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i just talked with the owner and its could be for sale

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http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...9i5BLBdQJd.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...JbPBLBdQYW.jpg

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Man as much as Id love to, I am up to my neck in a cummins conversion on my 85, allthough if he decides to sell let me know anyhow, I often times find people who are looking.

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mr beast you might know the truck if you seen it in its current state







http://www.streetsource.com/uploads/...031PM83081.jpg

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Yeah, they destroyed it.

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Like totaled it out?

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No, they took it from a truck that I would have loved to have owned and turned it into something that is totally useless to me. It kind of turns my stomache sour.

I can understand slamming a half ton, In certian cases I have seen it where I liked it and it looked good. That being said, I hate it when they take a crew cab dually and need to lay it out on the frame to achieve a look, and in the process turn it into a total pain in the ass to drive.

It just bothers me. Because they are just damn good trucks, and properly setup they will work circles around the new offerings from detroit.

I love the square body duallys, I mean they are still seriously kicking ass, some almost 40 years old now.

I mean this truck as we first saw it.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/Shadyw22.jpg

Man that is what I call a truck, that is to a tee how I hope mine winds up looking, I think it is a very classy looking truck, it looks like a MAN's truck. To me I see a truck that looks like that, and I expect who ever is driving it to seriously have a clue what they are doing in life.

That is a truck that I expect to see hooked to a 40' gooseneck workin it hard yankin a load down the road, or to a custom hauler with a bad ass race car stuffed in the back.

It is a truck that to me is beautiful because it is functional, and man it is just clean and mean. Allthough I would rather have the 19.5's over the 22.5's wrapped in a Michelin XZA3 with the lettering painted white.

Now the truck as it is today.

http://www.streetsource.com/uploads/...031PM83081.jpg

I hate the color, I hate the flames, to me it looks gimicky, and it doesnt look like it is ready to go to work. Now I know there are people out there who do pull 5th wheels with thier slammed trucks, but for me the idea of having to run this truck from say Texas to Montana, even in the summer doesnt sound fun because I am going to be constantly worried about high centering it, I mean the truck just is not practical to me.

I do understand it takes a ton of work and fab skills to build one like that, but I feel like just because you can, doesnt mean you should. I would be much more impressed if some one took thier wicked fab skills, reinforced the frame, Built air ride that kept the truck up off the pavement, that also served to smooth out the ride and give it some wicked load handleing capabilites, and thus made it a truck that could grab on to about anything a gear head could want to haul and drag it coast to coast or anywhere in between comfortably and in stile!

Now on the flip side of that coin...

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...JbPBLBdQYW.jpg

This truck also makes me crazy, I think doing this to a truck is a total waste of money, it is my feelings that the only reason some one does this to a truck is because they suffer from some serious insecurity issues and have something to prove to the world and there fore think if they build the tallest truck in town it will compensate for thier short comings.

This truck is absolutely useless, and not functional in the slightest, in fact, with its uber high roll center, the truck can flip right over with the greatest of ease. Call me crazy but having a truck that will roll over so you can scratch its belly aint cool.

Now do not think I am a purist either who shudders at the thought of modification or *gasps* a cut dash.

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...cGMBK-jbBK.jpg

This truck here, I think it has class, I think it is beautiful, the paint scheme just works on it, and man I could just see myself driving it up in Montana with like 4 snowmobiles in tow and a cab full of friends heading out to West Yellowstone to go have some fun.

It is a great looking truck. The lift is appropriate, the wheels work well with it, and the tires are perportionate. The truck is a well rounded package and is quite frankly one id like to drive.

So, I'm gonna get off my soap box now, I just had to get that off my chest.

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Unberliverbel that there are still some people left who has this kind veiw to this. thought was the only one left :lol:
creations like those aperently made by men with small wieners :waah:

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^^ yeah well i don't like some either but people do what they want to THEIR own rides and more than likely don't care what people/YOU think. And for any comments on them, if you have a bad one towards someones then its usually better to keep them to yourself, (especially the picking apart that just shows that you have some interest and are actually checking it out). You wouldn't like someone talking bad about something that you have worked hard to get where it was would you? Even if it wasn't "practical" as a work truck or something you wouldn't own??? Then go buy one and do what you would like to do to it, that seems to be what everyone else is doing...?

