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Originally Posted by Airdirect
The 292 was a great motor, had lots of torque, would pull 300 bushels of grain out of a field easy.
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Oddly enough, I had a C10 beater (same year, same color) that I put a 292 into, years ago. I really liked that motor.
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Originally Posted by Pvmt-Pndr
That's clean and good looking truck!
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Thanks. I can't wait to get it here.
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Originally Posted by Bigdually
As others have said, nice looking truck! I don't know how keen I'd be on taking an old truck I had never seen before and bombing it at 3500+ rpms for 1300 miles. Sure, it was made for that, I agree! But that was 50 years ago too and if it's only been run local and you take it on that sort of trip there's no end to the things that can start to go wrong a few hundred miles into your journey leaving you to do some roadside wrenching that could be anywhere from a minor fix to a huge conundrum.
Not trying to be a downer! I'm firmly rooted in the "drive it home" camp, just with the knowledge that you may want to prepare and take an array of tools and some spare belts, hoses, thermostats, air filter, etc, etc...
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Originally Posted by Airdirect
These trucks get the grain dust and dirt blown off them every fall harvest and run hard all day long full throttle to and from the field and grain elevator. Going down the road empty would be a walk in the park. Given the apparent care it has had, doubt you would have any issues. Several hundred miles a day was normal during harvest.
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Originally Posted by Pvmt-Pndr
I would be torn on a 1300 mile trip with an unknown truck. On one hand it looks well taken care of but on the other hand just how well has it been maintained mechanically. A 50 year old truck has a lot or unknowns. It looks like the truck wasn't used a whole lot or at least not abused when it was used. If the previous owner did a lot of things as preventative maintenance I would roll the dice on it.
At minimum I would have a trail car loaded down with everything possible for a quick road side fix. That's what I did with mine but mine was only a couple hundred miles from home. I had every tool I could think of. About the only thing I didn't have was a cherry picker.
Don't forget to factor in the weather too. At 60 mph non stop you're talking 22 hours of drive time. That's at least one night in a hotel. On the high side of 8 mpg that's around $400 in gas alone. So with all that figured you're at a low side of $650 for a hotel and gas. That's not including driving or flying to the truck either.
I would go for it if it were warmer outside. Like Airdirect said it will make for some great memories.
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I'm going to rent or borrow a trailer and go get it. If I drive it back down, I'd be flying up to do so, and would not have any tools with me. Although it will be more expensive, I think this is the safest thing to do, especially at this time of the year.
I'm too old and too poor to break down 1,000 miles from home in 30 degree weather.