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My Round Up Thrash!

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by jerry, Apr 2, 2007.

  1. jerry
    Joined: Mar 2, 2001
    Posts: 3,469

    jerry
    Member

    The saga starts on Thanks giving Day 2005, my truck gets totaled by a moron turning left in front of me on my way home after T'Day dinner. Pushed him across teherest of the intersection and a toyota on the far side of him across the sidewalk! The grille end up pushed back a FOOT!

    Forward to a moth and a half ago, Rape Farm finally settles. Off goes the money to Steve at Industrial Chassis. Him and his crew get the truck stripped down and over to Frank and Howard at the body shop. The frame was pushed 3 inches out of line! Got it on the frame table and got it straight in record time.

    Back to Ind. Chassis for partial reassembly. A really big thank to the crew there for all the hard work! Fixing the cracks in the chassis, realigning the K-member, rebuilding the trailing arm rear suspension mounts, new motor mounts, new trans mount, mount front sheet metal,.

    2 weeks before the LSRU I get the truck to a friends house. Thanks Chip. I had no room to work on it at home so he volunteered some space. Only having time after work I rewired the truck, mounted the radiator, after having a new one built, drove to Tucson for about the only hood I could get hold of.
    Thank you Joe! This hood is so nice! Looks like it came from the factory last week!

    Finally got the truck to my house to finish on the Friday before the LSRU.

    The following Sat had to attend the local nostalgia drags, being honored with an Arizona Hotrod Pioneers award!

    Worked all day Sunday, half the night Mon and Tues and Wed morning getting everything done. Mounting the wiring harness, headlights mounted, running board on, the long list of what needs to be done. At 10:30 Wed morning I was doing the front end alignment and installing the grill and aligning the hood!

    Finally got it on the road at 11:30 Wed morning and drove over to Steve's shop to leave for the LSRU at noon and started out for the drive to Texas!

    The trucks been off the road for 16 months and its first drive is 1000 mile shake down!

    Lost the retaining nuts to the clutch slave coming into Tucson. Fix it on the side of the freeway! Lost it again coming thru New Mexico. Fixed it at a truck stop. The last of the retaining nuts.

    Coming into El Paso lose the retaining nut again AND break off the bellcrank at the clutch pedal arm! End up driving to the motel thru town with no clutch. Again drive to MSD in the am, thanks Todd! Get the royal treatment there, tour and all. Get the bellcrank fixed there and back on the road!

    Rolled into Austin about 10:thursday nite! Of course down to Congress st to see who was in yet.


    I don't know how sane it is to take a truck that got mostly finished on a 2000 mile plus round trip shake down run!

    I had set a goal of driving my truck to the LSRU this year after having to drive a rental last year!

    Thank you Kontinentals for all the inspiration. I had to send in the registration before the truck was even out of the shop! Talk about inspiration!

    Still didn't get everything doone that I wanted to, red hood, bare metal fenders, break downs.

    Was it worth it?

    HELL YES!!!!



    jerry
     
  2. Glad to see you made it back!
     
  3. Got any pictures of this heap? I probably saw it there.
     
  4. jerry
    Joined: Mar 2, 2001
    Posts: 3,469

    jerry
    Member

    No pics, but it had the red hood and bare metal front fenders.

    It was in front of Zen all friday nite. And next to the continental on sat nite.


    jerry
     

  5. MilesM
    Joined: May 28, 2002
    Posts: 1,219

    MilesM
    Member

    Good to hear you made it back with no problems.
     
  6. Rusty
    Joined: Mar 4, 2004
    Posts: 9,473

    Rusty
    Member

    Too Cool, hear it at the Roundup and was just as cool hearing it again, Glad yall made it back safely. See you at the Drags

    Rusty
     
  7. What kind of truck is it?
     
  8. DragginWagon
    Joined: Jul 4, 2006
    Posts: 214

    DragginWagon
    Member
    from Tyler,Tx.

    It was good to meet you! You said you was hammering to get it down,but damn you wasn't lying!
     
