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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Thats cool!! Wish mine was that far along. I walk by it several times a day and try not to look too close at it for fear I will stop and work on it, no time for that right now...
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
What year 4x4 donor chassis did you use for the front leaf spring hangers? BAd ass truck! You got me wanting to convert my c20 now lol
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
They came off a 72 K5 Blazer I parted out. Thanks. It is getting harder to find 4x4 trucks in these years.
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
I haven't had anymore time to do anymore work on this truck. But, I have gotten some work out of it. I hauled a small skid loader for a neighbor, and a small tractor for a friend. I used it today to load a frame on my trailer and I got it muddy and stuck. I got it back out and moved, but I really need to get the front drive shaft built, and finish my tcase shifter.
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Good job, glad to see you are using it, that would put a smile on my face!
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Yes it could be embarrassing to get your 4x4 stuck in a grassy field.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Did you go with a superduty front drive shaft? Supposedly some of them have 1350 u joints.
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Oh gotcha, I need to hunt one down for the burb.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
I noticed around here the super duty front shafts still hold a high value. I've been weighing options for the wife's excursion trying to get a shaft in the front of it that won't break the bank. Hopefully in the next month, I can get one made for it. It's been through 2 winters without it so far.
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
I have yet to read through most of this thread, I did read some of the last ten pages or so. I read most of ryanroo's thread, and I'm about a quarter of the way through Mosesburb's. I'm really starting to think about a 12V swap into my '69 K20. I need to gather more information about the subject before I would commit. I've been threatening to pull my truck apart for some time now, as I would like to start updating certain things on it. The main purpose for the truck is a part time driver and a part time tow rig. I pull an enclosed car trailer with it once in a blue moon, mostly for the fact that I tow the trailer with an '06 F-350 powerstroke. Anyway, the things that I feel that would make my truck a better tow rig would be either a 60, or 64" rear spring swap, longer front springs (although maybe not the 52's) either the square Chevy 47", or possibly the first gen dodge (I think they had a 48" spring). The Dana 60 big disc brake conversion/hydroboost. Air conditioning. I have an NV4500 and a round pattern 205 TC so far. I called about a 12V Cummins a guy had listed in a local CL ad and he's asking $2K for it. The engine is out of a '94 dodge, with relatively low miles I believe. Anyway, sorry to hi-Jack the thread, just looking for input. Thanks guys, Kurt
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
If I was to suggest one thing it would be to not tear down a perfectly good running driving truck to do a swap UNTIL you have collected every single part you could possibly think of to do the swap.
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Yesterday I ordered some more pieces for the pumpkin truck. It's just been setting with the trailer hooked to it while I work on a big dumb ford.
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Don't you just wish you could be two places at once!?
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
For sure! I finally got 80% of the chassis and under body painted on this ford project. Now to assemble the engine, and then the entire truck. Then I have a p-pump conversion and engine rebuild to do, rebuild another 12v, put a rebuilt engine in a 03 3500, and do a bunch of work to an 02 Dodge after that. Plus soon I'll be driving semi on the weekends. I might get to work on my stuff around Thanksgiving....It's never ending.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Voted for you
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
sumetimes i wish that i was in ANY other place like the last time i was in the dentist seat.......
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i got a job again and having fun at it too idea's for the trucks and the order of things to do are taking shape and get closer to being realized , a few more months and i be able to start building for real i complete 2 of the trucks intoo running fashion one custom and one basicly stock the thirth will be sacrificed for parts |
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Thanks guys! I didn't even know it was in the running. I doubt it'll beat a SWB C10 though.
![]() This weekend I went over and dicsonnected the heater core since the one from rockauto I ordered hasn't shown up. I dropped my trailer and drove it home. I took the back roads and was adjusting the compushift mini. I had it working decently. Then the next time I drove it, it was not working. So, I may have a bad TPS, or it just needs more tuning. I took the truck to the local car show yesterday. Then took my daughter to her soccer game in it, and dropped her and her brother off at school today per their request. I might put toggle switches on the trans so I can drive it this weekend when I go farming. We'll see. It would be nice to get the heater working now that it is in the mid 40's at night. (Last night was the first of that but all this week looks to be the same.) I guess fall is actually here. ![]()
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Awesome, glad to see its getting its share of the family duties!
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Very cool!! I enjoy driving them much more than I like working on them... Looks good man!!
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Nice. Glad your kids are liking it!! I drop my boys off and pick them up from school when ever I can. Looking good.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Hey, that's what I'm talking about! Getting out there and driving it....glad to see you enjoying it. Hopefully you can get your shifting problem all figured out.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Thanks guys! For now I might just wire in a relay and some toggles. My DD might be loosing the lift pump and they are big money. So, if I can get some more done to the horn, I'll just DD it until the roads get real nasty. My main concern is I need to finish the gauge install. The gps speedo, boost, pyro, and that would be good enough for now. I may take a day off this week to do it.
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