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Well, we cut short our trip to Tn due to a leaky power steering pump that I was afraid would get worse quickly. We made it home OK . Trip for us totaled 1010 miles door to door. Other than the leaky PS & a disintegrating alternator belt (that I replaced in front of parts store), the truck ran great. Pretty much an average of 4 250 mile days. 454 has used less than a pint of oil in around 2000 miles. Got between 11.1 & 12.4 mpg, Almost no interstate but mostly major 4 lane highways with some 2 lane, In spite of missing the Stovebolt get-together, it was still a great trip. Very pleased with overall performance of truck after 3 years of work. In order to keep luggage, tools & misc out of the weather, se installed section of inexpensive in door/outdoor carpet, trimmed to fit bed. Placed it with soft side down to protect varnished wood & metal strips. I had a large mostly water proof trunk that Placed in bed up against the cab . Held in place by tie down straps. A couple photos below. I’m thinking my project build thread is coming to an end . I’m going give it some thought & then make a final post. Not sure how the mods will handle it from there.

EDIT: Don’t know how link appeared above & not in photos, sorry. Edit: I took care of it. ~ Peggy M