Well after a year of searching, and looking at a lot of over priced rusty crap, I found my truck.
And purists might want to avert your eyes. It has a 327 Chevy, non factory paint and big ass tires!
I was looking for something more stock but the positives of this truck outweighs the negatives. Time will tell.
The good.
-RUST FREE BODY AND FRAME! There are some spots where the hardware is rusting, but the tub and frame look awesome. No signs of patching or fillers.
-Very drive able. The engine is fresh (allegedly, more on that later) and the 4speed shifts great. Power steering and 4 wheel power disc brakes. I’ve seen some other V8 conversions, that looked half baked, but I think this one was done right.
-The tires are like new, all match good quality.
-Then interior is clean and doesn’t creep my wife out. (Except for the gas smell)
The bad.
-Raw gas leaking out of the top of the gas tank. Hopefully an easy fix.
-The paint looks great from 20’ but closer inspection shows a half assed job. Tape off and re spray. Non factory color.
-Tires and suspension. Looks like an older Rancho 4” lift. Kinda saggy in the back and too high in front. The 33x12.50 tires on 15” wheels are too big for this truck IMO.
-The PO just put a new carburetor on it but didn’t hook up the automatic choke. Idle needs adjusting. I might have to farm this one out. I haven’t messed with an old school V8 in a long time.
I got it for a fair price. Not a screaming deal, but he probably could have gotten more. The PO really didn’t know much about this truck. I think it as an impulse buy on his part. He had a lot of toys and projects and claimed he needed to move something out. No documentation to back up anything ( fresh crate motor!) but I didn’t really care. The bones are solid and I can change whatever I don’t like.
So take a look and let me know what you think! Don’t hold back, I’m not emotionally attached and won’t get upset. I’ve already started to “un-pimp” some stuff. And it’s only time and money right?
And purists might want to avert your eyes. It has a 327 Chevy, non factory paint and big ass tires!
I was looking for something more stock but the positives of this truck outweighs the negatives. Time will tell.
The good.
-RUST FREE BODY AND FRAME! There are some spots where the hardware is rusting, but the tub and frame look awesome. No signs of patching or fillers.
-Very drive able. The engine is fresh (allegedly, more on that later) and the 4speed shifts great. Power steering and 4 wheel power disc brakes. I’ve seen some other V8 conversions, that looked half baked, but I think this one was done right.
-The tires are like new, all match good quality.
-Then interior is clean and doesn’t creep my wife out. (Except for the gas smell)
The bad.
-Raw gas leaking out of the top of the gas tank. Hopefully an easy fix.
-The paint looks great from 20’ but closer inspection shows a half assed job. Tape off and re spray. Non factory color.
-Tires and suspension. Looks like an older Rancho 4” lift. Kinda saggy in the back and too high in front. The 33x12.50 tires on 15” wheels are too big for this truck IMO.
-The PO just put a new carburetor on it but didn’t hook up the automatic choke. Idle needs adjusting. I might have to farm this one out. I haven’t messed with an old school V8 in a long time.
I got it for a fair price. Not a screaming deal, but he probably could have gotten more. The PO really didn’t know much about this truck. I think it as an impulse buy on his part. He had a lot of toys and projects and claimed he needed to move something out. No documentation to back up anything ( fresh crate motor!) but I didn’t really care. The bones are solid and I can change whatever I don’t like.
So take a look and let me know what you think! Don’t hold back, I’m not emotionally attached and won’t get upset. I’ve already started to “un-pimp” some stuff. And it’s only time and money right?