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road trip test | Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 17 stranger | OP stranger Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 17 | 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/...er/?action=view¤t=P5200098.jpghttp://s964.photobucket.com/albums/...er/?action=view¤t=P5200100.jpg
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| | | Re: road trip test | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 724 Likes: 2 old hand | old hand Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 724 Likes: 2 | It's great that you made it! Is that a teardrop trailer!!
1983 E-100 Shorty East Islip,NY - Queens,NY "Sweet Spot"
| | | Re: road trip test | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 18,213 Likes: 2 | It just wanted to be run
Everyday above ground is a Good Day!!! Never Stop Vannin'
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My van : 1989 Ford E-150 Econoline, currently named “WOLF-DEN IIâ€
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Everyday above ground is a Good Day!!! Never Stop Vannin'
Member of Break Away Vanners Host of Spring Break At Shenandoah Acres Family Campground
Owner & Creator of Wizard's Van-In Videos Member of Riding High Truckers from 1982 to 1996 2nd Member of The Toopa Sinner Tribe Member of Free Bird Vanners 1996 to Present Member of Cape Atlantic Truckers South Jersey Host Club of Freeze Out Certified Nats Judge Member of Shenandoah Valley Vans | | | Re: road trip test | Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 17 stranger | OP stranger Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 17 | 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? | | | Re: road trip test | Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 17 stranger | OP stranger Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 17 | It just wanted to be run i agree! | | | Re: road trip test | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 Festerus Vannimus | Festerus Vannimus Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 |
My van : 1989 Ford E-150 Econoline, currently named “WOLF-DEN IIâ€
Founder & President of Sooner or Later United Truckers and PROUD TO BE A S.L.U.T. ! !
| | | Re: road trip test | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18,552 Likes: 137 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 18,552 Likes: 137 | Very nice van and trailer. Arianrhod:2003 Chevy Astro Black Magic: 1985 Dodge B-250 Serenity:1985 Chevy G-20 The Outcast:1983 Ford club wagon Luna 1974 VW bay window transporter Freedom:1990 Ford E-150(parts van) Outcast Vanners van club Support your local 2% | | |
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