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Project1970 · 07-22-2002, 04:50 AM

Well?

I beat on mine pretty hard...I treat it well, but that's not to say I don't give it plenty of Italian tuneups. The bed looks like hell, too, and I know it...it's still a truck! A lowered, sweet, decently fast old truck, but it's still a truck!

**GMCPaul** · 07-22-2002, 05:35 AM

Well as my bumper stickers say DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT
So they are driven hard, but well maintained!!
GMCPaul

Travis Byrne · 07-22-2002, 05:48 AM

Like truck should be.

Longhorn Man · 07-22-2002, 07:14 AM

I treat mine like a rental...or even like a loaner.

Woody · 07-22-2002, 08:12 AM

Well my truck has been in the basement for the last year and a half so it has been taking it easy. Doors off of it and a nasty rust hole in the front of the pass door. I need to weld a patch in it.....
But!! when I did drive it I used it as a truck, A NICE Truck but none the less a truck. I haul mulch by the bedload, gravel, ATV, pull a trailer, took it into the infield of lowes motor speedway with a 8 x12' platform on top. The list goes on and on. I drive 75-80 on the interstate and don't baby it. However I do take good care of it as well and it has given me many years of trouble free miles.

Dan69 step · 07-22-2002, 08:20 AM

Well maintained but driven hard, usually pulling hellish loads!

BadAzz70PU · 07-22-2002, 11:14 AM

I dont get to drive mine often so usually when I do its off to the drag strip to race it....oh and I have to "Clean it out" on the way there of course....lol.

I Drive her hard, thats what I built it for.

**JIMs70GMC** · 07-22-2002, 01:16 PM

GMC Paul has it right. Drive hard and maintain well! Between my parents and two brothers, a week does not go buy that I'm not hauling something. I'm the only one with a truck. Furniture one week, old boiler the next, lumber for my brothers deck(took 4 loads) anybody's guess for this weekend. I might actually get to replace a bad ball joint.

crazy longhorn · 07-22-2002, 01:29 PM

Mine falls under part throttle WHAZZAT?

XXL · 07-22-2002, 02:29 PM

I treat it like it's 33 years old and in a way that minimizes my need to repair it! Besides, I'm usually not in a hurry :-)

Kenneth

Blue_71 · 07-22-2002, 04:13 PM

bumpstops? you mean these things are supposed to stop before the tire hit the fenderwell?

i load it down untill it cant take anythign else, thats what i bought my truck for.. work and play, but lately it hasnt ran so i guess im going to have to start babying it and get me something better to drive when i turn 16 (new truck, yuck

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WHYBYNU · 07-22-2002, 05:00 PM

I drive mine as much as I can, summer is short up here so you better enjoy it while you can. I never haul anything at all (maybe a cooler and lawn chairs to a rod run) But I'm not afraid to put my foot in every now and then. I'm a maintance junky always checking things out to make sure nothing is out off wack. It makes me feel better to know it's ready to go at all times.

Livrat · 07-22-2002, 05:21 PM

Every Morning when i leave a certain spot onto the main road its not unusual to make that old tired 402 see 5000rpm,also any street race im game,dont always win,but its a rush.cant wait to get the real motor in-Desert Rat

palallin · 07-22-2002, 06:42 PM

Mine is an every day driver; I usually don't exceed 65 mph, but I do get there fairly quick. I haul fairly often, and I tow every now and then. My maintenance is done as often as I can and as thoroughly as possible at the time.

**68SWB4x4** · 07-22-2002, 07:58 PM

i think my truck fears me.......

guypm · 07-22-2002, 09:04 PM

Mine is my hobby. It's gettin painted at the present. I have a hard time keepin my foot off of full throttle, but love to hear the lope of the cam at idle speeds. As for hauling stuff, I use my kids Z71 for the heavy and my s-10 lite stuff.
400+hp 350cu.in.
700r4
373 open(one day Eaton Posi)
swb fleetside lowered 2/4

Guy's Toy

Wasted Income · 07-22-2002, 09:24 PM

GMC Paul----- I prefer "Drive it like you OWN it!!"

