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Mr Pops 07-17-2012 11:40 PM

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Just bought this turd for it's golden guts.. (454, turbo 400, rebuilt 205, posi 14 bolt, Dana 60)

joe231 07-18-2012 12:45 AM

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Just bought this turd for it's golden guts.. (454, turbo 400, rebuilt 205, posi 14 bolt, Dana 60)


Nice!
How much did she cost?

I'm picking up a 89 dually for the cab and DRW axles to build a hunting rig.
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Mr Pops 07-18-2012 08:03 AM

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Nice!
How much did she cost?

I'm picking up a 89 dually for the cab and DRW axles to build a hunting rig.
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It was a 3 for 1 deal, came with a 78 3/4 ton 2wd Suburban and a 1980 2wd halfton, two of the trucks had 454's. It was $1000 for all three, but I split it with my brother in law, so he paid half to get the two big blocks and the tranny and Tcase out of the crew. I get everything else.

dieseldawg142 07-21-2012 12:01 PM

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hi, new to the board, been lurking for years. great combo mr. pops, have the same set up with 4:56's. with fuel prices now, i just give my wallet to chevron and let my ass hang out. 5-6 mpg, going downhill-ouch!

Mr Pops 07-21-2012 10:43 PM

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joe231 07-21-2012 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dieseldawg142 (Post 5497716)
hi, new to the board, been lurking for years. great combo mr. pops, have the same set up with 4:56's. with fuel prices now, i just give my wallet to chevron and let my ass hang out. 5-6 mpg, going downhill-ouch!

Nice truck!
Got more pics?
Specs on lift and tire size please?
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dieseldawg142 07-22-2012 01:03 AM

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thanks joe231, its my hole in the driveway i throw money into. currently it has 8" springs in the front, with shackle flips, 3" blocks & airbags in the back. extra space with bushwacker cut-outs & front fender trimming. i took the body off & replaced or rebuilt every thing, body & paint are still by mother nature though. the rear has a detroit, & the front has a limited. i put a pro flo fi on it to try help mpg's, but it still is a sucker, so we use it mostly to just haul our camper & quad trailer. it has 38.5x 14.5 swamper sx's, but i throw a set of toyo 38x14.5s on it with the camper for much better handling & weight capacity

dieseldawg142 07-22-2012 01:15 AM

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i drove to my dads place (250 miles each way) to pick up his quads & sleds, cost me just over $400 in fuel, funny thing, mileage was the same loaded as it was empty

Mr Pops 07-22-2012 10:32 AM

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Sweet crewcab! ^ Looks awesome with the camper on it!

dieseldawg142 07-22-2012 02:02 PM

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thanks mr.pops. it's been a many year project, done outside & in my "monster" shop, (had to take the garage door off, put the stockers on & pull the valve stems) & like any truck, i'll never be done. a couple of pics of cab & front clip back on truck.

JPalmer81 07-22-2012 11:38 PM

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That is a nice machine you have there dieseldawg! :metal:

Mr Pops 07-23-2012 12:03 AM

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The olive drab blended in nicely with my swamp today..

AntiGov 07-23-2012 12:34 AM

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That is a nice machine you have there dieseldawg! :metal:



x 2 .......:metal:

dieseldawg142 07-23-2012 01:52 AM

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thank you, alot of awesome crewys in this thread.

Dieselwrencher 07-23-2012 09:25 PM

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That is a nice machine you have there dieseldawg! :metal:

I have to agree! Great job, I love the stance and seeing the camper in the bed is awesome!

dieseldawg142 07-23-2012 11:37 PM

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hey thanks dieselwrencher, the beauty of airbags, hate that tail dragger look when towing or hauling. i think it's awesome when the camper is on too, means holiday, NO WORK! in fact just itchin to load it, got some time off in 9 days

JPalmer81 07-23-2012 11:43 PM

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hey thanks dieselwrencher, the beauty of airbags, hate that tail dragger look when towing or hauling. i think it's awesome when the camper is on too, means holiday, NO WORK! in fact just itchin to load it, got some time off in 9 days


Do you have a custom mounting bracket for the airbags? Or are their airbags made for trucks with a ton of lift like yours?

thirdstreettito 07-23-2012 11:44 PM

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dieseldawg142 07-24-2012 01:42 AM

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Do you have a custom mounting bracket for the airbags? Or are their airbags made for trucks with a ton of lift like yours?

airbag spacers, my leafs are only 4" further away from the frame with shackle flips. you can buy them, but i'm a cheapo, made mine out of 5" steel pipe

cory d 07-24-2012 01:43 AM

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she's in there, cordova brown and buckskin c20. has a canopy too
http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/CIMG7303.jpg

crewcabsquared 07-24-2012 01:17 PM

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That's an awesome truck! I have been tinkering with the idea of putting a flat bed on my K30 for a while. My bed is pretty beat up and I havent found a replacement yet. Might just go ahead and do it. Thanks for the pic.

Rubble 07-25-2012 12:44 AM

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Dieseldawg,that truck is freaking cool!!!!! I just picked up a 84 4x4 crew and trying to decide how much to lift it. You gave me lots of ideas with your posts. Once again,awesome lookin truck,one of the best on here IMO !!!!!
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dieseldawg142 07-25-2012 02:14 AM

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Dieseldawg,that truck is freaking cool!!!!! I just picked up a 84 4x4 crew and trying to decide how much to lift it. You gave me lots of ideas with your posts. Once again,awesome lookin truck,one of the best on here IMO !!!!!
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let you in on a secret, it was my wife . used to have a 71 jimmy with a 12" lift & 39;s. all i ever heard was blah, blah, to high, blah, blah, stupidness, etc, so i went 8 this time. now i hear blah, blah, to old for this sh*t, etc, so i caved & let her buy me the sidesteps for xmas. i will admit, the steps save on pass. side door pins.

Rubble 07-25-2012 08:10 AM

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let you in on a secret, it was my wife . used to have a 71 jimmy with a 12" lift & 39;s. all i ever heard was blah, blah, to high, blah, blah, stupidness, etc, so i went 8 this time. now i hear blah, blah, to old for this sh*t, etc, so i caved & let her buy me the sidesteps for xmas. i will admit, the steps save on pass. side door pins.

Ya,I know what you mean,got an 86 with 4 and 3 lift,no side steps on 35 s and the wife has a time getting in & out.The 87 is set up the same with tube steps & she's in no problem.Hear ya about the door pins too....So it's 8" suspension,no body lift eh??
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thirdstreettito 07-25-2012 08:12 AM

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1988 K30 P-Pump Cummins/Eaton Fuller 5-Speed


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