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**special-K** · 05-13-2009, 06:10 AM

Lippy,at least you where parked,eh?

Just remembered another...
In my`72 K/20 Cheyenne Super.I had been up in the mountains seeing friends and had run it hard alot that day,on & off road.On the way back,very late at night,I pounded across this bridge down a big valley and that`s when it happened.My auxilary tank`s front bolts pulled through the rotted wood bedfloor.Fortunately the gas in it was so old it wasn`t exactly flammable.I heard a thump then immediately saw sparks flying behind me.I had a heck of a time,3:30 am trying to re-mount or remove that thing.I gave up and decided to take the shoulder to the next exit just creeping along very very slowly with the front edge just scraping along.It must have caught on something because the truck took a hop,so I stopped.There it was lying free,so I grabbed it up,tossed it in the bed,and got my tired butt on home.The next morning it really hit me how lucky I was and that was the day I parked it until a restoration was done.

hounddogs! · 05-13-2009, 09:17 AM

Lost the back U-joint on a 66 Mustang back when. Made a he!!uva racket as it bounced between the highway and the floorpan. Kinda scary for a 17 year old.

The green truck here sheared a lock ring and backed off the retaining nut on the DS axle. I came around a corner in town and could see the tire in the outside mirror. The wife said that's the palest she's ever seen me. Had to put a jack under it to wait for the tow because the weight was riding on the axle itself.

tinkerdad · 05-13-2009, 10:32 AM

I was going down the highway around 70mph and came across a retread so I centered over it. It clunked the bottom of my truck. The car behind me swerved. I giggled all the way home thinking about the car behind be explaining to his insurance company that a nutz sack flew up and broke his windshield. When I got home my truck nutz were missing.

4x4toy · 05-13-2009, 10:35 AM

Tailgate fell off of my 1985 c20, and nobody ran it over. Now it has custom swirl scracthes all over the outside.

scott's69 · 05-13-2009, 04:42 PM

I had my drivers rear wheel come off going about 35 mph. The wheel passed me as I sat in the middle of the road. The guy behind me stopped and said "Ill go get yer tire". It traveled over an 1/8 of a mile and finally stopped after it ran through a ditch and bounced down a railroad track. I walked back up the road and found three lug nuts. Very embarassing since I was headed to a car show that day.

Blue71LWB · 05-13-2009, 05:19 PM

We were pulling my truck home with a tow strap after I bought it. (Not Safe) but we didn't have far to go. I watched the crome gas cap come off, and roll under the guardrail. I couldn't stop as I was just steering , so that was that. Luckily while cleaning it up , I found the original under the seat.

05-13-2009, 06:10 AM	#1
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: anyone have something fall off their truck while driving? Lippy,at least you where parked,eh? Just remembered another... In my`72 K/20 Cheyenne Super.I had been up in the mountains seeing friends and had run it hard alot that day,on & off road.On the way back,very late at night,I pounded across this bridge down a big valley and that`s when it happened.My auxilary tank`s front bolts pulled through the rotted wood bedfloor.Fortunately the gas in it was so old it wasn`t exactly flammable.I heard a thump then immediately saw sparks flying behind me.I had a heck of a time,3:30 am trying to re-mount or remove that thing.I gave up and decided to take the shoulder to the next exit just creeping along very very slowly with the front edge just scraping along.It must have caught on something because the truck took a hop,so I stopped.There it was lying free,so I grabbed it up,tossed it in the bed,and got my tired butt on home.The next morning it really hit me how lucky I was and that was the day I parked it until a restoration was done. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-13-2009, 09:17 AM	#2
hounddogs! Restoring it $200 at a time... Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NE Kansas Posts: 892	Re: anyone have something fall off their truck while driving? Lost the back U-joint on a 66 Mustang back when. Made a he!!uva racket as it bounced between the highway and the floorpan. Kinda scary for a 17 year old. The green truck here sheared a lock ring and backed off the retaining nut on the DS axle. I came around a corner in town and could see the tire in the outside mirror. The wife said that's the palest she's ever seen me. Had to put a jack under it to wait for the tow because the weight was riding on the axle itself. __________________ Charter member of the 'Put the dimmer switch back on the damn floor where it belongs' Society '68 5.3L-4 speed LWB C20; grandpa bought it for the farm in '71. Now LS 5.3, rather than 327. DD '09 Pilot Weekender '65 Skylark 300-4V-4 speed Wife's '07 Lexus ES350; 117 actuator motors and I can't see the engine. Son's '04 F250 SuperCab 6.0

05-13-2009, 10:32 AM	#3
tinkerdad Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sanford nc Posts: 138	Re: anyone have something fall off their truck while driving? I was going down the highway around 70mph and came across a retread so I centered over it. It clunked the bottom of my truck. The car behind me swerved. I giggled all the way home thinking about the car behind be explaining to his insurance company that a nutz sack flew up and broke his windshield. When I got home my truck nutz were missing.

05-13-2009, 10:35 AM	#4
4x4toy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Md Posts: 228	Re: anyone have something fall off their truck while driving? Tailgate fell off of my 1985 c20, and nobody ran it over. Now it has custom swirl scracthes all over the outside. __________________ 04 Yukon XL 2500 w/ Quadrasteer 61 Chevy C60, 261 inline six 86 Chevy C20 2wd, Banks 6.2 05 GMC Sierra 2500hd Duramax

05-13-2009, 04:42 PM	#5
scott's69 WORTHLESS CRUISERS Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lancaster, SC Posts: 237	Re: anyone have something fall off their truck while driving? I had my drivers rear wheel come off going about 35 mph. The wheel passed me as I sat in the middle of the road. The guy behind me stopped and said "Ill go get yer tire". It traveled over an 1/8 of a mile and finally stopped after it ran through a ditch and bounced down a railroad track. I walked back up the road and found three lug nuts. Very embarassing since I was headed to a car show that day. __________________ Scott Hammond Lancaster, SC 1969 Chevy2005 Chevy Silverado Z71 72 Chevy 1972 SWB 454 If you don't live for something, then you'll die for nothing. www.xclusive-images.com

05-13-2009, 05:19 PM	#6
Blue71LWB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 120	Re: anyone have something fall off their truck while driving? We were pulling my truck home with a tow strap after I bought it. (Not Safe) but we didn't have far to go. I watched the crome gas cap come off, and roll under the guardrail. I couldn't stop as I was just steering , so that was that. Luckily while cleaning it up , I found the original under the seat. __________________ Working on my first 1,000 post. I'm sure I'll get there before this project is over . Last edited by Blue71LWB; 05-13-2009 at 05:21 PM. Reason: grammar



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