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Title: New here from Hawaii
Post by: 808SS on January 26, 2009, 11:38:47 pm: Aloha, Im the happy new owner of my 79 shortbed. yes she is a rust bucket and Im calling her project nightmare. I have always loved this body style and Ill post pic's later. I will need lots of help and hope to find it here to get her back up to date and rust free.
Thanks Dave
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Post by: friendlytruck on January 27, 2009, 12:13:51 am: good luck.
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Post by: bigkountry on January 27, 2009, 12:15:18 am: Welcome from KY
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Post by: 808SS on January 27, 2009, 12:26:24 am: Thanks for the replys, by any chance is there a company that makes wooden bed conversion?
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Post by: Blazin on January 27, 2009, 06:54:11 am: Yeah your local saw mill, some palm tree planks!! ::)
Welcome from the other end of the world, New Hampshaa USA!
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Post by: oldwhity on January 27, 2009, 07:13:14 am: Welcome from Maryland.
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Post by: choptop on January 27, 2009, 08:03:36 am: Welcome from West Texas.
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Post by: joesgarage71 on January 27, 2009, 08:15:15 am: Welcome Dave
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Post by: 69byrd on January 27, 2009, 08:31:28 am: Welcome from Tennessee.
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Post by: VileZambonie on January 27, 2009, 10:36:04 am: You live in Hawaii and I'm jealous of that. lol Welcome
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Post by: 808SS on January 27, 2009, 11:11:41 am: Quote from: VileZambonie on January 27, 2009, 10:36:04 am
You live in Hawaii and I'm jealous of that. lol Welcome

Thanks but remember we are surrounded by water, salt water that is.
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Post by: VileZambonie on January 27, 2009, 12:04:45 pm: And hot half naked salty women! :o Remember that!
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Post by: oldyeller on January 27, 2009, 12:19:26 pm: Welcome from Texas. Good luck with your truck.
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Post by: Captkaos on January 27, 2009, 01:23:33 pm: Welcome to the site. We added http://www.bedwoodandparts.com/Content/Home.aspx to our vendors this year. They make bed wood kits for these.
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Post by: 808SS on January 27, 2009, 01:56:07 pm: Quote from: Captkaos on January 27, 2009, 01:23:33 pm
Welcome to the site. We added http://www.bedwoodandparts.com/Content/Home.aspx to our vendors this year. They make bed wood kits for these.

Thanks for the site, to bad I cant read anything with the yellow writing. but Ill give them a call.
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Post by: 808SS on January 27, 2009, 02:00:36 pm: never mind Im on the GOVT computor and didnt wait for it to load completely
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Post by: JRConnieK10 on January 27, 2009, 03:59:48 pm: Welcome from Ohio.
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Post by: Captkaos on January 27, 2009, 04:23:46 pm: You don't have to give them a call. I can find out anything you want about them and save you some money. I am a dealer for them.
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Post by: 808SS on January 27, 2009, 09:49:55 pm: here she is
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n275/808SS/IMG_0207.jpg)
heres the driverside, the other side is the same
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n275/808SS/IMG_0202.jpg)
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n275/808SS/IMG_0209.jpg)
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n275/808SS/IMG_0204.jpg)
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n275/808SS/IMG_0205.jpg)
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Post by: choptop on January 27, 2009, 09:55:47 pm: Man thats a beautiful truck. Sad that the rust is taking it out.
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Post by: 69byrd on January 27, 2009, 11:09:23 pm: Man that is a sweet truck 8) Sucks about the rust but it will be better when you finish it. Like those wheels I had a set just like them on a s-10.
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Post by: Hook on January 28, 2009, 12:17:19 am: Aloha from Las Vegas! Where in HI? I have lots of family there.
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Post by: suicidalgecko on January 28, 2009, 01:36:44 am: looks like maunawili to me
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Post by: 808SS on January 28, 2009, 01:55:07 am: Quote from: Hook on January 28, 2009, 12:17:19 am
Aloha from Las Vegas! Where in HI? I have lots of family there.

Windward side, Kaneohe.
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Post by: 80stepsideguy on January 28, 2009, 11:30:29 am: Hello from florida,
i see some cowl rust, i had to do some cowl repairs to mine as my cab WAS a 85 cab as its going back to being a 1980 cab.

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb112/ramsportguy/corner1-1.jpg)

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb112/ramsportguy/firewall1.jpg)
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Post by: eventhorizon66 on January 28, 2009, 12:21:44 pm: Welcome. Too bad about the rust, because that is one beautiful truck. The color, the wheels, the stance - perfect. If you removed that blue tarp in the bed, straightened your mirror, and pulled that rope out of frame, that first pic would be one of the nicest pics I've seen here, definitely 2010 calender material. Maybe the background has something to do with it. I bet you can find some real nice photo shoot locations there.
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Post by: 808SS on January 28, 2009, 04:01:57 pm: 80stepsideguy is that your truck in the sig pic?

eventhorizon66 yes the truck is nice and it looks alot better in the photo. I can get some nice background pic but I barely got the truck home the tranny needs some work but the motor is still strong. When Im done with this project and I get some nice background pics hopefully I can get it in the next calender

Also Ill be swap out the engine with a LT1 388 SC or nos. Im trying to make up my mind I was going to install it in my 94 Impala SS but Im going with the LSX.
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Post by: 808SS on January 28, 2009, 05:56:35 pm: Heres the LT1 388 short block
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n275/808SS/DSC02713.jpg)
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Post by: friendlytruck on February 03, 2009, 06:11:10 pm: good taste hard come by in wet places i guess
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Post by: zieg85 on February 03, 2009, 06:25:09 pm: Welcome from NW Indiana
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Post by: 808SS on February 03, 2009, 06:49:47 pm: Thanks guys I already have the interior stripped. Im going to take a look at another cab this weekend hope its not to rusted or any rust. cross my fingers
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Post by: 808SS on February 19, 2009, 10:33:56 pm: just wanted to post up some more pics
need to adjust the front bumper and the tarp is for the rust spot thats on the roof
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n275/808SS/IMG_0214.jpg)
My camera is making this truck nicer then what it really is ;D
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n275/808SS/IMG_0213.jpg)
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Post by: 78BBSTEPSIDE on February 19, 2009, 10:38:09 pm: What is the name of the shade of blue, it really stands out? Too bad about the rust. Thanks