Project SuperBeater: '81 Mirada

[Mater]

that is true even as it sits it's market value is what? $900 max


i still miss my diplomat most retarded thing i ever did was trading that car for the 74 k10

[Remy-Z]

Same here. Worst idea ever: Pull the Diplomat's engine. Should've waited, done exhaust on it and kept the 4spd.

[Remy-Z]

OK, I can't divulge the good news just yet, but there is a complete-by date of June 30th now for the car. And I will be driving it down to Arizona (possibly with a huge-ass detour to KY and maybe more!) late summer. No current cost updates, only thing I don't already have is a set of good shocks for the car.

[Bamfster]

DUDE!.....you can't tease us with that ^^^^^^^^^ !!!!

[Remy-Z]

Not much I can do yet. But on a side note: anyone know of a good (and reasonable) way to ship truck-freight items from GA to either WA or AZ?

[STINEY]

For Big-n-Bulky items.... Greyhound used to be the schiznit. I haven't used them for a couple of years now though. Hope that hasn't changed?

There is a code for shipping stuff ACAP (As Cheap As Possible) on normal truck freight. Use #60 if you can imagine that it could be construed as Agricultural cores or parts in some way, or use #85 if you can't get #60 to fly. #85 is a generic cover-all code for stuff that doesn't fit the other categories.

And buddy-up to someone with a business with a loading dock. They hammer you hard for residential delivery, and even harder for liftgate residential delivery. A friendly business will sign for and unload your junk at their dock, shove it to the side and be glad to BS with you about your goodies when you pickup whatever it were. We do it all the time, makes the daily grind a little more interesting.

That's all I've got. Are you playing RADAR and shipping the Mirada home one piece at a time?

[SuperBuickGuy]

funny note - when I had the transmission delivered from Florida ($250 IIRC) I told them it was delivered to an office complex with a dock.... the dock is my lifted truck.... so the driver gets to my office with the most exasperated look on his face because the wrecker had put the transmission in a box the size of a watermelon box... I backed up to his truck where he was at, it lined up perfectly heightwise, walked into the box of his truck punched the top of the box, cut the plastic cables and picked the transmission out (mind you, I'm wearing my work attire - a suit), then carry it into my truck. The driver was laughing, said he was so worried about the delivery... needlessly.

All that said, is if you're creative, you can really save money (liftgate services was an extra $100). Also, trucking dispatching companies can save you huge - if you're flexible, they'll find you a truck that's partially full and getting an extra piece is gravy for the trucker (owner-operators)... bet Boxer could clue in on what to watch out for - I've had really good luck, so no real warnings.

[Bamfster]

IIRC, Phil (70chevyC10) works for or has some insight into shipping companies too.

[Remy-Z]

I'm bringing in patch panels for the roof and rear quarter, a steering column, floor shifter, console, entire dash pad, a functioning gauge cluster...some other stuff...

[Mater]

$10 say the dash lights still will not work LOL