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mtdave2 · 12-18-2009, 10:34 PM

lol had to laugh, lots of things cool about our old trucks but being able to sit in the engine compartment is one of my favorites.

pmpski_1 · 12-18-2009, 10:49 PM

That's a typical position for me. Glad my inner fenders aren't too great, 'cause they're scuffed up with my footprints.

Be careful though, I busted a heater core this way. Must've hit the pipe pretty hard.

PanelDeland · 12-18-2009, 11:01 PM

I like the leg room my 6 allows.I can really stretch out.

**clay68c10** · 12-18-2009, 11:14 PM

Been in that spot many times. Pretty handy for us!

67CHIP72 · 12-18-2009, 11:19 PM

Nice matching step stool.

pat 70/71 · 12-18-2009, 11:41 PM

I have spent many a night in that exact position ( don't ya just love our trucks?)try that in a new truck , no way ...Pat

jeffspower · 12-18-2009, 11:48 PM

Must be nice to have weather like that now!

Have you figured out the problem you was working on awhile back?

Longhorn Man · 12-19-2009, 12:30 AM

good to see you on here dave... been wondering where you ran off to, you need to stop taking off for months at a time.

BAGNDRAGIT · 12-19-2009, 01:43 AM

that looks really familiar for some reason

buisy71 · 12-19-2009, 01:48 AM

Been there,done that.It makes it nice when you can work on them.

ace of shades · 12-19-2009, 02:01 AM

That's what I LOVE about being 5'5". That's how I work on my Chevy, the Pontiac but not my VW's. The only thing I ALWAYS forget about is the latch; you hit your head on it, drop down and then get whacked by the core support

67ChevyRedneck · 12-19-2009, 02:23 AM

My "new" truck may not have a lot of room under the hood, but I've never had to fix anything on it either

Nice lookin' truck you got there

**Tom Vogel** · 12-19-2009, 10:39 AM

a good caption for that would be..."And STAY there, until you learn to behave!"

**special-K** · 12-19-2009, 11:00 AM

They could have made a smoother surface there.I get ridges in my skinny arse.I learned to watch the heater hoses the hard way.

mtdave2 · 12-19-2009, 11:08 AM

its really the ONLY comfortable way to work on the back of the motor or firewall. its at a strange angle that hurts my back, so why not set there..

just don’t try it with a hot radiator, you will burn your ass ..lmao

I am sure going to miss the weather that is for sure. Im moving to Chicago next month. NOOO the truck will not be driven in winter, I cringe at the though of fighting the rust up their…ugh

**special-K** · 12-19-2009, 12:07 PM

Gotta move up to Chi-town,eh?Keep`er dry and out of the crud and it`ll be fine.Let`er bask in the sun whenever possible.

Yeah,my back can`t take alot of that leaning-in and reaching-out stuff,either.It`s definitely the only way to do it for me.

cdowns · 12-19-2009, 01:28 PM

good pic// i prefer a milk crate cause those spackel cans can b tipsy

mr48chev · 12-19-2009, 01:36 PM

My old back won't handle sitting up there like that. I always discouraged my students from doing it as I felt it wasn't professional to work on a rig like that. Wish I had a photo of two of them sitting under the hood of a square body Dodge with one on each side of the engine. All you could see was their heads sticking out.

1970 chev truck · 12-19-2009, 03:23 PM

Hmmm...looks familiar. Did that when I changed the heads in the truck last summer. Its really the only way for me to get to the back of the motor, as the top of the fenders hit me about mid chest. Its not really too easy getting a torque wrench on the rear head bolts though!!

Lippyp · 12-20-2009, 06:06 AM

Thats what I loved about my Triumph Spitfires, tip the hood forward and sit on the front wheel.

jay6891 · 12-20-2009, 08:08 AM

Moving to Chicago? You are not getting forced are you? I lived up there for year and a half. You wont be sitting under hood this time a year up there. Buy you a beeter and park your truck. Good Luck.

Sport/Truck · 12-20-2009, 09:00 AM

With out the inner fenders there's room for a helper...

Jim_PA · 12-20-2009, 09:05 AM

Looks like a big block to me!

creamsicle68 · 12-20-2009, 09:31 AM

i love havin room to sit under the hood on these trucks, and the squares too. both of our trucks have lifts and good size tires so the only way to even reach the valve covers is to hop up in there haha..and it comes in handy to have a freind to run tools for ya so you dont ahve to climb in and out all the time

**thelonerife** · 12-20-2009, 04:44 PM

i have been there many times. It does help to have a gofer. I always forget some tool I need.

12-18-2009, 10:34 PM	#1
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,508	old lady took photo. nothing says usa like this. lol had to laugh, lots of things cool about our old trucks but being able to sit in the engine compartment is one of my favorites. __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

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pmpski_1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 505	Re: old lady took photo. nothing says usa like this. That's a typical position for me. Glad my inner fenders aren't too great, 'cause they're scuffed up with my footprints. Be careful though, I busted a heater core this way. Must've hit the pipe pretty hard. __________________ Curry in a Hurry: SB rebuild for my 71 C20

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pat 70/71 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: newbury park california Posts: 1,038	Re: old lady took photo. nothing says usa like this. I have spent many a night in that exact position ( don't ya just love our trucks?)try that in a new truck , no way ...Pat

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ace of shades NEWBIE!! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Prineville OR Posts: 114	Re: old lady took photo. nothing says usa like this. That's what I LOVE about being 5'5". That's how I work on my Chevy, the Pontiac but not my VW's. The only thing I ALWAYS forget about is the latch; you hit your head on it, drop down and then get whacked by the core support __________________ Water is for the weak I don't like cocaine.. I just like the smell of it "Well there might be a dime up a goats ass too, but I ain't looken" - Grandpa VolksRods

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12-19-2009, 10:39 AM	#13
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mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,508	Re: old lady took photo. nothing says usa like this. its really the ONLY comfortable way to work on the back of the motor or firewall. its at a strange angle that hurts my back, so why not set there.. just don’t try it with a hot radiator, you will burn your ass ..lmao I am sure going to miss the weather that is for sure. Im moving to Chicago next month. NOOO the truck will not be driven in winter, I cringe at the though of fighting the rust up their…ugh __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban



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12-19-2009, 12:07 PM	#16
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: old lady took photo. nothing says usa like this. Gotta move up to Chi-town,eh?Keep`er dry and out of the crud and it`ll be fine.Let`er bask in the sun whenever possible. Yeah,my back can`t take alot of that leaning-in and reaching-out stuff,either.It`s definitely the only way to do it for me. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

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cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: old lady took photo. nothing says usa like this. good pic// i prefer a milk crate cause those spackel cans can b tipsy __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

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mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,433	Re: old lady took photo. nothing says usa like this. My old back won't handle sitting up there like that. I always discouraged my students from doing it as I felt it wasn't professional to work on a rig like that. Wish I had a photo of two of them sitting under the hood of a square body Dodge with one on each side of the engine. All you could see was their heads sticking out.

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