  9. Malcolm
    Joined: Feb 9, 2006
    Posts: 8,032

    Malcolm
    Member
    from Nebraska

    Jerry, it was great to meet you at the crawl and see ya around all weekend. I like your truck - it has a great stance. Glad to hear you made it home safe.

    See ya at the HAMB Drags??

    Malcolm
     
  10. Reggie
    Joined: Aug 25, 2003
    Posts: 1,701

    Reggie
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    Jerry, glad ya made it back down to see us. Thanks for the ride....and the Tequilla!!
     
  11. Nads
    Joined: Mar 5, 2001
    Posts: 11,862

    Nads
    Member
    from Hypocrisy

    You are a ruler and one swell cat.

    The breakdowns, the agony, the dineros flying out of yer wallet are what make memories, people tooling down 1-40 in rental, civilian Tauruses will never know such joys, and they won't pass these stories down to their kin.

    We are blessed.
     
  12. bigken
    Joined: Jul 7, 2005
    Posts: 2,788

    bigken
    Member

    Good story, man. Great seeing you again. We REALLY needed to hookup Satruday night, but never saw your ass.
    Look forward to MoKan already.
    cya man - killer truck.
     
  13. jerry
    Joined: Mar 2, 2001
    Posts: 3,469

    jerry
    Member

    It's the mostly black 50 chevy 5 window pick up with the red hood and bare metal front fenders. It's not done looks wise but mechanically it's there.

    Looking forward to the H.A.M.B.drags in Mokan!

    Thanks for all the positive comments guys! Really good to see everyone again, and good to meet friends that I haven't met before.


    jerry
     
  14. Jeff Norwell
    Joined: Aug 20, 2003
    Posts: 14,809

    Jeff Norwell
    MODERATOR
    Staff Member

    Jerry is hardcore!
    great to see ya again!
     
  15. Jerry,
    You are a "nutcase" to go thru all that just to make LSRU:eek: .....Oh, hold it, look who's talking!!!
    Enjoyed checking out all the "room" in your truck, the way you have it set up.
    Skot
     
  16. John The Sock
    Joined: Apr 4, 2007
    Posts: 1

    John The Sock
    Member
    from Austin TX

  17. Casey
    Joined: Nov 8, 2005
    Posts: 3,293

    Casey
    Member Emeritus

    good to meet ya jerry garcia ! glad ya made back ok !
     
  18. monsterflake
    Joined: May 13, 2003
    Posts: 3,763

    monsterflake
    Member

    i hope that when i'm old and gray, that i'll still love the last minute thrash. actually, i think that's the best part, beside the drive. see you in joplin!
     
  19. Good hanging out with ya Jerry, glad to hear the truck made it back again. *maybe* see ya again at the Drags.
     
  20. spikeshotrods
    Joined: Dec 25, 2006
    Posts: 373

    spikeshotrods
    Member

    Right on Jerry, I knew you would make it, sounds like an awesome road trip. I need to make it next year.
     
  21. houtex63
    Joined: Jun 9, 2006
    Posts: 471

    houtex63
    Member
    from houston

    one of the most memorable moments for me was driving towards austin on 35 on friday, we had just left reggie's garage crawl. we were passing all these nice rods on the back of trailers, then out of no where there's this lil 5window with no wipers!!!! we must have been doing about 70 (my speedometer doesnt' work),passing everybody, it seemed that the faster we drove the better we could see.

    it was very cool meeting you jerry, i'm the guy in the 55 chevy pu. hope to see you again next year!
     
  22. kisam
    Joined: Feb 28, 2005
    Posts: 1,922

    kisam
    Member

    Great story Jerry! I enjoyed setting in the truck and remembering traveling country roads with my PaPa in his 55. I bet you were putting that Tequilla in the gas tank-weren't you?? See you next year or at the drags (maybe)! Kathy
     
  23. hotrodladycrusr
    Joined: Sep 20, 2002
    Posts: 20,765

    hotrodladycrusr
    Member

    I'm so glad you did make it to the RoundUp. It just wouldn't be the same with out ya. Loved seeing the truck as well and thanks again for hauling us and all our stuff into the show. Much apprecaited. xoxox
     

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