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Ilike 72"s · 03-01-2008, 08:37 PM

I took today off----have cash in hand--- to go try to buy a 70 chev short step thats been sitting in a barn since 1997. I have tried to buy it for a year, but have never found him home to talk to. He must be hiding when he see's me comming. I want it and am determined to bring it home today! I'll take pictures.

Bishops Trucks · 03-01-2008, 08:40 PM

Good luck!

Ilike 72"s · 03-01-2008, 08:57 PM

Thanks Bishop. I'm trying to pry my son out of bed to help load it if I make a deal. I think thats more work than making a deal to buy it. No school on fridays so he wants his sleep.

chevguy7 · 03-01-2008, 09:49 PM

Good luck getting the truck! Can't beat those barn finds.

*Shane* · 03-01-2008, 09:51 PM

Good Luck ... I have been asked nicely and not so nicely to get the hell off someone's property for asking about purchasing a vehicle that didn't have a For Sale sign on it.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 03-01-2008, 09:53 PM

Keep us posted..

greasy68 · 03-01-2008, 09:58 PM

Good luck. I have done the same thing in the past and it helps to have cash. It shows you aren't just a tire kicker and wasting time. Just be careful, some people get all bent out of shape when you ask them to sell something that is not clearly for sale.

cdowns · 03-01-2008, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shane

Good Luck ... I have been asked nicely and not so nicely to get the hell off someone's property for asking about purchasing a vehicle that didn't have a For Sale sign on it.

nicely is when they point the shotgun// not so nicely is when they shoot the shotgun

68 short step · 03-01-2008, 11:41 PM

get that sucker...or atleast some pics

Ilike 72"s · 03-02-2008, 03:52 AM

Well-- good news and bad news. Good news is that I bought it and hauled it to my nephews place. Bad news is that it isn't quite the pickup I thought is was in the barn. I think my mind ran away with the idea it was or could be really something. I paid $1500 and think I over spent. Turns out it has a hole in the oil pan you can see in the picture. He also included another small block without the intake. Maybe someone can ID by the pictures. Also included the origional 4 speed and other parts.

Ilike 72"s · 03-02-2008, 03:59 AM

more pictures

Ilike 72"s · 03-02-2008, 04:02 AM

oops

jott_06 · 03-02-2008, 04:08 AM

I decoded your motor. It is a 1979 350, factory 175 horsepower out of a k-10,20,30

wasteaway · 03-02-2008, 04:23 AM

Hey 72,

Screw the motor. 350s are a dime a dozen. I was given a truck that I took just for the engine. Looks like a solid body and if it is as rust free as it appears, you got more than your moneys worth IMO.

Old Chevy Mech · 03-02-2008, 04:47 AM

I would love to find a truck like that for that same price up here!

Frank

*Shane* · 03-02-2008, 04:52 AM

... at least you didn't get shot at ... good work!

Bus Ted Knuckle · 03-02-2008, 05:33 AM

good buy, looks solid and promising. as others have stated, 350s are a dime a dozen

franky69c10 · 03-02-2008, 06:19 AM

Ilike 72"s · 03-02-2008, 06:26 AM

Thanks jott 06 for the decode. Now what to do. the seller said th engine in it had high preformance heads. Although he also thought it only had a soft plug out. I could use those heads on up to the carb on top of the spare engine block. I guess i'll start by looking into what came apart that made the cut in the pan. Is it easier to work with the front clip off, or just remove the hood?

72armyswbtruck · 03-02-2008, 06:29 AM

That is a super nice truck to start out with, congrats

Ilike 72"s · 03-02-2008, 06:31 AM

Just takes time and money. Dang, the two things i'm short of.

crews · 03-02-2008, 07:16 AM

I think you did just fine. It looks like a really straight original truck.... Between fixing a motor or fixing rust- I'll take the motor every time....

**LEEVON** · 03-02-2008, 08:13 AM

Complete solid truck with an extra 350? Sounds like a very fair deal for $1500, I wouldn't feel bad at all.

Arad68 · 03-02-2008, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by LEEVON

Complete solid truck with an extra 350? Sounds like a very fair deal for $1500, I wouldn't feel bad at all.

X2!!!

Any rust?

BurnoutNova · 03-02-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ilike 72"s

Is it easier to work with the front clip off, or just remove the hood?

i wouldnt do either, its probly more work to pull the clip and then put it back on when your dont than to just pull the motor out. unless you have other reasons to pulll the whold frontend apart.

you should be able to get it out without pullllig the hood also.

looks like a decent deal to me, did yuo think it was in runing shape? not to be a dick but thats the sort of thing that makes old cars retire to the barns

03-01-2008, 08:37 PM	#1
Ilike 72"s Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: eastern oregon Posts: 623	another barn find I took today off----have cash in hand--- to go try to buy a 70 chev short step thats been sitting in a barn since 1997. I have tried to buy it for a year, but have never found him home to talk to. He must be hiding when he see's me comming. I want it and am determined to bring it home today! I'll take pictures.

