Time for some longhorn love, show pics

[countr]

Here is one , c20 longhorn custom camper

[countr]

Originally Posted by countr

Here is one , c20 longhorn custom camper

TTT for Craig

[Killer Bee]

^ thanks! how was I not even subscribed to this thread of awesomeness?!

sooo, as some of us may already know, that beautiful ochre longhorn made it to the farm for my mom last year..



awesome deal Russ, can't thank you enough! I'm anxious to see it this July for the first time

well, what's better than one '71 longhorn... two '71 longhorns of course

keeping the red one here for repairs and such but so far, not much I wasn't expecting..

transporter did bust the cab marker lights but we struck a cash deal on the spot..

had a couple of hard starts and fits of backfire but 90% of the time runs very well..

did find a partial napa carb kit in the cab so that may explain part of it

likely an 80's era target motor with a little lifter tick but very strong with q-jet and points

clutch is tight, no funny noises, rolls smooth and quietly, had it to 60mph so far no vibrations..

lights, gauges, even cigar lighter work.. horn switch clicks but no 'toot' so have to look into that..

interior condition is amazing! curious about the seat pattern but the build sheet still stuck in the back so sure it's original..

needs complete bed wood, strips, and hardware, heater core, and tires on the short list..

barnyard repaint looks better across the street than up close but gets the job done.. red paint - check

rust in all the usual places, some repairable / some requires panel replacement.. but meh, MO farm boy is used to it

no leaks on the ground so far but really haven't got into it very far, just got it home Thursday night..

overall, rough in a lot of ways but well optioned, great running, with a lot of potential..

very excited to have it in my driveway

[countr]

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

^ thanks! how was I not even subscribed to this thread of awesomeness?!

sooo, as some of us may already know, that beautiful ochre longhorn made it to the farm for my mom last year..



awesome deal Russ, can't thank you enough! I'm anxious to see it this July for the first time

well, what's better than one '71 longhorn... two '71 longhorns of course

keeping the red one here for repairs and such but so far, not much I wasn't expecting..

transporter did bust the cab marker lights but we struck a cash deal on the spot..

had a couple of hard starts and fits of backfire but 90% of the time runs very well..

did find a partial napa carb kit in the cab so that may explain part of it

likely an 80's era target motor with a little lifter tick but very strong with q-jet and points

clutch is tight, no funny noises, rolls smooth and quietly, had it to 60mph so far no vibrations..

lights, gauges, even cigar lighter work.. horn switch clicks but no 'toot' so have to look into that..

interior condition is amazing! curious about the seat pattern but the build sheet still stuck in the back so sure it's original..

needs complete bed wood, strips, and hardware, heater core, and tires on the short list..

barnyard repaint looks better across the street than up close but gets the job done.. red paint - check

rust in all the usual places, some repairable / some requires panel replacement.. but meh, MO farm boy is used to it

no leaks on the ground so far but really haven't got into it very far, just got it home Thursday night..

overall, rough in a lot of ways but well optioned, great running, with a lot of potential..

very excited to have it in my driveway

Nice Killer bee!!! You have a longhorn ranch started, LOL!

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by countr

Here is one , c20 longhorn custom camper

I took a ride in this one a while back.

[davischevy]

I hope to have the new engine in mine soon. I sure have missed it.

[Killer Bee]

Originally Posted by davischevy

I took a ride in this one a while back.

me too

[Killer Bee]

this 70 belongs to the son of a friend of mine at work who also works here..

they restored it together, I bought a few of the take-offs

[Greg58]

I noticed I just posted a small pic of mine, so here are some more bigger ones.






Greg

[Luvinit]

Took the 72 out to test drive some suspension work I did and see if the heater would keep up at -25c. It did.

