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Stingray42 · 04-03-2005, 09:35 PM

so after burying my western, very clean 94 blazer (2door fullsize) in a farmers field i decided not to do anymore hardcore wheeling with it in fear of breaking something, or paint/body damage on my daily driver.
What I would like to find is an

81-87 chev/GMC fullsize reg cab longbox (dont want to kill a short box lol)
4x4
1/2 or 3/4 ton
paint faded/rough, rust dont matter (i'm going to paint it flat black with a brush for easy fixes)
pull out carpets/ and anything that will be wrecked by water or mud except dash and seat and so i can hose it out (bedliner floor prob)
block lift a couple inches (what is the correct/cheap way to lift the front of these trucks? i know blocks are bad)
meaty tires (cheap tho, like RoughRider M+S (from canadian tire)

for an all out beater that i can cover in 6 inches of mud and leave it lol, i will be parking it somewhere other than my driveway (dad will kill me if i get the driveway all mud lol) forest pinstriping will be no worry, dents, whatever!

how much should I expect to pay for such a rig, and where is gonan be agood place to find one?

thanks!

1Ton · 04-03-2005, 10:01 PM

Use add a leafs to lift it cheap. Will give you a rough ride though. I have found the best place to find beater trucks is in fields. So take a ride in the country and look out by the barns or the wood line. They usually have something easy wrong with them and they drag em out with a tractor and leave em to rot.

*1FaastC10* · 04-04-2005, 12:32 AM

depends on what you want really. i would avoid 1/2 ton trucks at all costs. overdrive trannys and 10 bolt rear axles are not a good idea for a truck whose purpose is to be beaten within an inch of its life.

Stingray42 · 04-04-2005, 01:13 PM

[QUOTE=1FaastC10]depends on what you want really. QUOTE]

how do you mean?

*1FaastC10* · 04-04-2005, 06:54 PM

exactly what i said. do you want something on 31-33" tires? do you want bigger? what type of terrain will it see? is fuel milage a concern?

Stingray42 · 04-04-2005, 07:09 PM

icic, i figure 31s, terrain will be trails, hillclimbs, mudbogs, fuel milage is no concern, i will prob only drive it once or twice a week, just a toy that i can go places i dont want to bring my DD into. Def agree on the 3/4 ton deal tho... alot tougher

rich-white · 04-07-2005, 08:49 PM

I have one of those.77 3/4 ton new rear springs, new rear driveshaft, 9.50x16.5 radials rebuilt hard shift trans (less than 500 mi) new 355 sb with rv cam alum intake new radiator has been broke in already with minor damage to passenger door and bed (forestery body work) and is light in rear due to very little bed left due to bed rot. Can drive anywhere very dependable. $2800.00 Have more than that in motor alone

Stingray42 · 04-08-2005, 05:45 PM

too much money for a beater man... thansk tho!

Jason915 · 04-08-2005, 05:55 PM

go 3/4 ton for sure

turkeyguide · 04-15-2005, 07:09 PM

I've got an '87 longbed 4x4 for sale. It's not a beater though. The body is straight and the paint is good. It has about an '83 or '84 305 with a rebuilt automatic. New a/c and rear brakes, plus the tires are good. It's all stock. The dash pad is cracked and the paint has a few small chips, but overall, it's in pretty good shape. I want to get $5000 for it.

Stingray42 · 04-16-2005, 01:54 AM

again, way too much money, thats liek what i got in the DD! haha, right now i'm looking at Honda 4wheelers for a toy anyways.... thanks tho!

04-03-2005, 09:35 PM	#1
Stingray42 Woot. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stouffville, Ontario Posts: 2,291	cheap 4x4 beater toy! so after burying my western, very clean 94 blazer (2door fullsize) in a farmers field i decided not to do anymore hardcore wheeling with it in fear of breaking something, or paint/body damage on my daily driver. What I would like to find is an 81-87 chev/GMC fullsize reg cab longbox (dont want to kill a short box lol) 4x4 1/2 or 3/4 ton paint faded/rough, rust dont matter (i'm going to paint it flat black with a brush for easy fixes) pull out carpets/ and anything that will be wrecked by water or mud except dash and seat and so i can hose it out (bedliner floor prob) block lift a couple inches (what is the correct/cheap way to lift the front of these trucks? i know blocks are bad) meaty tires (cheap tho, like RoughRider M+S (from canadian tire) for an all out beater that i can cover in 6 inches of mud and leave it lol, i will be parking it somewhere other than my driveway (dad will kill me if i get the driveway all mud lol) forest pinstriping will be no worry, dents, whatever! how much should I expect to pay for such a rig, and where is gonan be agood place to find one? thanks! __________________ Clarkson 96 Chevy RCLB 4.3 2WD

