hi guys i just got 2 1985 chevy school buses and im wanting to turn one in to a hauler. Anyone know any web site where i can get info or ideas. Thanks
I have an '04 powerstroke. I got a pretty good deal on it. I bought it last year with about 2700 miles on it. The previous owner died right after he bought it. Anyway i have yet to find anything this truck wont haul.
my 98 chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 works great .with the gas prices like they are the prices on these trucks are dropping.it has a vortec 454 4l80e .4:10 gears .14 bolt rearend (10.5) ..
'65 Chebby C10 at my house, I'm in cheap and there aint nuthin' it won't pull. Of course it aint stock just looks that way.
Turned up the injection pump (free 20hp on dyno, takes 10 minutes to do), 4" downpipe, 4" straight pipe exhaust ($40 worth of 4" exhaust tubing and an hour in my garage), I used Lucas "Prince of Darkness" Injectors, they take about 2 hours to install. The turbocharger upgrade to HX35/40 from 1994-1997 Cummins made a monster difference, BHAF Air Filter Upgrade did too. Good $120 upgrade is the DDP Fuel Pin, made 20hp on dyno, and takes 5 minutes to install. Eventually went with a Southbend "Con FE" HD Clutch when the original one went out @ 150k. There's lots more mods and different brands, but this was the route I went and was damn happy with it. I've still go my eyes peeled for another. check www.turbodieselregister.com www.dieseltruckresource.com www.piersdiesel.com for more info.
Y'all can look for me on the Interstate running across Arkansas tomorrow. I will be driving from Texarkana to Jacksonville, then north to Missouri. As always, I will be driving my 39 Ford pickup, black with blue wheels and pulling a trailer, black with blue wheels. This time the load is a 1940 Ford pickup with 2 engines on the back.
I think a 39 pickup would make the ultimate tow rig. put a powerstroke in it and drive the piss out of it.
A guy here in Augusta Ga. builds these trucks but for the very well-off or greenback blessed crowd. A good friend works for him driving these thing all ov er the country delivering them to people like Shaqueel O-neil( or however you spell it). He realy decks them out too with satalite T.V.s and all the other bullshit you can cram into a limo with six wheels and six doors. $200,000 but they build them to your taste.
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