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I have a theory...
I have been thinking about this for a few months and I wanted to bounce it off the powers-that-be here on the board. It seams like elsewhere in the country people are tripping over good hardtops. Some people stack up single walls and let their kids use them like a jungle gym while others are so tired of double walls piling up that they are putting them in the wood chipper.
On the flipside some states have a good number of rust free tubs laying around, these people shudder at the idea of fixing floor pans and doorsills and say things like “why don’t you just go get a nice tub and swap everything out?” Yeah right?!?! It has come to me that rarely do these two hard to find parts coexist. In the Northwest, most body parts look like Swiss cheese but they have all the tops. In the Southwest, you have the nice tubs but the tops/hatches have long since rotted away. Is this a coincidence? It seams that in areas of high humidity you have lots of rust, but the fiberglass stays fairly moisturized. On the other side of the map it is the opposite. Tubs stay in one piece, but the tops crack and disintegrate like a saltine cracker. Does anybody have any thoughts on this? Am I looney? Is this common knowledge and I am just a little slow in the head? ![]()
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Re: I have a theory...
It almost makes sense. But, I think you've pondered this entirely too much.
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Re: I have a theory...
In addition to your top decay theory, I think over the years good tops have been ditched because they weren't needed as much in sunny parts of the country. In the damp areas, the hard tops were kept on/with the trucks more often, and without the harsh sun, they've outlasted the rust prone steel.
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Re: I have a theory...
I have both except not single walls! Rust free or nearly rust free and the tops, but to add to your ponderings, how do we get the said rust free tubs into the hands of the swiss cheese owners and the tops to those exposing themselves
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Re: I have a theory...
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Re: I have a theory...
I have been paying well into the $4.50-75 range and just saw $5/gallon yesterday on diesel. I have been joking about doing the Bio-diesel thing in the garage, now it seems as though I will have to do it in order to keep driving the Cummins!!
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Re: I have a theory...
No kidding, he's mentioned it to me several times. I think he has a good point though.
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Re: I have a theory...
I have/Had Tops, but need a Tub or Rear Floor (Location always messes everything up)
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Re: I have a theory...
AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY GOD HELPED MAN CREATE BEER !!! Try a few. It helps clear the brain and put unimportant things like your wife's wining ie---come look at these flowers, we need to paint the kitchen, let's get new tile in the bathroom, etc. etc.
BEER, IT'S WHAT FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER!!!! CLEAR THE BRAIN FOOD!!!! Huck |
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