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**too much stuff** · 03-09-2019, 06:27 PM

Headed out on my adventure on feb 18th. Been very cold and snowy here this winter, was looking to get some place warmer for a bit...
Well, iowa wasn't much better!

**too much stuff** · 03-09-2019, 06:32 PM

Fast forward to Oklahoma. Was about 40 miles from texas when I finally got rid of the snow. Still had a little freezing rain, but just dealt with that. Found a few yards along the way to check out.

**too much stuff** · 03-09-2019, 06:40 PM

Made it to the swap meet in Decatur texas. Was in the 40s, drizzling and muddy there. Quite a few empty spots on Friday yet. Did manage to score some parts there.

Watching the blizzard in iowa and Minnesota for the trip home and figured I should be ok to leave sat am... Bad timing I guess. Up to 60mph cornering winds across okahoma and Kansas knocking my gas mileage down to 6.2. Get into central iowa at 10 am and find out that I-35 is closed. I drove in it a little bit, and turned around only to spend an extra couple of days in Ankeny iowa.

**too much stuff** · 03-09-2019, 06:44 PM

Been home for a week and a 1/2 and finally got warm enough to unload the truck. (been -teens almost every morning) And here is what i ended up with.
The 67 gmc I grabbed on the way home in OK.

**too much stuff** · 03-09-2019, 06:48 PM

And the last pics of some of the junque I drug home.
Hope you enjoyed another road trip with me.

68Gold/white · 03-09-2019, 06:51 PM

Did you purchase your GMC, from post 2 location???
Care to say where post 2 is, in Oklahoma?

**too much stuff** · 03-09-2019, 07:00 PM

Duncan and Roosevelt are where those pics are from. SW OK. And yes I purchased the gmc from a yard there.

**jocko** · 03-09-2019, 07:00 PM

That's a good haul! of parts AND miles. I just drove MN to TX not too long ago (via Indiana for a visit). You managed to hit TX on our once every 2-3 years day long ice rain skating rink extravaganza. There were hundreds of wrecks in the DFW area that same day. It's a sunny 78 deg today

**ThreeQuarter** · 03-09-2019, 07:22 PM

Sounds like a productive trip, if not the best-timed. Oklahoma isn't equipped for clearing ice & snow--I've been stuck there several times. Glad you made it home and didn't get caught in the pileup north of Ames.

**Chevyland** · 03-09-2019, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by too much stuff

Headed out on my adventure on feb 18th. Been very cold and snowy here this winter, was looking to get some place warmer for a bit...
Well, iowa wasn't much better!

Man I love road trips!!
But, I couldn’t handle all that snow
Thank god I’m from Ca.

Nice finds.

**Getter-Done** · 03-09-2019, 07:34 PM

Thanks for letting us ride along.
Looks like it was worth all your trouble.
Nice parts.
What will you do with all those parts??

Vintage Windmills · 03-09-2019, 11:10 PM

Eric, looks like a productive trip! Thanks for the pics

**LockDoc** · 03-09-2019, 11:18 PM

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Yep, that was no time to be driving in Northern Iowa. Glad you made it home OK and it looks like it was worth the trip. I have been to Pate but have never made it to Decatur. I still plan on making it down there some day.

LockDoc

**kev2809** · 03-09-2019, 11:52 PM

shouldve came a little further south....70 degrees today!

was 30 degrees monday...lol. we wear thermals under pants in the morning and shorts after work..go figure.

**Curtb1971** · 03-10-2019, 01:11 AM

Nice treasure finds!

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Originally Posted by Chevyland

Man I love road trips!!
But, I couldn’t handle all that snow
Thank god I’m from Ca.

Nice finds.

Hmmm, did someone say road trip

It sure has been cold up here

**Already Gone** · 03-10-2019, 04:09 AM

Thanks for sharing Eric.

**72 tigger** · 03-10-2019, 08:21 AM

Nice collection Eric, glad you made it home safe, winter stinks

**too much stuff** · 03-10-2019, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocko

That's a good haul! of parts AND miles. I just drove MN to TX not too long ago (via Indiana for a visit). You managed to hit TX on our once every 2-3 years day long ice rain skating rink extravaganza. There were hundreds of wrecks in the DFW area that same day. It's a sunny 78 deg today

I was supposed to meet up with a guy that had a bunch of trucks and parts down there but he said there was about 3" of rain and couldn't get to where the trucks were. I didn't get to go there at all.

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Originally Posted by ThreeQuarter

Sounds like a productive trip, if not the best-timed. Oklahoma isn't equipped for clearing ice & snow--I've been stuck there several times. Glad you made it home and didn't get caught in the pileup north of Ames.

