Motor Pool

See even the Border Patrol likes lifted trucks!

Since my first post with my 1977 GMC, I got to thinking. What was your first set of wheels? I know that most of us were just excited to have a car or truck that it didn't matter what it looked like, as long as we were able to have it and consider it our own. My sisters all drove our families 1974 GMC Suburban. I also drove it from time to time. But then I got my own GMC truck shown here with my second truck,an '85 Ford diesel. So show me what you had(or might still have)! I am not sure if you can post a picture in a comment, so if not email a pic and I'll add it.

My Next Project

Well it has been sitting in my yard for about 2 years, but now it is about to get a make-over! My wife's grandpa originally had this truck. I did not want to see it leave so I bought it. It is a 1971 Ford F-100 two wheel drive sport custom, with 90,250 original miles! The interior is practically show room with NO problems at all. The outside shows use. So my plan is to fill the holes from having a camper on it,clean up and straighten the body and paint it back the same copper color. I want to be able to show it as an "All Original." Adding a nice sounding 2.5 inch exhaust to get some rumble, and possibly some nice rims to accent the old style of the truck.

My last project

This is a 1987 Dodge 250 that I went through last winter. It has a 360/727 combo. As limited budget build, I only paid $250 for it. So,I bought a rebuilt 360 and put an edlbrock carb and intake on it. Paid $350 for the flat bed, and the rest was spent on engine components, interior parts, body and paint work. I did the body work and paid $250 for a Maaco paint job. For a teenager to drive, the Maaco job looks great. I felt it turned out rather well for $4000.

Here are some pictures of my 1977 GMC dually that I built in High School. My Mom and Dad were great supporters for this project. My Mom thought she was safe when she saw it trailered into our back yard. Little did she know, that 10 days later I would be driving it around the yard. My Dad and I learned a lot together throughout the following 2 years. I am forever greatful for the time spent with my Dad. My neighbor contributed alot of time, parts and expertise. It helps that he was an engineer for GM. If your have a wiring question, he will tell you what color the wire is and everything it goes to.

If You have a project and want to share, feel free to post. I bought it for $500 and tore it all the way to the frame and found it completely cracked in half in one spot. Welded up the frame and started putting on new/used parts. The only body parts used off of the old body was the right front fender. A lot of the parts were traded for or given to me. This was my first major mechanical adventure. It took me about 2 years and $6500 to finish.