1988 Chevy C3500
454
4 sp. Creeper
DANA 70 rear 3.73:1
Future plans: Flatbed, body work for front (DS door, rockers, cab corners, fenders, grille, gas tank), repaint, 19.5 wheels, and more. Someday I'll swap in an NV4500 5 sp. and rebuild the motor.
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good luck with it.
p00 MAN DROP THAT SON -OF-A GUN TO THE GROUND...............LOW-RIDER...........
Quote from: Big-Al on June 04, 2009, 12:12:06 AM
p00 MAN DROP THAT SON -OF-A GUN TO THE GROUND...............LOW-RIDER...........
Why, then Heather will be able to get in it! loll
Quote from: ToughBowtieTruck on June 04, 2009, 12:42:53 AM
I bet its got a Dana 70....
Did they still use the 70 in '88? Where's the codes that tell me all the important stuff? Glovebox?
==kp nice project applaudd
man that is my dream truck, good luck with the build
yea in the glove box, my mony is on the 14bolt ff
if you need the codes hear is a master list
http://aplsweb.com/Topics/TopicPix/RPO.pdf
I'll check that stuff out tomorrow. Maybe tonight if I re-motivate! loll You don't happen to have a picture of your old dually rear for me to compare to do you? Maybe it was an OBS vs. NBS thing for the 70 vs. 14? ???
And the winner is- DANA 70!
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RPO's
AK9 396 P RESTRAINT SYSTEM RR SEAT, SHLDR, RETR, 3 POINT, CTR LAP
B3W 2363 P TEST WATER - DELETE
DF2 4097 P MIR M MIRROR O/S LH & RH, WIDE LOAD, FOLDING, STAINLESS STEEL
GT4 8491 P RAX M AXLE REAR 3.73 RATIO
MM4 16015 P MTC M MERCHANDISED TRANS MAN 4 SPD PROVISIONS
N31 17920 P SWL M STEERING WHEEL HEATED ???
SLL 23736 P SPC R SALES PROCESSING SOLD ORDERS
U37 26998 P LIGHTER CIGARETTE
VG3 27462 P BRF R BUMPER FRT IMPACT STRIP
YD6 31245 P SPRING RR, BASE EQUIPMENT
ZV4 33187 P STATEMENT OF ORIGIN MANUFACTURES DRY CHASSIS WEIGHT
6XD 42304 P FLH M COMPONENT FRT LH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (6XD)
7BD 42808 P FRH M COMPONENT FRT RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (7BD)
AM7 466 P SEAT RR FOLDING
CD4 2731 P WIPER SYSTEM WINDSHIELD, PULSE, VARIABLE DELAY
E63 6366 P BDS M BODY EQUIPMENT FLEETSIDE PICK-UP BOX
J55 12812 P BKS M BRAKE SYSTEM HEAVY DUTY
M20 16587 P TRN M TRANSMISSION MAN 4 SPD, 117MM, 6.55 1ST
N41 17956 P SRS R STEERING POWER, VARIABLE RATIO
UF2 26129 P LAMP CARGO
U66 27105 P SPR M SPEAKER SYSTEM 7, CUSTOM
V22 28253 P GRL R GRILLE RADIATOR, CHROME
YD7 31246 P AXLE (USED WITH R05) FOR SCHEDULING GVW PLATE
Z53 33546 P CSR M CLUSTER INST, OIL, COOL TEMP, VOLTS
7XD 43600 P FRH M COMPONENT FRT RH COMPUTER SEL SUSP (7XD)
781 44020 P CONTROL SALES (GM DRIVE-TRIM SUFFIX)
A2B 1010 P FLEET SALES (CANADA) CANADIAN PROCESSING CODE 2
C60 3771 P HTR M HVAC SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONER FRT, MAN CONTROLS
F59 7632 P STA R STABILIZER SHAFT FRT
K60 14139 P GEN M GENERATOR 100 AMP
NA5 16880 P EMS M EMISSION SYSTEM FEDERAL, TIER 0
OSG 18799 P PLT R PLANT CODE OSHAWA, ONT, CANADA (TRK)
UM6 26385 P RDO M RADIO AM/FM STEREO, SEEK/SCAN, AUTO REV CASS, CLOCK, ETR
U73 27138 P ANT M ANTENNA FIXED, RADIO
V73 28434 P VCS M VEHICLE STATEMENT USA/CANADA
YE5 31280 P CND R CONVENIENCE PKG DELUXE COMFORT & DECOR LEVEL #5
18L
77A 47464 P STC R STRIPE COLOR ACCENT, VICTORY RED (92)
95U
A50 1143 P STS M SEAT FRT BKT
C7A 3781 P GVW M GVW RATING 10,000 LBS
GQ1 8380 P AXLE STD RATIO
L19 15264 P ENG M ENGINE GAS, 4 CYL, 1.0L, MFI, OHC, HIGH COMPRESSION ???