Mine only comes out on dry, sunny, moderate temp days. She's my toy, so I beat on her good. I also believe in well maintained vehicles. Nothing that even looks like it is going bad remains unfixed. My truck's kind of a masochist. She likes the pain I give 'er and asks for more......

CE20934 · 07-23-2002, 11:24 AM

Yes I abuse my truck. That's what my friends say anyway. I say I'm treating him like the 35-yr-old workhorse he was designed to be.

Either way, neither one of us is complaining.

Project1970 · 07-23-2002, 07:42 PM

Glad to see nobody here put anything in the "trailer queen" or "slow cruising only" categories. I can understand only pulling it out of the garage on nice days (then again, I live in AZ and there's no rain / snow to speak of to rust a vehicle out, hehe) but if you're gonna do that, at least have some fun with it while it's out, hehe.

One of my friends would fall into two categories; with his '69 pickup, it'd be lots of full throttle but nothing in the bed (his is pristine, too...he says he wants a wood one, though, and if he does that, I'll probably buy his bedfloor because mine looks like hell...different color but it all looks the same with a sprayon liner

)

And though it's not a truck, his parents have a '64 Corvette Convertible. It gets driven quite often...and when he gets to drive it, quite hard. Like got-a-ticket-for-80-in-a-45 while racing against a Ferrari - and that was under heavy braking. My guess is it probably fears him a little bit...but it's still there so it's probably masochistic too.

Chevyman69 · 07-23-2002, 08:31 PM

Drove it like I stole it, at least thats how I drove the 69 before I tore it apart. I didn't care, bought as a wreck to beat on the farm with and drove it accordingly. Jumped it once or twice, the secondaries on the QJet on the 350 were wide open as much as the primaries, surpirsed it never blew. Engine ran excellent and never smoked or burnt a drop of oil until the day I sold it after that I dunno. Drive the 92 hard not stupid but hard, maintain all my vehicles very well though, maintain well, drive hard.

71Blazer · 07-23-2002, 09:21 PM

Plenty of fun, still afraid of grenading the rearend until I'm able to inspect it closer (12 bolt Posi-clunk rearend)...

jhwkns · 07-23-2002, 09:38 PM

80k miles in less than five years, and I don't baby it.

72'BBGMCSGCC · 07-23-2002, 10:23 PM

I drive her pretty mild most of the time,but when someone looks up and hears the rumble of the 402BB ,I can't help, but step on it.He He!

theo goebel · 07-23-2002, 10:31 PM

I drive it like I own it, and I.ve only owned it a few months and usually only find the time to drive it a few miles cruising and showing off. The guy I got it from put a built 350 in it with 4BBl holley/Berry gerry? Edelbrock intake and carb, trick flow aluminum heads and a muncie 4sp with Hurst and reverse lockout. I've only had it up to 4 grand in 1st and 2nd, and with headers and 3" pipes to the dynomax dumping at the axle you can imagine the looks I get going through the gears getting on the freeway or getting up to speed between the stoplights. It's pretty easy on the eyes with nice paint and a 4/6 lowering with short coils and blocks in the rear. It sits on rally wheels with 255's front and 275 rears. And you really have to feather it out of the hole or you light up those rears!!!!!!!!!

oleblue72 · 07-24-2002, 11:57 AM

Mines a daily driver. I haul pretty much everything in it. Had a load of gravel yesterday, quite a load. I pull my boat from time to time. It needs a paint job since the paint is original, so I'm a lil rougher than usual. Sometimes I have to get down on it leaving a stop light just to make sure she's still running good. Can't help myself. I love the sound of those flowmasters. Overall I'm pretty easy on it. Well maintained.

