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Title: noob from MA
Post by: 4x4orbust on January 06, 2009, 04:20:13 pm

hey guys, just saying hi and introdcing myself to the group.   from South eastern mass, born and raised.  i've always been a fan of chevy's and have owned one since i was 14, except it was a gmc.
 found this site during a search for some info on  my recent purchase:  a 1982 chevy K-10 Single cab, short bed.   since it came home i've been fixing things here and there with it. (it had sat for 3 years before i acquired it, before that it was a plow truck, but originated and resided in phoenix from 82-98)
 I found out the previous owner swapped in a 350 small block with a th350 tranny behind it.   a nice find considering i thought it had  305 (as the glovebox says) 
so far i have had to replace all the brake lines, wheel cylinders, and calipers, installed a new flowmaster exhaust (temporarily till i get headers), windshield wipers, new starter solenoid, new fuel lines, and the other usual stuff (battery cables, battery, cap and rotor) once the warmer weather rolls around i will start on some of the body work. it only needs rocker panels and some minor door rot repair to be mint. 
sorry for the long intro and looking forward to the help and advice!

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: Captkaos on January 06, 2009, 04:28:28 pm

Welcome to the site!  You want to split off the question and move it to the appropriate forum?  Or do you want your answers here?

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: 69byrd on January 06, 2009, 04:31:29 pm

Welcome from Tennessee.

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: 4x4orbust on January 06, 2009, 04:31:48 pm

good suggestion, i'll put it in a new thread.   thanks!!

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: oldwhity on January 06, 2009, 06:26:32 pm

Welcome from Maryland. Nice pair of trucks.

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: choptop on January 06, 2009, 06:29:01 pm

Welcome from West Texas

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: joesgarage71 on January 07, 2009, 09:43:27 am

Welcome

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: VileZambonie on January 07, 2009, 09:46:19 am

Welcome! Where abouts in Mass are you from?

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: fitz on January 07, 2009, 12:57:54 pm

Welcome from Mass. What part of Mass are you from? I'm from Halifax.
                                                                                               Fitz
                                                                                                   

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: Blazin on January 07, 2009, 01:56:43 pm

Welcome from New Hampshaa! Us New Englanders are starting to number here!!!

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: zieg85 on January 07, 2009, 03:02:36 pm

Welcome from NW Indiana

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: 4x4orbust on January 07, 2009, 04:59:27 pm

i'm from bellingham, about 2 miles from the RI border.  thanks for great welcome!! nice to see a lot of other New englanders here!  enjoying the rain??

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: 85MudMonster on January 07, 2009, 05:23:41 pm

Welcome.

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: Blazin on January 08, 2009, 12:44:38 am

We got 3" of snow, then sleet, then freezing rain, then rain, then about 2" more snow. Just got back from plowing, about 9 hours.

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: oldyeller on January 08, 2009, 10:54:59 am

Welcome from Texas.

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: JRConnieK10 on January 08, 2009, 11:50:44 am

Welcome from Ohio.

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: fitz on January 08, 2009, 06:41:43 pm

Does your truck still have the plow on it?  looks like we are getting more snow Saturday.
                                                                            Fitz.

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: 4x4orbust on January 08, 2009, 08:12:56 pm

yea it still has the plow on it.  I actually bought it to be used as a plow truck, and decided it was in better shape than my 73 and more worthy to restore/fix back to daily driver status. (quite suprising considering i paid $500 for it, with the plow)  I went out today and sanded and salted my customers driveways, we have literally a half inch of ice on almost every driveway (at least the ones that get little sun.)  this is a good winter to have a plow truck!!   
do you plow?   fun little "hobby", er, way to get away from the girl, er, good time to have a cold one, er, ya you know.....

blazin:  where in NH are you?  did you get hit by the ice storm a few weeks ago??   my brother lives outside keene and was without power for like 12-13 days

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: smitty77 on January 17, 2009, 03:30:12 pm

Welcome from North Central Mass.  Bellingham is a nice area, my company has a division located in Holliston.

Good steal on that truck for $500.  I spent more than that on my "parts truck", though to be honest the "parts" I used from it was everything except the body.

Title: Re: noob from MA
Post by: bigkountry on January 20, 2009, 04:44:54 pm

Welcome from KY