NJ8 17207 P TNK M FUEL TANK 50 GAL (201 L) DUAL, RECT, STEEL ???
R05 23000 P WHEEL DUAL RR
U01 26884 P LAMP FIVE, ROOF MARKER, TRUCK
VB3 27282 P BRR R BUMPER RR STEP, CHROME, IMPACT STRIP
XHE
YHP 31372 P RTR M TIRE REAR LT225/75R16/D BL R/PE ST TL ALS
Score one more for the '73-'95 specialist! loll
GRRR...
So I'm driving down the road today. 1 mile trip to the field we're plowing. All of a sudden battery voltage drops and smoke starts POURING out from under the dash. WTF!!! Shut off truck and coast the last 1/4 mile into the field enterance. Open hood, look under dash, NO burned wires. ??? Try starting the truck back up, cranks over slow. Try one more time and now the starter is spinning but not engaging. So I'm reaching back to check the wires behind the motor and get a good whiff of the alternator. PEW, burnt up. Bearing siezed and wiped it out. ==np Off to Autozone we go to drop $90 on a new alternator. Get back, throw it in, hit the key, ZING! Starter spins but does not engage. CRAP! Pull truck, starts fine, runs fine. Shut it off to HOPE that the starter was just stuck, nada. Pull it again, get it back to the house, shut ot off. For grins, hit it. ZOOM starts right up! ==cl Get it hooked to the trailer to pick up the hay we baled on the ground works great. Out back picking up bales and the truck stalls (no mechanical failure, just hard for the wife to find creeper in a worn out tranny). Go to start it back up, ZING! No engage. p00 Now what. So, pull start it again and just don't shut it off the rest of the day.
Any ideas from former 454 owners?
Gonna do the starter this morning. Luckily I can get one at Autozone for $34. Guess it could be worse.
Well, the good news is, the starter was fine but one of the bolts fell out so it was swinging away from the block. Problem solved. Pulled the Super Swampers off the back and went to some 245/75R16 Michelins and swapped off the rusty beat up bed for a flatbed. Thanks Al. If anybody wants the bed for scrap or whatever let me know. It's beat up from being flipped off with the skidsteer but your welcome to it. No tailgate or taillights.
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hell the flatbed works better for you in farming than a box does, and also cool flatbed.
Heck yeah. Bumps my hay hauling capacity from 41 to ~75. Gotta make some modifications, add a tie down rail to the outside and a rear extension of 1 foot, then she'll be fully ready to roll!
hmm good lookin flatbed!
Quote from: TBigLug on June 11, 2009, 11:14:26 PM
Gotta make some modifications, add a tie down rail to the outside and a rear extension of 1 foot, then she'll be fully ready to roll!
just put in like 4 eye bolts somthing like this on both sides.
I thought about that, but I don't know if they'd pull through eventually. I think I'm gonna take some angle iron (3 or 4 inch) and bolt it to the edge like a gaurd rail then weld some hevy winch points to it. I need three on each side to line up with each section of hay stack. But, I also need it to be a foot longer so that the bulk of the last stack stays supported. I'm gonna work on something I can pin in place (like an extension braced by a couple 4x4's) that I can remove when I pull a trailer so the bed doesn't hit the stock trailer.
well if you do somthing like that be sure to somthing under the edge of the bed so that way the bolt does not pull through and if you go that way get small d rings.
Got started painting today. Sprayed the rims with some aluminum paint and started the first white coat on the flatbed. Rims look alot better than they did. The white should keep the flatbed cooler when I use it as a partydeck at the bogs. Eventually the cab will be red and the bumpers and frame painted black but I figure it's a good start.
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LOOKIN GOOD FOR SURE
looks good
Got a hose clamp on the shifter pins so it tightened up the pattern ALOT. Picked up some 285/75R16's on UNBENT dually rims. Slapped them on the fron then had to swap inside for outside rims on the back so all outside rims would match. Looks pretty good and the truck is getting closer to sitting level but man I wish I had a good impact and compressor . Those 4 way turns are taking their toll! I'll still get the coil spacers for the front because I'm going to add to the spring pack in the rear to stiffen up the load carrying a little.
