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**PICKMUP** · 08-07-2005, 04:39 PM

This TG is so nice, there is not a ding in it. It was pulled when new for a camper and the bed floor is the same. I paid thousands of dollars for this TG!

**PICKMUP** · 08-07-2005, 04:44 PM

I liked the TG so much, I bought the whole truck.

Striker169 · 08-07-2005, 04:48 PM

WOW thats a clean looking truck!

matthufham · 08-07-2005, 04:52 PM

haha because of the nice tailgate you can see the faded paint on the truck. very nice grab.

krue · 08-07-2005, 05:46 PM

That's not a bad looking truck either.

**RPOZ11** · 08-07-2005, 05:57 PM

I love the pinstripes GM used on those earlier years! Nice truck

Castiron9 · 08-07-2005, 05:59 PM

Start parting that baby.......

**PICKMUP** · 08-07-2005, 06:02 PM

What are the extra metal straps and carriage bolts for on each side of the rear of the bed floor?
The answer a little later after I watch some unlimited hydros.

matthufham · 08-07-2005, 06:14 PM

spare tire? i don't have those.

71swb4x4 · 08-07-2005, 06:47 PM

Did they mount some sort of step for the camper? I see eight extra bolts there, are there eight more on the other side?

sixty8c10 · 08-07-2005, 06:48 PM

my grandfather did something like that to his truck when i was youger. except he did it to cover up holes in the floor caused by the rear bumper brackets coming up through the floor when he got rear ended.

**68350** · 08-07-2005, 07:46 PM

to slide the camper in without destroying the floor paint? I have no idea...

**Canadian694x4** · 08-07-2005, 08:01 PM

Wicked Find! Amazing! Have no clue on those strips with the bolts but it had to be some type of GM option tho looks as tho those 4 bolts next to the bed side the floor is molded for their placement anyway...

da-burb · 08-07-2005, 08:35 PM

That's the ultra rare factory camper wiring contact points. The guy that invented them went on to make it big by miniaturizing them and putting them in the door jams of cars and trucks to rid you of those unsightly wires. One side is the + wires for 12v, left and right blinker and back up lights. The other side is the - grounds.

stllookn · 08-07-2005, 09:23 PM

SWWWEEEEEEEEET! Good buy Frank! I had to check and make sure my tailgate was still in my office...LOL!

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-07-2005, 09:31 PM

SCORE

**PICKMUP** · 08-07-2005, 11:05 PM

Well, you are all wrong. The bolts and straps are used to hold the four huge/heavy pieces of railroad iron mounted under the bed! What in the world was that for? Less bounce? Better traction? Level ride?
This is a new one on me. I think I will just leave them.

Sorry guys, I just don't think I can part this one...paid way too much for it...BUT I will probably put it on the Trucks For Sale Board for around $4,000 in a few days. It has complete AC, too!

longhorn71 · 08-07-2005, 11:23 PM

it is a common thing to do here for winter weight on pick-ups here.Looks like that one has never seen any snow!!

stllookn · 08-08-2005, 12:04 AM

Frank, you better back the b***ch up to your shop and strap a couple of pit bulls to it to protect that tailgate. Or better yet, just pull it off and hang it on the wall like I did...LOL! Paint your repro gate and put it on the truck when you sell it.

08-07-2005, 04:39 PM	#1
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,125	Found a perfect take-off tailgate--cost me thousands $$$ This TG is so nice, there is not a ding in it. It was pulled when new for a camper and the bed floor is the same. I paid thousands of dollars for this TG! Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170 Last edited by PICKMUP; 08-07-2005 at 04:52 PM.

08-07-2005, 04:44 PM	#2
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,125	OK---So I actually bought the truck I liked the TG so much, I bought the whole truck. Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170 Last edited by PICKMUP; 08-07-2005 at 04:51 PM.

08-07-2005, 05:46 PM	#5
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	That's not a bad looking truck either. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

08-07-2005, 05:57 PM	#6
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08-07-2005, 05:59 PM	#7
Castiron9 72 LONGHORN OWNER Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Wash. Posts: 963	Start parting that baby....... __________________ 72-SUPER CHEYENNE/20 LONGHORN 70-C/30 DUALLY

08-07-2005, 04:48 PM	#3
Striker169 Car O'Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 692	WOW thats a clean looking truck!

