Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

y5mgisi · 03-23-2011, 11:47 PM

Long story short, im trading my caddy for a pickup. Got the caddy for free and its not quite "my thing" Chevy trucks on the other hand are VERY "my thing". I have a cabin out in eastern oregon that needs some work and the nearest lumber yard is about an hour away. Meaning i need a pickup that i can park up there so i dont have to drive one from home every time i want to work on it. So its probably going to get parked up there. Unless, its in better shape than my 4x4 pickup. If its nicer, i will keep it here in town and take the 4x4 up there. The truck im getting is perfect for up there. Three on the tree, no power steering, 350. Minimum amount of stuff to wrong! Should also get ok mpg between the cabin and the lumber yard which helps!

So im trading this,

For this!

Pop's C-10 · 03-24-2011, 12:36 AM

That is nice

bigblock73 · 03-24-2011, 12:38 AM

Looks like a NICE truck! Lose the rack, fog lights and get four matching wheels/tires...and you are set (IMO)

BigBlocksRule · 03-24-2011, 08:04 AM

Great swap! Treat that trim nice, the yellow stripe stuff is a 1-year only deal.
Most of those caddies around here are sporting twenny-fo's and 1000 watt boom boxes, nice to see an unmolested one.

bigblock73 · 03-24-2011, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBlocksRule

Great swap! Treat that trim nice, the yellow stripe stuff is a 1-year only deal.

Not exactly. 1975 Gentleman Jims had it too.

RandyP · 03-24-2011, 09:14 AM

Yeah I'd make that trade every day, twice on Sundays. Looks like a clean old truck that is pretty much unmolested.

THE "10" SILVERADO · 03-24-2011, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by bigblock73

Not exactly. 1975 Gentleman Jims had it too.

My 77 Silverado has the yellow trim also

bigblock73 · 03-24-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by THE "10" SILVERADO

My 77 Silverado has the yellow trim also

All 77's with trim had it, I was just saying there were some 75's that did too.

silvereagle07 · 03-24-2011, 09:56 AM

Looks like a sweet deal to me. The truck looks better to me than the caddy.

von guido · 03-24-2011, 10:04 AM

check the engine numbers, it looks like a 305 with the blue paint

West Texas Z · 03-24-2011, 11:46 AM

good trade.

allengator · 03-24-2011, 11:49 AM

sweet deal!

y5mgisi · 03-24-2011, 01:41 PM

Thanks! I'm pretty excited about it. It actually has the fourth matching wheel and tire. I plan, like you guys suggested, to ditch the rack and fog lights. Then I just want clean it up real good, re dye the door panels and I will be set! I'll try and figure out if its a 305. It's ok if it is. In this light of a truck it could get me a little better mpg. Don't need too much power. The trade should happen Monday. I will be sure and post more pics when I get it cleaned up.
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GMC Guy · 03-24-2011, 01:50 PM

i would say that's probably a 350. nice truck btw

y5mgisi · 03-24-2011, 01:54 PM

Thanks! Yea we'll see what motor it is. Not a big deal either way but I hope its a 350. And yea I know about the 77 trim. It's kinda funny cause I just so happen to love this color combo and like it even more with the yellow trim! Lucked out on this guy seeing my add for the car!
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79gmcclassic · 03-24-2011, 05:20 PM

looks just like my truck (except mine is a 79) great trade though! cant wait to see more pictures of the after!

Rollinsqrbdy · 03-24-2011, 09:35 PM

Nice truck. Id be dying for it to be Monday already.lol That inside looks great also. Good luck with the swap

y5mgisi · 03-24-2011, 10:42 PM

Oh i cant wait!!!

westie 666 · 03-25-2011, 05:48 AM

My 77 had the blue motor, it was a 350 with smog heads, no power at all

y5mgisi · 03-25-2011, 11:12 PM

Yea I don't predict a whole lot of power. And thats ok. Just needs to serve its purpose as a pickup and be reliable.
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Walts_restoration · 03-26-2011, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by westie 666

