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#563848 - May 21st 2012 8:27 pm
road trip test
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stranger
Registered: April 06th 2012 9:54 am
Posts: 17
Loc: so cal
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sunday i took my '71 chevy shorty to its first mountain bike race. only had 'er for a month or so, and she's been refusing to idle for the last week or two. i tried all the easy fixes which made no difference. then it just fixed itself, so it seemed like a good chance for a test to see how it would do on the road. so i enlisted two friends (to help push) loaded the bikes, gear, and food and drove 300 miles round trip to state finals for our high school mountain bike league. she never missed a beat, got 14.5 mpg driving 60-65 and rattled and squeaked so much that now we are all deaf...i love it! http://s964.photobucket.com/albums/ae124...nt=P5200098.jpghttp://s964.photobucket.com/albums/ae124...nt=P5200100.jpg
Edited by baljoint (May 21st 2012 8:31 pm)
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#563852 - May 21st 2012 8:38 pm
Re: road trip test
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Supreme Master
Registered: August 20th 2008 10:14 pm
Posts: 15363
Loc: Virginia
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It just wanted to be run 
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#563853 - May 21st 2012 8:38 pm
Re: road trip test
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Festerus Vannimus
Registered: May 26th 2007 10:41 pm
Posts: 7519
Loc: On Route 66 in Bethany Oklahom...
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Posting the pics for you. .   By the way, GREAT LOOKING VAN !
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#563855 - May 21st 2012 8:54 pm
Re: road trip test
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Supreme Master
Registered: August 20th 2008 10:14 pm
Posts: 15363
Loc: Virginia
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Nice
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#563857 - May 21st 2012 9:05 pm
Re: road trip test
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stranger
Registered: April 06th 2012 9:54 am
Posts: 17
Loc: so cal
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It's great that you made it! Is that a teardrop trailer!! the teardrop was given to me by my neighbor, been sitting in their garage since 1970. just needs tires and 12 volt bulbs...i cant wait to take the van and trailer out together! btw, how i post my pics like that?
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#563859 - May 21st 2012 9:07 pm
Re: road trip test
[Re: Wizard78]
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stranger
Registered: April 06th 2012 9:54 am
Posts: 17
Loc: so cal
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It just wanted to be run i agree!
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#563865 - May 21st 2012 9:31 pm
Re: road trip test
[Re: baljoint]
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Festerus Vannimus
Registered: May 26th 2007 10:41 pm
Posts: 7519
Loc: On Route 66 in Bethany Oklahom...
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My vans, 1)The 1991 Dodge B250, J.Y.D.  2)The 1987 Ford, Wolf-Den  Founder & President of Sooner or Later United Truckers and PROUD TO BE A S.L.U.T. ! !
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#563871 - May 21st 2012 9:39 pm
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carpal tunnel
Registered: August 19th 2002 12:00 pm
Posts: 7142
Loc: McAlpin Florida, United States
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Very nice van and trailer. 
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#563878 - May 21st 2012 9:57 pm
Re: road trip test
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stranger
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