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05-29-2016, 12:44 PM | #26 | |
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Re: August 1970 Consumer Reports 3/4 ton Custom Camper Comparison Test
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05-29-2016, 12:51 PM | #27 |
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Re: August 1970 Consumer Reports 3/4 ton Custom Camper Comparison Test
So, what I got from the article is that you shouldn't use a Camper Special for road racing. OK, got it.
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05-29-2016, 02:25 PM | #28 |
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Re: August 1970 Consumer Reports 3/4 ton Custom Camper Comparison Test
Loading vehicles to the max and expecting them to perform like a car was the agenda in my opinion. They knew what the results were going to be, before the tests were even run. They had an axe to grind. Probably against the camper craze that was in full swing by 1970. Sure, there was a problem of overloaded vehicles, some pickup owners didn't know about GVW's, they just knew that they had a pickup with an 8' box. Some campers were just too dam heavy, never shoud have been sold and installed on typical pickups. Most people that read this article would come away thinking all camper pickups were unsafe at any speed. A reasonable test would be to run a more typical normal weight camper 2000lb vs. the very heavy not typical 3000lb camper on these 7500lb GVW vehicles, but that wouldn't have been dramatic enough for the editors of the magazine. They deliberately used the extreme situation of loading these pickups to the max GVW. ratings. They used the criteria for testing passengers cars and applied it to pickups loaded to the max. and came to the conclusion none of the pickups were satisfactory. About the 307 Chevy, that was the standard V8 for 3/4 ton Chevy pickups, that's what they chose. The standard V8 for 3/4 ton Ford pickups was the 360, that's what they chose. The 302 Ford V8 (about the same cubes as 307 Chevy) was not available in 3/4 ton Ford pickups, only available in 1/2 ton Ford pickups). Optional engines should have been ordered for better performance on all of the trucks.
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05-29-2016, 10:01 PM | #29 |
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Re: August 1970 Consumer Reports 3/4 ton Custom Camper Comparison Test
Remember, too, that these are the same folks who staged the rollover tests to make sure the Suzuki Samurai would fail. They were successfully sued by Suzuki, but you have to wonder how many other of their tests were staged to meet a set agenda.
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06-01-2016, 12:24 AM | #30 |
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Re: August 1970 Consumer Reports 3/4 ton Custom Camper Comparison Test
Just came across a brochure I downloaded for a 70 pickup and there is a page with camper recommendations. Not what Consumer Reports say in their article. Also note the max camper weights listed. A long way from 3000+ that they used.
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Re: August 1970 Consumer Reports 3/4 ton Custom Camper Comparison Test
Yep the media was twisted even back then...
Cool articial thanks for posting
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06-01-2016, 10:10 PM | #33 |
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Ken, I can't get enough pics of your truck. Love it!!
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06-02-2016, 12:51 PM | #34 | |
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The only challenge for the Longhorns is when the back 'extension' on the camper kicks down behind the tail lights. The 8'-6" box doesn't let the camper sit fully forward....although some (period) campers from that era were built exactly for the Longhorn....now that would be a cool addition to a nice truck like that. Out of curiosity Ken...what is the GVW (plate) rating on a Longhorn? (8000lbs? or?.....I think the 3/4 ton regular jobs were 7500 lbs?) ...also, what kind of rear diff ration were in those trucks? Nice truck, great colour! Coley
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06-02-2016, 06:48 PM | #35 |
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Its amazing how different each '67-'72 truck can look, just by the wheelbases, colors, moldings, mirrors, stance and wheels. This Longhorn looks really sharp and has the extra capacity to haul those heavy ones. Intesting note, most '69 C 30 longhorns were built with the wrong 10,000lb GVW plates ( the dual wheel rating). '70 C 30's longhorns got the correct max 9000lb plates. This photo shows where the ideal center of gravity should be, just ahead of rear axle.
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11-26-2021, 02:52 PM | #36 |
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Re: August 1970 Consumer Reports 3/4 ton Custom Camper Comparison Test
The solution to the overweight slide in campers ( built for 8' pickup beds ) before '73 was to install it on a 1 ton chassis with an 8' service body. In others words, if you must haul a house around, trade in your 3/4 ton for a 1 ton chassis cab, install the service body. The key was to order the big block with the automatic and you got the 4.10 ratio. IMO, Sicklajoie first post of thread is correct, this is why GM introduced the big dooley in '73.
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