Mods
Factory engine, Transmission (refresh and painted), W/ long tube headers and Holley 600 cfm universal carb. Fully rebuilt brakes rolling with Cragar smoothies
Build story
The truck was bought brand new in 1968 to start life as a bale/ calf hauler way back in the heyday of dairy farming south east of Edmonton off ellerslie at the Heppner farm (aka my grandparents farm). It was the first vehicle grandpa had ever bought new but that didnt mean it was treated that way, the truck was a tool and served the family well for many years to come both around the farm or on fishing trips all around Alberta and beyond.\r
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My mom, both my aunts, my uncle, and a few other people still growing up, in school or just graduating either learned to drive in this truck or used this truck in some way. Its seen many ditches and jumps on gofer hunts or just from plain old good trashing in the fields. Last registered in 2006, it was most likely retired from road service back it the 80's to become the new farm beater.\r
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Parked on a hill in a pasture with a bunch of cattle was thought to be its final resting place. 7 years later a boy who was way in over his head was told about this rusty heap of a truck by his grandparents that didnt realize at the time that they had sparked a big idea in his head which would become a mission to make that very truck road worthy once more. Originally inspired by the mad max movies, this truck in its current state was the perfect candidate... Soon after all the ridiculous ideas blew over, we realized that it was probably best left as is with work earned scars of the past and to commemorate the people who made this vehicle a part of there lives. It meant much more than just a movie cameo.\r
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Today grandpa is 86 and living in a nursing home outside the Grey Nuns hospital after he lost the use of his legs from a stroke, which makes it very hard to show him how far along its come since he last parked it. I take lots of pictures to show him everytime I visit just so that when he asks me what's new I always have something to show him. Times have been tough with COVID-19 making it very difficult to stay in contact, and with grandpa 75% deaf in his good ear phone calls dont work as well as they should...\r
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Getting this truck done means so much to me, to be able to drive up to the nursing home in its rusting state to show grandpa that somebody cared enough to bring back. I pray that I'll be able to show him after this virus has blown over.
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My mom, both my aunts, my uncle, and a few other people still growing up, in school or just graduating either learned to drive in this truck or used this truck in some way. Its seen many ditches and jumps on gofer hunts or just from plain old good trashing in the fields. Last registered in 2006, it was most likely retired from road service back it the 80's to become the new farm beater.\r
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Parked on a hill in a pasture with a bunch of cattle was thought to be its final resting place. 7 years later a boy who was way in over his head was told about this rusty heap of a truck by his grandparents that didnt realize at the time that they had sparked a big idea in his head which would become a mission to make that very truck road worthy once more. Originally inspired by the mad max movies, this truck in its current state was the perfect candidate... Soon after all the ridiculous ideas blew over, we realized that it was probably best left as is with work earned scars of the past and to commemorate the people who made this vehicle a part of there lives. It meant much more than just a movie cameo.\r
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Today grandpa is 86 and living in a nursing home outside the Grey Nuns hospital after he lost the use of his legs from a stroke, which makes it very hard to show him how far along its come since he last parked it. I take lots of pictures to show him everytime I visit just so that when he asks me what's new I always have something to show him. Times have been tough with COVID-19 making it very difficult to stay in contact, and with grandpa 75% deaf in his good ear phone calls dont work as well as they should...\r
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Getting this truck done means so much to me, to be able to drive up to the nursing home in its rusting state to show grandpa that somebody cared enough to bring back. I pray that I'll be able to show him after this virus has blown over.