My 77 had the blue motor, it was a 350 with smog heads, no power at all

His truck looks to be the emissions free motor at minimum, 350, not a smogger motor if no egr valve. I have one in my 77 c10 heavy half and that thing would pull hard all the way to 50mph for a stock pickup. Ive got the same motor in my 86 k5 (originally from a 75 k5) with a summit k1103 cam and its got more then enough power even being a 8.5:1 junkyard longblock. A blue motor 305 would be gutless though, my 80 camaro has one and its a turd even with a 4 speed and 3.42 rear gears. The paint on the block doesnt say whats inside it, all 77 small block motors were blue, but bigblocks stayed orange till 78 i believe.

y5mgisi · 03-28-2011, 03:12 AM

Tomorrow is the day! Looking forward to it! Anyone have any recommendations for dye for the door panels?
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y5mgisi · 03-31-2011, 05:30 PM

Got it! I really like it! Its got rust in one of the rockers that i might fix because its so minor, but other then that the body is damn near perfect! Its got a different set of wheels and tires then in the pics above, i'll post new pics as soon as i get er cleaned up a bit. Runs really good. Plenty pepy! Thinking i might just slap some power steering on it tho! Geesh! Then, i might some day swap out the trans with a sm465 so it can be floor shift instead of column shift. I hadnt seen the truck before today so i was curious what shape it was actually in. And i was pleasantly surprised!!! When he pulled up with it i was like "F-ing sweet!" So, im pretty excited! Its going to work out very well for me!

Btw, it is a 350! Least thats what the sheet in the glove box, and the sticker on the air cleaner says.

justinburnett · 03-31-2011, 08:48 PM

I'd be excited as hell about that trade. I've got nothing against old caddys, but in a car i want some fuel economy, and you can't haul lumber so well in a caddilac.

y5mgisi · 03-31-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by justinburnett

I'd be excited as hell about that trade. I've got nothing against old caddys, but in a car i want some fuel economy, and you can't haul lumber so well in a caddilac.

Exactly.

03-23-2011, 11:47 PM	#1
y5mgisi Second Chance Program Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,642	Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Long story short, im trading my caddy for a pickup. Got the caddy for free and its not quite "my thing" Chevy trucks on the other hand are VERY "my thing". I have a cabin out in eastern oregon that needs some work and the nearest lumber yard is about an hour away. Meaning i need a pickup that i can park up there so i dont have to drive one from home every time i want to work on it. So its probably going to get parked up there. Unless, its in better shape than my 4x4 pickup. If its nicer, i will keep it here in town and take the 4x4 up there. The truck im getting is perfect for up there. Three on the tree, no power steering, 350. Minimum amount of stuff to wrong! Should also get ok mpg between the cabin and the lumber yard which helps! So im trading this, For this!

03-24-2011, 12:36 AM	#2
Pop's C-10 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: memphis Posts: 2,537	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. That is nice

03-24-2011, 12:38 AM	#3
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Looks like a NICE truck! Lose the rack, fog lights and get four matching wheels/tires...and you are set (IMO) __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

03-24-2011, 08:04 AM	#4
BigBlocksRule Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 2,047	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Great swap! Treat that trim nice, the yellow stripe stuff is a 1-year only deal. Most of those caddies around here are sporting twenny-fo's and 1000 watt boom boxes, nice to see an unmolested one.

03-24-2011, 09:14 AM	#6
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Yeah I'd make that trade every day, twice on Sundays. Looks like a clean old truck that is pretty much unmolested. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

03-24-2011, 09:56 AM	#9
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03-24-2011, 10:04 AM	#10
von guido Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: outside atlanta Posts: 156	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. check the engine numbers, it looks like a 305 with the blue paint __________________ officer,we weren't racing.. he was merely pacing me.

