Sold the 82

[rockman20]

Well, I still have mixed feelings about this, but my 82 has been sold. And for WAY less then what I have invested in it. The truck started its life as a 6.2 1/2 ton diesel. The guy I bought it from had put a gas 350 in it. I put a 350 bored 60 over and rebuilt the 700R4 transmission about 20,000 miles ago. Engine has Edelbrock intake, comp cam extreme 4 X 4, Mallory billet distributer, headers, new 2.5" true duals from the headers to back behind the rear tires, 3/4 ton axles with 3.73 gears, rebuilt calipers, new rotors, new drums, new shoes, new 3/4 ton springs, new sensatrack shocks in the rear, new KYB shocks up front, added a leaf up front, new American Racing wheels and new Hancook tires.

I stuck a lot of money into it. But I bought my 93 Dually and I can not afford to have 4 vehicles sitting around. I am doing a lien agreement with a friend of mine. And you all will probably shoot me for what I sold it for. $2500. The engine I have about 1200 in, the transmission was about the same, 250 in exhaust, well over a grand in the axles and such (new seals, a few bearings, etc) I was hoping to ask for 4000 and then take offers. But, I have known this guy for about 10 years now. He has a late 80's S-10 that has 207,000 miles on it. And he has towed everything with that truck including a huge cadillac with a big block in it. (That 2.8L V6 is amazing!)

He knew I was selling my truck, he was very interested in it since he tows a lot, I figured I would cut him a deal, and I guess it is sold. Still not sure how to feel. I haven't cleaned it out at all yet. Such good memories that I will never have with this dually.

The night that my brother-in-law and friend of ours and I decided that after a few drinks we needed to have some fun. Tied my tow strap to an old tire, locked in the 4 wheel drive, and towed each other around the farm through the snow for hours! Then forgetting that I had the tire back behind me and driving home (35 miles) with it down the interstate.

Getting stuck New Years Eve night because my future brother-in-law and I thought it would be fun to go 4 wheeling through the snow. He buried his truck, I went in to get him and ended up finding a ditch with snow that was up to the hood.

I'll never see days like that with my dually. I need to find a small 4 wheel drive to have fun with.