I found my dream tow rig/work truck

rustyolred

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denton, nc
I have found a 1985 Chevrolet K30 4x4 crew cab. thi struck has a 454/t400/205. it has 117000 original miles. a/c still works. it has a 15k warn on the front in a custom bumper/mount. gooseneck ball in the bed. class 5 hitch on the frame with a pintle hook setup and a 1-7/8"/2"/2-5/16" combo insert. body is in decent shape with normal wear and tear for a 24 year old rig. of course it has a 14ff/d60 axle combo. drives good and runs good. any particular problems/issues i should look for?
 
needed something big enough to pull my project vehicles to the shop. shouldn't have any problem.
for the price i am getting this for 5mpg is not a problem.
 
normal chevy stuff, can be exaggerated by a hard life.

steering box frame area.
Rear springs front hanger frame areas.
check around the cross member for frame tweaks
 
Caver Dave said:
No OD... 5 MPG will get old!
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Nowhere near as old as new truck payments i promise! If i had to do all over again thats what i would have!
 
Any idea what it is geared? I would say find a gearvendors od unit and roll with it! Sounds like a kick ass ride.
 
will try to post pics today.
 
jeepn-jason said:
Any idea what it is geared? I would say find a gearvendors od unit and roll with it! Sounds like a kick ass ride.
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not to get off topic but holy crap the gearvendors od unit costs a pretty penny brand new.. does anyone know where to find any of them either used or a little cheaper than $2700?
 
Nice score on the old iron. Now yank the gas burner out and swap in an older Cummins oil burner. There is a member on this board that has a truck set up that way.

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those pics came from my cell phone. i will try to get some digi pics when i get unbusy.
 
FishHunt said:
Nice score on the old iron. Now yank the gas burner out and swap in an older Cummins oil burner. There is a member on this board that has a truck set up that way.

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does anyone know who this is? i want to keep the big block, but would still like to see his rig.
 
I'll have a Cummins in my CUCV soon :driver:
 
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