03-24-2011, 11:46 AM	#11
West Texas Z El Mero Mero Frijolero!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 669	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. good trade. __________________ My Toys: 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 2001 Yamaha V Star 650 1984 Silverado > Build Page <

03-24-2011, 11:49 AM	#12
allengator Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Burleson, Texas Posts: 596	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. sweet deal! __________________ Allengator Outta the Blue (my band - available for hire in the DFW area!) 1980 Chevy SWB Pickup (build thread) 1951 Chevy Sedan Delivery 2004 Chevy Tahoe Z71 2011 Harley Davidson Street Glide 2018 Silverado Z71 Crew Cab

03-24-2011, 01:41 PM	#13
y5mgisi Second Chance Program Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,642	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Thanks! I'm pretty excited about it. It actually has the fourth matching wheel and tire. I plan, like you guys suggested, to ditch the rack and fog lights. Then I just want clean it up real good, re dye the door panels and I will be set! I'll try and figure out if its a 305. It's ok if it is. In this light of a truck it could get me a little better mpg. Don't need too much power. The trade should happen Monday. I will be sure and post more pics when I get it cleaned up. Posted via Mobile Device

03-24-2011, 01:50 PM	#14
GMC Guy Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 913	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. i would say that's probably a 350. nice truck btw __________________ Greg 1974 GMC 1/2 Ton SWB Fleetside L33 5.3/4l65e .................__ ............._____l __\__ ..............l_(O)_ l___(O)]

03-24-2011, 01:54 PM	#15
y5mgisi Second Chance Program Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,642	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Thanks! Yea we'll see what motor it is. Not a big deal either way but I hope its a 350. And yea I know about the 77 trim. It's kinda funny cause I just so happen to love this color combo and like it even more with the yellow trim! Lucked out on this guy seeing my add for the car! Posted via Mobile Device

03-24-2011, 05:20 PM	#16
79gmcclassic Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Green bay, Wisconsin Posts: 593	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. looks just like my truck (except mine is a 79) great trade though! cant wait to see more pictures of the after! __________________ 1979 GMC Sierra Classic Freshly lowered 5 inches

03-24-2011, 09:35 PM	#17
Rollinsqrbdy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dexter, N.M. Posts: 1,082	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Nice truck. Id be dying for it to be Monday already.lol That inside looks great also. Good luck with the swap __________________ Its Kool to be a square 2013 Chevy Silverado Z71 w/ 7" lift and 35" Nitto's 1985 C-10 ......My dream truck (under construction) 1984 k 10 Silverado...6" lift with 38.5 super swampers New Mexico Member --- Member of the Square Body Club---

03-24-2011, 10:42 PM	#18
y5mgisi Second Chance Program Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,642	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Oh i cant wait!!!



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03-25-2011, 05:48 AM	#19
westie 666 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: AUCKLAND NZ Posts: 264	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. My 77 had the blue motor, it was a 350 with smog heads, no power at all __________________ 77 Cheyenne no longer in bits

03-25-2011, 11:12 PM	#20
y5mgisi Second Chance Program Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,642	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Yea I don't predict a whole lot of power. And thats ok. Just needs to serve its purpose as a pickup and be reliable. Posted via Mobile Device

03-28-2011, 03:12 AM	#22
y5mgisi Second Chance Program Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,642	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Tomorrow is the day! Looking forward to it! Anyone have any recommendations for dye for the door panels? Posted via Mobile Device

03-31-2011, 05:30 PM	#23
y5mgisi Second Chance Program Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,642	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. Got it! I really like it! Its got rust in one of the rockers that i might fix because its so minor, but other then that the body is damn near perfect! Its got a different set of wheels and tires then in the pics above, i'll post new pics as soon as i get er cleaned up a bit. Runs really good. Plenty pepy! Thinking i might just slap some power steering on it tho! Geesh! Then, i might some day swap out the trans with a sm465 so it can be floor shift instead of column shift. I hadnt seen the truck before today so i was curious what shape it was actually in. And i was pleasantly surprised!!! When he pulled up with it i was like "F-ing sweet!" So, im pretty excited! Its going to work out very well for me! Btw, it is a 350! Least thats what the sheet in the glove box, and the sticker on the air cleaner says.

03-31-2011, 08:48 PM	#24
justinburnett Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Dalles, OR Posts: 392	Re: Doing a trade. Caddy for a pickup. I'd be excited as hell about that trade. I've got nothing against old caddys, but in a car i want some fuel economy, and you can't haul lumber so well in a caddilac.

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