Anybody who knew me when I was in college knows Seth. Seth is my 1970 Chevy truck. When I got back from my mission, in 1997, I was at my dad's shop and saw an old ugly truck sitting lopsided in the corner of the shop. It was lopsided because at least half the tires were flat. The seat was sitting in the bed of the truck, and various other pieces were in a state of disarray around the shop. I asked my dad, "Who's truck is that?", and he said, "It belongs to Gus Hansen." The truck still looked ugly, but I was so excited to fix it, and make it mine!
Anyway, Seth was my pal for several years, while attending EAC, and then ASU. When I moved to California for my new job at Lockheed Martin, Seth came along. However, soon, I had to send him home to AZ with my dad, because he was getting into too much trouble. I parked him on the street without driving him for too long, and he got towed. 
Over the next several months, my dad and I beautified the truck. In all honesty, my dad did a huge majority of the work, but I helped whenever i was able to make it home from EAC... We swapped engines, we swapped transmissions, we painted the truck, and really did a lot of work making the interior look great!
It was on a Saturday afternoon in February of 1998 when I got back to my apartment after a day riding snowmobiles with friends on Mt. Graham and the truck was waiting for me outside my apartment. I was SOOOOOO STOKED!!!!!
I think that the chicks really loved Seth too...
Anyway, Seth was my pal for several years, while attending EAC, and then ASU. When I moved to California for my new job at Lockheed Martin, Seth came along. However, soon, I had to send him home to AZ with my dad, because he was getting into too much trouble. I parked him on the street without driving him for too long, and he got towed.
FAST FORWARD to DENVER!
Last fall, I started riding a vanpool to work every day (the van pool will likely be a future blog topic... interesting, I hope). Anyway, the vanpool gave me a great excuse to get rid of my crappy Chevy Aveo (along with the monthly payment) and bring Seth back! In October, my mom and dad brought Seth to Denver, and he's been sitting in my garage ever since. Seth runs just fine, and he sounds really mean. However, he is extremely dirty...
It is time to bring Seth back to his full glory! I've been working on Seth in the privacy of my garage for several weekends, and this Thursday, my mom and dad are coming up to Denver once again. This time, my dad will help me finish an engine swap and install a new exhaust system, and a new a/c system. Once again, I am TOTALLY STOKED!
I would like to paint Seth again... maybe a sky blue... but I don't have the cash, or the time right now, so I'll leave that for another day.
Stay tuned for new photos of Seth (post-bath) with new engine, exhaust, etc. Maybe I'll even post a video so you can hear him ROARRRRRR!
4 comments:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the chicks dug your truck 'cause it couldn't have been your winning personality and charisma. ;) It is an awesome truck, and honestly I was always jealous and proud of it at the same time. Have fun working on it with Dad. It sounds like the ultimate guy weekend. I guess I need to get a truck to fix up so Dad will come visit me. Oh, and that above deleted comment was me. Sorry.
WHAT?! Repaint that beautiful grass green with a sky blue? No way. Seth is gorgeous in green. And he makes more of a statement.
I'm glad you're having fun with him. That is an awesome story. I can't wait until you post pictures in 15 years of another engine getting swapped out and Gracie painting him pink so she can drive him to high school.
i love having a car that you feel like is an old friend. how you feel about seth is how i felt about charlie, my car in college. ah...charlie!
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