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Longhorn Man · 03-20-2005, 01:23 AM

IN the morning I'll be hopping into a buddy's truck, and he'll be haulin my truckless rear up to Kalamazoo Michigan.
Some of the long time members will remember Jeff....Protrucks. he is basicly an inactive member. He pops on from time to tiem to look around, but never has much to say.
Well this man has some sweet trucks, and a real cool twin turbo project/time killer, a flatbed GMC that was kinda slapped together from spare parts, and a real clean green and white 3/4 ton which is dismantled for paint.
The cool thing is, he runs most of his stuff on propane. He has forgotten more about propane than most of us know at this moment.
His parts stash is something else. Last time i was up there (about 2 1/2 years ago) he had gobs of sweet parts. And among them was a 71/72 longhorn chassis and bed.
I went up there to get a blown up caddy 472 from him...a parts engine if you will. It was pretty much just scrap to him, and giving something away to some one who needs it is always better than just throwing it away, so he told me to come up and get it.

I saw the longhorn bed, and struck a deal with him, and he said he'd store it for me, and I expected to be back in the spring. Well, crap happens, then money ends up tight, then I have the cash but no ride, then i have no computer acces due to a nut case wife...
Real nice bed from what i can remember....real straight, fairly rust free...but lots of trim holes to fill. Green and white like longhorn jeff's rig if memory serves.
Here is Jeff's truck for those who don't know....

Well, he says now...just come get it out of my yard. You can HAVE the bed, but you'll have to take the chassis with it.

OK...I can do that. Had to pull some strings....some favors here, and labor there, but I managed to bum a ride north for gas money, and the use of a trailer form another guy... and we are leavin in the morning.

For some reason...I expect it to be a disaster...maybe becouse my road trips are normally in junkers....I blew about 12 qts of oil out a blown intake gasket last time i went there. But I made it though.

Plannin on hookin up with another member....and getting my cab out of his yard.
Fine69 has been awsome...letting me store my cab over there at his place for a little over 2 years now. Even thoguh he wanted it out a while ago, he saw I wasn't really able to, and put it on the back burner. Never havin the cash to give him sor storage...and he never asked for any, nor would he have taken it if I had offered, I have given him some nice to have items for his shop in payment for the PITA my junk has been. But, now I have a chassis to place it on and a storage unit to push it all into.

Interesting, I'll have a rolling chassis, with a bed, and a cab, with a fender or two sitting beside it....almost sounds like another project huh?

Well...I am rambling, and it is late.

Anyone who has my cell number (the one ending in 7816) please feel free to call. I'll be on the road by the time most of you wake up, and I may not be home untill after 9 or so at night.

Pics to follow....and Dubie...I haven't forgotten the flat bed...I'll attack that one with my digi-cam for you.

Longhorn Man · 03-20-2005, 01:24 AM

mannnnn....talk about long winded. no wonder i don't know anyone here in town.

68gmcdually · 03-20-2005, 01:42 AM

Good luck, road trips are always so much fun, doing one of my own on Tuesday, picking up parts for my '68.

c-1072 · 03-20-2005, 09:27 AM

Do you know a guy named bill hes a real nice guy and he runs a truck parts place from his house . hes on the east side of toronto . I was drooling at all the stuff he had new/used . he gives the canadian guys a good deal compared to others . I just drove up yesterday and grabbed a solid blazer tub to fix mine .

**fine69** · 03-20-2005, 03:50 PM

Dang, i gotta get that cab into the shop so Andy can pick it up. hehe

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-20-2005, 04:40 PM

HAVE A GOOD ONE ANDY

Longhorn Man · 03-20-2005, 08:40 PM

mannnn, I hope mike got lazy...my driver was in too much of a hurry to swing by Urbana, he had this crazy notion that we'd be back in town around 5.

