker's. The exhaust had dual glasspacks on both sides. I forgot which tranny it had. After he did all the work he enjoyed it for about 4 years then sold it when him, my stepmom and half-bro moved to Vegas. If I had known he was going to sell it I would have bought it. Sold it to kid who turned around and tried to off road it and busted the A-frame on the driver's side (was repaired once, dad even warned him about it), and the kid scrapped it. Me and my dad put a bit of time into that truck, and we took many a trip from Norman to Ft. Towson where my great grandfather and grandfathers land is at. Lots of memories. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I have no preference as long as it was produced before the early eighties.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanis143, post: 3358117, member: 43724"] Man, hearing all those stories makes me miss my dad's truck, a 77 Chevy Silverado extended bed. He bought it off a highschool kid for $1k. Over a period of 3 years he replaced the rusted panels on the bed's wheel wells, fixed the smaller rust areas and dents, dings. Painted it and replaced the engine. It had a factory 350 four bolt with an Holley 650, stock intake and headers. He did upgrade the headers to hooker's. The exhaust had dual glasspacks on both sides. I forgot which tranny it had. After he did all the work he enjoyed it for about 4 years then sold it when him, my stepmom and half-bro moved to Vegas. If I had known he was going to sell it I would have bought it. Sold it to kid who turned around and tried to off road it and busted the A-frame on the driver's side (was repaired once, dad even warned him about it), and the kid scrapped it. Me and my dad put a bit of time into that truck, and we took many a trip from Norman to Ft. Towson where my great grandfather and grandfathers land is at. Lots of memories. Personally, I have no preference as long as it was produced before the early eighties. [/QUOTE]
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