What to do next -too many trucks

[impalamark]

Well got yelled at this weekend by the Wife for having too many trucks

I have a 82 fleet side long bed 86k original mile great truck rust free
but have always wanted a short bed





so it all started out very innocently with a craigs list add for a 83 short wide
rust free no engine looked at it bought it brought home "another project "




so it was time to look for the missing pieces to make this truck whole so
for $500 I found a rusty 83 that ran great and had cold air


now I had everthing I needed to get my short wide on the road wth a couple weekends of heavy wrenching ...but it was such a good running truck that it seemed a shame to put her out to parts so yesterday on craigs list
found this $500 more give me a rusty roofed 88 suburban with cold air and a 350 /700 r4 combo bucket seat console all in very good shape




so I'll have my hands full for a few weeks till I make something go away
MArk

[ChaseDale3and8]

Sounds like you may make the wife go away! LOL ...Joe

[Square84]

ha, that burb looks to good to part out!

[impalamark]

Originally Posted by Square84

ha, that burb looks to good to part out!

Yea it does but thats the good side
but this is why she's cheap


heavy rust down the passanger side roof line and rear window frames
Mark

[Hoods69BadBowTie]

Wow thats awesome sounds like you will have your hands full. Sweet looking projects though can't wait to see '83 up and running!

[old Rusty C10]

well the good news is that you prolly can part out the burb for way more than you bought it for .. The seats wont fit in your pickup without some mods tho.. then again you can use the rust free parts to make the rusty orange one look alot better good luck keep us updated

[jeffspower]

I bet she has more money in clothes than you do in trucks... try yelling back at her to get rid of some shoes

Or maybe you shouldn't, you might end up living in the Burb

[SilveradoDude]

Originally Posted by ChaseDale3and8

Sounds like you may make the wife go away! LOL ...Joe

+2, LOL. Yeah I would start cutting up the parts trucks ASAP and have the carcases hauled off to make the wife happy.

[D13]

I think you should part the burb, screw the shortie together, and drive the 82 up to Michigan and drop it at my place. Once you sign off the title then you'll have one less truck to bother the wife.

Of course, then I'll have 5 on a limit of 4, so I'll have to scrap one of mine....

[Pyrotechnic]

Yeah I wouldn't feel bad about parting out that burb. That rust is serious enough to justify it.

[impalamark]

All good thoughts -especially about the shoes

this weekend will be a THRASH to get the burb apart
lots of good parts going to the black short bed and orange long
bed . I'll probably sell the long bed as a work/weekender to get more cash
to throw at the short bed
want to get the burb running right before I pull the motor though
it starts easily but dies if you don't keep on the throttle
looked for vacuum leaks didn't find any - egr looks good and is not frozen
anybody out there got any more good ideas
I like to use this in 350 in the 82 if possible
Mark

[BowTieOgre]

Have you replaced the fuel filter or given the injectors a cleaning?

Im thinking along the same lines as you. Part the Burb and sell it for scrap, get the long bed in good enough shape for a scrap hauler/workhorse and sell it to fund the short bed project.

[Square84]

Originally Posted by impalamark

Yea it does but thats the good side
but this is why she's cheap


heavy rust down the passanger side roof line and rear window frames
Mark

yeah that makes a little bit of a difference. looks like someone held a garden hose on it for 10 or so years after sanding it to bare metal. now i dodnt feel so bad about it going to the bone yard.

[Square84]

hey does that burb got a tailgate or barn doors?

[impalamark]

we have barn doors

Mark

[impalamark]

Originally Posted by Square84

yeah that makes a little bit of a difference. looks like someone held a garden hose on it for 10 or so years after sanding it to bare metal. now i dodnt feel so bad about it going to the bone yard.

interestingly enough you would b hard pressed to find any burb of that era down in our area that didn't have the same spots rusted bad
a lot of these get pulled to the scrap yard for that reason
Mark

[Square84]

Originally Posted by impalamark

interestingly enough you would b hard pressed to find any burb of that era down in our area that didn't have the same spots rusted bad
a lot of these get pulled to the scrap yard for that reason
Mark

thats amazing ive never seen any car or truck rusted that bad before. worst we get is surface rust.

[impalamark]

Originally Posted by Square84

thats amazing ive never seen any car or truck rusted that bad before. worst we get is surface rust.

Florda humidity my friend untreated metal starts to rust immediately
Mark

[Techy]

Quit buyin' all the good trucks, man.


You've definitely got your hands full.

[79gmcsierragrande]

I have a buddy that lives in WV and he’s doing a rust restore on a 70s Karman Ghia, for the amount of money he’s spent fixing rust he could’ve had one flown in from AZ or CA. Not to mention the time, I’ll pass. Think God I live in a rust free state.

[Techy]

So, you're selling the longbed, eh? Shot you a PM.

[impalamark]

Originally Posted by Techy

So, you're selling the longbed, eh? Shot you a PM.

Not selling anything

[impalamark]

O.k
so couple weekends work .in between pouring rain

Rusty

is looking better he now has the front clip doors and patched rockers from
the suburban

that now that it's been attacked by my air tools looks like this


Got a big surprise this weekend when pulling the interior out of rusty to clean it up. The seat was covered with a blanket style seat cover and based on the overall dirt level of the truck and cover I figured the seat was a gonner.
Well pulled the seat out cut the cover off a found an almost new looking
but filthy seat. I took it apart sprayed it with a citrus cleaner and got a great looking seat for zero dollars . Here a pic with the burbs carpet and door
panels being put in

looking much better

inside and out
Mark

[68GMC454]

looks good...

[jdurant]

Well, it looks like you have no use for that console. I might would like to take it off your hands, if it is in good shape. It looks like it has something bolted to the front though, after I relooked at it.