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Join Date: Jan 2014
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
okay i called the guy and there some issues i wanted to address with you folks.
1. it has disk brakes in the front and drum in the rear no power, how hard would this be to be to convert to to power? simple as bolting brake booster in and running vacume hose? 2. He says the the truck turns sharper right then it does left by just a hair and said its because the pitman arm or idler arm wasnt changed with the lift, and said when you turn left it doesnt clear the knuckle? Said he has the right one (exteneded) one that he will give me with the tuck if this makes any sense? |
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
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Power brakes are easy. Vac line and booster, find a firewall bracket, maybe change the master.
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
Alrighty boys i think i found me my truck, if the frame looks good, the welds/ cab mounts, if its boxed in and looks as good as the truck and the title is clean then im gonna buy it! for 3800 this isnt a bad deal i dont believe! im not wanting a show truck, im wanting a truck i can use/ go hunting and fishing in. I think some new wheels and power brakes and i will love it! Mabey down the road if i find a swb frame i could do it right!
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
Sounds like a good plan to me! Looking forward to some pictures!
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
yea i mean, beats my plan for the money and work im gonna save! If everything goes right tomorrow ill post some pictures!
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
Yeah. I'd stop texting and/or calling the guy.
Might piss him off. ![]()
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
Right on. Take pics tomorrow!!!!
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
Best of luck with that truck today.
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
Will be meeting him at 430 today, one last question, the shifter seems to be in the floor, not on the steering column? He said its a 700r4 with I thought was auto? What do you think the deal is with that?
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
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good luck JohnG |
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
maybe go with a column from a van since it has tilt and the floor patch shouldn't be too hard to do, I have done quite a few. the hardest part is when you have to TIG weld it, MIG welding is a lot easier....
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
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If you don't like it, its a column swap, cable, maybe a couple of brackets, patch the hole in the floor. Cost depend son if you go with a new column or find a used/rebuilt one.
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
Here's a little info that I scratched out for you on dimensions:
http://blazerforum.com/forum/builds-...dy-swap-38770/ Like anywhere on the web or on other Forums, a few of these guys piped up with B.S. "could'a, would'a, should'a".... Gotta take that in stride. When you ask questions about stuff like shifters, steering columns, power steering, etc., a couple of things come to mind: 1) Many of these questions will become irrelevant as soon as you see the truck; 2) You have a '78 Blazer platform. Unless there's been fabrication, wherever it comes in contact with the '68 body, the Blazer wins the race.... in order to have accurate drivability. So, I reiterate: Two vehicles. One that drives. And the other one that's the "skin" of the driver. Personally, I'd forget what will fit the Blazer roller and running gear from a '68 until I was ready to do some fabrication. That is, unless it has nothing to do with the way I'd drive a naked Blazer down the road, sitting on a milk crate. But that's just me. The art in all this is how the PO or fabricator made the connections between the two vehicles to make the ergos work for the truck's body parts... and for it's driver and passengers (steering, shifting, wiring, wheel spacing from 106.5 to 115 and from side to side, gas filler, all the stuff we've been discussing....).
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Location: New Mexico/ Faaaar west Texas
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
^^^^^ that looks scary to drive.....
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
Well i did not purchase the truck i had to walk away, let me give you the run down, i didnt get any pictures but heres the story.
at first glance it was a nice truck, but i quickly looked past that. the body work was horrible, underneith the truck the cross supports that bolt to the fender/rocker area was completly rusted out. He is misleading about the the engine being rebuilt, it leaked oil and the spark plug wires were melted by shorting out on the header. The truck needed all the wiring ripped out and re done, looks like a non union residential electric company wired it, more wire in that truck than my house, more wire nuts/open bare wires going every were. now lets talk about the frame, it had more angle iron iv'e ever seen on a car, it is hodge podge togeather, the custom made cross memeber for the trans/tranfercase was shimmed more than an inch on either side with washers and was missing bolts/nuts. The issue with the steering was way off, i see were the pitman arm was hitting the leaf spring when you turn right, but doesn't explain why the truck wont turn left hardly. The truck does not want to turn left and i have no idea why. There is no way this truck is worth 3800. i offered 2000-2500 and that was a no go. the only reason i would buy this truck is to take the bed and scrap the rest. the truck is actually a c-10 2wd converted to a 4wd that's why shifter is on the floor. the transfer case stick was angle iron coming thru the floor. he has no papers on the trans or engine and is misleading saying it was a daily driver, dangours for one becouse it dont turn left worth a shoot, and he said he bought it with the new tires a year ago, and there still new, so he said he only put 1500 on the truck since he had it. the cab coners are rusting and the only reason i would buy this truck is for the step side. Im kinda disappointed but think i made the right choice by walking away. The only way to buy this truck is to have a swb roller frame and your needing a body thats the only way i can see it so there ya go folks theres more than just the cover to this truck. I will continue my search ![]() ps sorry for the spelling, in a hurry gotta drive all the way back to linn |
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
Sorry to hear it was a no-go, but you did the right thing in walking away. There's few feelings worse than paying more than you should have for a rig and immediately regretting it! With some patience you'll find a great deal on what you really want. I'm a craigslist junkie, so Ill keep my eyes peeled for you too!
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
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Walking (running) away from 'deals' like this is like going to school. Your tuition was your time/effort in scoping out this hodgepodge of a vehicle. good luck with your search! JohnG |
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
The way I see it, it was a perfect exercise.
We all got to play. And you didn't get screwed. I, too, think you can thank him (dearly) for not taking your lower offer. That was fun.
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
another welcome to the forum, hope you find a truck that works for you...keep looking , you will find the best truck for the buck...good luck.
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
I found another truck I may be interested that's not to far away, its a 69 chevy that's gonna need a lot of body work but I would have around 6000 to put into it and would be doing almost all the work myself. what are your thoughts? Besides the body work the 2wd to 4wd swap kinda scares me besides the rust. It Has power drum brakes in the front, how hard is it to switch to disk in the front?
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/4322368761.html |
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Re: Newbie needs help on buying truck
You did good. I passed on a blazer 2 weeks ago that was a "daily driver" that leaked oil from both diffs, transfer case, tailshaft, oil pan, rear main, power steering, and had a radiator leak. The problem is daily driver is a subjective phrase. Some people don't like to drive safe, but they do it daily!
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