Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

doodah man · 07-26-2011, 09:43 PM

Skyline Drive was a breeze. The 4 hours there in a our non-AC truck and 100*+ heat was not so awesome. But here's a few pics:

bigguy69 · 07-26-2011, 09:49 PM

Awesome
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RagingAsian · 07-26-2011, 09:58 PM

awesome!

Andy4639 · 07-26-2011, 10:08 PM

Skyline is a great ride. 100 degree's in where ant going to be very fun without AC! Love riding up there though. Never took the truck though! Thanks for the pictures.

Zoomin · 07-26-2011, 10:14 PM

No AC was the way my old man had us do it. I never lived in a house or had a car with AC until I moved out. It sure as hell was motivation to move out and get a decent job tho.

Neat pics! Thx

Frkypunk70 · 07-26-2011, 10:41 PM

Way to go man!! Glad you made it and have a conversation piece bringing a old truck. Keep taking trips and sending pics.

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raider65 · 07-27-2011, 12:38 AM

awesome!!!

**70cst** · 07-27-2011, 01:05 AM

Thanks for the pics...they were....

eagleuh1 · 07-27-2011, 07:10 AM

Nice pics.

doodah man · 07-27-2011, 08:17 AM

Here's a few more. The truck did fine over the hills. We broke 3000 miles since we got the truck in April. Unfortunately, those uphill climbs at 35mph in the quiet woods forced me to admit that I have an exhaust leak that needs tending to. The second picture was at the final destination, my uncle's 150 year old cabin near Floyd, VA. The garage filled with old cars belongs to a friend of theirs. He had about 50 beautifully restored rides in there including the blue 71 Cheyenne, a 1956 Apache (sorry, no pic) and the blue chevy truck that you can barely see in the background (can't remember what year).

Rob H. · 07-27-2011, 08:32 AM

Nice pics, it's always pretty up there on Skyline drive! Wow that guy sure has a thing for 57 Fords!

big_al_71 · 07-27-2011, 10:46 AM

very cool thanks for sharing

Andy4639 · 07-27-2011, 10:50 AM

Those are some nice rides. It's surprising how many people out there have a collection of cars that no one ever see's unless like this!

splehigh · 07-27-2011, 12:02 PM

Hey! I saw you and your truck at Roburritos in York pa last Sunday. I saw your truck in the parking lot. That thing is nice! Looks all original. Do you come through york very often?

doodah man · 07-27-2011, 12:31 PM

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Hey! I saw you and your truck at Roburritos in York pa last Sunday. I saw your truck in the parking lot. That thing is nice! Looks all original. Do you come through york very often?

Ha. That's funny. My best friend works there. The wife and I hit the road in Virginia at 5:30am that morning just to make Roburritos in time for lunch! Thanks for the compliments. It's pretty much original with exception of paint (still original color), some rust repairs, and the wood bed. And the HEI I put in it a few weeks ago.

I wouldn't say I'm in York a lot, but I do get out there see the bud every now and again.

PS. that red one of yours is pretty nice too. Good job.

splehigh · 07-27-2011, 12:48 PM

Thanks. Roburritos is awesome. We eat there every chance we get.

We drove up to Centralia Pa a couple weekends ago. Its a nice drive up there. Its crazy to see what Centralia once was and what it looks like today. Pretty sad. Ashville is a nice town too. We wanted to visit the coal mine there but it was closed by the time we got there.

pickupman · 07-27-2011, 07:01 PM

Wow you were literlly right in my back yard, I am right at the base of the drive 4 miles south of the north entrance

o6r1man · 07-27-2011, 09:30 PM

I dig it!!

68 IRON · 07-27-2011, 09:51 PM

That truck looks great....I love the dark green! I just picked up a glove box door and gauge cluster that color. Never seen it on a truck...and with white it looks classy and sassy.

