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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Dieselwrencher,
I'm super late to this party but what an awesome build! I haven't finished reading through it but will definitely refer to what you've done when I start my Cummins conversion
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
What's going on Ryan? I haven't been on this board in some time. Just checking in.
Here's a pic I took at Thomas Mitchell Days.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Hey Bud, how's it going? Thanks for the pic. That must have been before the monsoon.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
I still haven't done any more work to the old girl. Just have been using it. I hauled my cast in a little while ago, and am now working on cleaning radiators etc when I have time. This load was 2960. The tires were at 65psi.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Doesn't look like you have anything on it! What's your GVW?
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Ha I love when kids sleep like that. My boys don't do that anymore.
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I can't remember off hand what the GVW is on the tag right now. But with the rear air ride, I can set the ride height where ever I'd like with the way I have it set now. The bags were running around 38psi with the weight on them. It rode like a Cadillac. I should have lowered the bags before I unloaded it because they were almost to the top of their range after I unloaded the junk.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Awesome build thread, and love to see the truck being used. Thats what I plan on doing with mine too, if I ever get it done.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
I've been seeing pictures of this truck all over the web here lately. I'm glad I was able to find the build thread. Nice Truck sir, you do great work.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Glad to see the truck is being used and you are enjoying it Ryan. Looking forward to following your thread again here.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Hey ryan. How's things? Nice to see the truck,is earning it's keep. I haven't logged on in forever. Trucks away for now till this winter takes a hike . Dam groundhog said 6 more weeks the other day . Shoot him .... Lol. How's the rest of the fleet ? The excursion still humming along ? I loved that build as well.
Cheers . Mike .
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Hey Mike! It's nice to see you back on here! Yep, the Excursion is still going. I had 2 more of the conversion lines crack on it over the last 2 years. I was really thinking of putting a 12v in it I have slated for another project. But I have enough to do. Haha How was the boat business for you last summer?
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
I really love this truck, I can't help but thinking about how it would look with the front bumper painted white, or wrapped in stainless.
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Thanks. I might change the bumper colors before summer. I plan to remove the bumpers to install my winch and do some paint work. I contemplated silver and white but went black because I thought it went better. Although, I've seen some old warn bumpers on these trucks recently painted silver and I really dig the look.
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The nasty stuff was off the roads and the weather was decent so I broke out the 72. It needs washed really bad though. I had to do a favor for my father in law and I drove it right after a snow storm a while back. The poor truck got covered in sand etc. Then it froze and snowed more so I wasn't able to get it washed. I did get most of it off when driving through the fresh melted snow on the way back though.
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Next time it snows just drive back to the lumber yard and wait it out. Lol. I wonder if you went there early Nov to "get a few things " and forgot to return to the truck till say April , do you think they would notice ? Free indoor storage ? I may be on to something
Boat business is going just fine. It's abt time to get in to the swing of things around here . You have a Instagram account ? I had some cool old school hp in the shop last week check it out if you are on there, 1251 trucks. Cheers
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Man I love the stance of your truck!!
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Ryan, are we by chance meeting up on Friday to exchange some cash for a fender?????????? Mike
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Your truck looks great doing work Ryan! So cool!
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![]() Thanks Mike. I used it last week to haul 2 cars, a truck, and to pull a tree over and it's currently loaded with wood. I'm a little PO'd at the Little Larry Valve I used for the air ride though. One of the valves is stuck and it wants to continually air that bag. It's coming off and I'll put my semi truck leveling valve on like I should have from the get go. To drive it home Sunday I aired the tank up enough to get the bag pressure where it needed to be and I didn't turn the compressor on anymore. PITA but it worked.
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Excellent!! JaysonB and I are scrounging parts for a combined build! See you tomorrow!.
Mike
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Re: 1972 Chevy 4wd Longhorn Project: Never Ending Changes
Nice thread, love the truck! I can't wait till mine is done enough to use like yours.
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