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Burkee1483

When did we get ice cream!?
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mike
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1974
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c10
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Names Burkee. Northern Virginia native. Currently living in Bealeton and putting work into my 74 Long bed C10.

Always been a vw and Harley guy. Chevys are new to me so excuse me ahead of time for any dumb questions lol I’ll be sure to use the search function first

Bought my truck 7 years ago and literally have put 5 miles on it. Worked on it for a solid 2-3 months before life happened and it got tucked away. 2 custody cases later and a wedding. I’m married and got full custody of both my kids. I finally have the time attention and money to throw at my truck!

It has lived at family and friends houses so I wouldn’t be tempted to sell it to help pay for custody battles and a wedding lol

Pics when I got it and how it sits now

I’ll be making a thread for it when I get it in the shop later this month!

*** side note: how many post do I need til I can put up a WTB thread?!
 

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78C10BigTen

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Ted
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1978
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C10 BIG TEN
Engine Size
350
Names Burkee. Northern Virginia native. Currently living in Bealeton and putting work into my 74 Long bed C10.

Always been a vw and Harley guy. Chevys are new to me so excuse me ahead of time for any dumb questions lol I’ll be sure to use the search function first

Bought my truck 7 years ago and literally have put 5 miles on it. Worked on it for a solid 2-3 months before life happened and it got tucked away. 2 custody cases later and a wedding. I’m married and got full custody of both my kids. I finally have the time attention and money to throw at my truck!

It has lived at family and friends houses so I wouldn’t be tempted to sell it to help pay for custody battles and a wedding lol

Pics when I got it and how it sits now

I’ll be making a thread for it when I get it in the shop later this month!

*** side note: how many post do I need til I can put up a WTB thread?!
50 posts. Welcome and glad to hear life straightened out for ya.
 

Ricko1966

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Rick
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1975
Truck Model
c20
Engine Size
350
Welcome Sir, I've been into VWs Air and Watercooled,and GM products too,both since I was 5. Dad had a built 67 442 and a Volkswagen bug. Dad was a bad influence.
 

Burkee1483

When did we get ice cream!?
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Welcome Sir, I've been into VWs Air and Watercooled,and GM products too,both since I was 5. Dad had a built 67 442 and a Volkswagen bug. Dad was a bad influence.
I feel that in my core! My dad was a Chevy 2 and bug guy lol had a bunch of 67 beetles and a 68 single cab for a while!

My son who is 14 got bit as well. Bought emself a 83 rabbit 4dr this summer. We bought a 97 Jetta GT and swapped everything over. 2 litre Aba 5 speed along with all the obd2 wiring lol

I’m learning to work on my truck is so easy since I’m well versed In working on VW’s and they are 90% ass backwards. Domestics you don’t have to over think!

My son’s 83 rabbits. Also my dad’s last VW. 68 single cab. He loaned it to the local VW dealership to be put on display. It lives a good life there lol
 

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hoagster

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Mike
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1973, 2000
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K10, 1500
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5.3l
Welcome, from NorCal. Ask away, if you hold on to those questions if you think they are dumb, you won't learn anything!
Looks like you have an adventure on your hands with the truck and the family.
 

Burkee1483

When did we get ice cream!?
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Welcome, from NorCal. Ask away, if you hold on to those questions if you think they are dumb, you won't learn anything!
Looks like you have an adventure on your hands with the truck and the family.
Where in NorCal ya at? I’ve got a bunch of brothers up that way! Few years back me and the wife went to caramel by the sea/Monterray and she surprised me with a day trip to hollister. Got to see where the MC I’m in started lol you likely see us running around up there. Boozefighters MC
 

hoagster

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140 miles north of Sacremento and 130 miles south of the Oregon border! Little community 16 miles east of Redding called Bella Vista!
 

ali_c20

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Austria
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Alexander
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1974, 1979
Truck Model
C20, K5
Engine Size
350, 350
Welcome from Austria. Great looking rig, I like the low longbed trucks.
 

legopnuematic

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Dart Swinger, Sierra 10, C10 Cheyenne, C10 Big Ten, Silverado 10, Ram 2500
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225/6, 350 c.i., 350 c.i., 5.9l Cummins
Welcome from Missouri.
 

JamesSam

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Welcome from VA.
 

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