View Poll Results: How hard do you drive your truck?
Drive? Trailer queen (boo!)	0	0%
Drive? It has yet to run.	12	14.29%
Only slow cruising on bright sunny days.	0	0%
The occasional stab of full throttle but nothing in the bed.	8	9.52%
Plenty of fun in it and the occasional work to boot	28	33.33%
Part throttle? Whazzat?	15	17.86%
Is the suspension to the bumpstops yet? Nope? Load it up!	6	7.14%
My truck fears me.	15	17.86%
Voters: 84. You may not vote on this poll

07-22-2002, 04:50 AM	#1
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	How hard do you drive your truck? Well? I beat on mine pretty hard...I treat it well, but that's not to say I don't give it plenty of Italian tuneups. The bed looks like hell, too, and I know it...it's still a truck! A lowered, sweet, decently fast old truck, but it's still a truck! __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

07-22-2002, 05:35 AM	#2
GMCPaul Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Rockville,In. USA Posts: 3,721	Well as my bumper stickers say DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT So they are driven hard, but well maintained!! GMCPaul __________________ Secure Online Catalog for-GMCPauls Truck Parts Email- GMCPAULS@GMAIL.COM

07-22-2002, 05:48 AM	#3
Travis Byrne Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Corydon, IN Posts: 82	Like truck should be. __________________ 1972 Custom/10 Longbed In the works

07-22-2002, 08:20 AM	#6
Dan69 step Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Fullerton,NE Posts: 380	Well maintained but driven hard, usually pulling hellish loads! __________________ 69 short step 68 50th Anniversary Gold/ White lwb 72 2wd Blazer 63 Studebaker Avanti 85 Avanti 66 Studebaker Cruiser 49 Studebaker pickup 3-49 Studebaker 1 1/2 truck 94 White/ GMC coe (cabin hauler) 95 chev 2015 chev Duramax 2500

07-22-2002, 07:14 AM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I treat mine like a rental...or even like a loaner.

07-22-2002, 08:12 AM	#5
Woody Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Georgetown, KY, USA Posts: 631	Well my truck has been in the basement for the last year and a half so it has been taking it easy. Doors off of it and a nasty rust hole in the front of the pass door. I need to weld a patch in it..... But!! when I did drive it I used it as a truck, A NICE Truck but none the less a truck. I haul mulch by the bedload, gravel, ATV, pull a trailer, took it into the infield of lowes motor speedway with a 8 x12' platform on top. The list goes on and on. I drive 75-80 on the interstate and don't baby it. However I do take good care of it as well and it has given me many years of trouble free miles.

07-22-2002, 11:14 AM	#7
BadAzz70PU Long Lost Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Clemson SC/ Langhorne Pa Posts: 1,183	I dont get to drive mine often so usually when I do its off to the drag strip to race it....oh and I have to "Clean it out" on the way there of course....lol. I Drive her hard, thats what I built it for. __________________ Tony 1970 C10 LWB -14.09 @ 96mph Web Site 1995 Eclipse GSX -15.46 @ 88mph (stock, not for long) College student at Clemson (SC) Home in Langhorne Pa

07-22-2002, 01:16 PM	#8
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	GMC Paul has it right. Drive hard and maintain well! Between my parents and two brothers, a week does not go buy that I'm not hauling something. I'm the only one with a truck. Furniture one week, old boiler the next, lumber for my brothers deck(took 4 loads) anybody's guess for this weekend. I might actually get to replace a bad ball joint. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

07-22-2002, 01:29 PM	#9
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	Mine falls under part throttle WHAZZAT?

