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#477818 01/17/23 10:29 AM
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Yep, been gone a while (hurricanes, tornados, floods, Lemons 24, NHRA etc etc. Back on the 28 trucks this week and will be listing a bunch of extra stuff including a running 28 engine & driveline with a frame. Will be back with some pics. Phish

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Spyphish #477820 01/17/23 10:53 AM
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Welcome back Spyphish,
I for one has missed you, posts and projects. Hope the shop now has doors and most stuff back to as normal as practical.


How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!
Spyphish #477847 01/17/23 08:51 PM
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Just the other day, I was wondering what had happened to you. I was thinking about calling Chipper to see if he knew where you had gone. Welcome back.

Mike


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Many miles of happy motoring
Spyphish #477851 01/17/23 10:28 PM
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Yeah, welcome back! Did you ever make that trip with your truck out west, you were telling me about on the phone? Looking forward to up and coming posts!
David

Spyphish #477858 01/18/23 08:41 AM
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After 2 years of storage, we put the J&M rebuilt engine in the Hillbilly truck. Fired it up and began the breakin procedure. Re torque head bolts and run it again today. Get the fuel and charging system complete and start driving.

Meanwhile, the Bluesmobile lost brakes in Erie Pa. last June. FB Marketplace had a Jag with a salvaged title. Swapped the speaker and roller painted in hotel lot. Finished the rally in last place. (illegal year)Tried to give it to my grand daughter, NOPE. Anybody need a nice Jag? Cheap! Jake Blues

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David_S #477860 01/18/23 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by David_S
Yeah, welcome back! Did you ever make that trip with your truck out west, you were telling me about on the phone? Looking forward to up and coming posts!
David
Still on bucket, maybe next year.

Spyphish #479022 02/18/23 07:43 PM
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Installed the Mardi Gras yard sale. Hard to believe this heap has a $10k J&M engine but she runs fine. Upgraded to 12 volt. Jethro

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Spyphish #479033 02/18/23 09:47 PM
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Hey Spyphish. That is above and beyond the Beverly Hillbillies.
Have a couple of questions for you. On that spare frame you have there, how rotted out are the engine side pans? I have been looking for a cheap set of those. Also, on the remnants of the PS sill there is a angle bracket that bolts it to the frame and add reinforcement. It also appears the DS one is laying there with a little wood left on it. I could make my own of those very easy but am trying to keep my cab brackets original. Also looking for the two L-shaped brackets that go at the bottom of the A-pillars. I see what looks like a cowl, so I am wondering if you have a set of those brackets. Needs to be a matching set though. Actually, I would be interested in the whole 28 frame for the front brake set up, but to get it from there to here isn't feasible.
Keep having fun before the world stops spinning.
David

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David_S #480497 04/08/23 11:57 AM
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I have those brackets. Will get it all placed by the frame and get some pics. I know its a long way but come haul it off. Phish


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