[FC] DOUBLE RAMPY? hoax or real?

Dennis & Debbie Pleau ddpleau at earthlink.net
Mon Dec 5 21:55:50 EST 2005


All see if in the next month or so if Walt will let me crawl around and 
under his dual ramp.  As I said, the last time I saw it was a Tri-State 
meet 6 or more years ago.  I know he is getting ready to build and engine 
for it so he can get it back on the road.

Dennis

At 07:43 PM 12/5/2005, James Davis wrote:
>There is a internally ribbed box structure under the floor and along side 
>rocker panel of the ramp.  The rocker and box structure are made of 10ga 
>steel and welded into a unit.  This structure is similar to a convertibles 
>rocker box design only much wider.  GM's figures show a Rampside weigh 15 
>lbs more than a Loadside, but most of that difference is in the ramp.  I 
>would estimate the ramp weighs 40 lbs or more. One of the problems with a 
>Rampside is that the right rear load floor drains into this box structure. 
>This allows sand and dirt to collect in the box structure rusting it 
>through in 30 years or so.
>Jim Davis



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