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12-02-2011, 06:04 PM
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top gear show- 83 stepside
just watched the rerun of the topgear episode where the 83 chevy stepside diesel-NOT(350 swap) defeated the Alaska wilderness and a Ford & Dodge. I guess my fav part was where he ran over Rutledges log cabin 'camper' and kept on going. CLASSIC episode. crossy
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12-02-2011, 06:08 PM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
i saw that one man its definatly worth watching that just shows ya how tought these old chevys are, i think it was funny when he was braging about the torque that the 6.2 would make... he knows nothing about a 6.2 thats for sure
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12-02-2011, 07:12 PM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
Love that show!
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12-02-2011, 08:29 PM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
Seen that one a while back, it was a nice one for the bowties! The hood kept bouncing open he was treating it so bad... but the ol' gal kept on going.
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12-03-2011, 12:32 AM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
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12-03-2011, 12:45 AM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
The ford held its own tell a u joint snapped if your going off road like that you should carry some extra parts to get you back home.I do love that most of the challenges they do adam has the oldest cars lol.The off road one that was a k5 a jeep and a bronco was funny too.
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12-03-2011, 12:59 AM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
I think the Ford would have been a close comparison. I would have loved to see them go head to head if both had new u-joints. That was due to a 35 year old u-joint finally breaking, I don't blame that on the truck at all. When it's time, it's time.
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12-03-2011, 05:59 AM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
Yeah they should have put u joints in the ford and see how long it would have made it.
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12-03-2011, 07:18 AM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
Isn't that the one with the flat bed ford? If so I thought he smashed the truck on a rock and broke the u joint I could be wrong been awhile
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12-03-2011, 01:35 PM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
I could be wrong, but I remember it going up the mountain or something and all of a sudden it quit moving. He may or may not have hit a rock directly with the U-joint.
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12-04-2011, 04:32 AM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
Yeah it was the late 70s ford with a flat bed on it.
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12-06-2011, 01:30 AM
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Re: top gear show- 83 stepside
Bed show they have done to date. Link to the episode is in my signature.
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