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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Edgewood New Mexico
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Back after a leave of absence
Well its been a fairly long time since I have posted on here but I'm back in the Chevy world with a new project. Its been too long since I have had a real truck on the road and some changes in my life have left me needing a hauler. Last night picked up a 1968 c30 flatbed dually with the original 307 that I found on craigslist, not sure of its history, my guess is it was used for the forest service by the special order green paint in the cab. The cab is is rusted in all the usual places, its a base model truck but she runs and made the 45 mile trip home without a problem after the flatbed I had lined up bailed. The only plans I have for it right now are getting the lighting rewired and a tune up, eventually my plans are a Cummins swap with a NV4500, disk brakes, all the rust repairs (probably at the same time as the Cummins so I can clearance the firewall at the same time) and find a way to get rid of the split rims. I'll try to get some more pics once i find the charging cable for my camera.
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67-72 parts collector,…
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
Welcome back.
COOL truck!
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
I'd drive it.....
Won't the newer 8-lug wheels bolt on? There has to be a ton of them. Add some stainless steel dress-up covers to them and go do some stylin'.
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
The split rims aren't a real concern at the moment because the 6 on the ground are almost new, once those start to go I'll find a set of the newer dually wheels, hopefully still attached to the front suspension of a mid 80's dually with disks.
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
Nice truck, I love these old duallies.
Also that is probably the least dirty/greasy rear axle on one of these trucks I've ever seen. |
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
The pix of the truck alongside the building, with the nice blue sky for a backdrop, really makes me miss being out west. Nice effects....
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
Thank you all, there's something about that building that makes a good backdrop
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
That truck is bad ace! Looking for c30 cab/ chassis to make my new company truck. 350/ 700 r4 build my own flat bed with tool boxes under the bed can't wait to start ! just have to find the truck and its on! NEVER GOING TO BUY A NEW TRUCK AGAIN! cheers,& welcome back, Pat
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
I saw that truck for sale. I can't think of the guys name....
Glad you got it. Keep us posted. Mick |
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
the dudes name was Gary, he had this one and 3 others listed. I'll definitely keep you guys posted, this should turn into a interesting build.
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
Gary, yes. He is also the local Goodmark dealer and is always buying and selling 67-72 trucks
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: Back after a leave of absence
Looks like a great start for a tow rig, I sure wish I had a flat bed dually for a tow rig, keep us informed on this one.
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