(it's 7:30 and I just walked in...still have my coat on)

The trip went great. $150 bucks in fuel....that HEMI was a thirsty SOB...just like I expected. The truck is only a year old...no problems with it other than a slight shimmy in the wheel that started around Toledo....it is over due for a rotation, and with the 4X4 and all...kinda to be expected on the dodge rams from what I hear.
The trailer was a H.D. utility unit, also only a year old, on loan from a friend's dad...not a single problem out of it.
Really, an uneventfull trip.
Which raises a point, road trips in newer vehicls aren't nearly as fun. What is the fun of KNOWING you'll get there...and KNOWING you'll make it home?

Either way, I got the unit home, and all in one piece. I'll post some pics later on when I get don e callin mike and chainge my clothes.

70 shorty · 03-20-2005, 08:59 PM

well at least you made it back with no problems, even if it did seem kinda boring. I'd take a new Hemi Ram to make a road trip in, of course I'd rather have a new Siverado! Actually my 70 made it's first road trip of any consequence yesterday, to Williamsburg VA, about 1 hour away to my brother's house. Not even a hint of a probelm! 10mpg is pretty hard to take right now with gas prices going up over 20 cents over the last 2 weeks though!

saxmo · 03-20-2005, 09:11 PM

yeah, with the gas prices we may actually have to start using freight services for shipping our stuff....

Longhorn Man · 03-20-2005, 09:14 PM

That truck was not very comfortable either. My back is hurting like a mother!

68gmcdually · 03-21-2005, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c-1072

Do you know a guy named bill hes a real nice guy and he runs a truck parts place from his house . hes on the east side of toronto . I was drooling at all the stuff he had new/used . he gives the canadian guys a good deal compared to others . I just drove up yesterday and grabbed a solid blazer tub to fix mine .

I know Bill, of Bill's Truck Shop in Courtice. I have been talking to him and I have some stuff on order right and I am planning on going to get it next week, shipping on it was next to nothing but what is the fun in that. Glad to hear that you where up in my neck of the woods and had a safe trip. Too bad for you that the all mighty canadian dollar is up in value right now, the american dollar doesn't quite travel as far as it used too up here. It is good for us though, cuz we travel south of the border to meets quite frequently.

Longhorn Man · 03-21-2005, 10:53 PM

here's a couple pics....
Had to lift the front of the chassis and back the trailer under it. At least for the front that's how we did it.
All that rotted particle board is evenly distributed through Indiana and Michigan.

I threw away about 12 square inches when we stopped in Toledo for fuel...the rest came out on it's own.
Tell me that twin turbo small block on propain isn't totally badd ass. you oughte see the sweet short/fleet it is going into.

Alvin · 03-21-2005, 11:06 PM

Wow, where exactly can I buy that turbo kit? Think that 4-bolt mexico block will take it?

Glad to see you got some good parts Andy, give my regards to the Longhorn.

stllookn · 03-22-2005, 12:24 AM

Andy!!!!!!! All that for free????? That is almost a complete truck dude! Just needs a cab and a front clip!!!! What are you waiting for? You will be a two Longhorn owner for the first time in your life!

Longhorn Man · 03-22-2005, 06:23 AM

lol

Paul72 · 03-22-2005, 10:05 AM

A real testament to the board members here! I have had a few experiences (all good) with members, but not as extensive as you, I'm sure. But it still makes a guy feel good that there are people who you can trust, and will help you out.

Congrats, Andy!

Paul

Longhorn Man · 03-22-2005, 07:52 PM

And when the time comes...that frame and maybe the rear axle will be avalible to anyone here for the cost of a can of dew.

I'd hate to see it go to the crusher.

Interesting note, the VIN on this one has the very last digit marked out and restamped. When I first got my one ton, I had noticed that the frame and cab were off by one digit, but no corrections were ever made.

**Canadian694x4** · 03-22-2005, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

Interesting note, the VIN on this one has the very last digit marked out and restamped. When I first got my one ton, I had noticed that the frame and cab were off by one digit, but no corrections were ever made.

Interesting...have you got any pics of that Andy? Sweet Score Too!

67ChevyC10Stepside · 03-23-2005, 12:42 AM

nice hubcaps.... looks like a nice score...

