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Offline Bobs85PU

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New Guy from Oklahoma
« on: February 04, 2012, 08:54:41 pm »
Finally decided to make a post introducing myself. I have an 85 2WD Pickup and just obtained (for free) an 80 4WD.

I will be asking lots of questions about the 80...The 85 is done, except for paint.

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2012, 09:02:07 pm »
     Welcome from Ca.    Free is good, how did that happen ?
#1: The easiest and most obvious solution to any problem is 99% of the time correct.
#2: There is no such thing as impossible, it just takes longer.
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Offline timthescarrd

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2012, 09:18:05 pm »
Greetings from an okie relocated to NV, what part you from

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2012, 09:38:03 pm »
Welcome from NW Indiana
Carl 
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Offline Bobs85PU

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2012, 10:49:58 pm »
     Welcome from Ca.    Free is good, how did that happen ?

Long story...sort of! I recently remarried, after being alone for 16 years...My new wife's Family were Farmers/Ranchers here in NW OK.

Karen, my wife, knows i'm a car guy, so she took me out to her Family's home farm to see the old stuff just laying around!

Two 47-54 Chevy trucks (I'm working on getting them...somehow!), two 73-87 4WD pickups, one 60s/70s 4WD Pickup and one 60s/70s 2WD Pickup. Also a 1970 Chevy Impala Custom 2DR Hardtop.

I'm going to combine the 4WD and the other 73-87 4WD into one usable truck...The truck I got had an electrical fire...The other truck blew an engine.

Checking the VIN on the truck I got, I found it was an 80 built in Flint, MI. The other truck is earlier than 1980...haven't checked the VIN yet.

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2012, 11:29:44 pm »
Welcome from Iowa. Great to have you here !!

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2012, 09:12:48 am »
     On the 73 - 80 trucks the 6th position (number) is the year it was made, should make it easier to identify what year it is.
     
#1: The easiest and most obvious solution to any problem is 99% of the time correct.
#2: There is no such thing as impossible, it just takes longer.
  74 k10, 77k10    Tom

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New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2012, 11:40:22 am »
Welcome
I'm also from Oklahoma!

Offline Bobs85PU

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2012, 06:57:01 am »
Greetings from an okie relocated to NV, what part you from

Northwest...Hitchcock to be exact...about three miles Northeast of Roman Nose State Park!!!

About 140 Souls, one Goose, 20+ chickens, 11 horses, bunches of dogs, thousands of cattle, and the cat population depends on how hungry the coyotes are.... ;D

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2012, 02:14:23 pm »
Welcome from Alaska.  Visiting a working farm is like treasure hunting.  No telling what you'll find on the "south 40".

Rusty
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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2012, 02:29:56 pm »
welcome from Alabama! sounds like you got a pretty good deal!

Offline Jason S

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2012, 07:20:00 am »
Howdy from Southwest Oklahoma!

I'm near Altus but about to be transferred to Muskogee...
1973 GMC K2500, Super Custom, Camper Special, 350, TH350, NP203, 4.10's
1974 Chevrolet K10, Custom Deluxe, 350, SM465, NP203, 3.73's

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Re: New Guy from Oklahoma
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2012, 04:47:10 pm »
welcome from northeast ohio