454 BBC for the one tonner's new locomotivation! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

66Submarine · 10-11-2014, 11:19 PM

So, I looked through craigslist again today...

Found this 1982 Winnebago motorhome right down the road for $700 and decided to go buy it; 77,000 on the clock and the 454 runs like new. More neat stuff!

Kind of funny to think I'm going to be nearly doubling the displacement...

**Captainfab** · 10-12-2014, 12:54 AM

That's the nice thing about motorhomes. They typically don't have a lot of miles on them. You'll also have the TH400 or TH475 and all the C30 running gear. That MH should also have hydroboost brakes.

66Submarine · 10-12-2014, 01:30 AM

Yep, all kinds of nice extras came with it; good TH400 for something, another hydroboost setup, another front end, another 14 bolt rear, giant front and rear sway bars, a/c setup, etc.

mud.man.rj · 10-12-2014, 02:32 AM

Nice score, low mileage and great price plus lots of heavy duty parts.

BigDan3131 · 10-12-2014, 03:04 AM

Then you just have to figure out how to get rid of the rest of it...

mud.man.rj · 10-12-2014, 05:00 PM

Just phone a wrecker, most junk yards will be happy to have to scrap for weight. Nice to find a low mile big block for that cheap.

61_FL_Apache · 10-12-2014, 06:38 PM

I got the solution for you.. Just roll the old MH body off and put your C-30 body on!! There ya go!!

TJ's Chevy · 10-12-2014, 10:00 PM

Looks like I'm buying a motor home.

**Captainfab** · 10-13-2014, 12:24 AM

Around here don't want anything to do with motorhomes. The body is mostly wood, glass and plastic covered with aluminum.

I used to have a neighbor that parted out travel trailers and motorhomes. He recycled all the metal he could and the rest went to the dump. He had to pay at the dump, but if you're scrapping just one you may get away without paying.

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Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

Just phone a wrecker, most junk yards will be happy to have to scrap for weight. Nice to find a low mile big block for that cheap.

66Submarine · 10-13-2014, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Captainfab

Around here don't want anything to do with motorhomes. The body is mostly wood, glass and plastic covered with aluminum.

I used to have a neighbor that parted out travel trailers and motorhomes. He recycled all the metal he could and the rest went to the dump. He had to pay at the dump, but if you're scrapping just one you may get away without paying.

Seems to vary. I haven't really looked into it yet to determine the best route, but if nothing else I'll just scrap the metal stuff and haul the rest to the dump like that. Might be an excuse to finally fix the loader for my little tractor...

I'm liking the purchase so far.

earl84 · 10-13-2014, 01:56 PM

You might also have a nice tilt steering column with no ignition on the column that you can swap out. I bought just the engine/trans and column out of an old motor home. Captainfab actually mentioned it on another forum about the tilt column and that's how I knew to look for that when I went to look at the motor.

66Submarine · 10-13-2014, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by earl84

You might also have a nice tilt steering column with no ignition on the column that you can swap out. I bought just the engine/trans and column out of an old motor home. Captainfab actually mentioned it on another forum about the tilt column and that's how I knew to look for that when I went to look at the motor.

Yeah it does, I forgot about that.

10-11-2014, 11:19 PM	#1
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66Submarine Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Dallas, GA Posts: 1,497	Re: 454 BBC for the one tonner's new locomotivation! Yep, all kinds of nice extras came with it; good TH400 for something, another hydroboost setup, another front end, another 14 bolt rear, giant front and rear sway bars, a/c setup, etc. __________________ 1965 C30 pickup 350/SM420/4.10's (daily driver) thread 1968 Impala 4 door sedan (future driver project) thread

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mud.man.rj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Creighton Sask. Canada Posts: 4,121	Re: 454 BBC for the one tonner's new locomotivation! Nice score, low mileage and great price plus lots of heavy duty parts.

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BigDan3131 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maple Valley, WA Posts: 1,913	Re: 454 BBC for the one tonner's new locomotivation! Then you just have to figure out how to get rid of the rest of it... __________________ Custom Painter/Restoration Specialist 1965 GMC 3/4 Ton LB SOLD? 1964 Chevy El Camino in full restoration 1991 Chevy S10 288K+ miles 2nd Owner SOLD 2020 RAM 1500 Warlock

10-12-2014, 05:00 PM	#6
mud.man.rj Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Creighton Sask. Canada Posts: 4,121	Re: 454 BBC for the one tonner's new locomotivation! Just phone a wrecker, most junk yards will be happy to have to scrap for weight. Nice to find a low mile big block for that cheap.

10-12-2014, 06:38 PM	#7
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,067	Re: 454 BBC for the one tonner's new locomotivation! I got the solution for you.. Just roll the old MH body off and put your C-30 body on!! There ya go!! __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 2001 Blazer 4D 2WD 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

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10-13-2014, 01:56 PM	#11
earl84 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Montrose, CO Posts: 972	Re: 454 BBC for the one tonner's new locomotivation! You might also have a nice tilt steering column with no ignition on the column that you can swap out. I bought just the engine/trans and column out of an old motor home. Captainfab actually mentioned it on another forum about the tilt column and that's how I knew to look for that when I went to look at the motor.



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