A New SB: 1979 C20
 

So, rather unexpectedly, I added another square body to the collection. While I cannot say my wife is super excited I think she is getting used to surprises.

I found this 1979 C20 online and the guy was having a hard time selling it. After reading the post I knew why, it was miscatagorized and the spelling was horrible, making searching by potential buyers nearly impossible. I was after a OEM hood for a 73-81 when stumbled onto it, dozens of pages down the search rabbit hole. It is a very solid truck and the price I paid was silly so it came home. As it sits it will crank and run for a short period and then die. There is some rust in the fuel filter so I bet two clean tanks and a new filter will get her going like a champ.

I'm not big into 3/4 tons (unless it has a CTD) so I am deciding what to do with it. Keep it (wife angry), flip it (wife happy), or strip it for parts (SB community unhappy).

Thoughts?

https://i.imgur.com/kQ0yl3yl.jpg

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

As clean as it looks from one pic, I'd say flip it in the northeast. You'll pretty much have to swap it onto a k10 or k20 chassis. Invest in brakes, tires, engine tuneup, and only what's needed to get it road legal and safe. Basically, make it a solid stock runner that someone else can customize as they want. Advertise it in the 8k range in the rust belt.

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

I'd definitely make it safe and ensure it is road legal if I flipped it, I refuse to sell junk or have something terrible rest on my shoulders. Not sure if I would be interested in converting it to 4WD but its a thought for sure, plenty of other projects and if I did I would probably keep it afterward. You know how that goes.

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

Guys would fight to the death for a truck like that up here in New England! At the very least, please keep it together in one piece...

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

nice find . :metal:

and your looking for a 73-80 hood NOT 81 ;)

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

if youre not going to flip it drive it if you part that out the Chevy truck gods will be very peeved at you and youll never get a quadrajet to idle right again lol

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

I'm accepting offers and can ship! No reason to be uncivilized.


That an idle threat (see what I did there?) since I can't hardly get one to idle now.

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

ROFL love the response to my sarcasm LOL Seriously being you're a supporting member why not post it for sale in the classifieds. Unfortunately you will have to post a price, but there's no reason people cant make offers

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

Too bad it's a 3/4-Ton, or I'd take you up on that! Been on the hunt for a 1-Ton to build a service truck.

Heck, if I had the room for another truck, I'd buy it as a spare...

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

keep or flip

Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
 

Keep it in one piece.