03-20-2005, 01:23 AM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	meeting up with members...road trips, and truck parts! IN the morning I'll be hopping into a buddy's truck, and he'll be haulin my truckless rear up to Kalamazoo Michigan. Some of the long time members will remember Jeff....Protrucks. he is basicly an inactive member. He pops on from time to tiem to look around, but never has much to say. Well this man has some sweet trucks, and a real cool twin turbo project/time killer, a flatbed GMC that was kinda slapped together from spare parts, and a real clean green and white 3/4 ton which is dismantled for paint. The cool thing is, he runs most of his stuff on propane. He has forgotten more about propane than most of us know at this moment. His parts stash is something else. Last time i was up there (about 2 1/2 years ago) he had gobs of sweet parts. And among them was a 71/72 longhorn chassis and bed. I went up there to get a blown up caddy 472 from him...a parts engine if you will. It was pretty much just scrap to him, and giving something away to some one who needs it is always better than just throwing it away, so he told me to come up and get it. I saw the longhorn bed, and struck a deal with him, and he said he'd store it for me, and I expected to be back in the spring. Well, crap happens, then money ends up tight, then I have the cash but no ride, then i have no computer acces due to a nut case wife... Real nice bed from what i can remember....real straight, fairly rust free...but lots of trim holes to fill. Green and white like longhorn jeff's rig if memory serves. Here is Jeff's truck for those who don't know.... Well, he says now...just come get it out of my yard. You can HAVE the bed, but you'll have to take the chassis with it. OK...I can do that. Had to pull some strings....some favors here, and labor there, but I managed to bum a ride north for gas money, and the use of a trailer form another guy... and we are leavin in the morning. For some reason...I expect it to be a disaster...maybe becouse my road trips are normally in junkers....I blew about 12 qts of oil out a blown intake gasket last time i went there. But I made it though. Plannin on hookin up with another member....and getting my cab out of his yard. Fine69 has been awsome...letting me store my cab over there at his place for a little over 2 years now. Even thoguh he wanted it out a while ago, he saw I wasn't really able to, and put it on the back burner. Never havin the cash to give him sor storage...and he never asked for any, nor would he have taken it if I had offered, I have given him some nice to have items for his shop in payment for the PITA my junk has been. But, now I have a chassis to place it on and a storage unit to push it all into. Interesting, I'll have a rolling chassis, with a bed, and a cab, with a fender or two sitting beside it....almost sounds like another project huh? Well...I am rambling, and it is late. Anyone who has my cell number (the one ending in 7816) please feel free to call. I'll be on the road by the time most of you wake up, and I may not be home untill after 9 or so at night. Pics to follow....and Dubie...I haven't forgotten the flat bed...I'll attack that one with my digi-cam for you.

03-20-2005, 01:42 AM	#3
68gmcdually Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fenelon Falls, ON Canada Posts: 1,455	Good luck, road trips are always so much fun, doing one of my own on Tuesday, picking up parts for my '68. __________________ James Bellwood 1968 930 Extend-A-Cab Dually 5.7l, 5 speed,

03-20-2005, 09:27 AM	#4
c-1072 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: rochester NY Posts: 777	gmcdually Do you know a guy named bill hes a real nice guy and he runs a truck parts place from his house . hes on the east side of toronto . I was drooling at all the stuff he had new/used . he gives the canadian guys a good deal compared to others . I just drove up yesterday and grabbed a solid blazer tub to fix mine .

03-20-2005, 03:50 PM	#5
fine69 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Urbana,Ohio,USA Posts: 4,618	Dang, i gotta get that cab into the shop so Andy can pick it up. hehe __________________ 2008 Chevy HHR 1/2 panel. 1949 Chevy Panel truck(just sittin, waiting) Board member #6

03-20-2005, 04:40 PM	#6
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,477	HAVE A GOOD ONE ANDY __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

03-20-2005, 01:24 AM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	mannnnn....talk about long winded. no wonder i don't know anyone here in town.

