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Nifty Stuff...
« on: April 23, 2014, 10:36:14 PM »
Here's the clock I made for myself...  My mom's cousin randy saw it and asked "so that hubcap went everywhere uncle roger's truckwent when he drove all over the continent in it with that airstream in tow?  I told him yeah...  He liked it so much, I took it down off the wall and gave it to him...He looked like I'd offered him 5 gold bars, after I told him that hubcap was off of Uncle Rogers Truck, when it was driving all across the country back in the day.  For those that don't know...  this was a hubcap off of my truck when I first got it...  Uncle Roger is my granddad.  I made a clock like this for my dad out of one of the hubcaps that was on their old mustang, and I made this clock for myself out of one of the old hubcaps that was on the truck when I got it.  Randy liked it so much I gave it to him...  You'd have thought I gave him 5 gold bars...   but I totally understand...  He remembers that truck before I was born, he remembers seeing it brand new, and I got to give him a small piece of that, and I think he'll treasure more than I would have...  made me very happy to give it to him...  (plus if I want, I got three more I can make)  ;)



This is the 78 model truck back in 82...  he remembers brand new in late 78... I'm so happy to give it to him!  He loves it more than I did...  so I gave it to him, thought he was gonna tear up but he held it back enough...

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Re: Nifty Stuff...
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2014, 10:43:23 PM »
If you're curious, this is the mustang hubcap I made for my dad for fathers day...

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Re: Nifty Stuff...
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2014, 03:27:35 PM »
 Cool. 8)
2002 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 8.1/ZF6sp RC/LB
2001 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 6.0/4L85E EC/SB
1997 Chevy Blazer 4x4
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Re: Nifty Stuff...
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2014, 11:26:45 PM »
More Nifty Stuff...   KCCO!

Kenny

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Re: Nifty Stuff...
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2014, 07:01:01 PM »
Awesome. Thats what old cars and trucks are all about for me. I bought mine off a good friend of mine who had it all through high school. There are things on it I cant seem to get myself to change because it takes some of the patina from him owning it away. One of which is a powdercoated silver heater box that just looks ridiculous under the hood, and a huge hoosier tire sticker on the glove box that I'll eventually do away with but cant seem to at the moment.

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Re: Nifty Stuff...
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2014, 09:25:20 PM »
Awesome. Thats what old cars and trucks are all about for me. I bought mine off a good friend of mine who had it all through high school. There are things on it I cant seem to get myself to change because it takes some of the patina from him owning it away. One of which is a powdercoated silver heater box that just looks ridiculous under the hood, and a huge hoosier tire sticker on the glove box that I'll eventually do away with but cant seem to at the moment.

fix it up YOUR WAY, and leave the things that stick out like a sore thumb, but mean the most to you as they are...  it'll make it mean ten times what it would if you just got your truck from some guy...
Kenny

1978 C-20, 350/400, 3.73, Graystone Metallic, Raceline Renegade 8 Wheels - 18x8.5, 275/70R18 BFG KO's