Thoughts on this 89 Sub...?

[SLO C5]

I'm going to go take a look at this one today or tomm:

http://slo.craigslist.org/car/430214235.html

Discuss.

 

[Craig Artzner]

Looks decent. I'll bet he'd take 5K fer it.

 

[SLO C5]

I bet he would too. I'm having a hard time deciding what type of Sub I want. I'm interested in these rigs because I want something to wrench on(parts are waaay too $$$$$ for my C5, freakin $1500 headers, $500 dyno tune, smog, yuck!)But I know if I bought a stockish one it'd take $10K for me to replicate that. Make vs. buy. Built vs. bought. What to do.....

 

[djsblaze]

Not alot of pics, but it looks and sounds like a pretty solid rig. 5 to 6,000 is not out of the ballpark. Little vague on the engine, I'd like to know more about it..TBI?

 

[SLO C5]

I went by an hour ago to look at it. It was a little dark, but this thing is an ABSOLUTE BEAST! It already is the ultimate truck I want(well, except for 454 or turbo diesel but smog nazis make that tough). If I could pick it up for $5K, then I'd have to give it a serious thought.

I know it doesn't have the most hardcore parts for you rockcrawlin' CK5ers, but that's not what I'm looking to do. I want to go to Tahoe, camping, muddin, and to the dunes in Pismo. I'll check out some trails, but I'm not looking to do anything crazy like some of you. I could do small, inexpensive things to beef it up a bit more,(shack flips, etc) but the big expensive stuff is taken care of(tires, 14bff, etc....).

I've got a local CK5er I just met that will go take a look at it with me and give me some good feedback after crawling around under it. This will be invaluable, since I'm a total noob to anything 4x4. Thanks bucksntrucks969! In the meantime, I'd like any more input you can give this noob.

 

[k2mslskier]

Check the Tucson Craigslist for the last week or so. There's an 87 Sub on there with a fairly new 454 with fuel injection. Body's in good shape and I think he is only asking around $3900 for it.

 

[SLO C5]

Looks nice and all, but there's 1 small problem. It's not 4wd.

And the smog nazis may not pass it. Although getting an old burb with an engine swap probably isn't as bad as trying to pass a newer 2000+ carwith an aggressive heads/cam package(what I really wanted to do to my C5).

 

[nad]

Uh, I think I see a front driveshaft. What makes you think it's not 4x4?

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

I don't think its worth 5K

Maybe its because I haven't looked at 'burbs of this vintage too much but the price seems high to me.

 

[SLO C5]

I was referring to the post above mine about the Tucson listing.

This one: http://tucson.craigslist.org/car/429055847.html

If you can see a front DS under those granny running boards then you've got some amazing eyes. And the listing doesn't say anything about 4WD.

 

[nad]

Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you were referring to the white one.

 

[SLO C5]

No worries, easy to get confused. If that white one that I want wasn't 4x4 then the owner is the most poser mall crawlin' person ever to lift a 2wd sub like that.

 

[cbbr]

The white one is a sweet Burb.

 

[TruckNutzDude]

looks alright, talk him down