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**57NAPCO** · 08-25-2016, 05:59 AM

I drove it up to Maine first, I am fortunate enough to be able to get out of the hill country in the summer and live on our boat with my wife in the S.Portland harbor.
The drive was 850 miles at 65-75 MPH getting around 15mpg. Ran like a champ and used maybe a half a quart of oil.

I got up at 4:00 am to catch a 6:00am flight to Raleigh. Landed at 10:00 and seller met me at airport. Gave him the cash and I started the search for tires. Took a couple hours to find suitable ones and by 3:00 in the afternoon I was on the road back to the boat/home. Drove it straight thru and home by 10:00 am the following day. In total from getting up to leave and laying back down it was a 30 hour adventure

08-25-2016, 05:59 AM	#16
57NAPCO F’B’D guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Texas/Maine Posts: 2,244	Re: Original 87 short stepside, 350/4 speed 4X4...tires 31X10.5 stock? I drove it up to Maine first, I am fortunate enough to be able to get out of the hill country in the summer and live on our boat with my wife in the S.Portland harbor. The drive was 850 miles at 65-75 MPH getting around 15mpg. Ran like a champ and used maybe a half a quart of oil. I got up at 4:00 am to catch a 6:00am flight to Raleigh. Landed at 10:00 and seller met me at airport. Gave him the cash and I started the search for tires. Took a couple hours to find suitable ones and by 3:00 in the afternoon I was on the road back to the boat/home. Drove it straight thru and home by 10:00 am the following day. In total from getting up to leave and laying back down it was a 30 hour adventure