Newer trucks vs. Older trucks

[brianthelion02]

My old 69 at work! I also use the tekonsha prodigy brake control! Truck has a 700 r4 trans with the later model t-case!

[yuccales]

brianthelion02, great pic! You don't see that on the road every day.

[brianthelion02]

Thank you! This truck also has 72 front disc brakes and the rear brakes are upgraded to 72's as well! Truck stops and goes well! May not have ABS but i dont tailgate and always drive defensively!

Originally Posted by yuccales

brianthelion02, great pic! You don't see that on the road every day.

[Vintage Windmills]

Originally Posted by brianthelion02

Thank you! This truck also has 72 front disc brakes and the rear brakes are upgraded to 72's as well! Truck stops and goes well! May not have ABS but i dont tailgate and always drive defensively!

Whats under the hood and what do you see for mileage?

[brianthelion02]

Stock 350,quadrajet,headers,4;10 gears and gets 8 mpg loaded,12 to 15 not loaded!

[Ryan Hubbard]

Originally Posted by Legolas894

Good point

I put over 35K into my 1971 C20 Longhorn and have driven it from Detroit to Los Angeles towing about 6,000 lb trailer with another 1,000 lbs in the bed. I did fine driving and towing. I have a supercharged 350/TH400/ Dana 60 running 3.55 gears. I have used my truck to tow many other things and it does fine. Of course I have some comforts like A/C, power disc brakes, power steering and brake controller.

I also have a 2003 Chevy 2500HD Duramax/Allison that I purchased brand new. I have towed a lot with this and it is still a big difference. I have towed my enclosed car hauler everywhere and a couple travel trailers. I feel much more comfortable towing my race car in my Duramax.

But you still can't beat the thumbs up you get driving the old truck.

[67chevemall]

Old bare bones steel truck all the way. Computers, gadgets, and plastic belong on a desk...

[Mr Pops]

Originally Posted by 74 shortbed 406

50k for a new truck. Put 50k in an old truck and see.

Amen to that! Get what you pay for!

[special-K]

I dropped out of this apples to oranges discussion,but will say this...You can upgrade an old truck to be whatever you want (and probably still have less in it that a newer truck),where you will have great difficulty altering anything on a newer truck. For instance,you want O/D in your older truck?,no biggy. Your trans goes out in your newer truck and you need to replace with the exact same unit. My '85 Jimmy is 27 years old and,other than the body style,is essentially the same mechanical design as a '72...front disc brakes,leaf springs all 4 corners,etc. It has a 6.2 diesel/700r4/4.10s/35" tall tires and gets 22 mpg. I can get the same from my '72 with some simple economical swapping. I'm not so sold on rear disc brakes,but they are an ez upgrade. I mean,it's the front brakes that do most of the stopping anyway. Big rigs still run drum brakes for some reason,too. I think people just get soft the more conveniences you throw at them. I'm no macho man,but I do pride myself of staying simple and not be an addict for convenience. It has kept me healthy,able,and most of all not afraid of putting out a little effort.

I've never had this problem in a 67-72 :

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=420869

Sorry,just saw that and had to link it as one of a multitude of issues you'll never have with a good ole blood simple truck. And that's the trade off. Better for some,but not for me.

[manimal]

Besides the fore mentioned, after a couple of years after buying a NEW truck, all you have is an OLD truck!...but with more crap to fix!

[dracula4999]

Originally Posted by SPIRIT OF 76 CHEVY

I have 5 old trucks and 2 new ones a 08 f250 power stoke and a 2012 dodge 5.7 hemi I towed up to 23000 pounds whit the ford and 14000 pounds whit dodge I would not put any of my babys under that stress so I say new ones but back in 2000 I had a 72 Cheyenne shorty big block that sold I still beat my self up for that I also had a 2000 gmc 1500 supercab it was red whit big whitewalls and the 72 was mid. Blue whit ww I towed the 72 on a car trailer from st pete fla to detroit mi and I had so many thumbs up like every two cars on the hwy and 3 to 5 guys at every gas stop they would say I don't know which one I'd rather have the new one or the old one I told did not know either so I got both theres much more to the story but I'm not to good at spelling some of the words that i need to say I can't spell good so Please read between the lines heres some pics of some heavy towing i wise i had a pic of the gmc and 72
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WOW!!! Hope you never have a tire blow on the trailer behind the dodge...it will drag your ass right off in a ditch. Just cause it can pull that much weight doesnt mean it is safe too!