Barn find

[fluffybunnysui]

Thanks Brider
I know exactly what you mean... letting something that valuable sit till it just rots away. I have been into cars all my life like most of us have, i even worked for a guy in Houston,when i was in my 20's, who bought, sold, raced, and restored old Alfa's, Ferrari's, Maserati's. He used to send me all over the country looking for anything that had to do with Cobra's & late 50's & early 60's flat cars. We had them all in our shop. Did lots of restorations. But i have been out of that scene for quite some time now. So running across this find did bring back alot of great memories.

He always told me... "it doesn't matter what something is worth, it's only worth what you can get for it."

 

[Weedhopper]

Nice find Fluffy Hunny... I'm jealous. Barn finds like that don't happen every day. That blue is my favorite color too.

BOO HOOO !!!

 

[joeyg1973]

Picking a lock like that isn't that hard... actually most locks are shockingly easy to pick. Look up "lock bumping" on Youtube and you will realize how pointless it is to lock you house up. Anyway... get yourself 2 small pieces of flat spring steel bend one into an L and slide it into the top of the lock away from the fingers and put pressure on it in the direction the lock spins when it unlocks. The other piece of spring steel should be ground down so that it at the end it looks something like this on one edge:

(ignore the periods, it is the only way I could get the thing to space out right)
___
....|........______
....|____/..........\
_______________\

With pressure applied as described earlier, rake the second piece of spring steel against the fingers back and forth a bunch of times at a pretty fast pace. It shouldn't take you more than a minute of this to get it to turn. If you know what you are doing... shouldn't take more than 10 seconds.

But then again, you being a professional thief seeing how you stole that thing, this is nothing new to you.

Oh... and go **** yourself!

And for those of you that want to know how I learned this info... look at where I am from people. That stuff is taught in pre-school.

 

[fluffybunnysui]

Thanks Joey
I'm sure i'll put that info to use as soon as it gets here.
Now you keep your nose clean and stay outta jail now... ya hear?

 

[Chamba]

G'day Fluff,

I put up that info about finding your VIN on the registry. I'd Love to see that thing on there. What will its name be? 'Barnie' perhaps? 'Granerito,' given it is from Honduras?

Cheers,

Josh

 

[joeyg1973]

How about:

Thief, lottery winner, robber, burglar, shoplifter, pickpocket, bandit, crook

I actually kinda like this one as a serious name, put in barn instead of darn and you get...

"That Barn Bastard"

 

[fluffybunnysui]

How about:

Thief, lottery winner, robber, burglar, shoplifter, pickpocket, bandit, crook

I actually kinda like this one as a serious name, put in barn instead of darn and you get...

"That Barn Bastard"

Thats an awesome name ! I love it !

I'll have the vin on Thursday and post it that evening.

 

[joeyg1973]

Thats an awesome name ! I love it !

I'll have the vin on Thursday and post it that evening.

Given how that thing looks from the pictures, please don't rebuild it. It is worth more unrestored and it is in that condition. Just flush all the fluids and refill with high quality stuff. Repeat this after 1000 miles 2 times. I would use cleaning additives during this process. I would then fill everything up with royal purple. I can't really say what to do with oil in the diesel.

 

[fj40_73]

F-en new guys.

Sweet Score.

So the rest of us can live through you vicariously, please take many photos of any work you do to this thing.

$800.00, .... F-en new guys, damn, good introduction thread. Enjoy the wrenching, you have got a worthy machine to spend your time with.

 

[my64fj40]

I'm just kidding around... I'm gonna keep it. When i do restore it, i'll keep it bone stock, just like it came from the factory. No mods.

Nice to here you say that. I was about to drive those 50 miles and take that thing from you.

I can't believe every time I drove through George West that thing was sitting somewhere, nice find. And also I agree with what someone else said, that thing is not resto material. It's gonna have more value cleaned up and original condition than it will restored. But hey it's your truck have fun with it.

 

[LT]

I still vote 6.6l duramax. Just thing of the oodles of power you would have and the mileage to boot. Though the Land Cruiser rear end might be another story...

 

[Mace]

I still vote 6.6l duramax. Just thing of the oodles of power you would have and the millage to boot. Though the Land Cruiser rear end might be another story...

Mileage?? out of a duramax???

lol

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Though the Land Cruiser rear end might be another story...

1 ton full floater not e-nuff for ya?

 

[fluffybunnysui]

I know this is probably the wrong forum and probably the wrong website all together but like i said in one of the earlier post, i have a bad habit of finding interesting vehicles .

Today i ran across a 55 or 56 Chevy Belair 2 door (210 maybe) in good shape. If any one is interested , i'm gonna get some pics of it this weekend and would be more than happy to get you in touch with the owner.

 

[splib]

STOP THE MADNESS!!!! WHAT ARE YOU, SOME SORT OF VINTAGE CAR-FINDER-FREAK!!! CAN YOU SMELL THESE THINGS?? CAN YOU SEE THROUGH BARN WOOD???

As if it will matter...55's have the small tail lights and 56's are a little larger with a bullet shape, and the left one is the filler for the gas tank....and the owner wants $250.00, right?

Congrats on the '45, sell that 'vette and cobra, they're overratted.

 

[splib]

I meant triumph...like it matters

 

[fluffybunnysui]

I didnt get a good look at it cause i was driving home from a service call and i wasn't paying that much attention. I know it was a 2 door and either a 55 or 56 but let me get pics & a phone # . I'll do the initial leg work and who ever wants to give the guy a call can.

 

[Chamba]

Keep your eyes peeled for a 1927 Duesenburg Model J. I've always wanted one of those. I'd like one in pretty good nick, so I don't have too much work to do on it. And of course, it needs to be less than $1,000 so I can just buy it without clearing it with the wife....but I know you can find it. Keep me posted, Fluff, I'm ready to buy it today.

Cheers,

Josh

 

[joebarbarian1]

OMG!, YOU LUCKY B#*%@RD. I've been looking for a truck like that for ages. HEY, if ever ...keep me in mind. CONGRATS! and welcome!

 

[Gappy]

Given how that thing looks from the pictures, please don't rebuild it. It is worth more unrestored and it is in that condition. Just flush all the fluids and refill with high quality stuff. Repeat this after 1000 miles 2 times. I would use cleaning additives during this process. I would then fill everything up with royal purple. I can't really say what to do with oil in the diesel.

Smartest post on this thread...I could not agree more. It doesn't need new shiney paint. I know it is an old cliche but...."It is only original once". Consider it!!!

MY 2 cents.

CONGRATS FLUFFYBASTARD!!