well, here I am again listing my truck. I kept it another year but really should let it go to pay some bills and get into a more comfortable place financially. Soooo here go's. 52 Chevy 3 window truck. An absolutely true, reliable daily driver that hauls ass and cargo. Ive put 50k completely trouble free miles on this truck since I first finished it and put it on the road back in 08. There are build threads when I put it together in you are interested in seeing the details. Chopped, suicide doors, molded drip rails, stock louvers added to left side cowl, welded hood (now one piece), shaved handles. Shot in single stage flattened urathane black. Flames are single stage gloss red, pinstriped in white. Mr Horspeower is hand painted. It has a 55 Chevy pass car dash board that I sectioned etc and grafted In. Its straight as an arrow and gloss black. Gauges work aside from the water temp because it has a pair of vintage style auto meter guages under the dash. Ididit tilt column. Power window specialties 2 speed electric wiper kit. Vintage air, heat/air/defrost. Air cond blows a cold 47 degrees! Seat is an 89 Silverado and has lap belts. Fully insulated interior, but I never finished apolstering it. Has a old school 3 spoke wheel similar to the one in the dash pic, but the covico is no longer on it. Tilted glass (not film its the glass itself. Vent windows work great too. Roll up side glass. Cowl vent works great too. Built on an 88 S-10 chassis. Dropped spindles and springs up front, drop blocks out back. Power disc front, manual steering. Custom built stainless gas tank under the rear section of the bed, holds about 17 gallons. Has a stout 355 with world products heads, stainless 2.02 faria valves, isky springs, comp full roller rockers and around a .520 solid cam. I'm sorry I cant recall the exact size I installed. Its got 1/4" domed forged pistons but also has 76cc heads. Still has a lot of compression, so I installed a Snow Performance methanol injection System. Uses washer solvent as fluid. So it's a pump gas motor even with the higher comp etc. I drove it daily since I finished it in 2008. Ive never built anything that's been so reliable. Its truly never so much as hiccuped. Done 5 or 6 600 mile round trips flawlessly. Has a built turbo 400 with kit and mild TCI convertor. 26k lb gvw transmission cooler as well. Also has a custom built radiator. Rear end is the original s-10, but rebuilt with 3:36 Richmond cogs, along with rebuild kit. It is a NON posi though, planned to install an eaton I picked up but a buddy needed it more than I did and never bought another. Has a 12 circuit rebel wire harness as well. It rolls on vintage 15x7 straight spoke American racing style 5 spokes. There are no markings on them so I have no clue who made them, but they are old and in great shape. Direct bolt pattern as well, not unilug. The 10" rears in a couple of the pics are no longer on the truck. They are all like the fronts. Full exhaust that dumps behind the wheels in the fender.s I built the bed to haul. Aluminum diamond plate with built in tool box, and hold downs at each corner. Has full depth bed as well, not shortened up like most are because I planned to use it. Also has class 3 hitch. I never installed the harness or trailer brake though. Rear fenders and running boards are glass. Overall it's a solid truck. Super reliable, quite quick and a ball to drive. Looks like a hot rod but is as reliable as any new truck out there, Including any one that Ive owned. Its not perfect, has some battle scars from all the use ive put it through, and would need some interior work if you wanted it to be 100% finished, or do as Ive done for 9 years and drive it as is and have fun. Damn thing even gets around 17 mpg too! Couple negatives, if it rains real hard it'll leak around the windshield, and it leaks some oil from the intake gaskets. Planned to put new gaskets in but haven't had time. Not a big deal to do. It really is tough for me to let go of because it's honestly been the most driven, issuable old vehicle I've ever built, but its also the only thing I own that I know I can afford to replace if I want to. It'll suck to see it leave, but I think it's time it go's to a new home. I'm asking 22,000.00 for it or reasonable offer. Clean, open registration in hand. Can be signed over when paid for. I know it says 22,5 in the headline but I can't change that. Please NO trades of any kind at all. I'm looking to become Debt free not take on another car. If your interested send me a pm and I WILL get back to you. As of right now, its listed here and rodswapper.com. I'm holding off on the auction sites in hopes of not having to go that route. I'd like to sell it without going that way. So it'll be here a few weeks before I go that direction. Thanks! Tony .
C'mon now you know you want this!! Make me a fair offer and be behind the wheel for the start of summer. Turn key needs nothing unless you want to change things. Thanks.
Bump... Reasonable offers considered. No really, I mean it. Buy this before it go's to the auction site. Thanks for the interest! Tony
Bttt Probably going to hit the auction site with this next week. Had a bunch of interest and inquiries about what it would take to buy this. Well, here's the deal. I listed it at 22k cause I know everyone wants a deal. My bottom line and what the reserve will be is 19,500.00. That's what it'll take to hold the keys and registration to this. So if there is a real interest hit me up before it gets listed there. Thanks for the interest. Tony
Had some real interest and kinda surprised one of them didn't snag it up...oh well. Thanks for looking! Tony
In genuinely trying to not have to list this on the auction site I'm going to knock 500 off my 19,5 price to help with shipping cause that seems to be an issue. So for a few days before I actually have to list it I'll take 19k for it. After that it gets listed with the reserve of 19,5. Thanks for the interest Tony
Bump. It's on eBay now with a buy it now or 22,500 like this thread started at OR make offer. So that's that. Thanks for looking Tony
Bump! Crazy I still have this but all Ive gotten have been deadbeats aside from one fellow HAMBer that simply found a better deal on a closer truck.. So here's my last bump and offer before it gets put away in storage. I'd consider a part trade for a Harley softail springer, or plain softail 1340cc bike. Basically pre 2000 year. May consider twin cam but prefer evo in most circumstances, and would really like another springer. Gotta have clean clear title (not salvage) Ive owned these bikes (sold my last one in feb) and know the values so please be real cause I know the ranges they go for. If you are, then we may be able to work something out. So hit me up with a pm with what you've got, pics and details before it gets put into storage. Thanks guys. Tony
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