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Old 11-16-2015, 06:25 AM   #226
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

next time bring a m3player and some earbuds or small speakers
as long as the vehicle has a 12 volt hookup to put the charger in you will have tunes
a smarphone works too and it has satnav

another option is keep driving next to another car that has stereo with the windows down :P bet that will give some weird looks
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Old 11-21-2015, 03:15 AM   #227
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

No 12v power in this truck but I had a buddy along to chat with.

Drug the plow out and hooked it up.
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Old 11-21-2015, 03:17 AM   #228
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

Hooked up, bled and ready to go. The plow works great and snow is in the forecast. I'm not too excited about the flatbed though...
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Old 11-27-2015, 04:01 PM   #229
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

Mother Nature has obliged me by providing a steady stream of snow since I got the plow truck going. I even got to use the lift gate to transfer my tools, recovery gear and chains over from the '91. That proved to be useful since 2 hours later I was pulling a duramax with a v-plow out of the ditch. I didn't snap any pics of that as traffic was backed up. Thinking I might just need to do a thread for this truck...
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Old 11-27-2015, 04:12 PM   #230
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

I love old plow trucks. My dad tells stories of the 65 chevy he built when he lived in south east Alaska.
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Old 11-27-2015, 04:37 PM   #231
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

Cool, where did your dad live? I grew up in Juneau. Wet heavy snow down there.
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Old 11-27-2015, 04:41 PM   #232
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Old 11-27-2015, 05:12 PM   #233
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Awesome seeing them do work! You know you ain't going to be able to let that sucker go!!!
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Old 11-27-2015, 05:43 PM   #234
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

love the square bodies and especially the CC's. cool how you keep running across deals on so many trucks.
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Old 11-27-2015, 08:40 PM   #235
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Awesome seeing them do work! You know you ain't going to be able to let that sucker go!!!
That is the truth. I own them to use them. shhhhhhh don't tell anyone that last fact...

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love the square bodies and especially the CC's. cool how you keep running across deals on so many trucks.
Yeah just keep working craigslist and the auction sites 24-7! We are really fortunate up here in the interior that there is so little rust. Almost a southwest of the north. The same can not be said of the new plow truck. It has a little cancer. Still not bad for it's age and purpose.
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Old 11-28-2015, 06:40 AM   #236
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

bit off topic but i wonder if you can use ski wax to prevent the snow from clumping up on the blade
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Old 11-28-2015, 11:56 AM   #237
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bit off topic but i wonder if you can use ski wax to prevent the snow from clumping up on the blade
I bet it would help. It's been really warm for the past week so it's unusually sticky. It all falls off when you drop the blade and it impacts the ground.
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Old 12-11-2015, 11:56 PM   #238
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

Received good news from the machine shop yesterday. Blocked cleaned up with a hone, crank with a polish, and heads just needed a surface and a valve job. Cam bearings and freeze plugs are getting knocked in, and hopefully start reassembly after xmas.
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Old 12-12-2015, 07:17 AM   #239
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

nice....... allways good that the expected outlay turns out less
did they found anything special like a higher strength block (heared some blocks have a higher carbon content) or better rods and stuff like that ?
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Old 12-12-2015, 08:40 PM   #240
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

Nope, just a factory block. They don't have the rods, just the block, crank and heads.
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Old 12-13-2015, 05:40 PM   #241
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

Man, I didn’t realize your new flatbed plow truck was a 292! Now I really wish you lived closer so I could take that truck off your hands when your done with it. That is so cool and rare as hens teeth to find a K30 with a 292 let alone a 292 backed by an auto in a 4x4. Post up some pics of the engine when you get time. I would love to build something with a 292. For some reason I really love straight 6’s. There is a kid I know that has a solid running 292 with engine mounting brackets and all out of a ’70 for $350. I want it so bad but have nothing to put it in at the moment. Sorry for the derail, I just got excited when I noticed your sig listed the 292 in the flatbed. Glad the L29 is coming along well
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Old 12-13-2015, 07:50 PM   #242
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Yeah it is pretty unique. You don't see a lot of K30 SRW's around here that aren't crew cabs or CUCV's. I already have the crew cab covered.

The truck was purchased new by the school district, so I am the second owner. The 1984 title looked like it was about to crack and break in half. Advertisement said it had a 250 in it, but that was not offered in a K30 I don't think, build sheet shows 4.8L and the fuel pump is in the center of the engine, which I read is specific to the 292 vs. 250 or 230.

This thing is really growing on me. The 292 combined with 4.56 gears pulls and pushes snow like a mule. I think I just need to accept it and start a build thread. IF I do keep it, I'll ditch the flat bed / lift gate for a regular bed, then pretty much freshen everything up as is. It has a little rust on the front inner fenders, driver's rocker, seat has holes on the driver's side, driver's gas tank is inop, I don't like the big truck battery (and associated hood clearancing) and various dents and scratches. The motor starts in the cold, runs great, but gets terrible mileage (5-7) and diesels on shut down when hot. It needs some gauges too. Time will tell.
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Old 12-13-2015, 07:56 PM   #243
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Start a build thread and get going on it.... lol
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Old 12-13-2015, 09:49 PM   #244
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Yeah yeah yeah Not going to be much flow to put towards this until the L29 project is done, but maybe just a tinkering thread...
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

Man, that truck is just too cool. I love it with the flatbed and lift gate. That would be so handy around here for junkyard and Lowe’s runs. Put a 2” lift on her and mount up some Q78s on those stock wheels and it would probably do better on fuel for highway cruising with those deep 4:56 gears and look cool too. I’m sure you’ll get the little bugs worked out when you get some time. Being it came from a school district explains why they installed that big battery, so it would be common with the buses. I’d be peeling off the smog stuff first thing. Stay warm up there!
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Old 12-14-2015, 02:34 AM   #246
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Thanks Larry. The flat bed / lift gate might have to be sacrificed to help convince the CFO this is a value proposition. We will see.

You win Dave, build thread link below.
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Old 12-15-2015, 12:00 AM   #247
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Re: 1991 V3500 Project Heavy Hauler

Rod bearing showed up. Description said set of 8 but it was only one... Thanks GM/Summit.
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Old 12-15-2015, 12:11 AM   #248
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Very frustrating. I have seen sites where you can't tell whether it is showing you how many you need or if that is how many come in a pack. Good thing you are near the North Pole and Christmas is just around the corner. Your still making more progress than I am.
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Rod bearing showed up. Description said set of 8 but it was only one... Thanks GM/Summit.
Oh, I went through that on cam bearings for my 8.1L. Each sold individually. How dumb is that??
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Seriously. I like using GM parts, but I can't pay $440 for a set of rings and $220 for a set of rod bearings. Clevite here I come.
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