03-20-2005, 08:40 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	mannnn, I hope mike got lazy...my driver was in too much of a hurry to swing by Urbana, he had this crazy notion that we'd be back in town around 5. (it's 7:30 and I just walked in...still have my coat on) The trip went great. $150 bucks in fuel....that HEMI was a thirsty SOB...just like I expected. The truck is only a year old...no problems with it other than a slight shimmy in the wheel that started around Toledo....it is over due for a rotation, and with the 4X4 and all...kinda to be expected on the dodge rams from what I hear. The trailer was a H.D. utility unit, also only a year old, on loan from a friend's dad...not a single problem out of it. Really, an uneventfull trip. Which raises a point, road trips in newer vehicls aren't nearly as fun. What is the fun of KNOWING you'll get there...and KNOWING you'll make it home? Either way, I got the unit home, and all in one piece. I'll post some pics later on when I get don e callin mike and chainge my clothes.

03-20-2005, 08:59 PM	#8
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,768	well at least you made it back with no problems, even if it did seem kinda boring. I'd take a new Hemi Ram to make a road trip in, of course I'd rather have a new Siverado! Actually my 70 made it's first road trip of any consequence yesterday, to Williamsburg VA, about 1 hour away to my brother's house. Not even a hint of a probelm! 10mpg is pretty hard to take right now with gas prices going up over 20 cents over the last 2 weeks though! __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

03-20-2005, 09:11 PM	#9
saxmo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, Texas Posts: 298	yeah, with the gas prices we may actually have to start using freight services for shipping our stuff.... __________________ 2004 Corvette Coupe Black LS1 (daily driver) 1973 Ford Bronco (resto/mod @ 95%) 1991 GMC sportside Pickup Truck, 468c.i.d. ('nuff said) 1997 Ford F150 4.2L 500k+ miles (trash hauler) 2011 Nissan Juke (wife's daily driver) 1943 Ford GPW WWII jeep (waiting its' turn)

03-20-2005, 09:14 PM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	That truck was not very comfortable either. My back is hurting like a mother!

03-21-2005, 10:53 PM	#12
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	here's a couple pics.... Had to lift the front of the chassis and back the trailer under it. At least for the front that's how we did it. All that rotted particle board is evenly distributed through Indiana and Michigan. I threw away about 12 square inches when we stopped in Toledo for fuel...the rest came out on it's own. Tell me that twin turbo small block on propain isn't totally badd ass. you oughte see the sweet short/fleet it is going into. Attached Images

03-21-2005, 11:06 PM	#13
Alvin Never Done? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,435	Wow, where exactly can I buy that turbo kit? Think that 4-bolt mexico block will take it? Glad to see you got some good parts Andy, give my regards to the Longhorn. __________________ Ethel - The Legend Continues... Ethel has been sold.

03-22-2005, 12:24 AM	#14
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Andy!!!!!!! All that for free????? That is almost a complete truck dude! Just needs a cab and a front clip!!!! What are you waiting for? You will be a two Longhorn owner for the first time in your life! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

03-22-2005, 06:23 AM	#15
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	lol

03-22-2005, 10:05 AM	#16
Paul72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Waterloo, IA Posts: 1,147	A real testament to the board members here! I have had a few experiences (all good) with members, but not as extensive as you, I'm sure. But it still makes a guy feel good that there are people who you can trust, and will help you out. Congrats, Andy! Paul __________________ '72 Chevy K20 - 383/4sp/205 - SOLD after 41 years in the family Next project - K/5 Tahoe (71 Blazer on 99 Tahoe chassis) Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=789958



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03-22-2005, 07:52 PM	#17
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	And when the time comes...that frame and maybe the rear axle will be avalible to anyone here for the cost of a can of dew. I'd hate to see it go to the crusher. Interesting note, the VIN on this one has the very last digit marked out and restamped. When I first got my one ton, I had noticed that the frame and cab were off by one digit, but no corrections were ever made.

03-23-2005, 12:42 AM	#19
67ChevyC10Stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Butler PA Posts: 3,034	nice hubcaps.... looks like a nice score... __________________ 67 c-10, 400 SB, TH350, 4.10 gears, Blazer tank,camaro tach, sidemarker fuel fill (soon) WTB: stepside parts, 67 front end parts, 67 small window cab. posi for 3.73 or 4.10 for 12 bolt and 10 bolt.

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