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06-10-2007, 09:17 PM
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Ocra Winfrey
Buddy of mine went and looked at a burb Friday. It was supposed to be a red with white top 3/4 ton, and the guy wanted 2500 bucks for it. He checked it out....Ocra and white, 3/4 ton, front and rear air, big block, automatic. Overall not horrible just not what he was hoping for. The guy did come down to 1700 though.
My friend said I should go look at it even though Im not in the market for ANYTHING. I checked it out and it really didnt do anything for me either, but I did like the fact it was a big block and set up for towing. My poor K10 really doesn't like towing the loads I'm forcing it to tow. He came down to 1500 for me. I told him I would think about it and call him back knowing I was 99% sure I was just going to call him and say no thanks. I called him Saturday evening and told him no thanks and recommended he try Craigs list. Anything I could offer would just offend him anyway...Try me he says...so I did...and now Im the proud owner of another burb  Im gonna call her Ocra Winfrey.Couple of pics and one of the engine...can anybody tell me what that bracket was for? Last edited by CG; 06-10-2007 at 09:18 PM. |
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06-10-2007, 09:20 PM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
A good coat of wax, and it'll look awsome.
Could that have been for a smog pump? |
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06-10-2007, 09:23 PM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
Mark, I thought I saw that on craigslist a while back. I know that there has an ochre burb for sale on cl for a while...that may be why he was ready to deal! Good for you!
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06-10-2007, 09:30 PM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
Da"Burb will be all over ya for that one.He seems to have a penchant for Ocra 'burbs.I don't know though I haven't seen him around much and last I knew he had 7 one for each day of the week.
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06-10-2007, 09:43 PM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
Sure looks better the Oprah.
 Nice burb deal you picked up there! 
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06-10-2007, 09:50 PM
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06-10-2007, 09:52 PM
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06-10-2007, 10:21 PM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
Someone call the cops, that thing was stolen...
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06-10-2007, 10:26 PM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
Good thing it's in Washington or you wouldn't have had to force yourself to buy it. Looks like a nice burb in the pics. Yes,it's for a smog pump.
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06-10-2007, 10:31 PM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
As long as you understand the color is Ochre (oak-er) and not Ocra (oak-ra?) and definitely not Okra (which i'll eat if you leave laying around).
 nice find!
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06-10-2007, 10:57 PM
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06-11-2007, 05:39 AM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
2 possibilities for the bracket: A.I.R. [Air Induction Reactor] that pumped exhaust back into the intakes to get re-burned (!?) or did it pump fresh air into the exhausts to thin out the monoxide? It never worked anyway on my [originally] California L6 292. When I got to my first duty station in North Carolina, I GI-canned it.
Other possibility is a short-throw [Yorx-type] compressor for a second, rear passenger area, air conditioner. Sometimes done on those old 3-door suburbans.
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06-11-2007, 06:23 AM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
Nice score, like the "Oak-er" color on the old burbs for sure.
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06-11-2007, 09:08 AM
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06-11-2007, 10:10 AM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
Very nice score.....some people have all the luck........
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06-11-2007, 10:16 AM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
But you didn't tell us all what you stole it for? (if you don't mind telling)
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06-11-2007, 11:22 AM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
I can't believe you got that for less than $1,500 - looks worth way more than that! Looks awfully rust free from here - is it?
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06-11-2007, 11:34 AM
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Aluminum slot wheels rule...
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
nice steal
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06-11-2007, 10:05 PM
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No big plans for fixing it up. Im giving my 71 k10 to my younger son (24) for the second time ( long story) as soon as he can show me he can insure it. Ill use the burb as a tow rig mostly....for now  Paid 1200...possibly a little too much because its a 3/4 ton...but I have a complete 72 C10 burb with a nice chassis if I ever wanna switch it over. |
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06-11-2007, 10:54 PM
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Re: Ocra Winfrey
I vote smog pump too. It was still on my truck when I started to tear it down. I wish I could find the pump for the restoration.
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