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Guy I know, his dad had a 1971 or 1972 Chevrolet long bed 4WD he bought new, his son got it from him and drove it for a while......then.......sold it

 

^^^
That was the way back job.

 

My back hurts just looking at that.

 

2.1 magnitude earth quake near Bryson City NC @ 03:00 this morning.

See this is what I was saying.

 

I been using this stuff for a recent project and it covers nicely and doesn’t clog up the nozzle.

 

My vocabulary expanded shimming it. I get right OCD about that.

 

@six5crèéd ...
What's the link to your mower thread.. I have something to post there

 

$7 for a can of spray paint... Ouch

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...generators-boat-engines-flood-control.649569/

 

I paid $9.08 for a can of red today. That was the cheaper of the two, the other was $9.99 without tax.

 

Powder coater don’t run red very often so I took matters in to my own hands.

 

They used to hang out over here.

 

Been a while since we had some lime green in here, look what a customer just brought in. Putting them on a……….volkswagen





They’re huge

 

Thought it was going to be Kubota orange for the B7100?

 

Coulda been, shoulda said something earlier

 

Double OUCH

 

@Kilo Charlie
Here is a real 72 Cheyenne Super 30 with Longhorn package.
Rare top spec option truck.

Big block engine, compound 4 speed transmission.

See that seam in the front of the bed?
That was factory - the Longhorn had 6" extra ( ) of bed length for an 8-1/2 foot bed and a 133" wheelbase. Ideal for the popular big slide in campers of the day.







And boy is this truck loaded (by 1972 standards).
Take a gander at this interior, bucket seats (a rarity in trucks then) air conditioning, tilt steering column, wood grain on the doors & dash and the trim around the roof suggests that it originally came with a headliner (kind of treated cardboard) which again was a big deal in the era.



But wait, there's more!
A full gauge package too.





These campers were everywhere in the late 60's and into the 70's

 

The tilt steering wheel usually indicated there was a tachometer in the dash... both highly sought after in the 67 to 72s

 

The old fire chief where I grew up at had a square body camper special, it was this color and had the same mirrors.

 

Looking through the plans for an upcoming addition, I came across this detail.



Three layers of 5/8" sheetrock, insulated stud cavity, 11" air gap (tapering to 1" at the top so the walls aren't plumb so the sound dissipates instead of bouncing), another stud filled cavity and another FIVE layers of 5/8" rock.

And the floor is built on isolation pads with more insulation under the two layers of 3/4" plywood.