There were still 47 cars in the ditch within an hour north of me 2 days later when I left.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chevyland

Man I love road trips!!
But, I couldn’t handle all that snow
Thank god I’m from Ca.

Nice finds.

Thanks. If you are ever road tripping through MN in the summer, stop by.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Thanks for letting us ride along.
Looks like it was worth all your trouble.
Nice parts.
What will you do with all those parts??

I will have to make room to store them I guess...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vintage Windmills

Eric, looks like a productive trip! Thanks for the pics

It was despite the weather again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Yep, that was no time to be driving in Northern Iowa. Glad you made it home OK and it looks like it was worth the trip. I have been to Pate but have never made it to Decatur. I still plan on making it down there some day.

LockDoc

I hear pate and Decatur are similar. I would like to try pate once, but that is getting into my busy season up here.

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Originally Posted by kev2809

shouldve came a little further south....70 degrees today!

was 30 degrees monday...lol. we wear thermals under pants in the morning and shorts after work..go figure.

Hit 32 here yesterday and didn't even need a jacket! 70 would be about right.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curtb1971

Nice treasure finds!
Thanks.

Hmmm, did someone say road trip

It sure has been cold up here

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Originally Posted by Already Gone

Thanks for sharing Eric.

You bet.

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Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Nice collection Eric, glad you made it home safe, winter stinks

Yeah, I am ready for spring. Have to go out and plow AGAIN now...

03-09-2019, 06:27 PM	#1
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,765	Texas trip in the books with parts pics. Headed out on my adventure on feb 18th. Been very cold and snowy here this winter, was looking to get some place warmer for a bit... Well, iowa wasn't much better! Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

03-09-2019, 06:32 PM	#2
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,765	Re: Texas trip in the books with parts pics. Fast forward to Oklahoma. Was about 40 miles from texas when I finally got rid of the snow. Still had a little freezing rain, but just dealt with that. Found a few yards along the way to check out. Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

03-09-2019, 06:40 PM	#3
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,765	Re: Texas trip in the books with parts pics. Made it to the swap meet in Decatur texas. Was in the 40s, drizzling and muddy there. Quite a few empty spots on Friday yet. Did manage to score some parts there. Watching the blizzard in iowa and Minnesota for the trip home and figured I should be ok to leave sat am... Bad timing I guess. Up to 60mph cornering winds across okahoma and Kansas knocking my gas mileage down to 6.2. Get into central iowa at 10 am and find out that I-35 is closed. I drove in it a little bit, and turned around only to spend an extra couple of days in Ankeny iowa. Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

03-09-2019, 06:44 PM	#4
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,765	Re: Texas trip in the books with parts pics. Been home for a week and a 1/2 and finally got warm enough to unload the truck. (been -teens almost every morning) And here is what i ended up with. The 67 gmc I grabbed on the way home in OK. Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

03-09-2019, 06:48 PM	#5
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,765	Re: Texas trip in the books with parts pics. And the last pics of some of the junque I drug home. Hope you enjoyed another road trip with me. Attached Images __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

03-09-2019, 06:51 PM	#6
68Gold/white Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ark City, Kansas Posts: 3,385	Re: Texas trip in the books with parts pics. Did you purchase your GMC, from post 2 location??? Care to say where post 2 is, in Oklahoma?

03-09-2019, 07:00 PM	#7
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,765	Re: Texas trip in the books with parts pics. Duncan and Roosevelt are where those pics are from. SW OK. And yes I purchased the gmc from a yard there. __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

03-09-2019, 07:00 PM	#8
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,976	Re: Texas trip in the books with parts pics. That's a good haul! of parts AND miles. I just drove MN to TX not too long ago (via Indiana for a visit). You managed to hit TX on our once every 2-3 years day long ice rain skating rink extravaganza. There were hundreds of wrecks in the DFW area that same day. It's a sunny 78 deg today

03-09-2019, 07:22 PM	#9
ThreeQuarter Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Texan in Iowa Posts: 2,522	Re: Texas trip in the books with parts pics. Sounds like a productive trip, if not the best-timed. Oklahoma isn't equipped for clearing ice & snow--I've been stuck there several times. Glad you made it home and didn't get caught in the pileup north of Ames. __________________ Ben '68 Chevy C10 Custom LWB 327/TH400 2nd owner '16 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE Dblcab 4wd 5.3

03-09-2019, 07:34 PM	#11
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03-09-2019, 11:10 PM	#12
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03-09-2019, 11:18 PM	#13
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,639	Re: Texas trip in the books with parts pics. - Yep, that was no time to be driving in Northern Iowa. Glad you made it home OK and it looks like it was worth the trip. I have been to Pate but have never made it to Decatur. I still plan on making it down there some day. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

03-09-2019, 11:52 PM	#14
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03-10-2019, 08:21 AM	#17
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