Re: New addition
[Re: 64Bel]
#2777238
05/22/20 10:16 PM
05/22/20 10:16 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 16,802 Between Houston & Galveston TX
SattyNoCar
Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile
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Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 16,802
Between Houston & Galveston TX
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OMG!! I'm having hard flashbacks right now! The Club Cab I owned back in the '90's was this same exact color (mine was a 1/2 ton though). I got rid of mine because the frame was coming apart I guess due to the high miles it had (300K+?). Mine had no real rust, but had numerous little dings and was lightly sideswiped down the passenger side of the bed. Mine originally had 360/727 and I swapped in a (stock) 440/727 from a '77 cop car. When I did the big block swap, I also swapped out the stock tank for a 36 gallon Ramcharger tank. Being that I did all this in the '90's, parts (and parts trucks) could still be found pretty easy and fairly cheaply. *sigh*
John
The dream is dead, long live the dream.......😥
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Re: New addition
[Re: 64Bel]
#2777509
05/23/20 09:28 PM
05/23/20 09:28 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 16,802 Between Houston & Galveston TX
SattyNoCar
Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile
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Smarter than no class Flappergass by a mile
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 16,802
Between Houston & Galveston TX
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Nice find. What's on the drivers bedside near the cab? Looks like a door for an auxiliary tank (you can kinda see it hanging down) That's exactly it. Steel tank mounted outside the frame. Odd it wasn't installed on the other side for better weight balance. Guy said his dad used it mostly for hauling cattle. Talking about weight balance, after I installed the Ramcharger tank in mine, it rode soooooooo much better (I rarely carried anything), handled a little better, and the infamous drivers side lean was hardly noticeable. If the original tank hadn't been cracked, I seriously thought about keeping it and having over 50 gallons of fuel capacity as I knew I'd be driving it out to (Phoenix) AZ from MA. Probably a good thing I didn't.
John
The dream is dead, long live the dream.......😥
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