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Subject: [oletrucks] seattle area parts request for a 59'
From: "Ryan Langford" <ryan.langford@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 15:25:58 -0700
I've been lurking here for years....its a bit scary how many years, when I 
think about it.

I HAD a flawlessly perfect 59' short bed step side that I salvaged from an 
old timers yard for almost free, and had stored it at a friend of a friends 
lot.  It was supposed to be temporary but one thing led to another, waiting 
for another friend to build a garage and I was going to put it 
together/modify/paint it etc once he got done

Years go by, and suddenly I'm told I need to make a decision about what to 
do with the truck.  I was gung ho to get going on it and then hear the bad 
news.  In that time, where the truck was being stored, a "helper" for the 
person that owned the property was "rearranging" stuff around

Long story short, the person apperently thought that the old ugly truck was 
a junker and moved it it with a bulldozer.

So now you see why I say I HAD a perfect 59'.  Now its not so perfect.  I 
went up and looked at the damage today.  It made me want to cry!

so now that I have told my story of woe, on to the question.  I'm looking 
for, hopefully local, some used bits.  If I can get them for a reasonable 
price, I will forge ahead and try to fix what is left of the poor thing

If I can't get teh bits, I will probably junk it, I'm very sad to say

I know I can get most of this stuff "brand new" but it would probably add up 
quickly.

But here's the list:

Front right fender
Both inner fender wells
Left rear fender (with spare tire cut out)
Sections of the front grill support....I would have to point it out on a 
picture, but its the long skinny piece that runs along the bottom
I MIGHT need headlight backing/buckets.  It was hard to tell if it was going 
to be easily salvagable.  In general, the front grill section might need 
more than I'm listing.  Hard to say until I try assembling/fixing what I 
have

Thankfully, the beauty piece that is the "grill" is fine, with lights, 
buckets etc.  Its the stuff behind it that is in question

Sorry for the long post.  I hope this story didn't depress anyone as much as 
its depressed me.   I'm going to go cry into a beer can or six.

Ryan
ryan.langford@comcast.net 





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