Longhorn Club ??

[hilandr452]

This may be a question for Longhorn Man, but does anyone know if a longhorn club exists? Would be nice to get together with others who share our love.



Dan

[stllookn]

There is a Longhorn group on this board...but I can't seem to find my way back there.

There is this one in Texas that my friend belongs to but I am not sure it is what you were thinking about.

[Longhorn Man]

nothing that I am aware of

[69GMCLonghorn]

It would be nice, but I'm not as "in love" with my Longhorn as I was when I bought it. The truck? Absolutely... The extra length? Not any more...The fact that NO camper shell will ever fit it, without making me look like I mow lawns for a living pretty much stinks... The fact that no normal garage (at least in my neck o' the woods) will EVER fit my truck is another drawback... The fact that it has the turning radius of a Greyhound bus... But it's "unique", so I keep it... Some day I'll sell it for 5% of what I have into it... and buy another one and start all over...

[stllookn]

Love mine and will use it as an RV with a camper when it is finished. Try this Social Group on the board. It does not get much traffic...but...but...but.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/group.php?groupid=22

[69GMCLonghorn]

I had thought about going that route, but I'd need to drop another $5 - $10K into it to make it a good long distance vehicle. My seat takes uncomfortable to new levels. I get 10 MPG empty because I don't have an O/D. I would want cruise control installed, and probably Vintage Air. Instead I've just decided to enjoy it as a cruiser and not work it for the moment.

[hilandr452]

Thanks for the replies,

I plan to take mine back to original condition and just use it to haul my boat to the lake. I get 8-10 mpg with the 402 BB. My motorhome gets about 6 mpg right now with the 454. lol



Dan

[WorkinLonghorn]

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There is a Longhorn group on this board...but I can't seem to find my way back there.

There is this one in Texas that my friend belongs to but I am not sure it is what you were thinking about.
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That's pretty funny. A lot of cars and trucks have been trying to breed with my "Longhorn" for years but all they've managed to produce is stripped off moldings and crooked bumpers.

[WorkinLonghorn]

It would be nice, but I'm not as "in love" with my Longhorn as I was when I bought it. The truck? Absolutely... The extra length? Not any more...The fact that NO camper shell will ever fit it, without making me look like I mow lawns for a living pretty much stinks... The fact that no normal garage (at least in my neck o' the woods) will EVER fit my truck is another drawback... The fact that it has the turning radius of a Greyhound bus... But it's "unique", so I keep it... Some day I'll sell it for 5% of what I have into it... and buy another one and start all over...

Yeah,I've never seen a camper with a 8 1/2 length for these, but I like mine a lot because with the sides up I can fit about 18 cubic feet more stuff than a regular LB. And the springs are great. Even the guys loading mine at the sod or soil amendment places are surprised at how much weight it easily handles.
As for parking, if you clean out the end of the garage and back it in all the way, it will fit in a regular space.
I still really like mine, I'm a little bummed by the fact that I had to put a near pristine original owner truck to work and now it's not looking too good.

[69GMCLonghorn]

Was that picture taken in Glendale? Looks really familiar...

I loaded mine once, before I did the bed wood and paint. We estimate that I had around 3500 lbs in the back. I still had plenty of suspension left. It rode like a Cadillac!

And hey, don't worry about working it. You can always paint it and knock the dents out when you feel like it.

[WorkinLonghorn]

Studio City and yeah, I've already started thinking about fixing up the dents.

[69GMCLonghorn]

Originally Posted by WorkinLonghorn

Studio City and yeah, I've already started thinking about fixing up the dents.

If you feel like taking a drive this Sunday morning, there's a fairly new Cars n' Coffee get-together in Santa Clarita. I will be there with my truck. It's at the corner of Valencia Ave and The Old Road. It's supposed to be a huge gathering from about 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM.

[juliejacobs]

I check in once in a while. I love my longhorn. I inherited it from my dad when he passed away about 1 year ago. I've been taking care of it, as my dad did too and I want to continue the "tradition". I sure gets the looks, and once in a while someone who really know what it is will wave or smile big time at me. I drive it every other weekend just to keep the fluids moving and gas fresh. I just had the hubcaps restored and will add pics as I can.

[WorkinLonghorn]

If you feel like taking a drive this Sunday morning, there's a fairly new Cars n' Coffee get-together in Santa Clarita. I will be there with my truck. It's at the corner of Valencia Ave and The Old Road. It's supposed to be a huge gathering from about 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM.

Thanks, I'm sorely tempted,but my truck really would be embarassing. I'd have to park it a couple blocks away and what fun would that be?

[WorkinLonghorn]

JulieJacobs, That there is one fine Longhorn! Does it have air? Auto or manual? Sorry if this is posted elsewhere,I didn't see the thread if it exists. WLH

[Longhorn Man]

Julie has some awesome photos of that longhorn. I can't remember where she had to go to get it, but I seem to remember it was 1000 miles or so? She sent me a handfull of photos from her trip, they are somewhere on my other computer.
It's a real nice truck.

[hilandr452]

Bump

[Willys47]

Has any one have pics of a lowerd or baged long horn now that would be uncommon , somthing I'd like to see.

[69GMCLonghorn]

You can bump all night long. I still don't think there's a longhorn club... I'm in LA with 4.10 gears. I could be in Colorado in about 6 months and $2000 in gas... Let's meet up.

[hilandr452]

Originally Posted by 69GMCLonghorn

You can bump all night long. I still don't think there's a longhorn club... I'm in LA with 4.10 gears. I could be in Colorado in about 6 months and $2000 in gas... Let's meet up.

LOL let me know when you get here!!



Dan

[69GMCLonghorn]

About 4 years ago, I drove my '67 Caddy out to Vegas for a few days. There was a guy out there with a slammed Longhorn. As I was telling my buddy how much I didn't like it, 3 of the world's HOTTEST chicks got out of the cab. The guy got out of the driver's side and I almost wanted to bow down to him... I refrained...

[juliejacobs]

RE; the green 1971 longhorn, thanks for you replys and encouragement. It is a great truck. I went to Idaho to bring it back to New Mexico. That's where dad and mom were living. The truck is automatic (shifter on the column) but it has 3 speeds, drive, L1, L2. The air condition is not factory, but put on by the dealer in 1971-72 and fits under the dash. Still works but I think it had a squeel in it so I turned it off and haven't used it since. The radio is original too, I'm in the process of getting a new antenea fo it. The hubcaps were on the truck when dad passed away and those were the ones i got restored, original to 1971. Hubcaps.com in Calif did the work. $70 each (ouch but they really look great). they were fast and friendly, and I would recommend them. 3 hubcaps were chrome, 1 stainless steel. They undented them all, painted them the original black cog design w/ blue bowtie, and polished them up. The chrome ones really need rechromed, but that's expensive I've heard so i didn't do that. So some of the yellowish metal shows thru at the edges of the old dents. But they really came out great anyway and add a lot to the truck, I'll post pics of the caps as soon as i take some. If you're ever in NM let me know, we'll go cruise!

[WorkinLonghorn]

JulieJacobs, I think that is one of my favorite trucks on here. Thanks for posting.
That squeel (from the Air-conditioner) may be a very simple belt adjustment. Or if the belt needs replacing,very easy job too. 99% of the time that's what it is. WLH

[juliejacobs]

thanks workin longhorn. Thanks for appreciating the truck, and you've given me confidence to fire up the AC to see what will happen. Squeeling close to home is ok, not when I'm 1000 miles from home on a road trip though. I don't plan to change anything, but rather take care of what's there. what does "bump" mean? I see it in posts all the time.

[Mayo]

Thats a clean Longhorn