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tom hand · 05-06-2002, 07:44 AM

Then you gotta have this new gaget.
www.droptail.com

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72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail
Olive Branch MS

Church · 05-06-2002, 08:21 AM

I have seen it all now! I guess it is for truck owners that are too lazy to just let the tail gate down. I dont think that down force of the tail gate is really going to make a difference in the handling of a truck on the highway too. Just my 2 cents worth though.

Longhorn Man · 05-06-2002, 10:43 AM

Hmmmm, if that is cool...count me out.

Available at your local Fine K-mart, where you can get ALL your high quality automotive needs.
LOL!!!

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
Andy, in Columbus Ohio

tom hand · 05-06-2002, 11:12 AM

LOL thats where I thought you would get one!

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72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail
Olive Branch MS

nosurf · 05-06-2002, 11:46 AM

My brother has that on his 72. It's called a bungie cord.

dropped72shortbed · 05-06-2002, 12:41 PM

what crap.

thats like those nets as tailgates that are supposed to give you better gas mileage.

they actually tested this way back when, put a truck in a wind tunnel with tailgate down and tailgate up to see if it made a difference, well it was actually worse with the tail gate down. when the taigate is up believe it or not the bed creates its own pocket of slow moving air, kinda like its own tonneau cover, when the fast moving air hits this it doesnt go into the bed and just breezes off the top..

Alticity · 05-06-2002, 12:56 PM

Dropped is right. Thats why when it rains, the stuff in the back of your hooptie doesn't get wet. As long as you don't stop.

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1970 3/4 ton Blazer(yes I'm that stupid)

Scrub · 05-06-2002, 03:10 PM

Saves trips to the dump too, Just load up and drive down the highway. everything will just fly out!

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Scrub
70 GMC 1,000,000 + miles
72 K-20 project, 456 Dana60 front, Corp14 rear w/locker, 265R19.5 tires 20-ply. Warn 12k winches both ends, Cross-over steering with raised tie-rod, Powerbox steering, 4500 watt 120-AC power, Air, Hydraulic aux power, 4 inch lift, 5000 lb air-bags both ends.

texnician01 · 05-06-2002, 03:28 PM

it would look to me like you had broken your tailgate and it wouldn't shut!!

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1969 C-10 292 I-6 4 spd in the middle of a restoration. going to get a 327 and 3.07 gears but keeping all of the original parts so I can put it back to original later on down the road.
55 chevy 4 door 150
47 Willys CJ-2A

Project1970 · 05-06-2002, 05:33 PM

Ugh. Seriously.

I've done back-to-back runs down the quarter with the tailgate up and down. No different than my normal margin of error, but my fastest run of the night was with it up.

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Project 1970 - soon to be seen at http://milhouse.treylis.org:81/

**68SWB4x4** · 05-07-2002, 12:48 AM

LMAO! i thought it was a joke.... oh man is that for real!

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05-06-2002, 07:44 AM	#1
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	If you need to be "cool "in your pickup Then you gotta have this new gaget. www.droptail.com ------------------ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

05-06-2002, 08:21 AM	#2
Church Carolina Classic Trucks Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: The South Posts: 792	I have seen it all now! I guess it is for truck owners that are too lazy to just let the tail gate down. I dont think that down force of the tail gate is really going to make a difference in the handling of a truck on the highway too. Just my 2 cents worth though. __________________

05-06-2002, 11:12 AM	#4
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	LOL thats where I thought you would get one! ------------------ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

05-06-2002, 11:46 AM	#5
nosurf Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Plymouth, NH, USA Posts: 278	My brother has that on his 72. It's called a bungie cord. __________________ 1971 C-20 2wd, LB, white/copper 1964 Impala conv. 1957 Bel Air Wagon 1948 Chev 3100 1930 model A coupe 1929 model A speedster pickup

05-06-2002, 12:41 PM	#6
dropped72shortbed Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 303	what crap. thats like those nets as tailgates that are supposed to give you better gas mileage. they actually tested this way back when, put a truck in a wind tunnel with tailgate down and tailgate up to see if it made a difference, well it was actually worse with the tail gate down. when the taigate is up believe it or not the bed creates its own pocket of slow moving air, kinda like its own tonneau cover, when the fast moving air hits this it doesnt go into the bed and just breezes off the top.. __________________ Blake A. - Huntington Beach CA 72 c10 swb 5/5 drop, 350/350, partialy shaved, soon to be 5/7 on 20s.

05-06-2002, 10:43 AM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Hmmmm, if that is cool...count me out. Available at your local Fine K-mart, where you can get ALL your high quality automotive needs. LOL!!! ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio

05-06-2002, 12:56 PM	#7
Alticity Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Idaho Falls,ID USA Posts: 14	Dropped is right. Thats why when it rains, the stuff in the back of your hooptie doesn't get wet. As long as you don't stop. ------------------ 1970 3/4 ton Blazer(yes I'm that stupid) __________________ 1970 3/4 ton Blazer(yes I'm that stupid)

05-06-2002, 03:10 PM	#8
Scrub Collector of rusty Items Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sisters,Oregon USA Posts: 731	Saves trips to the dump too, Just load up and drive down the highway. everything will just fly out! ------------------ Scrub 70 GMC 1,000,000 + miles 72 K-20 project, 456 Dana60 front, Corp14 rear w/locker, 265R19.5 tires 20-ply. Warn 12k winches both ends, Cross-over steering with raised tie-rod, Powerbox steering, 4500 watt 120-AC power, Air, Hydraulic aux power, 4 inch lift, 5000 lb air-bags both ends. __________________ Scrub Sisters, Oregon - Home of the Sisters Rodeo. 70 GMC 1,000,000 + miles 72 K-20 project, 456 Dana60 front, Corp14 rear w/locker, 265R19.5 tires 20-ply. Warn 12k winches both ends, Cross-over steering with raised tie-rod, Powerbox steering, 4500 watt 120-AC power, Air, Hydraulic aux power, 4 inch lift, 5000 lb air-bags both ends.

05-06-2002, 03:28 PM	#9
texnician01 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 12 Miles South of Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 359	it would look to me like you had broken your tailgate and it wouldn't shut!! ------------------ 1969 C-10 292 I-6 4 spd in the middle of a restoration. going to get a 327 and 3.07 gears but keeping all of the original parts so I can put it back to original later on down the road. 55 chevy 4 door 150 47 Willys CJ-2A __________________ 69 C-10, 340HP 327 55 chevy 4 door 150 47 Willys CJ-2A 05 Harley Night Train 06 1200 Sportster (Wife's bike) 70 Honda CL350 OIF2 & OIF7 Veteran Nathan & Tiffany

05-06-2002, 05:33 PM	#10
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	Ugh. Seriously. I've done back-to-back runs down the quarter with the tailgate up and down. No different than my normal margin of error, but my fastest run of the night was with it up. ------------------ Project 1970 - soon to be seen at http://milhouse.treylis.org:81/ __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

05-07-2002, 12:48 AM	#11
68SWB4x4 Strongman Garage Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 10,241	LMAO! i thought it was a joke.... oh man is that for real! ------------------ My Truck pictures www.xframeimpala.com 68 4x4 short fleetside 327 CH465 edelbrock intake and carb MSD distributor its the "SHAGROLET" 56 big window short stepside 235 dual 1 brls 64ImpalaSS 327 70 C10 LWB fleetside custom/10 350/TH350 IM me on aol SN= SHAGROLET __________________ Kalle 68 GMC Suburban 1500 4x4 SOLD 69 Pontiac Lemans 99 Silverado 4.8 5 speed ECSB [ Facebook Instagram Subscribe on YOUTUBE



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