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Published: Jan 14, 2012
Author: me
Post Date: 2012-01-14 13:19:22 by We The People
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Just picked it up today! 1970 Chevy K10, half ton 4X4, 350 small block, factory air, factory tach, factory tilt wheel & cab light. Needs some work but in damned good shape for a 42 year old truck. 
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#14. To: We The People (#0)
. That is a nice looking rig. The fleet side is nice. Is that an OEM color? I'm not a Chevy guy. It would get destroyed here. I'm looking for a Snow-cat, but this weather has them all bought up.
I'm not sure if this is OEM color or not. This is a repaint, and not a very good one. You can see the original color in spots when you open the door and it's a light green. A friend of mine also has a 1970 and his has this same paint scheme with the white over light blue and his is original.
. The reason that I asked was that there used to be a GMC around here of the same vintage and it had a color that was close to that, but not quite; which actually was OEM. GMC/CHEVY used to seem to have alot of interesting colors. It looks way too nice to work it, esp. off road. What kind of ballpark price did you give, ( if you want to say). Rigs that old around here are usually REALLY beat.
It looks to be in a lot better shape in the photo than it really is. It definitely needs work just to be a dependable driver. But, I expected that because I've looked at and drove a LOT of them and they go for a pretty penny even if they're junk. What kind of ballpark price did you give, ( if you want to say). I gave $6000.00 for this one, which is very good for it's condition. The body only has a few minor spots that need attention and it needs a new GOOD paint job. Mechanically it's a little rougher. The bones are good, the motor and tranny are good with about a year and a half on complete rebuilds. The rest is a bit rough, but that's OK cause I'll enjoy the hell out of fixing it up. I may even do a complete frame off restoration. It needs it.
That's ALWAYS the case. One other truism is that rust and dents that you never saw before suddenly pop up at around the third day after you have bought it. I've bought and hauled several cars or trucks home that I was thrilled to get,and then three days later looked them over and thought to myself,"What the HELL was I thinking when I bought this thing?" The body only has a few minor spots that need attention and it needs a new GOOD paint job. If you plan on really driving it instead of making it a show queen,you can get a really good paint job at MAACO for less than 200 bucks if you do all the body work and paint prep before taking it there to have the color shot. You can't even buy the materials for 200 bucks.
One other truism is that rust and dents that you never saw before suddenly pop up at around the third day after you have bought it. LOL. Congrats on your new toy, WTP. It's always a good feeling to drag home a new project. :) As to the ugly stuff showing up three days after, mine was ugly from the get- go... It'd been stripped, left in the desert for dead. I've been working on it about 16 months, will have it road-worthy in time for spring... ;) Here's how it looked about 1 week after I brought it home.
Damn! You saved its life! Now THAT'S a project! LOL! Man, I envy that kind of patience. I don't have it.
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#17. To: Mad Dog (#14)
Is that an OEM color?
#20. To: We The People (#17)
#21. To: Mad Dog (#20)
It looks way too nice to work it, esp. off road.
#26. To: We The People (#21)
It looks to be in a lot better shape in the photo than it really is.
#33. To: sneakypete, We The People (#26)
It looks to be in a lot better shape in the photo than it really is. That's ALWAYS the case.
#41. To: Capitalist Eric (#33)
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