punkatruck
07-19-2005, 07:19 PM
Hello everyone from the big "O." Omaha, Nebraska that is. I was turrned on to the HAMB by a guy named Barry who answered my ad posted on Inliners asking about finding a serviceable 261. I am currently deciding on a direction for my 1962 C10. It has a 235, with a 3 speed on the floor. The previous owner did not want to repair the column shift, so he cut a hole in the floor and dropped in a Hurst kit. Other that that, it is completely stock, right down to the painted steel wheels and dish hubcaps. I want to keep the straight six in it, perhaps update the brakes to power drum all the way around, and am propbably going to just make him a 20 footer instead of a full on restoration. Yep, it is a him, not a her. My wife named the truck "punkatruck" because it is sort of a very faded red, and looks orange. So pumpkin got shortened to punka, and so punkatruck was born. I bought the truck after a long search in and around Nebraska, and came up with very little project material that was running for a decent price. I am hoping to finally get to have the hotrod that I never had as a kid, without contributing to the skyrocketing prices out there. I am hoping that once my newbie probation is over that I can continue the search for a 261 here on the HAMB. Thanks for reading my intro post, and thanks to Barry for referring me to the HAMB.