So besides G-BODYS we all need a truck sometimes and sick with paying 6k a year for insurance on my Silverado I toyed with the idea of an older truck that would not need full coverage here in the people's republic of New Jersey.
Being in the Northeast I looked for about a year before I found one worthy of repairs. Eventually I found one in Maryland I thaught would fit the bill a black prime unfinished basket case. I wanted a 1 ton 4x4 crew cab utility body with round headlights and when I got there that's kinda what it was. My perimeters were cheep and as clean as possible well as far as rust it only needs 1 rocker however it's not all 4x4 and gm did not put it together last the frame is extremely clean and from about a 77 full time for wheel drive the cab is an 80 2 wd and the bed from 81-87 but all and all in good shape but not finished it only had 4 wheels on it and 35" tires. Not my bag. The 350 ran pritty good even though the carb looked like someone removed the choke with a hammer. I'll post some pictures in a minute
Being in the Northeast I looked for about a year before I found one worthy of repairs. Eventually I found one in Maryland I thaught would fit the bill a black prime unfinished basket case. I wanted a 1 ton 4x4 crew cab utility body with round headlights and when I got there that's kinda what it was. My perimeters were cheep and as clean as possible well as far as rust it only needs 1 rocker however it's not all 4x4 and gm did not put it together last the frame is extremely clean and from about a 77 full time for wheel drive the cab is an 80 2 wd and the bed from 81-87 but all and all in good shape but not finished it only had 4 wheels on it and 35" tires. Not my bag. The 350 ran pritty good even though the carb looked like someone removed the choke with a hammer. I'll post some pictures in a minute