03-01-2008, 08:40 PM	#2
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03-01-2008, 08:57 PM	#3
Ilike 72"s Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: eastern oregon Posts: 623	Re: another barn find Thanks Bishop. I'm trying to pry my son out of bed to help load it if I make a deal. I think thats more work than making a deal to buy it. No school on fridays so he wants his sleep.

03-01-2008, 09:49 PM	#4
chevguy7 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 316	Re: another barn find Good luck getting the truck! Can't beat those barn finds. __________________ 1970 C10 - ECE 3.5/5 drop, dual exhaust with turbo mufflers, front discs http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=272458 2000 Buick Regal GS - Supercharged 3.8 V6 240hp, 1/4 mile 15 seconds

03-01-2008, 09:51 PM	#5
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: another barn find Good Luck ... I have been asked nicely and not so nicely to get the hell off someone's property for asking about purchasing a vehicle that didn't have a For Sale sign on it.

03-01-2008, 09:53 PM	#6
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: another barn find Keep us posted.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-01-2008, 09:58 PM	#7
greasy68 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: austin texas Posts: 202	Re: another barn find Good luck. I have done the same thing in the past and it helps to have cash. It shows you aren't just a tire kicker and wasting time. Just be careful, some people get all bent out of shape when you ask them to sell something that is not clearly for sale. __________________ Mike 68 C10 LWB midnight blue metallic 307ci, 700R4, HEI front discs, leaf spring rear tilt steering wheel, stock ride height, rally wheels, 2007 Dodge Charger(Hemi)

03-01-2008, 11:41 PM	#9
68 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tulsa OK Posts: 3,070	Re: another barn find get that sucker...or atleast some pics

03-02-2008, 03:52 AM	#10
Ilike 72"s Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: eastern oregon Posts: 623	Re: another barn find Well-- good news and bad news. Good news is that I bought it and hauled it to my nephews place. Bad news is that it isn't quite the pickup I thought is was in the barn. I think my mind ran away with the idea it was or could be really something. I paid $1500 and think I over spent. Turns out it has a hole in the oil pan you can see in the picture. He also included another small block without the intake. Maybe someone can ID by the pictures. Also included the origional 4 speed and other parts. Attached Images

03-02-2008, 03:59 AM	#11
Ilike 72"s Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: eastern oregon Posts: 623	Re: another barn find more pictures

03-02-2008, 04:02 AM	#12
Ilike 72"s Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: eastern oregon Posts: 623	Re: another barn find oops Attached Images

03-02-2008, 04:08 AM	#13
jott_06 Camaro Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 472	Re: another barn find I decoded your motor. It is a 1979 350, factory 175 horsepower out of a k-10,20,30

03-02-2008, 04:23 AM	#14
wasteaway Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Exeter RI Posts: 30	Re: another barn find Hey 72, Screw the motor. 350s are a dime a dozen. I was given a truck that I took just for the engine. Looks like a solid body and if it is as rust free as it appears, you got more than your moneys worth IMO.

03-02-2008, 04:47 AM	#15
Old Chevy Mech Keepin it runnin! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Deep River, CT Posts: 1,036	Re: another barn find I would love to find a truck like that for that same price up here! Frank __________________ 1970 K-5 4X4 Blazer 1970 K-20 4X4 Long Bed "Liberty Means Responsibility, that is why most men dread it"

03-02-2008, 04:52 AM	#16
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: another barn find ... at least you didn't get shot at ... good work!



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03-02-2008, 05:33 AM	#17
Bus Ted Knuckle Son of a gun Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas Posts: 1,636	Re: another barn find good buy, looks solid and promising. as others have stated, 350s are a dime a dozen __________________ Bill BEATERS ARE NEATER

03-02-2008, 06:19 AM	#18
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03-02-2008, 06:26 AM	#19
Ilike 72"s Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: eastern oregon Posts: 623	Re: another barn find Thanks jott 06 for the decode. Now what to do. the seller said th engine in it had high preformance heads. Although he also thought it only had a soft plug out. I could use those heads on up to the carb on top of the spare engine block. I guess i'll start by looking into what came apart that made the cut in the pan. Is it easier to work with the front clip off, or just remove the hood?

03-02-2008, 06:29 AM	#20
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: another barn find That is a super nice truck to start out with, congrats __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

03-02-2008, 06:31 AM	#21
Ilike 72"s Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: eastern oregon Posts: 623	Re: another barn find Just takes time and money. Dang, the two things i'm short of.

03-02-2008, 07:16 AM	#22
crews It just doesn't matter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca Posts: 1,660	Re: another barn find I think you did just fine. It looks like a really straight original truck.... Between fixing a motor or fixing rust- I'll take the motor every time.... __________________ 05 Chevy Silverado..... A rogue BMW guy.... If you don't like me- TAKE A NUMBER; There are people ahead of you!! Last edited by crews; 03-02-2008 at 07:17 AM.

03-02-2008, 08:13 AM	#23
LEEVON Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,893	Re: another barn find Complete solid truck with an extra 350? Sounds like a very fair deal for $1500, I wouldn't feel bad at all. __________________ '86 GMC C30 Crew ~ '86 C20 Crew ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '74K10 ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

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