Started this a while back. Real truck belonged to a friend of mine, I drove it for about a week while mine was being overhualed. This picture was around 1986. Truck was used to pull a wood chip trailer. '77 model, 290 cummins, ten speed, loooong hood! The fuel tank on this side at one time was a supply tank for an air starter, what a noise!
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western star, no bling!
Started by signguy2108, Sep 22 2012 08:42 AM
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Posted 22 September 2012 - 08:42 AM
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Posted 22 September 2012 - 10:35 AM
Just how they used to look! The stripe and polished front wheels was enough 'bling' to set it apart back in the day.
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Posted 22 September 2012 - 11:57 AM
Yea Tim, the frt. wheels are attually the old chrome covers and I painted the stripe on it for him at some point to break up all that red!
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Posted 22 September 2012 - 12:26 PM
Cool!
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Posted 22 September 2012 - 01:53 PM
nice.............. 
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Posted 22 September 2012 - 02:53 PM
What a tough looking unit .
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Posted 23 September 2012 - 05:17 PM
Even unblinged Western Stars still look classy.
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Posted 25 September 2012 - 02:50 PM
I like what you have done so far. Great job
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Posted 25 September 2012 - 03:40 PM
Nice working truck.
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Posted 25 September 2012 - 03:53 PM
Plain Jane... I love it!!! Chrome looks good but does nothing for performance. I say put your money where it does the most good... In the driveline! I LOVE no-nonsense trucks with the get-the-job-done attitude that this one has. I also love the fact that a lot of these plain looking trucks could outwork, outpull and outperform the fancier, tricked out 'large cars'.