07-26-2011, 09:43 PM	#1
doodah man Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 173	Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Skyline Drive was a breeze. The 4 hours there in a our non-AC truck and 100*+ heat was not so awesome. But here's a few pics: Attached Images __________________ 1972 C-10 Deluxe 350 V8 - 350TH ------------------------------ We're not the jet set We're the old Chevrolet set

07-26-2011, 09:49 PM	#2
bigguy69 dazed and confused Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: marion nc Posts: 1,649	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Awesome Posted via Mobile Device __________________ members met: redbaron69, billsbowtie,nc67

07-26-2011, 09:58 PM	#3
RagingAsian Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 144	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip awesome! __________________ Susie-Honda Accord Coupe\|Elisa-1968 Chevy C20 Holdin' it down in the 520

07-26-2011, 10:08 PM	#4
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Skyline is a great ride. 100 degree's in where ant going to be very fun without AC! Love riding up there though. Never took the truck though! Thanks for the pictures. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

07-26-2011, 10:14 PM	#5
Zoomin Man of Mini-Talents Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,295	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip No AC was the way my old man had us do it. I never lived in a house or had a car with AC until I moved out. It sure as hell was motivation to move out and get a decent job tho. Neat pics! Thx __________________ Steve Project - Ruth 66 Skylark Project - Lola 60 Biscayne Project - Iron Ox 54 GMC 100 Project - Darth 69 Camaro

07-26-2011, 10:41 PM	#6
Frkypunk70 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Scranton,Pa Posts: 423	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Way to go man!! Glad you made it and have a conversation piece bringing a old truck. Keep taking trips and sending pics. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ "When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. "

07-27-2011, 12:38 AM	#7
raider65 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Brownsville, Texas Posts: 240	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip awesome!!! __________________ It's not rust...It's character!

07-27-2011, 01:05 AM	#8
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,373	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Thanks for the pics...they were.... __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder!

07-27-2011, 07:10 AM	#9
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Nice pics.

07-27-2011, 08:17 AM	#10
doodah man Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 173	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Here's a few more. The truck did fine over the hills. We broke 3000 miles since we got the truck in April. Unfortunately, those uphill climbs at 35mph in the quiet woods forced me to admit that I have an exhaust leak that needs tending to. The second picture was at the final destination, my uncle's 150 year old cabin near Floyd, VA. The garage filled with old cars belongs to a friend of theirs. He had about 50 beautifully restored rides in there including the blue 71 Cheyenne, a 1956 Apache (sorry, no pic) and the blue chevy truck that you can barely see in the background (can't remember what year). Attached Images __________________ 1972 C-10 Deluxe 350 V8 - 350TH ------------------------------ We're not the jet set We're the old Chevrolet set

07-27-2011, 08:32 AM	#11
Rob H. Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Petersville KY Posts: 673	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Nice pics, it's always pretty up there on Skyline drive! Wow that guy sure has a thing for 57 Fords! __________________ Rob 72 C/10 (under reconstruction)(destruction ? LOL) 48 Willys CJ2A 1952 Super "A" Farmall (Grandfather's)

07-27-2011, 10:46 AM	#12
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip very cool thanks for sharing __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

07-27-2011, 10:50 AM	#13
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Those are some nice rides. It's surprising how many people out there have a collection of cars that no one ever see's unless like this! __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

07-27-2011, 12:02 PM	#14
splehigh Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glenville, Pa Posts: 445	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Hey! I saw you and your truck at Roburritos in York pa last Sunday. I saw your truck in the parking lot. That thing is nice! Looks all original. Do you come through york very often? __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=355153

07-27-2011, 12:48 PM	#16
splehigh Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glenville, Pa Posts: 445	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Thanks. Roburritos is awesome. We eat there every chance we get. We drove up to Centralia Pa a couple weekends ago. Its a nice drive up there. Its crazy to see what Centralia once was and what it looks like today. Pretty sad. Ashville is a nice town too. We wanted to visit the coal mine there but it was closed by the time we got there. __________________ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=355153



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07-27-2011, 07:01 PM	#17
pickupman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Greeneville, TN Posts: 3,097	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip Wow you were literlly right in my back yard, I am right at the base of the drive 4 miles south of the north entrance __________________ atheystruck@comcast.net 67 1/2 ton 4wd custom cab 72 1/2 ton 4wd super cheyenne 71 1/2 BB super cheyenne shortbed

07-27-2011, 09:30 PM	#18
o6r1man Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: KS Posts: 268	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip I dig it!! __________________ 1970 SWB "old flame" 1967 SWB c10 sold 1972 Elcamino 496 2012 Denali HD dmax

07-27-2011, 09:51 PM	#19
68 IRON Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 736	Re: Truckin' over Skyline Drive - Awesome Trip That truck looks great....I love the dark green! I just picked up a glove box door and gauge cluster that color. Never seen it on a truck...and with white it looks classy and sassy.

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