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my wife is going to kill me. on sunday i bought Attachment 57279572 gmc jimmy 4x4 and my dad told me to go here to Attachment 572796info and help. well today i was on cl looking for parts and found a 67 chevy lwb for $650 and bought it. So now i am scared my wife is going to kill me. haha well she loves these old things at least.Attachment 572794

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sorry about the wierd format i am still new only been on here a week

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I don't know how you did that, But welcome aboard.

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thank you i am very happy to be on here you all have been alot of help

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sweet!!!

I hope she understands!!! Tell her its a long term investment!!

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welcome.

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welcome...sounds like a good deal on the LWB.

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wow, addictive bug or not, looks like you scored yourself quite a deal right there! Nice truck!

and what do they say... "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask for permission", or something along those lines, haha!

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that may be the case but i still gotta dig outa the dog house

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It's all good. You can always sleep in your truck. You scored on that '67 big. Welcome to the board!:metal:

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I've been wanting to get a second one also, but I think that my wife really would kill me. :lol:
Welcome to the board. You came to the right place for info on these ol' things.

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Welcome! I think there used to be a lot more people like yourself on here..........but their wives have killed them. :lol:

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Nope, you just build a comfortable, well-equipped doghouse!!


also... :welcoem:

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welcome to the board! Those are some nice looking trucks, and a good deal on the lwb. Tell her you bought it for her!

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i tried that but she thinks that i bought it to get my dodge cummins back from her so it didnt go over very well

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Well my wife took to the truck so now she wants it for herself. So the plans for it have changed. We are now going to take the old 4 speed out and put in a borgwarner t-5 and put a tpi on it. go to something like 3.07 gears in the rear. and probably put her down 2" in the front and 3" in the rear. paint her green and white and call it done. however the main piority is jusr to get it running and driving for her plan to get it started for the first time by the end of the week.

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I like the plans for it. There is a guy round here that put a T-5 is his 68, and he said that he loves it.

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Welcome to the board looks like you scored yourself a nice ride.

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Score i got the t-5 out of 86 camaro today from my cousin in everson $200 cant beat than but now need the bell housing and all the clutch stuff. found out that my dad may have a tpi out of a 87 camaro but he says it needs tubes but he is willing to give it to me all i have to do is ship it. that leaves all the wiring and ecu to buy.

but first things frist i need to find a radiator and fan for it.
also hard desion do i want atx wheel or center lines. i have the atx but my cousin wants to trade for his center lines.

anyone got any places to buy the missing stuff

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Well I guess an update is due. I came home from afghanistan november and on this past sunday was my first time home since then. I am proud to say that i got the truck moving under its own power for the first time since i have owned it. heres some things i did to it, I put a big block radiator in it, clutch linkages, custom made a clutch fan out of a ford fan off of a 5.0, wired the entire engine bay, and got an engine to start for the first time since i onwed it.
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Congrats on getting it running!!!

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congrats man! cool beans! i need to get my 67 running....

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i would suggest something around a 3.42.....perfect compromise between the 3.73 and 3.07/3.08. and tbi will get you good economy too.

my dad's 99 burb 2wd w/ 350 and overdrive gets 22mpg with a 3.42 rear and has plenty of towing power. his previous 87 burb got a best of 18 w/ wimpy 3.08 and didn't lose any mileage with a 3.73 swap. the 3.08 was too soft and the trans was always shift hunting on all these new england hills.

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Heck, I have two and looking for a 3rd one.

I have noticed that the prices have really dropped in this area, so maybe it is time for a few investment purchases.

At my age I am use to the dog house, lol.

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Thank you all.
capev86 thank you for the advice after driving it with the 410 i agree that it needs higher gears.

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In all the builds i have ever done i have never seen one that the wires are not hacked into on but this one is that way. well I have decided that it is a pain when everything is near factory. The wiper motor is not good on it and of corse no one has them in stock this far north. this is the only time it is bad living in WA

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Well son you could always come back to NM where you belong. I am you got it running and drivable. If I were you I would be quick to change that air cleaner. I never have liked or trusted that particular cleaner.

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Well dad you get yours running and we will call it a cruze and meet up

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Well i am jealous of you at least you have your own one in high school i had to seal dads to take to school.

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Welcome! We know how contagious that bug can be...thankfully my wife is infected as well (now if I could just get the in-laws and a few neighbors...).

Roger

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Welcome neighbor! Great looking project.

What size engine is that?





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haha rick! thanks! /rick

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yeah....my dad sold his 72 burb in the fall of '91 when i was in 5th grade, so 4 years before i started high school. what i did borrow a couple times was my dad's 84 burb c10 he had after 72. we stuck a 406sbc in it in 95 for better towing power and during solo driving it was like a camaro. with that deep first gear in the 700r4 and 3.73 gears i could go lay rubber easy. the truck was a rust bucket by the late 90's but we pulled the motor and it will eventually end up in my 72 burb c20. with 4.10 gears and 3 on the tree it will be more of a cruising/towing rig and less of a speed demon, but i do have an o/d saginaw-borg warner to go in for highway driving so i can get decent mpg. (i hear gas is supposed to hit $5 by summer 2012).

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it is a 350... the truck came with the 327 originally but you know how long those last but the rest of the truck seems to be original. I have the protect-a-plate, owners manual, build sheet off of the gas tank, and build sheet on the glovebox as well.

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capev86 if you see the truck my dad is building it is the one i used to steal from my dad until one day the holly tbi unit caught fire and caught the fuel in the fuel lines on fire and burnt to the ground

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Well I have to sell the truck asking 1100 if anyone is interested pm me one day i will have the money for a gold account