A 69' Chevy pickup chasing tornadoes??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

CHEVY & GMC FOREVER · 03-02-2005, 01:24 AM

Well today I was thinking, that what if when tornado season rolls around I try chasin' some tornadoes and severe storms with my truck???? I think it might work or is this a very stupid idea, what do you think??

Warbones · 03-02-2005, 01:30 AM

Um......what is Sweety 1?

CHEVY & GMC FOREVER · 03-02-2005, 01:32 AM

Sweety 1 was a 1999 GMC Suburban that was sold last year because of a rod knock, i sold it because I had put alot of money into it already

Warbones · 03-02-2005, 01:36 AM

Sorry to hear that. I'm kickin myself in the arse for parting with my 68 chevy truck. Might as well kick myself for the 68 chevelle and the 49 plymouth. 63 impala, 62 nova...I had better stop there.
But I do know the feeling.

CHEVY & GMC FOREVER · 03-02-2005, 02:03 AM

Any replies to the original question????

Brainchild · 03-02-2005, 02:12 AM

I would ue Sweety 1 or a close replica,sweety 2 is a classic

My .02

CHEVY & GMC FOREVER · 03-02-2005, 02:17 AM

well it was worth a try, but I guess you are right the 99' Suburban was probably a better chase vehicle.

silvertonguedevil · 03-02-2005, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by CHEVY & GMC FOREVER

Any replies to the original question????

No. We've all seen "Twister"!

CHEVY & GMC FOREVER · 03-02-2005, 05:01 PM

You never know someone (me) may attempt it.....

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-02-2005, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silvertonguedevil

No. We've all seen "Twister"!

LMAO

**Canadian694x4** · 03-02-2005, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silvertonguedevil

No. We've all seen "Twister"!

ya I echo that...

ACES · 03-02-2005, 07:06 PM

I think this is a crazy idea no matter what vehicle its done in. I've been lucky enough to live through a few tornados and there is no way in H3ll that I'm gonna chase one.
I can't understand why anyone in their right mind would want to get close to one. Those things are completely unpredictable. If you get too close and it turns on you, you are dead.
I wish you all the best, but I hope you choose a safer hobby.

rgray71 · 03-02-2005, 07:48 PM

I live in the heart of twister alley (tonganoxie, ks) you can just come out here and watch them go around sus.

farside847 · 03-02-2005, 07:53 PM

Ill stick with earthquakes. (california native)

1STtimePRo'71 · 03-02-2005, 09:43 PM

Got good insurance??

Sounds fun where do I sign up?

Longhorn Man · 03-02-2005, 10:55 PM

I saw a few while I was in Texas (including the F5 that leveled the town of Gerel. <spelling??>) I must say, they are awsome to watch, the sheer power and intensity is nothing short of spectacular. The trail of total destruction and anialation is awe inspireing.
You have not mentioned what your truck is all about. Is it a nice truck....a restorable truck...or a total rust bucket that has 2 tires in it's grave?

If it is the latter....go for it. Have fun.

If either of the two former...leave it in the garage and get a stupid econobox POS that gets 50 MPG and goes 140 MPH. If it is a hatch back, then you'll have easy access to your cameras and any tools of the trade that you'll need...and it'll be protected from the hail that you are bound to come across.

CHEVY & GMC FOREVER · 03-02-2005, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACES

I think this is a crazy idea no matter what vehicle its done in. I've been lucky enough to live through a few tornados and there is no way in H3ll that I'm gonna chase one.
I can't understand why anyone in their right mind would want to get close to one. Those things are completely unpredictable. If you get too close and it turns on you, you are dead.
I wish you all the best, but I hope you choose a safer hobby.

Well anybody in their right mind would not get any closer than a .5 mile from a tornado which is a far enough distance for if it were to shift and turn toward you than you have enough time get out of there and find another place to watch it, I know it sounds crazy, but I'm not thinking about doing the things they did in the movie "Twister" like having an instrument to drive in a tornado and see what's going on inside it (by the way is not reality because you can never get that close to a tornado without being bombarded with downdrafts and microbursts) all I was thinking is that I would get about a 1-.5 mile from a tornado. Watch it, maybe take some pictures and that would be all.

useRc10 · 03-02-2005, 11:07 PM

probably should have a 4x4...

CHEVY & GMC FOREVER · 03-02-2005, 11:11 PM

Yeah but I don't think that I'll be getting in to any situations that would require 4x4, all that I need is a real hot 350 well 355 now (being rebuilt bored over .030)

03-02-2005, 01:24 AM	#1
CHEVY & GMC FOREVER Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Lenox,IL Posts: 306	A 69' Chevy pickup chasing tornadoes??? Well today I was thinking, that what if when tornado season rolls around I try chasin' some tornadoes and severe storms with my truck???? I think it might work or is this a very stupid idea, what do you think?? __________________ 1985 Chevrolet C-30 454 1-TON Dooley 1969 CHEVROLET CST-10 PICK-UP Good memories 1999 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. cab 5.7L Good Memories With a quart of oil, and a gallon of gas, she won't let no other car pass!!!. & FOREVER Last edited by CHEVY & GMC FOREVER; 03-02-2005 at 01:39 AM.

