Square body 1989 single cab?

[Harlowhead1972]

Just purchased this from the State of Wyoming thinking it was 85-87 vintage. Door tag, title, and all paperwork shows 1989. It's got a TBI 454. Anybody ran into this before?

[sweetk30]

yep cause its a cab & chassie truck left over .

i use to inspect one evey year for a guy same color but dump truck 2wd and super clean low miles.

what kind of HUGE winch is that on the front . ?

and nice score .

[Harlowhead1972]

Not sure on the winch brand. It's a pretty low miler with dump box as well. I would have called BS earlier today! You just never can tell! Harlow

[andrewmp6]

They kept the square body tell 91 for some things.The burb the crew cab the k5 and the cab and chassis was still square body,Even in Mexico you could get a standard cab short 91 square body truck.

[maxx442]

I was bidding on this truck. In the Q & A section on the auction site I posted that the VIN came back as a 1989. It went for way more $$$ than I was willing to pay. If you decide to put a dually bed on it you'll have to shorten the frame by about 4" for it to fit properly.

[Harlowhead1972]

Thanks for the info. I think I'll leave the flatbed on for now. I was glad to see it's a fuel injected truck. Baffling they stuck to the carbureted 1985 details after seeing all of the paperwork and maintenance records stating it's a 1989. Is the wheelbase 4" longer or just the rear frame section? Harlowhead

[hans2]

That thing looks very clean, nice score.

Why on earth would a guy want to take off a working dump and put a dually bed on it?

[maxx442]

Originally Posted by Harlowhead1972

Thanks for the info. I think I'll leave the flatbed on for now. I was glad to see it's a fuel injected truck. Baffling they stuck to the carbureted 1985 details after seeing all of the paperwork and maintenance records stating it's a 1989. Is the wheelbase 4" longer or just the rear frame section? Harlowhead

Wheelbase is longer.

Originally Posted by hans2

That thing looks very clean, nice score.

Why on earth would a guy want to take off a working dump and put a dually bed on it?

Didn't say he was , just letting him know if he was thinking about it

[hans2]

Roger, I just figure most guys take dually beds off to make the truck more useful. To each his own.

I'm considering yanking my 454 out of my dually flatbed and replacing with a 6 cylinder. I suppose most folks would consider that blashepmy, but it makes good sense for my situation.

[Desert_Eagle02]

Nice. I like it! That huge winch and bumper is really cool. Does it still work?

[Harlowhead1972]

Not sure. It's been parked up for a few years......planning on checking this weekend! Harlow

[sweetk30]

std cab long bed = 131.5"
reg c&c trucks = 135"
longer ones can be had with wheel base over 160"

and for what its worth my friend put a box on a 135" c&c frame and to the untrained eye you cant tell much . if anything i think it should have been that way back in the day .

[wildwilly4x4]

I've got one of those '89s, mine is small block SRW and 4sdp. Cool truck, but dunno what im gonna do with it