85 long bed needs trans rebuild.....so....

[jasonroman]

well guys, some of you know a while back i picked up a 85 gmc sierra classic longbed. picked up in pa. then things went down hill. had to tow it home....
anyway time went by, i did my first bodywork, paint, lowered it, new tires. exhaust,etc... so about 3-4k later, just after spraying truck, i get hit pulling into my driveway.
couple weeks later, trans goes.
so prices for rebuild were upwards of 12-1500. so....

in comes 86 chevy c10 shorty
picked her up yesterday, auto, 350. dual tanks
pretty clean. little ding on rear driver side.
today i zip tied the peice on carb. not sure what its called. but kick down, piece that sticks and keeps idle high.
old truck did the same thing. drove it a while and it fixed itself.
bungy cords on tailgate= doesnt stay closed. not sure if the guts aint connected.
drive home was about an hour. pretty smooth. a little shaky around 50ish, but up and over was pretty smooth.
guy said i could be the new tires???
anyway, il post more of what i find.
like the way it looks now, but might have to pull all the suspension parts that are brand new off the long bed an swap tires. put all new parts from blue truck on the shorty.
time will tell