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**JDL** · 04-25-2020, 10:52 PM

well i got this home today it was set up to pull a large camper. It spent a lot of its life in Arkansas.

**JDL** · 04-25-2020, 10:56 PM

More pics

**JDL** · 04-25-2020, 10:59 PM

And

**JDL** · 04-25-2020, 11:03 PM

some more

**JDL** · 04-25-2020, 11:05 PM

And the always wanted spid

**HO455** · 04-25-2020, 11:35 PM

Man that is one cool truck!
It's hard to tell but does that hydraulic valve raise and lower the tag axle? I am assuming that the alternator has been relocated so a hydraulic pump can be driven off the crankshaft.
I love the compass and the rest dash goodies.
Is that an 8 track mounted on the front of the seat?
The wiring looks a little sketchy to me but that can be taken care of with some elbow grease.
Congratulations! It certainly looks like you got a good deal.
6 wheel braking?

**FirstOwner69** · 04-26-2020, 12:06 AM

You stole that thing! Looks amazing. What are your plans for it?

**too much stuff** · 04-26-2020, 08:42 AM

Nice! Looks clean.

**JDL** · 04-26-2020, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

You stole that thing! Looks amazing. What are your plans for it?

Plan is to get ruing and check it out

Quote:

Originally Posted by LockDoc

Looks good Jim. Hope your trip was uneventful as far as problems.

LockDoc

Trip went well and plan a 3rd more to get

Quote:

Originally Posted by HO455

Man that is one cool truck!
It's hard to tell but does that hydraulic valve raise and lower the tag axle? I am assuming that the alternator has been relocated so a hydraulic pump can be driven off the crankshaft.
I love the compass and the rest dash goodies.
Is that an 8 track mounted on the front of the seat?
The wiring looks a little sketchy to me but that can be taken care of with some elbow grease.
Congratulations! It certainly looks like you got a good deal.
6 wheel braking?

yes hydraulic vale to raise and lower tag excel is run off the power steering
guessing 2nd alt is for more power for camper
8 track and cassette deck interchange
yes 6 wheel braking

weim55 · 04-26-2020, 10:31 AM

Man, if trucks could talk(!)

Even the hand fabricated rear bumper is great, obviously has some specific purposes.

That truck shows some serious love in its condition and modifications.......

If you have a 30 or 40 foot vintage airstream you are set!

I dare you, just one time, put this truck back on the road for its intended purpose and document it for us!

I know a lot of people would fall into the camp of blasphemy and butchery for opinion. That guy put some serious time and thought AND labor to make his vision happen. There are some good stories behind the miles in that truck! I’m holding my glass up here at the breakfast table to him, “ cheers buddy, I hope it was a good life, and you left something behind to smile about......

Enjoy your new rig

Steve weim55 Colorado

**LockDoc** · 04-25-2020, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDL

well i got this home today it was set up to pull a large camper. It spent a lot of its life in Arkansas.

Looks good Jim. Hope your trip was uneventful as far as problems.

LockDoc

Greg58 · 04-26-2020, 12:00 PM

Tell us about the OD unit, is it a worm drive setup mounted on back of the trans?
I have one on my 87 BBC Suburban, and it really works great, Makes the 4:10 into about a 3:30 ratio.
Greg

**Ol Blue K20** · 04-26-2020, 12:16 PM

That is set up to haul some serious weight.

**72 tigger** · 04-26-2020, 01:28 PM

Interesting truck. If it’s from Arkansas, other Larry may have built and used that in his excavation business

54blackhornet · 04-26-2020, 02:21 PM

I sure hope you leave it as was built by the original owner.

**FirstOwner69** · 04-26-2020, 02:38 PM

I would be willing to bet there's a connection with the early 1970s Born Free truck campers made in Humboldt, Iowa, not far from where you bought the truck. The company was founded by John Dodgen, and the campers featured a tag axle referred to as the Dodgen tag axle. Perhaps your truck was a prototype for another idea he had.
https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/f...print/true.cfm

**davischevy** · 05-03-2020, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Interesting truck. If it’s from Arkansas, other Larry may have built and used that in his excavation business

I've never seen that truck in person, but we built the pump stations that pump water across the Arkansas River to Scranton. I guess I should have looked around more.

We had enough stuff stolen down there to pay for a nice K20.

**davischevy** · 05-03-2020, 11:15 PM

That is a neat old truck in it's own way.

**JDL** · 05-06-2020, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davischevy

I've never seen that truck in person, but we built the pump stations that pump water across the Arkansas River to Scranton. I guess I should have looked around more.

We had enough stuff stolen down there to pay for a nice K20.

Davischevy does this key ring look familiar? I googled it and it's something about a pump

**davischevy** · 05-06-2020, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDL

Davischevy does this key ring look familiar? I googled it and it's something about a pump

I wasn't familiar with that brand, but with the help of the WWW. I figured out SVEDALA is WEDA pumps now. I think they specialize in sludge pumps. We have used them somewhere but that was a water project we did at Scranton. They have lots of water on the north side of the Arkansas River, and very little on the south side. There is a big Tyson processing plant near Scranton that uses a lot of water so they hung a water line from the Arkansas River bridge and pumped it over.

We have some sludge pumps in the shop now for a sewer lift station. They are Pentair brand sludge pumps. Very expensive stuff. If my memory serves me, The two pumps and the control panel in that crate in the picture are about $125,000.

If that key chain was in the truck, I wonder if it could have something to do with that Tyson plant, because they have a lot of sludge.

