Gary Lewis Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I wonder who won? Sold for $15,001. I was blown away with the fact that there were no more bids. Ray Cecil and I both watched the last few minutes and expected fireworks. It was disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke76 Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 I was blown away with the fact that there were no more bids. Ray Cecil and I both watched the last few minutes and expected fireworks. It was disappointing. There was less interest than I was expecting (only 7 unique bidders) but at the same time it sold for more than I could have hoped so I'm happy about that. Buyer isn't someone I know. Will be another week or so until the sale is actually finalized but I expect it to go through ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 There was less interest than I was expecting (only 7 unique bidders) but at the same time it sold for more than I could have hoped so I'm happy about that. Buyer isn't someone I know. Will be another week or so until the sale is actually finalized but I expect it to go through ok. Please let him know about this forum as well as the show in Sept. I'd love to have him bring Big Blackie to it. And, he should join the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Cecil Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I was blown away with the fact that there were no more bids. Ray Cecil and I both watched the last few minutes and expected fireworks. It was disappointing. I was going to bid more. But my wife found a Tahoe she wanted. So I bought that instead. I spent almost $18k on that Tahoe....I was thinking the whole time.....man I am sorry Big Blackie, you would have looked good in the new garage! I tried to convince her to be happy with Big Blackie. She liked it, but it wasn't practical for driving to Oklahoma and back to see family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I was blown away with the fact that there were no more bids. Ray Cecil and I both watched the last few minutes and expected fireworks. It was disappointing. I was going to bid more. But my wife found a Tahoe she wanted. So I bought that instead. I spent almost $18k on that Tahoe....I was thinking the whole time.....man I am sorry Big Blackie, you would have looked good in the new garage! I tried to convince her to be happy with Big Blackie. She liked it, but it wasn't practical for driving to Oklahoma and back to see family. It would have looked good in there, but I'm guessing that Holly needed a Tahoe more than you need a Ford truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Cecil Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 It would have looked good in there, but I'm guessing that Holly needed a Tahoe more than you need a Ford truck. Yeah....I have too many toys right now as it is. Dad's truck, 69' Impala and 72 Camaro. All three need restoring. When I get a truck, it'll be a bullnose, maybe a stepside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUBullnose Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 There was less interest than I was expecting (only 7 unique bidders) but at the same time it sold for more than I could have hoped so I'm happy about that. Buyer isn't someone I know. Will be another week or so until the sale is actually finalized but I expect it to go through ok. Luke - Glad you were able to sell it! I just stumbled upon this and the resulting link to the build log. Your photos of the dash/defroster door repair finally laid it out clear for me. I've been having a hard time trying to understand how that door is setup. Now I do! One question - how hard is it to get into the unit to work on the door? Mine was found busted and the shop "did me a favor" by disconnecting it and setting it to floor/defrost so it would pass safety. This was before I registered it as an antique... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Luke - Glad you were able to sell it! I just stumbled upon this and the resulting link to the build log. Your photos of the dash/defroster door repair finally laid it out clear for me. I've been having a hard time trying to understand how that door is setup. Now I do! One question - how hard is it to get into the unit to work on the door? Mine was found busted and the shop "did me a favor" by disconnecting it and setting it to floor/defrost so it would pass safety. This was before I registered it as an antique... I’m not sure Luke will respond quickly as he’s not active on here. But Jonathan posted this info on that door: http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/1981-straight-six-manual-4x4-project-tp1312p3556.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke76 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Luke - Glad you were able to sell it! I just stumbled upon this and the resulting link to the build log. Your photos of the dash/defroster door repair finally laid it out clear for me. I've been having a hard time trying to understand how that door is setup. Now I do! One question - how hard is it to get into the unit to work on the door? Mine was found busted and the shop "did me a favor" by disconnecting it and setting it to floor/defrost so it would pass safety. This was before I registered it as an antique... As you can see from my thread and the one Gary linked to, it's not hard to work on the door necessarily assuming you get the whole assembly out of the truck. I removed my entire dash but that may not be necessary, you might be able to pull it from the top just by removing the dash pad. But I'm kind of thinking you'll have to remove the dash. Really it's not that bad when you get into it, a dozen screws maybe. Just remember where everything goes. The heater vent assembly is also bolted through the firewall to the big plastic box in the engine bay that holds the fan and the AC evaporator. What I found most difficult was getting it unbolted from that, there is one screw on the passenger side on the very bottom that was a real pain to reach and I had to string together several 1/4 extensions on my ratchet and only got it off after many scraped knuckles. Getting it all back together was a similar challenge. Once you take all this stuff out you might find other things you need to work on, like new seals. So depending on what kind of perfectionist you are, it can turn into a bigger project. But the good news is, once you have everything out on a workbench it is very easy to fix or address any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 As you can see from my thread and the one Gary linked to, it's not hard to work on the door necessarily assuming you get the whole assembly out of the truck. I removed my entire dash but that may not be necessary, you might be able to pull it from the top just by removing the dash pad. But I'm kind of thinking you'll have to remove the dash. Really it's not that bad when you get into it, a dozen screws maybe. Just remember where everything goes. The heater vent assembly is also bolted through the firewall to the big plastic box in the engine bay that holds the fan and the AC evaporator. What I found most difficult was getting it unbolted from that, there is one screw on the passenger side on the very bottom that was a real pain to reach and I had to string together several 1/4 extensions on my ratchet and only got it off after many scraped knuckles. Getting it all back together was a similar challenge. Once you take all this stuff out you might find other things you need to work on, like new seals. So depending on what kind of perfectionist you are, it can turn into a bigger project. But the good news is, once you have everything out on a workbench it is very easy to fix or address any issues. I did it on Big Blue in situ, and it is a pain. But, it can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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