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06-14-2007, 02:16 PM
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Dumb Question!!!
How do you know if a truck is a longhorn. Is it what the bed is made of (wood or metal)?
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06-14-2007, 02:17 PM
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THE VILLIAGE IDIOT
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
bed is longer,,one of the guys can tell you exactly how much longer..
billy
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honestly honey,,i have no idea how that truck got here. 
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06-14-2007, 03:04 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
They have a seam on the side of the bed towards the front, easiest way for me to identify them. I think they are 6" longer than a standard longbed.
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06-14-2007, 03:24 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
The bed floor on all Longhorns that I have seen is wood.
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06-14-2007, 04:38 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
So that would make the bed 102" long correct?
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06-14-2007, 04:33 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
A longhorn (which is what I have) has an 8 1/2 foot long bed.
Regular boxes are about 6 feet long.
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06-14-2007, 04:40 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
Basically.....Yeah
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06-14-2007, 04:43 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
Ok thanks...I think mine is 8 ft but I am going to have to measure it....when I get home.
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06-14-2007, 04:52 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
That's 8 1/2 feet measured on the outside from the front where it mates up to the back of the cab, to the tailgate. Your probably thinking of 8 feet being the inside of the box.
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06-14-2007, 04:55 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
OK thanks. I will check it out when i get home.
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06-14-2007, 05:05 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
You either have the seam or not....right?....that's the dead giveaway without taking out a tape measure.
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06-14-2007, 05:06 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
Not sure what seam you are talking about...can you reference a picture...
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06-14-2007, 05:13 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
im pretty sure i saw a longhorn 70? it had a 400 bb, automatic. I am not 100%, but pretty sure
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06-14-2007, 05:25 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
Where's Longhorn Man when you need him??
Longhorns have a seem that is visible from the front outside of the bed near the cab. It's obvious from this seam that it's a Longhorn. The Longhorn nameplate would help too, if it's on the truck. 
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06-14-2007, 05:26 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
 The Longhorn's 8 1/2 foot cargo box was engineered for extra support along its entire length. A 1971 C20 Longhorn is shown. Note the vertical line on the Fleetside's box just behind the cab; that's how much extra length was added to the regular 3/4-ton's box.
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06-14-2007, 05:41 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
OK gotcha...I don't think I have that seem. I am pretty sure I don't have that seem. Thanks for the image. It clears it up for me.
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06-14-2007, 06:06 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
One other thing, From what I have been told all Longhorns were 3/4 or 1 ton trucks . No half tons were available as a longhorn.
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06-14-2007, 06:09 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
Check out the link in my siggy.
A longhorn is built on a one ton frame, theycame in C/20, and C/30 designations, but both still had the one ton frame. The wheel base is 133 inches, rather than the 127 or a regular long wheel base. As mentioned, 6 inches was added to the front of a normal lwb fleet side bed. No added supports or anything, just the same LWB fleet side that came on C/10, and normal C/20 trucks. All longhorns had wooden floors inside the bed all longhorns had leaf springs out back No longhorns were 4 wheel drive Other than that, they were just like any other truck. |
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06-14-2007, 06:14 PM
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Re: Dumb Question!!!
Thanks for that link ...it is now in my favorites. Ok now i am totaly clear on my dumb question. Thanks for all the feed back.....
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