Looks like a couple boys need to go get themselves a Prius and tootle on down the road. Good day :chevy:

Keep the pics coming along :metal:

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Actually if you read back I took intrest in the truck when it was still black, and standing tall, and when I was told it might be for sale I took an intrest, I really don't think there is a problem with that, and I merly stated once I found out that I didnt like what the truck had turned into, and I stated why. All of which I thought were valid reasons too.

Actually I welcome it when people criticize my work, it gives me the opportunity to improve upon it and make it better, if some one catches something I did wrong I appriciate it when they point it out because I can then learn from the process and become better at what I do.

You mean like my 85 Crew Cab Dually that is fixing to get a cummins stuffed in it that I already converted to a NV4500?

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...A/atschool.jpg

It really sounds to me like you have one of these: :bann: stuck up your tail pipe, Is the fact that I offered an oppinion that is different from your own worth so getting worked up over?

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Guys, do this in PM. Dont get this thread closed. You both know it will too.

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to each their own

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If i had this it would probably rain most of the time, my luck :lol:

Its pretty cool i like the theme.

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here is a pic of my crewcab im building planning to lay rockers hopefully still got a long ways to go . planning to shorten frame next week so short bed will fit . but she wont be a show pony but a work truck to pull my other toys
http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr216/csadad/363.jpg

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planning to install floor above the gooseneck hitch in the frame notch in order to have a normal floor in the bed
http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr216/csadad/108.jpg
http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/rr216/csadad/107.jpg

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Cool csa daddy looks like a cool project, post up some pics when you do the frame shortening. :chevy:

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i will i try to take pics every time i do someting but sometimes just dont have batteries for camera

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http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...mMZBLIwkrk.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...e3bBLI1Myr.jpg

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Ghetto, got anymore of this truck?

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Man now that is a truck you would drive if you lived in College Station Texas, all it is missing is a "saw em off" bumper sticker :metal:

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:lol:

Clean and simple, i like it :metal:

Has a sub front end, am i seeing that right?

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88-91 many of the crew cabs came with the sub front end from the factory, they continued to make the crew cab square body until 91.

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Thats cool, good info i didnt know :chevy:

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http://www.streetsource.com/uploads/...031PM83081.jpg

I'm guessing this one is bagged, and that isn't ride height???

BTW I love this truck, it would still be plenty capable to "Do Work" with a nice air ride system :metal:

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its on ebay

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Link??

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yep its bagged and I seen it tow a 40' gooseneck from arkasas to california and back LOADED

last time I talked with him he just got a cummins to put in it

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http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...vkBK54lcdh.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...B5kdBK54lW.jpg

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Thats awesome! :metal:

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done ended

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http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...7092010-00.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/Dually-2.jpg

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My 1990 V3500 has a 6" lift (leafs only) and 35" tires.

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1990 V3500 Crew cab

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Only a few more inches higher and you can park the blazer under the crew

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This is a short box half ton conversion that I saw while driving through Ontario a few years back. I stopped and talked to the owner about it, and he told me that it was actually registered as a 1992 model. He said it was an ex government truck. I've seen a 73-91 body suburban listed as a 1992 as well. Has anybody else heard of this before? I've seen overlap in body/crossover body style years before, just not for 1991-1992 chevs

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Both of the Down-N-Dirty trucks out of Michigan are up for sale on ebay.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...vEBLChwzIY.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...zbBLChuFpt.jpg

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For real...it's hilarious when people act like thier point of view is the only valid one.

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It's unfortunate that you feel so strongly about something that you don't know anything about. Maybe if you took the time to educate yourself about air springs and what they are capable of you might not have so much hate for them.

In the future, please keep your posts in a positive manner. This type of negative posting is not acceptable on this forum.