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I love the roof rack. My dad used his 67 GTO to tow the fishing boat.

I don't have any pics right now. I regularly use my dad's single mantle and grandpa's double mantle when I am camping, or working in the fur shed in the winters. Light and heat is a nice combo. Just hearing the hiss of one of those lanterns triggers lots and lots of memories. I also use a 1987 vintage two burner white gas stove when I am camping, or we lose power at home. I have two of them, my dad's and 1 I picked up free at the town "recycling center". As a kid, most of our family camping equipment (tent, stove, lantern, sleeping bags, etc) was Coleman branded. Even had Coleman hiking boots.

I did just that over lunch today. Found several places that have them for about $20. Thanks.

I am not sure as to accuracy or not, but my dad built this model, And for balance, he scratch built a ladder that went into a hatch in the rear of the fuselage. Very nice build so far.

Love the orange color, and the meats in the rear. Nice build.

Very nice build. Love the vinyl top and the engine detailing.

There should be stamping on the bottom, a month and a year. That will tell you when it was made. I still use my grandpa's and my dad's. Mantles should be available in outdoors stores. Nice lantern.

Nice build. Love the homemade look. Seen a few of those around. Some much better than others.

You definitely drug this one kicking and screaming to the finish line. Looks awesome. That chrome looks great. Did you clear the chrome with anything?

Well, some times plans change and some times for the better. I found a set of alloy Chevy take off rims that are in very nice shape, for $400. And a set of takeoff tires that have 10 miles on them. They are P metric Bridgestone Dueler AT's. $75 apiece. I couldn't really argue with that. I will miss the LT tires somewhat, but my uses have changed and I don't really NEED them any more. Thanks for all the input. I'll have to get used to Bowtie center caps on the GMC truck. For the price they want for replacement center caps, I'll live with it.

Well, ain't that a kick in the jimmies. If anyone can sort it out, you can. It's looking SO good.

That black and red looks sweet. And that chrome really pops. Stay cool out there.

Yep, been looking at Tire Rack the last few days. I think I have it narrowed down to either the same BFG's, or General Grabbers. Wasn't sure if there were others out there I might be missing. Or thoughts on changing sizes. They have Grabbers in a C load rating in a 22/70R17 size, those are tempting me. I'll add: New wheels would be nice, as the original steelies are starting to show their age, but not sure that is in the budget right now.

It's time for new tires before winter gets here. 2015 GMC Sierra 1500, regular cab, long box, 4WD. It has BFG All-Terrains on it right now. I have run those tires on the last several trucks. Always been happy with them, but was not impressed with them on this truck. Mainly in the snow on pavement, off road they are still good in my book. I chalk some of that up to the fact that these are 265 wide, and my older trucks had 235 and 245 wide. I firmly believe a narrower tire is better on paved roads in the snow, as it cuts down to the pavement better. Current size is 265/70R17. Half wondering if 245/75R17 would give me better winter traction on the roads (they are a touch cheaper and lighter also). I don't do much mudding. I am also running load range E's, might switch to C's. I like the heavier side wall tires for bombing offroad, less worried about sidewall damage than regular "light truck" tires. What are your guy's opinions of good all-terrain tires? Looks don't matter to me, I want tires that work.

Nice save! Long bed step sides are indeed rare as hen's teeth. It would be awesome if you could get that old decal sheet reprinted.

Wow, that came out nice. But man, you sure had to work for it.

Excellent save on that body. Looking forward to seeing in that in shiny black.

Great build with excellent detail. Really conveys the look of the older work trucks, when they weren't so old.

Great looking Firebird. Looks really nice in red.

Finally built myself a decent platform for deadlifting. Gonna test drive it this afternoon.

Not a huge "motorcycle guy", but I sure enjoy riding. My 2103 Heritage with some work acquaintances.

Great looking truck. I remember seeing a lot of those on the farms in those days.

Great looking TA. The pearl adds some interest for sure.

That engine bay looks fantastic! Amazing details.

Beautiful mccasins. Its a small world some times. I do a ilttle beadwork from time to time. Lighting sucks, but here's a few.