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    New Toy

    No pics yet but will have monday.

    Picked up a 1985 Chevy 1/2 ton 4wd Reg Cab 8 foot bed.\

    Got it off my buddy with a bad motor and rotted rockers for $500. Other than that it is a solid truck.

    Plans (keeping it simple):

    Replace Rockers
    Paint the same factory blue (half primer)
    Build a nice mild 355
    2-4'' lift
    33's with the factory rally wheels

    Should be a nice build. Guess I will have my time tied up between building my 4-Link on the 99 and gettin this second DD done.

    Pics Monday of truck.
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    Nice, gonna be another cool project....
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    waiting for pics

    Sounds like it will turn into more than 33"s lol
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    dude! your alreadt four linkin that 99 right after leafs?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chri$09 View Post
    dude! your alreadt four linkin that 99 right after leafs?
    LOL, yup. I change my mind alot.

    Ordered rocker panels and cab corners for the 85. Thats all the rust I could find. I HOPE!!!
    Last edited by tanz45; 11-20-2009 at 08:52 AM.
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    I want pics now
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    09/21/2010 02:31 <danger_ranger83> I'm not really worried about the looks...I want it to be fast and ugly...bc no one wants to get outrun by something ugly

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    check below bright switch on floor...notorious for going there, and the support braces of bed
    blown transmissions are about as useful as 97% of the guys on this forum

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    Forgot my camera, but heres two crappy cell pics.




    Truck fired up after sitting for a year. Has no balls! Tired ole 305 has gotta go.

    Rust factor....just the corners and rockers. Frame is rusty, but just surface, luckily there was a bunch of junk oil in the bed that coated the frame.

    Gonna need body bushings and about 20 mouse traps.
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    MMMMMMMMMM brings back memories. i loved my dad's 87
    '02 Silvy: Z71 EC Step Side 5.3L Nelson tuned
    2013 GMC Acadia: SLT1 Carbon Black
    1976 Corvette Stingray: Trying to save it, progress is slow.

    ^Ricky's Sweet PS Skilz
    09/21/2010 02:31 <danger_ranger83> I'm not really worried about the looks...I want it to be fast and ugly...bc no one wants to get outrun by something ugly

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    good price and good project.
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