68Gold/white · 04-26-2020, 06:55 PM

About all I've got to say...is WOW!!!

I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, that rear most tire looked like you leaned up against the fender to play games with us!!!.......Not!!!

I grew up n Iowa. I have only remembered seeing those Ziebart decals when I lived in Iowa....

**72 tigger** · 04-26-2020, 07:09 PM

El Camino with a tag

**Getter-Done** · 04-26-2020, 07:29 PM

Very tough looking Work-Horse.

I like the back bumper the most.

And the extra rear axle and the 8 track and the whole truck

.

**JDL** · 04-26-2020, 10:37 PM

Got ruining drove it around some drives nice but still have a fuel starving problem. going to pull the line out of the tank tomorrow.
Engine has been rebuilt and and a journal on the 1st cupped years

**HO455** · 04-26-2020, 10:59 PM

With that many miles it's obviously a well engineered system
From some of the photos it appears that he rolled the edges of the rear wheel cutouts. In the original Craigslist ad they looked unrolled.
I remember those stereo slide mounts from back in the day. One of the first anti theft devices. Pretty clever way to till be able to play both.

04-25-2020, 10:52 PM	#1
JDL Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Agency IA. Posts: 1,838	Rather unique build Longhorn well i got this home today it was set up to pull a large camper. It spent a lot of its life in Arkansas. Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy short step side with 454 air and tilt. 72 nova project car 63 chevy II drag car Agency Iowa

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JDL Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Agency IA. Posts: 1,838	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn And the always wanted spid Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy short step side with 454 air and tilt. 72 nova project car 63 chevy II drag car Agency Iowa

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HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,852	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn Man that is one cool truck! It's hard to tell but does that hydraulic valve raise and lower the tag axle? I am assuming that the alternator has been relocated so a hydraulic pump can be driven off the crankshaft. I love the compass and the rest dash goodies. Is that an 8 track mounted on the front of the seat? The wiring looks a little sketchy to me but that can be taken care of with some elbow grease. Congratulations! It certainly looks like you got a good deal. 6 wheel braking? __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

04-26-2020, 12:06 AM	#7
FirstOwner69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin & Arizona Posts: 4,839	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn You stole that thing! Looks amazing. What are your plans for it? __________________ Jim

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04-26-2020, 10:31 AM	#10
weim55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Larkspur, Colorado Posts: 904	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn Man, if trucks could talk(!) Even the hand fabricated rear bumper is great, obviously has some specific purposes. That truck shows some serious love in its condition and modifications....... If you have a 30 or 40 foot vintage airstream you are set! I dare you, just one time, put this truck back on the road for its intended purpose and document it for us! I know a lot of people would fall into the camp of blasphemy and butchery for opinion. That guy put some serious time and thought AND labor to make his vision happen. There are some good stories behind the miles in that truck! I’m holding my glass up here at the breakfast table to him, “ cheers buddy, I hope it was a good life, and you left something behind to smile about...... Enjoy your new rig Steve weim55 Colorado

04-26-2020, 12:00 PM	#12
Greg58 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Valley, NE. Posts: 997	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn Tell us about the OD unit, is it a worm drive setup mounted on back of the trans? I have one on my 87 BBC Suburban, and it really works great, Makes the 4:10 into about a 3:30 ratio. Greg __________________ ________________ 1970 GMC Sierra Grande, 2500 133" wb, 402, 4spd. 2007 GMC 3500 SRW 4x4, Crew cab, Duramax/Allison. (Sold} 1987 Chevy Suburban 2500, Silverado, 2wd, 454, t-400 2023 Chevy Silverado LT 3500, crew cab, longbox, 4x4 Z-71 Duramax.

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04-26-2020, 01:28 PM	#14
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04-26-2020, 02:38 PM	#16
FirstOwner69 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin & Arizona Posts: 4,839	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn I would be willing to bet there's a connection with the early 1970s Born Free truck campers made in Humboldt, Iowa, not far from where you bought the truck. The company was founded by John Dodgen, and the campers featured a tag axle referred to as the Dodgen tag axle. Perhaps your truck was a prototype for another idea he had. https://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/f...print/true.cfm Attached Images __________________ Jim

05-03-2020, 11:15 PM	#18
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,787	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn That is a neat old truck in it's own way. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.



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04-26-2020, 06:55 PM	#21
68Gold/white Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ark City, Kansas Posts: 3,285	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn About all I've got to say...is WOW!!! I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, that rear most tire looked like you leaned up against the fender to play games with us!!!.......Not!!! I grew up n Iowa. I have only remembered seeing those Ziebart decals when I lived in Iowa....

04-26-2020, 07:09 PM	#22
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04-26-2020, 07:29 PM	#23
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 7,776	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn Very tough looking Work-Horse. I like the back bumper the most. And the extra rear axle and the 8 track and the whole truck . __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

04-26-2020, 10:37 PM	#24
JDL Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Agency IA. Posts: 1,838	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn Got ruining drove it around some drives nice but still have a fuel starving problem. going to pull the line out of the tank tomorrow. Engine has been rebuilt and and a journal on the 1st cupped years Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy short step side with 454 air and tilt. 72 nova project car 63 chevy II drag car Agency Iowa

04-26-2020, 10:59 PM	#25
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,852	Re: Rather unique build Longhorn With that many miles it's obviously a well engineered system From some of the photos it appears that he rolled the edges of the rear wheel cutouts. In the original Craigslist ad they looked unrolled. I remember those stereo slide mounts from back in the day. One of the first anti theft devices. Pretty clever way to till be able to play both. __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

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