04-03-2005, 10:01 PM	#2
1Ton Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Jamestown NY Posts: 731	Use add a leafs to lift it cheap. Will give you a rough ride though. I have found the best place to find beater trucks is in fields. So take a ride in the country and look out by the barns or the wood line. They usually have something easy wrong with them and they drag em out with a tractor and leave em to rot. __________________ Support your local search and rescue team.... GET LOST! Originally Posted by DURRTY if some is good more is better too much ought to be enough........

04-04-2005, 01:13 PM	#4
Stingray42 Woot. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stouffville, Ontario Posts: 2,291	[QUOTE=1FaastC10]depends on what you want really. QUOTE] how do you mean? __________________ Clarkson 96 Chevy RCLB 4.3 2WD

04-04-2005, 07:09 PM	#6
Stingray42 Woot. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stouffville, Ontario Posts: 2,291	icic, i figure 31s, terrain will be trails, hillclimbs, mudbogs, fuel milage is no concern, i will prob only drive it once or twice a week, just a toy that i can go places i dont want to bring my DD into. Def agree on the 3/4 ton deal tho... alot tougher __________________ Clarkson 96 Chevy RCLB 4.3 2WD Last edited by Stingray42; 04-04-2005 at 07:10 PM.

04-08-2005, 05:45 PM	#8
Stingray42 Woot. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stouffville, Ontario Posts: 2,291	too much money for a beater man... thansk tho! __________________ Clarkson 96 Chevy RCLB 4.3 2WD

04-04-2005, 12:32 AM	#3
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	depends on what you want really. i would avoid 1/2 ton trucks at all costs. overdrive trannys and 10 bolt rear axles are not a good idea for a truck whose purpose is to be beaten within an inch of its life.

04-04-2005, 06:54 PM	#5
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,399	exactly what i said. do you want something on 31-33" tires? do you want bigger? what type of terrain will it see? is fuel milage a concern?

04-07-2005, 08:49 PM	#7
rich-white Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: st. Louis Missouri Posts: 414	I have one of those.77 3/4 ton new rear springs, new rear driveshaft, 9.50x16.5 radials rebuilt hard shift trans (less than 500 mi) new 355 sb with rv cam alum intake new radiator has been broke in already with minor damage to passenger door and bed (forestery body work) and is light in rear due to very little bed left due to bed rot. Can drive anywhere very dependable. $2800.00 Have more than that in motor alone

04-08-2005, 05:55 PM	#9
Jason915 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 693	go 3/4 ton for sure __________________ 1971 GMC K1500 SWB Fleetside, 4" skyjacker softride and, 14 Bolt FF, HD Dana 44 4.10's 1970 K5 TBI conversion lifted etc SOLD 1968 C20 camper truck SOLD “To ban guns because criminals use them is to tell the innocent and law-abiding that their rights and liberties depend not on their own conduct, but on the conduct of the guilty and the lawless.” Jeff Snyder

04-15-2005, 07:09 PM	#10
turkeyguide Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gilbert, SC Posts: 45	I've got an '87 longbed 4x4 for sale. It's not a beater though. The body is straight and the paint is good. It has about an '83 or '84 305 with a rebuilt automatic. New a/c and rear brakes, plus the tires are good. It's all stock. The dash pad is cracked and the paint has a few small chips, but overall, it's in pretty good shape. I want to get $5000 for it. __________________ WTB: 71 or 72 4x4

04-16-2005, 01:54 AM	#11
Stingray42 Woot. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stouffville, Ontario Posts: 2,291	again, way too much money, thats liek what i got in the DD! haha, right now i'm looking at Honda 4wheelers for a toy anyways.... thanks tho! __________________ Clarkson 96 Chevy RCLB 4.3 2WD



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