07-22-2002, 02:29 PM	#10
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	I treat it like it's 33 years old and in a way that minimizes my need to repair it! Besides, I'm usually not in a hurry :-) Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

07-22-2002, 05:00 PM	#12
WHYBYNU WHYBYNU when old will do Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Hot Springs, AR. Posts: 643	I drive mine as much as I can, summer is short up here so you better enjoy it while you can. I never haul anything at all (maybe a cooler and lawn chairs to a rod run) But I'm not afraid to put my foot in every now and then. I'm a maintance junky always checking things out to make sure nothing is out off wack. It makes me feel better to know it's ready to go at all times. __________________ 71 Cheyenne super 2 tone green and white ZZ6 - Th350 4/6 drop 20x8.5 / 20x10 Billet Specialties

07-22-2002, 05:21 PM	#13
Livrat Member #1049 Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Troy Montana Posts: 3,940	Every Morning when i leave a certain spot onto the main road its not unusual to make that old tired 402 see 5000rpm,also any street race im game,dont always win,but its a rush.cant wait to get the real motor in-Desert Rat

07-22-2002, 06:42 PM	#14
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,238	Mine is an every day driver; I usually don't exceed 65 mph, but I do get there fairly quick. I haul fairly often, and I tow every now and then. My maintenance is done as often as I can and as thoroughly as possible at the time. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

07-22-2002, 07:58 PM	#15
68SWB4x4 Strongman Garage Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 10,241	i think my truck fears me....... __________________ Kalle 68 GMC Suburban 1500 4x4 SOLD 69 Pontiac Lemans 99 Silverado 4.8 5 speed ECSB [ Facebook Instagram Subscribe on YOUTUBE



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07-22-2002, 09:04 PM	#16
guypm Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: orange, tx usa Posts: 167	Mine is my hobby. It's gettin painted at the present. I have a hard time keepin my foot off of full throttle, but love to hear the lope of the cam at idle speeds. As for hauling stuff, I use my kids Z71 for the heavy and my s-10 lite stuff. 400+hp 350cu.in. 700r4 373 open(one day Eaton Posi) swb fleetside lowered 2/4 Guy's Toy __________________ guypm 1971 SWB Fleetside/350 performer rpm heads &intake/ holley 750dp/1.5roller rockers/MSD6a/700r4 1650stall/one piece driveshaft/3.73 open/dynomax ceramic coated headers/3chamber flowmasters/

07-22-2002, 09:24 PM	#17
Wasted Income Boosted Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mackinaw, IL Posts: 2,200	GMC Paul----- I prefer "Drive it like you OWN it!!" Mine only comes out on dry, sunny, moderate temp days. She's my toy, so I beat on her good. I also believe in well maintained vehicles. Nothing that even looks like it is going bad remains unfixed. My truck's kind of a masochist. She likes the pain I give 'er and asks for more...... __________________ 1972 2wd K/5 Blazer Turbocharged 370 LSx - 941 rwhp / 1093 rwtq 1969 Chevy K-10 L33 5.3 / 4L80E / NP241 / 4" lift 1964 Buick Skylark Twin TURBO 383 LS pro-touring project 2014 VW Passat TDI - Daily Driver Turbo diesel 2015 Sierra Denali HD Duramax Turbo diesel 2023 Ford Explorer ST - Twin Turbskis 2023 Ford F150 RCSB - Whipple Supercharged 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo 2014 Nor-Tech Center Console - Twin Supercharged Outboards *TURBO ALL THE THINGS!!*

07-23-2002, 11:24 AM	#18
CE20934 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Help! I'm in an office park with its own network of freeways! Posts: 470	Yes I abuse my truck. That's what my friends say anyway. I say I'm treating him like the 35-yr-old workhorse he was designed to be. Either way, neither one of us is complaining. __________________ '67 C20--427 tall deck/SM420, 4.10 HO52 (Michigan has not been kind to the Old Man) '95 Caprice--355 LT1/T56/3.42 8.5" 10-bolt (daily driver, almost 300k on the chassis) '07 Outback--wife's car. 125k & counting. No head gasket or transmission issues yet. fingers crossed

