Hey guys!
I found a bit of a neat truck today while looking at a beater toyota for a buddy of mine...
Its an 82 GMC Sierra Classic Jimmy, fully loaded with AC, P/W, P/L, high back buckets, full gauges -- Pretty much everything. Equipped with a red block 6.2L diesel, 700r4 and 3.42 diffs.
Neat thing about it, its a one owner truck, the lady I spoke with bought it brand new in 82. She had the transmission changed about 5000 miles ago becuase it spat out the front seal. The truck only has 50 000 original miles! The interior is very nice, cracked dash pad is the only problem inside, the carpet, seats, door panels etc are all in excellent shape, and is trimmed with brushed aluminum.
Now, the truck does have engine problems. The lady I spoke with, who is also the only owner of the truck, said that it started making noise on the way home, and that her mechanic claimed it is either a crank or flexplate issue. I didn't try to start it today, since it is pretty cold out, and I only had my boat's deep cycle with me to try the Toyota I was there to look at originally. She said that she only drove it occasionally since new, and that it ran very well right up until it started making noise.
The body does have rust issues, but if I were to swap my old 80 front clip on, and my 80's doors, then I'd just have rocker boxes, and rear fenderwells to fix.
So, here is my dilemma, I've decided I'm only going to keep two trucks around. My 96, and one project. However, I need a truck that can be used to haul at least 6 quads on an 18 foot light duty flat-deck trailer. It already has a 12 000 lb hitch on it, and is equipped with an old school brake controller that is tied into the brake lines.
If I were to swap my 80's 6.0L / NV4500 / NP241 into the K5, along with my 3/4 ton diffs and 1 ton springs, would the K5 be alright to tow the the quads, or would it just have way too short of a wheel base to be safe?
I know a guy can pop a quad into the back of the K5 if you pull the seat out, and lift the top off, so that'd be good enough for me for other camping trips...
I guess I should mention, the truck only costs 500 bucks
I found a bit of a neat truck today while looking at a beater toyota for a buddy of mine...
Its an 82 GMC Sierra Classic Jimmy, fully loaded with AC, P/W, P/L, high back buckets, full gauges -- Pretty much everything. Equipped with a red block 6.2L diesel, 700r4 and 3.42 diffs.
Neat thing about it, its a one owner truck, the lady I spoke with bought it brand new in 82. She had the transmission changed about 5000 miles ago becuase it spat out the front seal. The truck only has 50 000 original miles! The interior is very nice, cracked dash pad is the only problem inside, the carpet, seats, door panels etc are all in excellent shape, and is trimmed with brushed aluminum.
Now, the truck does have engine problems. The lady I spoke with, who is also the only owner of the truck, said that it started making noise on the way home, and that her mechanic claimed it is either a crank or flexplate issue. I didn't try to start it today, since it is pretty cold out, and I only had my boat's deep cycle with me to try the Toyota I was there to look at originally. She said that she only drove it occasionally since new, and that it ran very well right up until it started making noise.
The body does have rust issues, but if I were to swap my old 80 front clip on, and my 80's doors, then I'd just have rocker boxes, and rear fenderwells to fix.
So, here is my dilemma, I've decided I'm only going to keep two trucks around. My 96, and one project. However, I need a truck that can be used to haul at least 6 quads on an 18 foot light duty flat-deck trailer. It already has a 12 000 lb hitch on it, and is equipped with an old school brake controller that is tied into the brake lines.
If I were to swap my 80's 6.0L / NV4500 / NP241 into the K5, along with my 3/4 ton diffs and 1 ton springs, would the K5 be alright to tow the the quads, or would it just have way too short of a wheel base to be safe?
I know a guy can pop a quad into the back of the K5 if you pull the seat out, and lift the top off, so that'd be good enough for me for other camping trips...
I guess I should mention, the truck only costs 500 bucks
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