Stomis
Professional Amateur
All I want is a half decent small block 5 speed GMT400 to make a work truck out of. You would think I was looking for a unicorn even trying to find a 2500. And christ forget about a stick....
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Why is it so hard to find the truck I want
- Thread starter Stomis
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All I want is a half decent small block 5 speed GMT400 to make a work truck out of. You would think I was looking for a unicorn even trying to find a 2500. And christ forget about a stick....
My friend has an 89 K3500 SRW with a 454 and an NV4500 that has been sitting behind his barn for as long as I can remember, His dad parked it because it started missing real bad.
Stomis
Professional Amateur
I could roadtrip it 
See if hes interested in selling. Im interested as long as its not rotted to holy hell.
See if hes interested in selling. Im interested as long as its not rotted to holy hell.
A lot of people like automatics. I have no idea why, but it sure makes finding a decent rig difficult.
Martin
Martin
cause your looking for it at this time 
Stomis
Professional Amateur
cause your looking for it at this time
Yeah I guess snow plow season isnt the best time eh?
Thought I found something half decent about 40mins away but after looking at the pictures closer its a half ton and the guys ad is wrong... My sub $2000 price range is also leaving me out of 3500 territory but its damn near impossible to find a small block 3500 anyway let alone w/ a 5 speed.
Not really sure what way to go. If I dont just buy something Im going to not have a truck for quite some time. If I start putting the tube chassis together into an s10 with a 4.8 it will be at least 6 months and the street truck still needs to be buttoned up.
I don't have any pictures of it, but its seem better days, no rockers, cab corners or floor left, I know It runs like a scalded dog, but you'd have to take my word for it, since it has no clutch.
I doubt he'd be interested in selling it, as it's been one of his parts trucks for his 94 K1500, which just had a blowout with his brand new 17 inch chrome wheels and tires, and destroyed the driver's fender, door and upper A arm.
He started with an old plow truck with a bent frame, he half-assed straightened the frame, got almost all new body panels, built a healthy 355 for it, put a 4L70E in it, killed it, and then put a 4L80E in it. Theres alot more than that, this is the condensed version.
Before
After (but still with the old 15 inch rallies)
I doubt he'd be interested in selling it, as it's been one of his parts trucks for his 94 K1500, which just had a blowout with his brand new 17 inch chrome wheels and tires, and destroyed the driver's fender, door and upper A arm.
He started with an old plow truck with a bent frame, he half-assed straightened the frame, got almost all new body panels, built a healthy 355 for it, put a 4L70E in it, killed it, and then put a 4L80E in it. Theres alot more than that, this is the condensed version.
Before
After (but still with the old 15 inch rallies)
