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Offline Vancity

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Meet Mater - 56 Single Cab
« on: June 23, 2018, 06:47:57 PM »
Garage find. Oh wait. That’s my garage
Welcome to your new home Mater. Lots of work to be done on this old guy
First step is fixing some frame rust, rebuild front end, engine work, transmission, wheels, tires.... gonna need a rotisserie resto



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Re: Meet Mater - 56 Single Cab
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2018, 09:59:50 AM »
Congrats on the new baby!
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Re: Meet Mater - 56 Single Cab
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2018, 10:06:00 PM »
Thanks Brian :)

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Re: Meet Mater - 56 Single Cab
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2018, 08:20:57 AM »
Very cool! Was this a local BC truck?

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Re: Meet Mater - 56 Single Cab
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2018, 12:15:09 PM »
Very cool! Was this a local BC truck?
Thanks,
Originally from Alberta but has been. In BC for about 13 years

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Re: Meet Mater - 56 Single Cab
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2018, 02:16:58 PM »
Very cool! Was this a local BC truck?
Thanks,
Originally from Alberta but has been. In BC for about 13 years

Still cool that its a Canadian vehicle!

All the best with the project! looks very complete!

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Re: Meet Mater - 56 Single Cab
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2018, 09:06:57 PM »
hopefully this gives you some motivation. yes. Its a 56.

Gordo!
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Re: Meet Mater - 56 Single Cab
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2018, 10:05:30 PM »
Noice Gordo! Yup the more motivation the better. Any chance your chassis number starts with 219xxx?
My dads is also a 56 and is only 157 chassis numbers apart, which could have been made on the same day (57,698 / 365 = 158 per day avg)

Hope to see you on the road one day :)