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BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: August 14, 2012, 3:58 pm
by foodstick
I am gonna call my buddy Bill BBdriver for this thread, I am not actually sure if he has a registered name or not, though he has an opinion on most things, he is not one to post much.. so here are a few pics of his truck as it is now. This won't be going down to SS 5 ... but he WILL be there, and making a parts run as well....

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he has recently got it running much better, and it will probably start getting driven a bit after SS5, as that usually gives EVERYONE a giant kick in the pants/overdrive for about 2 months !

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: August 14, 2012, 4:46 pm
by rickairmedic
Well Lance that deffinately looks like alot cleaner truck to start with than You or I started with :D.



Rick

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: August 14, 2012, 5:20 pm
by Bill W
One of your flying buddy's? or... are all of them yours.

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: August 14, 2012, 7:03 pm
by foodstick
The planes are my buddies, he has been flying for probably30 years or more.. since grade school he has flown control line and everything else !

And yes Rick, that truck is pretty dang solid. It was owned in the past by a auto bodyman, so I don't know if there is a lot of good putty work underneath, or it is just straight !

the tailgate looks 1000 times better in the pics than it is though.. Its a disaster. He is going to scratch build a rolled gate...does anyone recall WHO it was that sold the rolled gate outer skins? both BBdriver and I have lost the link to that sheet metal vendor....

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: August 24, 2012, 7:29 pm
by noley99
Here is the link for the skins. Think I may do the same with mine.

http://store.gaugemagazine.com/60-62for ... nwbox.aspx

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: August 24, 2012, 8:38 pm
by foodstick
Thanks a TON, my friend will be stoked up, and laying cash down on that part !

He has his stock exhaust on and his big pile of goodies from the LMC trip.

currently he is dissecting some steps off a donor cab, so that he can install them on his uni once it goes on the rotissere...

Thanks again ;)

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: September 16, 2012, 1:01 pm
by foodstick
Ok, after a messload of small jobs, projects, and side of the road fix-its, We got BBdriver on the road Saturday! Plenty of new pics for you guys of a new family member ;)

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Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: September 16, 2012, 1:22 pm
by jkimbrel65
Congrats Bill

Mike

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: September 16, 2012, 2:13 pm
by Kid
Good deal Bill. Good to see it on the road again. Sometimes I wish I had bought it instead of calling Bill but am so glad he is enjoying it. Sorry I wasn't home when you guys stopped by. We need to make a Saturday cruise and spend the Day just driving around..........Kid

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: September 16, 2012, 2:17 pm
by Kid
AND, Those hubcaps look familiar.LOL

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: September 16, 2012, 2:28 pm
by rickairmedic
Good to see another uni back on the road :D. Now to hunt down another crownvic ;).


Rick

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: September 16, 2012, 7:00 pm
by Jerry D
Isn't there a 4th slick that was supposed to be in the picture with the other three? Something about a mythical chop top or something? shrug.gif

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: September 16, 2012, 7:04 pm
by Kid
LOL Jerry, It is in the garage behind Bills truck

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: September 16, 2012, 11:40 pm
by Alan Mclennan
Tell Bill nice going getting her back on the road Lance!, :D I enjoyed meeting up with him!

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: October 22, 2012, 4:20 pm
by Truckrat
Way to go, Bill! Enjoyed talking to him at SS5. That is a nice Uni, too.
I was thinking how much higher his is than yours Lance. Amazing what CV suspension does
for altitude. Looks like it could be a driver to SS6 don't ya think? TR

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: October 22, 2012, 6:01 pm
by foodstick
It should be at SS 6, as he only lives 10 miles from Altoona...

Re: BBdrivers 61 short uni ...

Posted: October 24, 2012, 12:02 pm
by HiBoy63
Nice looking swb uni. Id love to find one like that around here but we seem to have more 4wd than unis.