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mowerman

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  1. Thanks for that Paul I was pretty much the same way I am broken with truck drivers that started with chain drives and two of my uncle’s were auto and truck mechanics with thier own shop and yes, I was a typical smart ass teenager like most young guys, but I was always all ears when I was around these older fellows … Bob
  2. Well one step closer to working on 21 year old model was out and about today and bought some more glue
  3. Seems like those old Chevy pickups just suddenly vanished like the F model all of a sudden they all disappeared
  4. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwww the good old days I was driving a 63 white mustang a lot when I first got my license first real job what a tank they got rid of it shortly after I started rest were white 9000s
  5. Like you said these big rig guy’s are allot easier to deal with
  6. Last one was a 53 Chevy flatbed 350 bucks sold it to a pal for 500 he was bugging me to tears to sell it .. Bob
  7. I think I paid 750 for the first one 51 cleaned it up a bit and traded with a friend that wanted it he gave his 75 f100 I sold it for 1400 one of the only deals I ever made money on lol bob
  8. Can’t possibly be any longer than mine congratulations on the move up or down… Bob
  9. Yes, you cannot see my truck from the road but yes I would tell them. I’ve been planning to restore it for 28 years almost ready to start. Bob
  10. Wow, what a cool story truck looks excellent yes, six wheelers are hard to fine. Mostly used by road maintenance. I have a ball with it…. Bob
  11. doesnt even look like it needs anything,,wonder what happened to the breather??? bob
  12. you know he would make thier entire cast look like idiots....bob
  13. i always thought the frame on a gas job was thinner,is that true??? bob
  14. as usuall great posts fellas,,,,out of likes..bob
  15. MR im sure it is..bob
  16. cant beat old time actors,,,they seem to have lost something thru the years..bob
  17. yeah we have a whole town here full of houses like that 15 vehicles in thier yard they do absolutely nothing with any of them,,,but nothing for sale,,,thiers a ww2 jeep down the street from me ive been driving by it for 16 years, hasnt moved been dieing to run in there and see if possible sale,but i know damn well he will tell to get lost...bob
  18. i ran a 237 maxidyne years ago,,,,and a buddy of mine had the 285 man i couldnt believe the differance in power,he used to go right by me on the hills with that truck he had a cruiseliner..bob
  19. funny thing was i paid $1,600 for it gladly ,,,bone stock original condition....i decided to get rid of it because it had the traditional farm tractor 50 mph rearend and i was moving trying to lighten the load,,,you you believe back in 1986....i couldnt give that thing away,,,,wound up trading someone for a yamaha 1100 straight across.then i couldnt unload the yamaha,,would up trading back for 59 chevy flatbed.....strange things happen sometimes...bob
  20. Oh, by the way, that’s not exactly a professional opinion that’s coming from a do it yourself er … Bob
  21. It’s just going to have possibly a small exhaust leak. I don’t think it’s anything to worry about. Removing Head is the best solution which is a lot of work… Bob
  22. Somehow you listen to other fellows and other lands and they pretty much say it’s the same way there ha ha like Paul. For instance, they must all go to same phony leader classes .4???????? Bob
  23. Yes, it’s amazing what they offer these days, especially sheet metal last I checked you could buy a complete floor with rocker panels for a 55 bel air I expect it’s the same with those… after a lot of years I wish I had kept the 48 1 owner low mileage, 1 ton 9 foot bed Bob.
  24. I had 3 of that style great choice first vehicle I bought in LA was a 51 Chevy pickup it was such a big plus with no cancer to mess with … Bob
  25. This just popped up on the end of our conversation not sure why but keep ‘em coming… lol
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