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04-28-2010, 03:16 PM
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Lemme show you something!!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: St.Helens, OR.
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Thinning the herd.
Howdy ya'll. My current project is a '67 GMC SWB Fleetside. It was/is a complete & running truck, but in desperate need of some attention. Mainly rust repair and a tranny replacement. As you all know once these things get parked in the shop and work begins- they miraculously take on a life of their own and become much more "intensive". So beyond the normal cab rust repair and tossin' in a new trans, I've also embarked on swapping out the rear leaf spring setup with either an OEM trailing arm suspension w/ bags or installing a triangulated 4-link getup.
Here's the fly in the ointment. I have a '67 LWB Fleetside w/ coil spring rear that is also a complete and running truck and in fact was my DD until about a month ago. Granted she ain't much to look at but she goes like stink and has never let me down. The boss say's "something's gotta go". Now I could scavenge the parts off the Longbed and toss them in my shorty (with some minor fab work of course.) to make the suspension swap, and I could rob the TH350 for my project too, and save any other useable parts as spares or swap-meet fodder. Or I could take the time and effort to swap spring setups and sell the LWB as a complete truck. Or I could just sell the LWB as is and use the proceeds to get the 4-link kit? Whaddya'll think? THE PROJECT THE DRIVER/DONOR
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04-28-2010, 03:43 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Rochester, NY
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Re: Thinning the herd.
My vote: Sell as is and use the money for the suspension parts. Once you start to have to modify things, your time becomes an investment as well.
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04-28-2010, 04:27 PM
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I am a Referee of life.
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Greensboro N.C.
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Re: Thinning the herd.
Trade the wife for parts to fix both trucks and "RIDE".
J/K lol
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04-28-2010, 06:40 PM
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Grandpa in the rustmobile...
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Spokane WA/Viola TN
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Re: Thinning the herd.
Talk the wife into letting you have a lil more time, or just get the shorty driving again...
idk thats har.d
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04-28-2010, 09:54 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: stockton ca.
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Re: Thinning the herd.
if she's telling u that she dosent love u !! but I would part out the lwb use everything u need an sell the rest for future parts. it's the trucks straight u could sell the bed an the whole front clip to someone an maybe even the cab if it's in good shape. cut up the rest an scrap it for an nice weekend BBQ when ur done. y spend money on stuff u already have ?
jmho...
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04-28-2010, 10:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: South Florida
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Re: Thinning the herd.
I would sell the LWB as is and use the money for the SWB....
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