OL YELLER Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 This lil 72 was owned by a lady in Garden Grove for all of its life....She bought it new in June of 1972 in Santa Monica....drove it for a few years (approximately 55k miles worth) and then proceeded to stick it in the garage for the better part of 17 years(until i met her at the very first JCCS on OCT 2, 2005)..our meeting led to my buying this lil gem and puting it in my garage next to Ol Yeller...again this truck sat for a few more years waiting for me to get off my AS* and get to workin on it...here are a few more before pics....(Jus to add to the story.....This is a very early 72 620........the build date being April of 72...) Pictures coming Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Great score, now bring on the pics :D Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 comin home and findin out ya got a Lil brother!!!!! what was under the hood to start with Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 OK from the get go here at home afew years later...... I think the motor was a lil stuck huh?? This was my own idea to help with puttin the new motor in..(just got out my trusty Radiac wheel and cut the core support...... nice lil L20 and Maxima 5 speed to replace tired(stuck!)L16/4 speed the fact that I am a welder by trade came in handy wen it came to figuting out how to replace the center section of the core support...(and yes it now is removable should I ever need to remove/replace the engine!!) Quote Link to comment
1lo620 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 so it was the little old lady from Pasadena that drove to church and to get grocerys.....looks like a hell of a score... Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 so it was the little old lady from Pasadena that drove to church and to get grocerys.....looks like a hell of a score... well as you can see, she isnt exactly a lil ol lady from Pasadena...but yur close LOL Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Ron the 72 will look as clean as Ol yeller im sure ! May be one of the 1st ever madr too. Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Well here we go again..a few more pics that I have of "Ol Whitey" 40 Year old Headliner...... Stock Seats..yes they are 40 yrs old as well AND the door panels ..same age Hey look they are Roomates Side by side I have more and will be posting them soon Quote Link to comment
Cpl620 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 wow, im almost sickened, such a gem. makes mine look like a pos hahah. great score! Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 wow, im almost sickened, such a gem. makes mine look like a pos hahah. great score! listen dont worryu..all yu have to do is just keep on working on yours no matter how bad you think it looks..as an example here are a couple of before and after pictures of my first project ("ol Yeller"..as you can see his beginnings were quite the POS yu speak of...LOL And of course I think He turned out quite well ,,just sayin Quote Link to comment
Rays74 Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Hey! I think I recognize that truck :D Quote Link to comment
K_trip Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 a few more pics that I have of "Ol Whitey" Hey, I resemble that remark :unsure: Seriouly - What a great score, that truck will clean up nicely. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 well as you can see, she isnt exactly a lil ol lady from Pasadena...but yur close LOL Did you get the slots with the truck? Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted February 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 2eDeYe' date='09 February 2012 - 10:57 AM' timestamp='1328813845' post='630455']Did you get the slots with the truck? matter of fact I did get them (well they were given to Ray.....but he decided to give em to me..those are on Ol Yeller now,, Whitey has ended up with Ol Yellers old white spokes... Quote Link to comment
yankeedatsundoo Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 listen dont worryu..all yu have to do is just keep on working on yours no matter how bad you think it looks..as an example here are a couple of before and after pictures of my first project ("ol Yeller"..as you can see his beginnings were quite the POS yu speak of...LOL And of course I think He turned out quite well ,,just sayin Nice, but you forgot to take a pic infront of Queen Mary. Quote Link to comment
Rays74 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 You need to see that pic of his truck with the JCCS girls, haha truck? Wha truck?? :) Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Oh hey Ray..yu mean like this one? I think yu were referring to this one huh? Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 ok here are a couple more pics of "Whitey"..found quite a rust pocket as you can see on the bottom of the fender..this may call for some maajor surgery and a lil welding couple of holes to fill finished the welding, filling, and sanding...not bad just pluggin along with a lil body work........ Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Ron, You have VERY RARE inner door panels. Those, folks, are the way the first 620s came with inner door pulls, not armrests ! ! ! Ron, Don't burn them or tear them ! ! You will never find another set ! And BLUE too ! ! ! Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Ron, You have VERY RARE inner door panels. Those, folks, are the way the first 620s came with inner door pulls, not armrests ! ! ! Ron, Don't burn them or tear them ! ! You will never find another set ! And BLUE too ! ! ! yep I know how rare they are...that is wy I almost cried wen i saw that Sharon(the orig. owner) had speakers in the doors..yes Mike they have SPEAKER HOLES in them.......you can imagine my feelings..*&**& %**&%#** Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Ok here we go with a few more photos of the ongoing quest to bring "whitey" up to "ol Yellers" look Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Lookin good :cool: Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 OK guys, time for a cupla more photos of Whitey's progress....He is now registered for this years JCCS... so i hadda get off my butt and get the rest of the body work goin.......still gonna have more to do, but look at the hole i found at the bottom of the right front fender...almost the same as the Left fender..... coupl more holes..weld em? lil welding to fill those holes...that fender is THIN.... gettin ready to primer... at least he is beggining to look a bit better and I still have a cupla moths to finish (at least in white primer...no paint til next year probably..... Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Looking good Ron..keep plugging away. Btw..will you bring this 620 to our bbq this year ? Quote Link to comment
OL YELLER Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Yes Mark, this is the project of the moment and I will be bringin him to the BBQ...Gonna let Ol yeller rest for a lil while..... Quote Link to comment
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