1977 2500

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07-13-2009, 03:54 PM
GRsilverado

1977 2500

i have a 1977 chevy 2500 long bed that use to be my dads truck. back in the day he built a 350 sb and slapped on a turbo kit for a little extra power. i know it has 411's and he said it use to be pretty quick. but over time he got a new truck and let his workers at his company use the truck to get parts. he didnt use a waste gate on the turbo and ran all 3'5 piping and said it use to push about 18 psi. so it would have a prob of pre detonating ( even with an alch injection kit added). so with no surprise his workers beat the hell out of the truck and blew the motor. its been sitting in his shop ever since. about a year ago i pulled the motor and its been sitting since. im not sure what to do with the truck. im thinking of getting it running and just using it as a mess around / drive to work truck or im also just thinking of selling it and using the extra money towards something else. what you guys think i should do? ill post pics as soon as i get home from work
07-13-2009, 04:49 PM
bangbangskeetskeet

Is it a crew cab? If it is how much do you want for it?
07-13-2009, 05:18 PM
00shortbox

Sounds like it's time for an LSx swap if you ask me. :thumb:
07-13-2009, 06:34 PM
txarkitekt

Sell it and part it out. :twocents:
07-13-2009, 07:56 PM
GasGuzzler

When in doubt, part it out.
07-13-2009, 10:43 PM
bangbangskeetskeet

Seriously tho if its a crew cab I am VERY interested in it.
07-14-2009, 12:13 PM
GRsilverado

its a single cab sorry man
07-14-2009, 12:47 PM
tanz45

Hows the body, frame, etc.....?

2wd or 4wd

Could just throw a nice crate in there. Nothing wrong with having multiple vehicles to drive.
07-14-2009, 01:34 PM
bangbangskeetskeet

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRsilverado

its a single cab sorry man

:sadnana:

A mid 70's-early 80's crew cab long bed is one of those projects that iv always wanted to do. Too bad they are one of the hardest trucks to find. I have only ever seen 2 of them.
07-14-2009, 01:52 PM
tanz45

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-CHEVROLET-3500_W0QQitemZ300330151790QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Ca rs_Trucks?hash=item45ed126f6e&_trksid=p4506.c0.m24 5&_trkparms=65%3A12|39%3A1|72%3A317

Swap out axle to make a single, or 1 rim

Or take a drive:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-CHEVROLET-3500_W0QQitemZ300330151790QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Ca rs_Trucks?hash=item45ed126f6e&_trksid=p4506.c0.m24 5&_trkparms=65%3A12|39%3A1|72%3A317
07-14-2009, 01:53 PM
tanz45

Link fail
07-14-2009, 03:34 PM
bangbangskeetskeet

Damn man that's right down the sreet from me! Well it's a few miles but still. Hmmmm maybe once the 5.3 gets blown up I can re build it and punch it out to a383 and throw it in that bad boy. :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanz45

Link fail

Copy and paste works just fine. :D
07-24-2009, 09:59 PM
GasGuzzler

FWIW we took in a clean '81 2500 crew cab with a swapped in Vortec 454. Very nice for what it is. This is not a for sale post because I know the rules. If I have time I will take some pics and post them.
07-26-2009, 03:08 PM
Mang213

Quote:

Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet

:sadnana:

A mid 70's-early 80's crew cab long bed is one of those projects that iv always wanted to do. Too bad they are one of the hardest trucks to find. I have only ever seen 2 of them.

yeah those old crew cabs from that vintage always seem to be dumps or stake beds. A buildup of a '76 or '77 crew cab with a standard truck bed would be interesting. Kind of like a Suburban with the roof off. Oh man, now Im really missing my old '76 Blazer
07-26-2009, 10:39 PM
GasGuzzler

Quote:

Originally Posted by GasGuzzler

FWIW we took in a clean '81 2500 crew cab with a swapped in Vortec 454. Very nice for what it is. This is not a for sale post because I know the rules. If I have time I will take some pics and post them.

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