Convertible 66 chevy truck

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  1. 283 man

    283 man Member

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    My friend John has this very cool 66 convertible,John was even nice enough to let my Son and Me drive the 66 its so nice and so cool:cool: so many people look at you since its only in the 30s outside right now,I love how this truck drives its a head turner.
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  2. 283 man

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    John is very good at welding and fabarcating bodys on an vechicles he diffently has a art and passion in it.My Son Matthew even drove the 66 convertable he just got his drivers permit:eek: Matthews drives ok it just takes time.
     
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    Motor in the convertable is a fuel injected v-6 out of a 79chevy.
     
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    That's pretty sweet! :)
     
  5. 62 short step

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    Cool looking truck. Does he have a top for it?
     
  6. 283 man

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    Yea still has the top,he said later on making it were it goes into the bed just like a car convertable electlical it will be oshem:cool: , look closely at the craftmanshift on the truck bed was a longbed made into shortbed fused to the cab,front clip flipps up with hood & fenders attached:cool: excellent metal job and craftmanshift his work reminds me a lot like the Overhauling Guy-everybody knows his name:confused: :) .
     
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    I was going to say "not bad", but I feal that would be an insult IT IS SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET
     
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    Chip Foose.
     
  9. 283 man

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    Yea its just neet that a person can put paper in front of them and say Ok it going to look like this and with a little bit of time and plans drawn their it is:) Its just amazing how it looks so much like it come out like that:cool: .John also is a very talented artist in drawing cars & trucks.
     
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    Thanks for the complamants guys its sometimes cool to see something different and also see one of the best metal man I have ever seen at its finest,he said the first truck he done was a 54 chevy that one he showed me photes of it was made into a extended cab looked liked it come off factory line like that.
     
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    very sweet how much for something like that done.
     
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    I dont know the exact cost,but I do know he is very good at working with metal the 66 convertable is fused to the cab it looks like it came from the factory like that.
     
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    It also takes a lot of work & time to put into your project.
     
  14. chris

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    yall think that is good lookin how can he just go chop up a truck that there is not to many of left on the streets to me personally that is ugly
     
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    yall think that is cool there is not to many of those trucks still on the street how can he just chop up one to me personally i do not like that at all
     
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    To each his own.....
     
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    Nothing wrong with a 1966 chevy c-10 being a little different than the other one even topless its still a goodlooking truck,Im just into rat rods & this chevy truck would be good to take to the beach to go surfing.I respect excellent craftsmanshift.
     
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    Everyone who wants to be different faces critizem,but that just makes them stronger and more determined to do things even more different.:)
     
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    It Aint A Hot Rod If Its Stock, You Want Stock, Buy A New Honda Chris.
     
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    Hows everthing going your way 66 KUSTOM? I really like those wheels & tires on your truck,lookes like your progressing a lot on your truck. THANKS 283 MAN.
     

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