Hello from the Heartland

[GreenAcres]

Hey everybody...been lurking for a month or so while looking at everything from a '64 to '94 (really wanting a '67 or '68 SWB) and all I gotta say is man!!!, there sure is a lot of overpriced junk out there!

I really didn't want a BB but this truck was in my price range, and had to be a runner, not a roller. The "Ol Boy" that bought her in '93 wore out the original 350 and picked up a C30 for the 454 and also scavenged the radiator. He topped it off with a HEI distributor and aluminized dual exhaust. Said the donor was a '72 C30, but my search says that '72 did not have 454 available (where do I look for a date stamp?) Had been sitting for 5 years, ever since his wife suggested "Why don't you quit foolin' with that old truck and buy yourself a new one?" He did "and has never looked back". A bit of gas down the carb and she fired right off. A new rear brake hose and rear tires that held air were all that was needed to get to her hew home this Tuesday eve.

Found out the rear is non-posi cause I got it stuck on my icy driveway (hah!) Don't know if it's a TH350 or 400 (how do I tell?) Really spartan truck, but I like that clean look with no trim. Other than heavy duty springs and a Throttle Control, very few options on the glove box card.

Looking forward to getting back in to wrenching as a past time.

John

ps sorry for the HUGEphotos but the wife and I obviously haven't figured out the camera and download program yet