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Well, it's been a pretty productive weekend so far. Got a CD player in the truck. Looks like hell but I've got tunes in a couple speakers now. Got the AC retrofitted and recharged and buddy does it blow cold air. The vent selector is not putting air to anything but the defroster. ??? Oh well, that'll be a Garage/ Tech area thread. Found an old (not so much old as it was just one that came out of a truck I bought) brake controller in the back of my toolbox. Got her wired up and it works great. Voila, we have trailer brakes. Picked up some bushings for the DS door so it should stop sagging just in time to get replaced. MILKTOST hooked me up with some shims to go between my wheels and the axle. Turns out all the shaking that had been going on was a product of Ford wheels on a Chevy. The center hole was larger on the wheels so these shims fill in the gap between the wheels and hub. Let me tell you, the old boy rides smooth as glass now!
That's about it so far. I'll be picking up fenders and other misc. parts this week so there should be some more work getting done ASAP.
Man i tell ya what your doing a hell of a good job with this. really looking good man!
Thanks man. I'm hoping to make some major headway on gathering up the body parts this week. I'll get as many of them sanded, bondo'd and primed before they go on the truck . Once I do the rockers and cab corners I'll paint the whole cab. Man, looks like a long road ahead for an old farm truck! loll
Got the seats swapped last night. Picked up fenders and manifolds from ToughBowtieTruck. I'll start prepping the fenders for paint this week. Making headway...
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Well, today was one of those days you just had to kinda take the good with the bad.
Headed out this morning to pick up fuse box cover, headlight switch, glovebox door, seat belts and visors. Got home ready to tear into the old boy and really make some headway. Stepped out of the car, dropped the fuse box cover out of my hand, stepped on it and snap goes the tabs that hold it in. Now I have a worthless piece of plastic! loll Decided to start with the DS seat belt. Got the top bolt out no problem. Went to take the bottom bolt out. SNAP goes my Torx head socket (for full account of that see "I Hate Torx Head Bolts" thread in the Garage/ Tech section). Alright, lets move on to the visors. No problem. Took the headliner out while I had the visors off so I can re glue the cloth back on. Glovebox door, bingo bango over in a minute. Pulled the dash apart to replace the headlight switch because I thought the tabs were broke on it. Nope, turns out where the screws attach to the dash is busted so I need a new one of those. Finally decided discretion was the better part of valor and stopped. I had done enough damage for one day while "fixing" my truck. But, I still got the glovebox door replaced, visors on, headliner out and learned what I need to fix next.
The saga continues...
BTW, big thank you to dirtydog for hooking me up with the parts and a super sweet bag of screws to replace the ones the douchebag I bought the truck off of never put in!
==np hate working on stuff then ending up with more stuff to fix than when u started ==doh a little time and effort will make it all worth it it the end. good luck if i come accross another fuse box cover ill grab it for you or any other parts u may need
if this truck make you tooo mad just drop it off at my house!!! hehehehe keep up the hard work it will be a sweet ride soon!!!
Quote from: tits and beer on August 03, 2009, 02:07:47 PM
just drop it off at my house!!!
loll I bet that'd break your heart! loll
I would be very sad if you droped it off!! hahahahahahaha ;D
==kp
Well, got started on the fender(s) today I got from ToughBowtieTruck. Nice and clean to start with so I just had to seperate them from the inner fenders and chrome trim. Sanded one down and got it in primer (first coat) . Decided I'll wait until a less windy day to do coat number two. Looks like hell cause it fell off the precarious perch I was painting it on before the primer dried fully. Oh well, I'll clean it up and sand out the marks from the grass before coat number two goes on. Had to do this fender with rattlecan primer since I don' thave my gun yet. Definitely getting my gun as soon as finances permit. Rattlecans suck! Here's the pics.
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My 50' is slowly turning into 40' then 30' then 20'! loll Once I get out of work I'm gonna sand it again then go for coat two. I hate rattle cans on a windy day. What you see there on coat one is an entire can!
Looks great dude you sure have put in a lot of effort in that truck and it shows. I cant wait to see your finished project. ==yr
Well, haven't updated in a while. Still gathering parts but it's slowed down. I'm reminded of what Captain Jack Sparrow said, "Why is the rum always gone?" Only it seems the money is always gone. loll
Anyway, getting ready to deliver a load of hay so I thought I'd throw up a shot of Brutus doing what he does best! 140 bales of first cutting headed for Westphalia in an hour or so.
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Mmmmm, Smells good.
Well, it's been a couple months so I thought I should update.
ZERO progress made so far. Everyhting pretty much sits where it was back in September. Only difference is now I'm gonna (MAYBE) sell it.
Decided if I was going to get p00 p00 mileage pulling a trailer I was gonna do it with a bigger truck. I'm hoping to find an International 4900, Chevrolet Kodiak 5500, Freightliner FL60 or Ford F600 with a diesel. If anybody knows of someone who wants to trade to a smaller truck lemme know.
Well Brutus is at a new home this morning. Alex came and picked him up. Enjoy buddy!
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