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02-28-2012, 11:24 AM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
Deal fell through on the engine and trans. Well, actually, I pulled the plug on the deal. Went to take a look at it last night and it was in a million pieces, accessories were scattered all over the place, no acc. brackets, no emissions equipment (big no-no with the engine swaps in CA), harness was junk, and on top of all that, it was pulled out of an HD (another big no-no with the engine swaps in CA - can’t use a commercial engine in a light-duty application). On top of all that, I just didn’t exactly get the warm fuzzies from the seller. My gut told me something was wrong, so I walked.
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02-28-2012, 11:43 AM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
frame looks great, gonna be a nice truck once its back together
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02-28-2012, 12:02 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
If the 454 fell through, how about a 6.0/4L80E swap?
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02-28-2012, 12:15 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
Eh, a 6.0l is a little out of my price range, and to be honest, my mechanical comfort level. Primary factor is price.
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02-29-2012, 12:03 AM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
See, there's always another...sometimes two...
Got a line on two complete and running parts trucks. Both 3/4 ton Suburbans ('87 & '90). Both relatively local. Both with fuel injected big blocks. Both for under $1k. Trying to make something happen on the cheaper one tonight ('90). Down side is I'll still be on the lookout for a 4L80E, but the upside is I'll have a complete parts truck at my disposal to assist in successfully completing the TBI swap. Plus I can part it out when I'm done and likely recoup a big chunk of money. I was worried that buying an engine that's already been removed may result in a few missing parts here and there which adds to the nickle and dime effect. |
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02-29-2012, 12:30 AM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
its coming along nicely, good work.
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02-29-2012, 09:08 AM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
Hey man, what did you do with the original bed and all the trim for it?
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02-29-2012, 11:24 AM
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Scrapped it.
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03-03-2012, 02:52 PM
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Actually, I'm going to make a quick release for it so I can pin it to the top of my M101 trailer. That way when we go camping, I can put all the heavy stuff on the bottom and use the rack to hold stuff like bikes and whatnot.
For those who don't know, and M101 is a 3/4 ton military trailer. You can pick them up cheap and they work great for expedition-style off road trips.  ...But I'll sell you some pretty sweet 16" chrome modular wheels with 4 unmatched tires. 
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
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03-03-2012, 06:57 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
U want to sell the body and frame off the burban
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03-12-2012, 11:29 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
I was pretty busy with non-truck related things this weekend, but I did manage to get the underside of my cab, leaf spring pack and Dana 70 painted on Saturday. I didn't get any pics (not that it's anything real exciting), but here's a few shots of the Thorley's I scored.
I bought them before I realized my parts truck doesn't have A.I.R., so I'll have to plug the ports, but still...  
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03-18-2012, 10:39 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
Needed to get the garage cleaned up today, but I did manage to make some headway on the Sled. Moved the frame over some and slid the cab into the garage so I could start working on it.
Happiness is a clean garage. 
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03-28-2012, 02:23 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
any updates?
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03-28-2012, 05:42 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
cant wait to see updates
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03-29-2012, 05:22 PM
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ohhh koool
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04-25-2012, 02:13 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
Awesome build! Can't wait to see it done, but it looked so sweet like this:
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04-26-2012, 12:28 AM
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Thanks.
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04-29-2012, 06:39 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
Finally got around to hanging my tanks and installing the sending units.
 
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04-29-2012, 06:51 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
Looks good! Keep it up. You are partly responsible for me trying to hunt down a good Square-bodied Crew Cab Dually.
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04-29-2012, 06:53 PM
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Thanks.
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08-21-2012, 02:14 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
Been too damn hot to do anything on the truck lately, but I managed to get a little experimentation done in the interim.
I took another factory engine temp gauge and modified my cluster so I could fit it in the blank spot on the lower left. The plan is to use this as a trans fluid temp gauge. I still have to figure out how I’m going to designate it as the trans fluid temp (dry transfer decals, maybe?) versus engine coolant temp, but that’s a topic for another day. Pardon the crappy cell phone pic. 
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06-09-2012, 06:55 PM
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Re: '77 3+3 C30 Dually - "The "Sled"
I think you should keep the old front...
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