08-07-2005, 04:52 PM	#4
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	haha because of the nice tailgate you can see the faded paint on the truck. very nice grab.

08-07-2005, 06:02 PM	#8
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,125	Quiz! What are the extra metal straps and carriage bolts for on each side of the rear of the bed floor? The answer a little later after I watch some unlimited hydros. Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

08-07-2005, 06:14 PM	#9
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	spare tire? i don't have those.

08-07-2005, 06:47 PM	#10
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Did they mount some sort of step for the camper? I see eight extra bolts there, are there eight more on the other side? __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

08-07-2005, 06:48 PM	#11
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	my grandfather did something like that to his truck when i was youger. except he did it to cover up holes in the floor caused by the rear bumper brackets coming up through the floor when he got rear ended. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

08-07-2005, 07:46 PM	#12
68350 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Williston, ND Posts: 2,999	to slide the camper in without destroying the floor paint? I have no idea... __________________ 68 Chevy CST/10, 50th Anniversary, 327/th400, 373 posi, buckets 68 GMC Shortbox Stepside, 402/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.08 Positraction 69 Chevy Camaro SS, 383, 4 speed, positraction 70 Chevy El Camino SS396, Triple Black, 454/th400, Tach 70 Chevy Shortbox Stepside 4x4, 350/th350, Tilt, Tach, Cab Lights, Bumper Guards, Tow Hooks 70 Chevy 3/4 Longbox, 350/auto, 70k, SURVIVOR 71 Chevy Blazer, CST, 350/auto 71 GMC Sierra K2500, 454, 4 speed, 4.10 posi, 37s 71 Custom/30, Open Road, 350/th400, tilt 72 Chevy Shortbox Fleetside, 496 Stroker/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.42 Posi 72 GMC Sierra Grande 2500. 427/th400, tilt, a/c, tool and stowage, buckets/console, 3.54 posi

08-07-2005, 08:01 PM	#13
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,306	Wicked Find! Amazing! Have no clue on those strips with the bolts but it had to be some type of GM option tho looks as tho those 4 bolts next to the bed side the floor is molded for their placement anyway... __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

08-07-2005, 08:35 PM	#14
da-burb "Ochre Ogre" Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Springfield, MN Posts: 3,558	That's the ultra rare factory camper wiring contact points. The guy that invented them went on to make it big by miniaturizing them and putting them in the door jams of cars and trucks to rid you of those unsightly wires. One side is the + wires for 12v, left and right blinker and back up lights. The other side is the - grounds. __________________ Bowtie Truck Stop Inc. Mid-West GM Truck Restoration Parts Supplier Your Key Parts, Auto Metal Direct, Dynacorn, and Goodmark dealer. like us @ www.facebook.com/BowtieTruckStop 1971 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1971 K-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 C-10 Suburban (Ochre) 1972 K-20 Suburban (Yellow- that just aint right!) Springfield, Minnesota 56087

08-07-2005, 09:23 PM	#15
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	SWWWEEEEEEEEET! Good buy Frank! I had to check and make sure my tailgate was still in my office...LOL! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) Last edited by stllookn; 08-07-2005 at 09:23 PM.



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08-07-2005, 09:31 PM	#16
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08-07-2005, 11:05 PM	#17
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,125	Wrong! Well, you are all wrong. The bolts and straps are used to hold the four huge/heavy pieces of railroad iron mounted under the bed! What in the world was that for? Less bounce? Better traction? Level ride? This is a new one on me. I think I will just leave them. Sorry guys, I just don't think I can part this one...paid way too much for it...BUT I will probably put it on the Trucks For Sale Board for around $4,000 in a few days. It has complete AC, too! Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

08-07-2005, 11:23 PM	#18
longhorn71 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,681	it is a common thing to do here for winter weight on pick-ups here.Looks like that one has never seen any snow!!

08-08-2005, 12:04 AM	#19
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Frank, you better back the b***ch up to your shop and strap a couple of pit bulls to it to protect that tailgate. Or better yet, just pull it off and hang it on the wall like I did...LOL! Paint your repro gate and put it on the truck when you sell it. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

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