Should I fix and drive or put a transplant in it? 36000 miles, runs ok, no brakes, solid no rust body. I have 350 crate under the work bench. I just need someone to kick me in the ass to do something with this truck. I have had it for 15 years and done nothing but start it a couple of times a year just to hear it run.
I'd say get it running and it'd be a bad ass truck, but the honest truth is that if you haven't touched it in 15 years, you really don't have a passion for that truck. sell it and get something that floats your boat a bit more.
I agree if you looked at it that long and didn't fall in love pass it on to someone that will give her the attention she deserves, and get yourself somthing you'll love.
If you were closer I'd say junk it....at my house! But I like old Binders. I'd like to find an old Kb in that good of shape around here! Like jephs442 said "if you haven't touched it in 15 years, you really don't have a passion for that truck. sell it and get something that floats your boat a bit more." It would be a bad ass truck though.
Give it to some old car crazy kid who needs something to work on and can't afford a place to start. Keep another tweaker, er... I mean tuner car from being born
Sometimes you just have to own up to the fact your not going to do anything with certain projects. When you come to that realization you have two roads to go down. Either keep it and don't worry about it or move on and let it go to someone who will give it the love it deserves. It looks like a fairly solid piece so I'm betting someone would be willing to give you a fair price that could either be invested in something that turns your crank or provide parts for a stalled project that needs to move forward. Frank
Whether you like the truck or not, you should get it driving. You'll get more for it as a driver, and you might fall in love with it once you get it on the road and decide to keep it. Later you might decide to upgrade the drive train.
I can make your mind up real fast ! Tell me where you live and I will come and pick it up for you ! Hows that ? You should keep it if it's a good as you tell us . Really looks good in the one picture . Just DON'T stick that same old shitty orange crate like everyone else want to do ! If you want it to be like everyone else's then do it but give the truck some class . If you want more engine then go with something else than a damn orange crate engine . There are many other really great engines out there that will make it something different . Isn't that what you want ? Something different tan someone else's truck ! Just a thought ! RetroJim
He hasn't touched it in 15 years and you ask, "Isn't that what you want"? Apparently not. I would drop the "damn orange crate" in the truck; make it roundworthy, and sell it. It might pull in a few extra dollars.
I say you JUNK it at my house I'll even come and get it today so you can get rid of that unsightly mess you have there. If you choose not to junk it at my house than I would do the brakes and drive the bad boy. Hell, I'll even come over help you. But keep that crate motor under the bench, that's what SBC's are for.
Sometimes once you start on it you get jazzed about it again. I'm going thru that on two of my projects right now that had been sitting for a couple years. Get started on it... my guess is that as it progresses you'll get jazzed.
I say if you have been sitten on it this long man cut her loose and use the cheddar for the one your workin on!
Good looking truck, I built one and sold it last year. Put it on S-10 Blazer frame,Vortec V-6. Looking for another right now, located in Texas, any help appreciated. Before and after photos. 817-707-7030
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Great old Truck ! Get'r goin' and try it out. If you don't like it sell it (to me) I enjoy drivin' my old stock truck around, and get a lot of great feedback too ! Go on and give it a try !!
I'd go along with everyone else ... you probably need to move it on to someone who would appreciate it more. (I'd volunteer, but I couldn't afford a monkey's breakfast!) Whatever you decide, please keep the 350 in the crate and under the bench. (At least in regards to this project.)
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