03-02-2005, 01:30 AM	#2
Warbones Navel Inspector Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 1,373	Um......what is Sweety 1? __________________ 1948 Chevy Aerosedan GONE! I think. 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Coupe WANTED 1967 IMPALA 1967 CST C10 Long Bed with a 283

03-02-2005, 01:32 AM	#3
CHEVY & GMC FOREVER Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Lenox,IL Posts: 306	Sweety 1 was a 1999 GMC Suburban that was sold last year because of a rod knock, i sold it because I had put alot of money into it already __________________ 1985 Chevrolet C-30 454 1-TON Dooley 1969 CHEVROLET CST-10 PICK-UP Good memories 1999 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. cab 5.7L Good Memories With a quart of oil, and a gallon of gas, she won't let no other car pass!!!. & FOREVER

03-02-2005, 01:36 AM	#4
Warbones Navel Inspector Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 1,373	Sorry to hear that. I'm kickin myself in the arse for parting with my 68 chevy truck. Might as well kick myself for the 68 chevelle and the 49 plymouth. 63 impala, 62 nova...I had better stop there. But I do know the feeling. __________________ 1948 Chevy Aerosedan GONE! I think. 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Coupe WANTED 1967 IMPALA 1967 CST C10 Long Bed with a 283

03-02-2005, 02:03 AM	#5
CHEVY & GMC FOREVER Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Lenox,IL Posts: 306	Any replies to the original question???? __________________ 1985 Chevrolet C-30 454 1-TON Dooley 1969 CHEVROLET CST-10 PICK-UP Good memories 1999 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. cab 5.7L Good Memories With a quart of oil, and a gallon of gas, she won't let no other car pass!!!. & FOREVER

03-02-2005, 02:12 AM	#6
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	I would ue Sweety 1 or a close replica,sweety 2 is a classic My .02 __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

03-02-2005, 02:17 AM	#7
CHEVY & GMC FOREVER Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Lenox,IL Posts: 306	well it was worth a try, but I guess you are right the 99' Suburban was probably a better chase vehicle. __________________ 1985 Chevrolet C-30 454 1-TON Dooley 1969 CHEVROLET CST-10 PICK-UP Good memories 1999 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. cab 5.7L Good Memories With a quart of oil, and a gallon of gas, she won't let no other car pass!!!. & FOREVER

03-02-2005, 05:01 PM	#9
CHEVY & GMC FOREVER Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Lenox,IL Posts: 306	You never know someone (me) may attempt it..... __________________ 1985 Chevrolet C-30 454 1-TON Dooley 1969 CHEVROLET CST-10 PICK-UP Good memories 1999 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. cab 5.7L Good Memories With a quart of oil, and a gallon of gas, she won't let no other car pass!!!. & FOREVER

03-02-2005, 07:06 PM	#12
ACES Life is a gamble Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lee's Summit, MO Posts: 796	I think this is a crazy idea no matter what vehicle its done in. I've been lucky enough to live through a few tornados and there is no way in H3ll that I'm gonna chase one. I can't understand why anyone in their right mind would want to get close to one. Those things are completely unpredictable. If you get too close and it turns on you, you are dead. I wish you all the best, but I hope you choose a safer hobby. __________________ 1970 Orange CST C-10 w/350, posi, Longbed The torpid artist seeks inspiration at any cost, by virtue or by vice, by friend or by fiend, by prayer or by wine. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

03-02-2005, 07:48 PM	#13
rgray71 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tonganoxie, Ks Posts: 180	I live in the heart of twister alley (tonganoxie, ks) you can just come out here and watch them go around sus.

03-02-2005, 07:53 PM	#14
farside847 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 995	Ill stick with earthquakes. (california native) __________________ 1971 Chevy C10 Shortbed Stepside, 307v8 3-on-the-tree

03-02-2005, 09:43 PM	#15
1STtimePRo'71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Crystal, MN Posts: 656	Got good insurance?? Sounds fun where do I sign up? __________________ -Cory 1967 2 Wheel Chevy

03-02-2005, 10:55 PM	#16
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I saw a few while I was in Texas (including the F5 that leveled the town of Gerel. <spelling??>) I must say, they are awsome to watch, the sheer power and intensity is nothing short of spectacular. The trail of total destruction and anialation is awe inspireing. You have not mentioned what your truck is all about. Is it a nice truck....a restorable truck...or a total rust bucket that has 2 tires in it's grave? If it is the latter....go for it. Have fun. If either of the two former...leave it in the garage and get a stupid econobox POS that gets 50 MPG and goes 140 MPH. If it is a hatch back, then you'll have easy access to your cameras and any tools of the trade that you'll need...and it'll be protected from the hail that you are bound to come across.

03-02-2005, 11:07 PM	#18
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03-02-2005, 11:11 PM	#19
CHEVY & GMC FOREVER Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Lenox,IL Posts: 306	Yeah but I don't think that I'll be getting in to any situations that would require 4x4, all that I need is a real hot 350 well 355 now (being rebuilt bored over .030) __________________ 1985 Chevrolet C-30 454 1-TON Dooley 1969 CHEVROLET CST-10 PICK-UP Good memories 1999 Chevrolet Z71 Ext. cab 5.7L Good Memories With a quart of oil, and a gallon of gas, she won't let no other car pass!!!. & FOREVER Last edited by CHEVY & GMC FOREVER; 03-02-2005 at 11:13 PM.



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