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11-28-2019, 04:20 AM
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A New SB: 1979 C20
So, rather unexpectedly, I added another square body to the collection. While I cannot say my wife is super excited I think she is getting used to surprises.
I found this 1979 C20 online and the guy was having a hard time selling it. After reading the post I knew why, it was miscatagorized and the spelling was horrible, making searching by potential buyers nearly impossible. I was after a OEM hood for a 73-81 when stumbled onto it, dozens of pages down the search rabbit hole. It is a very solid truck and the price I paid was silly so it came home. As it sits it will crank and run for a short period and then die. There is some rust in the fuel filter so I bet two clean tanks and a new filter will get her going like a champ. I'm not big into 3/4 tons (unless it has a CTD) so I am deciding what to do with it. Keep it (wife angry), flip it (wife happy), or strip it for parts (SB community unhappy). Thoughts? 
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11-28-2019, 07:36 AM
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Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
As clean as it looks from one pic, I'd say flip it in the northeast. You'll pretty much have to swap it onto a k10 or k20 chassis. Invest in brakes, tires, engine tuneup, and only what's needed to get it road legal and safe. Basically, make it a solid stock runner that someone else can customize as they want. Advertise it in the 8k range in the rust belt.
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11-28-2019, 07:46 AM
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Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
I'd definitely make it safe and ensure it is road legal if I flipped it, I refuse to sell junk or have something terrible rest on my shoulders. Not sure if I would be interested in converting it to 4WD but its a thought for sure, plenty of other projects and if I did I would probably keep it afterward. You know how that goes.
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11-28-2019, 08:12 AM
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Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
Guys would fight to the death for a truck like that up here in New England! At the very least, please keep it together in one piece...
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11-28-2019, 12:46 PM
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Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
nice find .
 and your looking for a 73-80 hood NOT 81 
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11-28-2019, 12:51 PM
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Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
if youre not going to flip it drive it if you part that out the Chevy truck gods will be very peeved at you and youll never get a quadrajet to idle right again lol
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11-28-2019, 01:07 PM
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11-28-2019, 01:25 PM
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11-28-2019, 04:12 PM
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11-28-2019, 06:23 PM
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Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
keep or flip
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11-28-2019, 08:08 PM
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Re: A New SB: 1979 C20
Keep it in one piece.
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