[JR1]

1969 Longhorn,have the emblems just have to add them

[JR1]

Maybe one of you guys can answer this question, my truck has th400 behind a 350, h052 in rear, when I drive easy it shifts at about 9 or 10mph and then at about 25 mph, if i get on it, its 16mph and 35mph, but if im above 30 mph and its already in 3rd i can floor it and it wont downshift, it just bogs until ut goes into second at around 20 to 25, the camper does bog it on hills, is this a governor or something to avoid high downshifts...i had a mechanic check the vacuum and township mechanism on the tranny and he said it was good, I can also make a new thread, in just getting used to this awesome forum and realize i might have highjacked it, sorry

[Steeveedee]

Check your kick down switch. You might also check to see if the vacuum modulator can be adjusted. But the switch is the first culprit to check, I think. Do you have a picture of the setup of the carburetor on the driver's side?

Looks like auto fill misspelled something into "township". What word did you mean?

Also, I'd recommend starting a new thread so that this one dosen't get derailed.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by Luvinit

Took the 72 out to test drive some suspension work I did and see if the heater would keep up at -25c. It did.

Awesome! Do you have any other pics of your truck? I love 4x4 converted Longhorns!

Greg58 very nice. Is that medium bronze?

JR1 very nice horn!

[Greg58]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Awesome! Do you have any other pics of your truck? I love 4x4 converted Longhorns!

Greg58 very nice. Is that medium bronze?

JR1 very nice horn!

Yes it is,

Greg

[trac209]

Originally Posted by Luvinit

Took the 72 out to test drive some suspension work I did and see if the heater would keep up at -25c. It did.

Holy cow that’s a sweet looking truck. Looks like it could drive through anything winter can throw at it

[Gribbs]

I’ve just pretty well finished my fleetside shortbox and thought shortboxes were where it’s at, now....I’m going to see a 70 longhorn in a couple days and it has the glovebox record so I’m wondering if you all can mention any unique options I should hope for it to have?? I don’t know how it will fit in my driveway so well, but who cares!!

[Dieselwrencher]

Very nice! Is it a keeper?

[countr]

Thanks I am going to sell, cannot give it the time it deserves. I put it up on craigslist see what happens.

[RThree]

Here are a few photos of my 1972 Longhorn 4x4 conversion. Rims which came with the tires will get replaced with slot mags soon!

[Chris_oz]

Here are some shots of my 1970 we took over the weekend.
Its a 350-SM465-HO52, with A/C and 72K, one owner Cali truck.

PS: truck is a 1970 model, Wife is a 1969 model, both holding up well.

[Killer Bee]

hmmm, accidentally uploaded a duplicate file name to dropbox folder and it replaced the other picture..

anyways, I found this wadded up in a bag in the truck! dated 7 days after my birth date

looks like a customer order.. special order maybe?



this one is still stuck in the seat and very brittle.. I pushed in the padding to get it to drop a little without damaging anymore..

any ideas for getting it out? mirrored from using front camera and can't swap in phone

pretty neat I have two build sheets for this one

[Killer Bee]

thanks to Mrs. Bee, managed to get enough hands in the back of the seat to remove the other build sheet in tact



this afternoon I managed to overlay them to get as complete a picture as I can without damaging them..



so first question, anyone know if the original tire size listed as 750X16X8 on build sheet were 16"?

there is no tire size listed on the SPID of this truck so not sure if there was a standard size that wouldn't be listed?

I've seen 16.5 expressed 165 in SPIDs, not sure about build sheets..

for instance, the other 71 longhorn SPID calls 950X165X8 which I assumed were 16.5"

[Killer Bee]

well son of gun, three build sheets?

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

thanks to Mrs. Bee, managed to get enough hands in the back of the seat to remove the other build sheet in tact



this afternoon I managed to overlay them to get as complete a picture as I can without damaging them..



so first question, anyone know if the original tire size listed as 750X16X8 on build sheet were 16"?

there is no tire size listed on the SPID of this truck so not sure if there was a standard size that wouldn't be listed?

I've seen 16.5 expressed 165 in SPIDs, not sure about build sheets..

for instance, the other 71 longhorn SPID calls 950X165X8 which I assumed were 16.5"

[Rooster73]

Ok, I know I'm not going crazy, but my dad had a 72 longhorn, but the rear wheels were about a foot from the rear bumper, I always thought it looked like a pulling truck. Am I looking at these pictures wrong.