07-23-2002, 07:42 PM	#19
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	Glad to see nobody here put anything in the "trailer queen" or "slow cruising only" categories. I can understand only pulling it out of the garage on nice days (then again, I live in AZ and there's no rain / snow to speak of to rust a vehicle out, hehe) but if you're gonna do that, at least have some fun with it while it's out, hehe. One of my friends would fall into two categories; with his '69 pickup, it'd be lots of full throttle but nothing in the bed (his is pristine, too...he says he wants a wood one, though, and if he does that, I'll probably buy his bedfloor because mine looks like hell...different color but it all looks the same with a sprayon liner ) And though it's not a truck, his parents have a '64 Corvette Convertible. It gets driven quite often...and when he gets to drive it, quite hard. Like got-a-ticket-for-80-in-a-45 while racing against a Ferrari - and that was under heavy braking. My guess is it probably fears him a little bit...but it's still there so it's probably masochistic too. __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

07-23-2002, 08:31 PM	#20
Chevyman69 Vortec 350's Suck Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Pickardville Alberta Canada Posts: 544	Drove it like I stole it, at least thats how I drove the 69 before I tore it apart. I didn't care, bought as a wreck to beat on the farm with and drove it accordingly. Jumped it once or twice, the secondaries on the QJet on the 350 were wide open as much as the primaries, surpirsed it never blew. Engine ran excellent and never smoked or burnt a drop of oil until the day I sold it after that I dunno. Drive the 92 hard not stupid but hard, maintain all my vehicles very well though, maintain well, drive hard. __________________ 69 Chev CST 10 reg cab lwb Daily Driver: 92 Chev Reg Cab LWB Silverado 4x4, K.I.A 7:51 AM 04/22/03 Will be resurrected

07-23-2002, 09:21 PM	#21
71Blazer Goodbye Darlin' Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Coupeville, WA USA Posts: 330	Plenty of fun, still afraid of grenading the rearend until I'm able to inspect it closer (12 bolt Posi-clunk rearend)... __________________ 1971 Blazer CST SOLD!

07-23-2002, 09:38 PM	#22
jhwkns Registered Cruiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,230	80k miles in less than five years, and I don't baby it. __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

07-23-2002, 10:23 PM	#23
72'BBGMCSGCC Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fletcher,N.C U.S.A Posts: 162	I drive her pretty mild most of the time,but when someone looks up and hears the rumble of the 402BB ,I can't help, but step on it.He He!

07-23-2002, 10:31 PM	#24
theo goebel Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Seattle, WA USA 98168 Posts: 70	I drive it like I own, and I work and play hard! I drive it like I own it, and I.ve only owned it a few months and usually only find the time to drive it a few miles cruising and showing off. The guy I got it from put a built 350 in it with 4BBl holley/Berry gerry? Edelbrock intake and carb, trick flow aluminum heads and a muncie 4sp with Hurst and reverse lockout. I've only had it up to 4 grand in 1st and 2nd, and with headers and 3" pipes to the dynomax dumping at the axle you can imagine the looks I get going through the gears getting on the freeway or getting up to speed between the stoplights. It's pretty easy on the eyes with nice paint and a 4/6 lowering with short coils and blocks in the rear. It sits on rally wheels with 255's front and 275 rears. And you really have to feather it out of the hole or you light up those rears!!!!!!!!! __________________ StepSideRideRequired

07-24-2002, 11:57 AM	#25
oleblue72 No, U Da Man! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Southaven, MS Posts: 284	Mines a daily driver. I haul pretty much everything in it. Had a load of gravel yesterday, quite a load. I pull my boat from time to time. It needs a paint job since the paint is original, so I'm a lil rougher than usual. Sometimes I have to get down on it leaving a stop light just to make sure she's still running good. Can't help myself. I love the sound of those flowmasters. Overall I'm pretty easy on it. Well maintained. __________________ (sold ole blue 1972) 1997 Dodge 1500 5.9L 1996 Saturn SL2 1.9L 2002 Mitsubishi Montero 3.0L 2005 Ford Escape 3.0L *1967 Olds Vista Cruiser 330-320HP*

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