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[vintovka]

Right on Starter. My AD's original "hydromantic" tranny quit and got replaced with a 3 speed set up in 1970!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Been so long forgot all about it.
Maybe why they yanked motor to replace flywheel?

[mr48chev]

Originally Posted by vintovka

Right on Starter. My AD's original "hydromantic" tranny quit and got replaced with a 3 speed set up in 1970!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Been so long forgot all about it.
Maybe why they yanked motor to replace flywheel?

They replaced the ring gear and the starter drive was probably chewed up too.

My go to starter guy closed his shop in Yakima because his son wasn't capable of running it and he was way beyond retirement age himself. He even PM'd me on the Hamb asking if I knew of anyone who might be interested in buying the business. I had sent him a fair amount of business over the years by telling folks to contact him and ship their starter or generator him.

Still I have to question why someone with a truck that nice would not fix the starter and have the truck in start, run and drive condition. I full and well understand the sick and tired of fooling with it thing. Plus I can understand the tired of putting money in it but for 200 or less it is a full asking price truck and without, one can expect low ball offers that are way low.

[daveshilling]

1955 GMC Suburban. Comes with an extra big window cab, frame, and Chevy hood.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...20151483223436

[mr48chev]

There is a lesson in that add on the 57 GMC. first spend an hour and clean the junk out of it. Second show more and better photos of what actually might make it worth the asking price. There are guys on here who would be hooking up the trailer right now if they knew that that whole bed was in decent shape.

I'm guessing that pulling into his yard with your trailer and having what actual cash green money you actually are willing to spend buys it though.. I'd take a body guard or two though.

[mdpaulson1]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

There is a lesson in that add on the 57 GMC. first spend an hour and clean the junk out of it. Second show more and better photos of what actually might make it worth the asking price. There are guys on here who would be hooking up the trailer right now if they knew that that whole bed was in decent shape.

I'm guessing that pulling into his yard with your trailer and having what actual cash green money you actually are willing to spend buys it though.. I'd take a body guard or two though.

so many lessons with this one, I have been collecting cameo parts for the last 5 years and finally started putting them together for my truck. I spent more than half of that on parts. I would love to buy the package but I have more dreams then parking

[mr48chev]

To be honest, if I had the cash and a decent place to work on it, I'd seriously be thinking about going after that one.

I'm just amazed that so many people post adds for rigs for serous money that may actually be worth said money and don't take the time to clean the trash and junk out of the rig, don't take the time and effort to drag it out of the weeds into a clear uncluttered spot or pick up and move the clutter and junk out of the area the photo is taken and actually present the rig at it's best.

20 years ago I bought my 21 ft Sailboat on Ebay for 252.50 after one guy bid me up simply because the seller had posted three very poor quality photos of it in the Ebay add and had a rather poorly written add. The outboard motor was and still is worth more than I paid for the boat. The 27 ft tall aluminum mast was worth several hundred and still is. I could honestly sell the mast for more by it's self than I want for the boat.

I'd have to liken some of these adds to going to a restaurant where the cook just slaps the food on the plate how ever it lands there rather than presenting the food on the plate.

[mr48chev]

The mother load of nice trucks in the Yakima Wa area
Yellow 57 Big window with what looks like fresh paint. A nice 64 Black stepside A 74 4x4 with a purple paint job and a 96 Duley crew cab that I'd kind of like to look at https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...93579008%22%7D

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by daveshilling

1955 GMC Suburban. Comes with an extra big window cab, frame, and Chevy hood.

good price for a suburban carrier/cameo.
i'd go get it if it were a couple thousand miles closer

[mr48chev]

That GMC Surburban is 763 miles from me. A lot more than a 13 hour run with my current tow rig though.

[vintovka]

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/...376054767.html

[mr48chev]

55TF Shortie with 4x4 running gear and stock frame with a lot of surface rust.
Yakima wa https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...Anull%7D%22%7D

[mr48chev]

58 that is rather rough over by Morton. WA Rather cobbled together with a mid 70's truck stub. Lots of extra pieces though
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...Anull%7D%22%7D

[mr48chev]

48 cab that looks pretty decent near Soap Lake Wa.
If I had the extra cash laying around I'd be interested in this one to stick on my old frame.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...Anull%7D%22%7D

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by vintovka

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/...376054767.html

definitely a wtf!!! but you should post a picture to save it for posterity

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

55TF Shortie with 4x4 running gear and stock frame with a lot of surface rust.
Yakima wa https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...Anull%7D%22%7D

pre-sandblasted so you can get the rebuild going right away

[mr48chev]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

pre-sandblasted so you can get the rebuild going right away

Pre sandblasted and neglected. We have a powder coating shop here that does a great job on sandblasting sheet metal and car bodies. There is usually one body on a Rotisserie waiting to be blasted for local shops.

At least you see what you get with that one. Not like the old days when they scuffed them with DA and laid two or three coats of primer on them before putting them up for sale with a lot of hidden issues under the primer.

[vintovka]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

definitely a wtf!!! but you should post a picture to save it for posterity

Arrggg! was trying to mind bleach it out and you brought it back!!!

[mr48chev]

I'm thinking that 54 was a pretty nice truck about 25 years ago with stock fenders all the way around and no nonsense on it. If I dug out and went though my show photos from the 90's I think I have a photo or two of it. Poor thing sure fell into the wrong hands but outside of the hacked grill I'd say it can be fixed mainly by unbolting the trailer fenders and putting the correct fenders back on it. Truth be known he probably has all of the original fenders.

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

I'm thinking that 54 was a pretty nice truck about 25 years ago with stock fenders all the way around and no nonsense on it. If I dug out and went though my show photos from the 90's I think I have a photo or two of it. Poor thing sure fell into the wrong hands but outside of the hacked grill I'd say it can be fixed mainly by unbolting the trailer fenders and putting the correct fenders back on it. Truth be known he probably has all of the original fenders.

My thoughts also. I was looking at the pictures and trying to decide if the fenders could be re-installed without too much trouble. The price is too high to buy it with that in mind though.

[MiraclePieCo]

Originally Posted by vintovka

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/...376054767.html

Photo:

[vintovka]

Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo

Photo:

Ow!!! stop it!!

[mick53]

Originally Posted by mr48chev

I full and well understand the sick and tired of fooling with them but having the starter rebuilt or even ordering one from a specialty house is under 200 and that alone saves getting lowballed several thousand on the price.

A 235 Hydromatic starter isn't one you can run into O'Reilly's and snag and slap it in. Yes I checked O"Reillys and Napa.

I broke ground on a new O'Rielly's a week and a half ago. I've built a few. One time I was turning a new store over to the cooperation rep. and the new regional manager was there also. The rep said to the manager "If the customer needs something and we don't have it find it and add 10%. I don't care if it's tennis shoes, find it". I don't know how true it is but I did hear him say it. I ask him later and he said they have birthday shopped for people. You would think at some point I would get a hat.

[mr48chev]

Their whole concept has changed in the past few years since they tossed out all of the extra junk they had in the stores and turned into real parts houses that went after the trade from shops.

I've gotten a couple of things that the local store had to outsource and have shipped in and I had to pay shipping but they can usually get it from the warehouse and here they have trucks running from their local warehouse store to other stores several times a day.

[daveshilling]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...39832666044449

Somebody had a welder and wanted to practice!

[vintovka]

With current price and availability of tires future burn outs may be inadvisable. fwiw Rumors of a rubber shortage keep popping up on the net.