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the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
i bought this and the front clip ( which except for grille damage , and surface rust on the radiator support and fenderwells ) from a buddy of mine . i took it all apart from a 1970 custom camper 30 , i mean camper . some 30 somehting feet long and over the cab deal .it was a 350 -400 turbo powered . anyways i got the cab , front clip with shroud , 4 core radiator (which is in my stepside right now ) , a/c stuff , including compressor brackest and pulleys . everything but motor trans and chassis ... for ... i think $ 500 . that was about 4-5 years ago .the camper was said to been inside a barn for years , then sat behind it for its last few . its purty at 35,804 miles . its been in my buddy to the souths shop/barn . i have been wanting to strip it and repaint for my stepside , but its only original once . once you do all that work , should you stop driving them ? i have to do some sheetmetal work on the roof because it has the cab clearance lights . other that that , sand , sand and paint . i will either bed liner or por the underside . its rainy today , i got back late last night and had to work late today , but i had to get a couple pics to share . hell , i hadnt seen it since i put in that barn .
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
Very nice. I would install the cab and front as is on your 72 stepside and paint your box white to match it. If you ever get tired of it setting at your place let me know I sure could find a nice spot in my shop for that.
Mark
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
the thing is , i went to oklahoma city earlier this year and got a stepside box that i bought off ebay and my brother down there sat on... and its white . lol
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
is that the ultra desirable th400 tranny?
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
That`s a gem right there.Those low-mile campers sure can have some sweet cabs,if they aren`t cut into.That TH400 would have been one w/o Park,right?
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
ok, when i went to leave to go to work , the wind had blown the tarp off so i double checked on the shift indicator ... there is no 'Park' , ?? i cant believe it , but its the first one i've seen . was it something on the custom camper ?
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
Yes, no park on the campers, at least on my '68. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong here, but I believe the "pawl" is removed. I believe it was so you could get the thing out of park if you were parked on a hill.
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
yes, from what I read, the campers did not have park on the tranny, so that it would not lock up on a hill, and you could not get it out of park to get it in gear...
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
I believe the "pawl", or whatever the heck it is called, is in your steering column. So, you wont have the ability to put a vehicle in park if you use that steering column on it. Just a heads up in case you were going to sell it or use it on your project.
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
Actually, not to hijack the thread, but if somebody could confirm that, I would appreciate it. I am going to put a tilt column in my truck and I was hoping that would give me park. Is there a modification to do to the tranny???
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
so the column is tricked ? can i take it apart and screw with it , i have other auto columns for parts , this ones like new . does the trans have park , cause the guy i bought the cab from still has it .
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
I searched an old thread and the comment was made that the pawl is in the tranny. So, the column is probably fine. It sounds like if you want park, you have to modify the tranny.
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
Wow... nice score on the cab, looks like it's still in great shape.
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
Modding the tranny is easy and parts are easy to find. You just pull the pan and add the lock that keeps it in park to the side of the valve body. Takes like 15 min if i remember correctly. Been awhile since ive been into a 400. Someone correct me if im wrong.
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
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a select few old school racers will recognize a higher value for that th400. i don't remember off the top of my head what was so special besides the pawl... but there's something to them that makes 'em trick
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
progress today . got it all striped , bagged and boxed . then i built a cart , its all pretty clean . there's rust on both sides of the cowl whish probaly just needs to be blasted and sealed .it must have sat out longer than i was told , damn rain , at elast it wated parked under trees
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
the bad
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
NICE cab
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Re: the 35,000 mile a/c 1970 cab i bought a few years ago
did some cleaning today . next is to take it all apart . it sure is nice to start with something so clean . the only rust is where the drivers rocker meets the cab corner and on the drivers side cowl
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car Last edited by 66skylarkpost; 10-15-2008 at 08:33 PM. |
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