Join in the discussion, get technical help, show off your ride! login, or register
Site Logo
The Ford, GM and Dodge Dually Technical Resource and Community

All times are UTC - 5 hours




Post new thread Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 
Share this topic:
adjust avatar/user information location - left, right or top
xtowtruck
 Post subject: Need some input.
New postPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 7:33 am 
Offline
User avatar
Status Points Earned
2430

Joined: Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:31 pm
Posts: 276
Location: belleville,ontario,canada
 
Hey guys so i have been sititng here thinking what and where i want to go with my project. I'm starting to realize that this might not have been the starting point i wanted. 350,T400,Manual doors/locks ETC

How hard would it be to locate a 81+ 6.2L/Manual trans,crew cab,PW/PL, maby even A/C (like a fully loaded or semi fully loaded) C30 dually?
I know there is no such thing in canada... Or at a decent price. almost looking for something i can get in an drive and don't have to sink a million dollars into safty with a fairly stright body.

Might go look at this tomoro: http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicle ... Z272726432
Project C35 Crew Cab dually AKA "Big Dirty"

Big Boys need big toys ;)


Top
  Profile  
 
 
big bear
 Post subject: Re: Need some input.
New postPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 10:50 am 
Offline
Status Points Earned
13880

Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:43 am
Posts: 1409
Location: ashtabula, ohio
 
oo , that sucks man. when you start second guessing things you are in trouble . haha well, sometimes things change. you started a build and made some good progress so far. now your list of i wants is growing and normally the money tree doesnt like that. you can keep plugging away at yours, adding power doors , a/c , eventually a motor swap. all fun things to do, but its costly. and time consuming. or you find one already with more of your options you want. hmm, id personally keep what you have and just make it how i want it. you already have the truck. thats half the battle. either way, good luck man. and ive come across few trucks like what you described. bit on the costly side in my eyes.


Top
  Profile  
 
 
xtowtruck
 Post subject: Re: Need some input.
New postPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 11:31 am 
Offline
User avatar
Status Points Earned
2430

Joined: Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:31 pm
Posts: 276
Location: belleville,ontario,canada
 
big bear wrote:
oo , that sucks man. when you start second guessing things you are in trouble . haha well, sometimes things change. you started a build and made some good progress so far. now your list of i wants is growing and normally the money tree doesnt like that. you can keep plugging away at yours, adding power doors , a/c , eventually a motor swap. all fun things to do, but its costly. and time consuming. or you find one already with more of your options you want. hmm, id personally keep what you have and just make it how i want it. you already have the truck. thats half the battle. either way, good luck man. and ive come across few trucks like what you described. bit on the costly side in my eyes.


See i wouldnt mind adding power Doors,A/C or stuff like that as i like a challenge but the prob is there is NO crew cabs to pick from you either buy the whole truck or get squat. the only real option is to find a reliable source in the USA and bring my truck down and do it that way. or find a complete whole truck. at this point it's just a thought as i found a 6.2L for arund $200 (depending what comes with it). and your right the trucks Registered,saftied,insured and MINE. whats "costly for what i described" out of curiosity.

Thansk for the input :)
Project C35 Crew Cab dually AKA "Big Dirty"

Big Boys need big toys ;)


Top
  Profile  
 
 
big bear
 Post subject: via forum feed
New postPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 12:14 pm 
Offline
Status Points Earned
13880

Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:43 am
Posts: 1409
Location: ashtabula, ohio
 
its all good man. i hear ya. i can always help you track down parts. and what i meant when i said costly was...most of the trucks down here that are loaded crewcab duallys with the 6.2 are a bit on the higher side as in price. ive seen several guys swap over to that motor when they ripped out there 350/454 and they jack the price up more cuz its a diesel swap.


Top
  Profile  
 
 
xtowtruck
 Post subject: Re: via forum feed
New postPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 8:11 pm 
Offline
User avatar
Status Points Earned
2430

Joined: Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:31 pm
Posts: 276
Location: belleville,ontario,canada
 
big bear wrote:
its all good man. i hear ya. i can always help you track down parts. and what i meant when i said costly was...most of the trucks down here that are loaded crewcab duallys with the 6.2 are a bit on the higher side as in price. ive seen several guys swap over to that motor when they ripped out there 350/454 and they jack the price up more cuz its a diesel swap.


Just found a 6.2L with a 700R trans for 400 only miisng the fly wheel,starter,rad,batt tray and the batt harness.


But it's been pulled and sititng for 4 years.
Project C35 Crew Cab dually AKA "Big Dirty"

Big Boys need big toys ;)


Top
  Profile  
 
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Share this topic:
Post new thread Reply to topic  [ 5 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours



Related topics
 Threads   Author   Replies   Views   Last post 
No new posts NEED SOME HELP

gianni

6

294

Fri May 18, 2012 10:48 am

gianni View the latest post

No new posts need measurements

Guilty By Design

0

201

Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:49 pm

Guilty By Design View the latest post

No new posts Attachment(s) Need advice on Single wheel conversion

big daddy caddy

4

445

Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:22 pm

big bear View the latest post

No new posts oddballdually needs help

oddballdually

7

707

Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:35 pm

oddballdually View the latest post

No new posts Tire Advise Needed for 17" wheels

circuitguy

11

1655

Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:45 pm

Scoti View the latest post

No new posts Need Pics of Front End Setups Heeellpp!

[ Go to pageGo to page: 1, 2 ]

Rick Ross

25

2763

Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:03 am

Rick Ross View the latest post

No new posts Cooling issue....need a little help

Huck

6

641

Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:50 pm

HANGSLO View the latest post

No new posts Need Help Dummy ?

Giovanni

3

406

Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:48 pm

bk2life View the latest post

No new posts Need a little 96-99 chevy body drop help

Huck

3

994

Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:21 am

LAYINGNUTZ View the latest post

No new posts needing help to find wheels

diablo

2

489

Mon May 16, 2011 9:05 am

lockone View the latest post

 


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 15 guests


You cannot post new threads in this forum
You cannot reply to threads in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  

Members currently in chat

Join Chat!

connect with us! facebook us! tweet us! myspace us! youtube us!
Copyright 2005 - 2010 Scene Hubs and the Your Scene Network