Vintage Trucks

[ebinmaine 67,553]

11 hours ago, 8ntruck said:

My favorite muffler has been the Covair Turbo muffler.  2 1/2" inlet & exhaust, nice sound, low back pressure.  Not sure if they are still available, though.  Maybe in the aftermarket?

They are absolutely still available.  

MANY of the current mufflers on the market are originally modeled after them to an extent. 

 

[656_tractor 14]

Wow, great thread.  LOVE the c/k 10s guys!

[ebinmaine 67,553]

Now I suppose by definition I could have actually put this into, What Are You Listening To?

 

I got a camshaft at my house that's going in my truck probably come spring.

The one I have ordered is a Schneider custom and it's just a little bit more aggressive than the one in the video here.  

 

 

 

 

[D_Mac 8,619]

I had a Maverick... back in 79 ! When it was a car and not at all what they are today. I loved my Mav. 302 V8, 4 speed, believe it weighed like 2700 lbs. I had headers, duel point ignition, Hurst Competiton Plus shifter, racing wheels. That little car was fast. Found myself at Spencer Speedway on the weekends for some drag racing. Then drove around all week with my ET times writen on the windshields thinking I was a bada$$.... oh to be 17 yrs old again. Funny ending to the story...  I had this car for like 5 years then I traded my Grabber for a 71 El Camino and some cash .... Now the Maverick is back and its KINDA like a modern day El Camino

Edited December 8, 2022 by D_Mac

[JCM 9,172]

C'mon Spring.   

[ebinmaine 67,553]

1 hour ago, JCM said:

C'mon Spring.   

Niiiiice.  

 

I got the differential carrier for my Ole F250 Jimbo.  

 

 

 

 

[Tonytoro416 1,034]

My 86 Silverado. Have had it since I was 15. Here it is when I had to get it back out to daily drive it again. Living in a trailer park trying to get by 😂

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

14 hours ago, JCM said:

C'mon Spring.

 

Must be REALLY cold up there to get that much condensate out the TP!  

 

Either that, or "head gasket much" ?

 

[JCM 9,172]

3 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

Must be REALLY cold up there to get that much condensate out the TP!  

 

Either that, or "head gasket much" ?

 

That was this past fall. Head gaskets are fine. Dual exhaust built to run on leaded fuel. LT9 350 last year for carb, that's why I ordered it. Owned a 1988 chassis cab with a 454 with TBI, no thanks I'll take the carb.

[JCM 9,172]

Here she is @Jeff-C175  454 TBI 4.10 locking rear, Chassis cab, 2 wheel drive. Excellent truck except for the TBI.

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

This Beemer will NEVER be 'vintage'!  1:30 AM last night.  Power just came on about 2 hours ago (noon).

Driver climbed out the passenger side and refused treatment.  Cops said he was not drunk.

 

 

 

I heard him coming a quarter mile away.  I guess it was because of his 'modified' exhaust system?  Who would do such a thing?  Think he messed with the ECU? Looks like it's running just a tad rich! LOL!

[EB-80/8inPA 1,648]

1 hour ago, Jeff-C175 said:

I heard him coming a quarter mile away.

It looks as if the trail of debris and destruction is darn near that long.

[ohiofarmer 3,276]

i am still plodding along with the rear end resto on a 3500 Dana 80 cummins 24 valve Dodge. it was originally thought that the axle end would have to be replaced. these replacements are common enough that a specializing company from Columbus cuts the externally threaded hollow axle tube off and jig welds a new one on. There is a bearing hub assembly then a bunch more time a large rear bearing and seal and a smaller one at the threaded end of the shaft. Long story short , I saved the end threads with some good advice from a machinist who got me a two inch fine thread die and spending about three days with a hand file filing the high spots from where the tapered bearings seat on the axle.  Now a bunch more time and money eliminating the cheap crap nyloc locking nut with a superior product that will not allow the bearings to loosen up.

  Murder and mayhem happened on the inside of the axle and chasing out the ground up pieces of bearing and the creative machining that it did to the live axle and fixed axe shaft has been like cleaning a muzzle loader on steroids. In short, every oil seal, every bit of oil sludge, every bearing and race, gaskets and fluid will be replaced along with new brake parts and using a needle scaler around any place the rust and crud is hiding.

  A little tough for a seventy year old to roll around on the concrete, but still am grateful that I can. When I get done, the utility boxes will be gone or cut down to fit on a full flatbed with stake pockets on the outside. These trucks still have a worth of 15K or so because of what they are and what they will pull with the six speed.

 

['67Craftsman's 151]

I'm one of the newest members here and I just saw this post. Ok, I'll contribute then. This is my stepdads truck, a 1989 Ram D100 with a 318. He bought it from a co-worker in 1998, and yes it was repanted. The tractors are 1967 Sears Craftsmans, hence my handle on here. This was taken in 2021 getting ready to go to the Zagray Farm show in Connecticut. We're Mopar people over here at our house ......  

 

 

['67Craftsman's 151]

Although I will admit it is not a truck, that's what I call this. It's my daily driver with 215,000 miles on it, a 1998 Dodge Durango with a 318 still goin' strong. We owned it I believe since 2003 or 3 years after I was born. See, I told ya we're Mopar people over here at our house.....

 

 

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

26 minutes ago, '67Craftsman's said:

2003 or 3 years after I was born

 

I like Mopar also.  Owned a '69 Barracuda fastback about 30 years before you wuz borned!  It was the "S" model with the 340 engine.  Loved that car.  Still curse the drunk in the Olds 98 that pulled out of a side street right in front of me on wet roads.  T-boned him on the driver side at maybe 35 MPH.  F'in 5h1th34d !  He deserved his hospital stay.  I hope he got the DT's while he was in there.  Do I hold grudges?  Only for 50 years or so, LOL!

 

[Thegearhead0324 1,256]

Not sure if this counts as a classic, but my daily is a 1995 k1500, behind it in the pic is my 1986 Trans Am. They both owe me their life. I have rebuilt both vehicles except the body's. I picked up/trailered the truck from North Carolina January of 2019. I'm in upstate NY so I make sure she's all undercoating yearly and washed regularly. Most recently I replaced/rebuilt my rear end. Went from 10 to 14 bolt, has detroit locker. Its a 350 tbi, rebuilt 4l60e with extras. Procomp 6" lift, rims/tires. Custom bent dual exhaust. Hidden front winch. Alot of work to make it drivable and safe. So when I'm not working on my 1257 horse, I'm catering to the Chevy, or I'm working on the 86 T/A. 

[PeacemakerJack 10,738]

Long post alert!!!

 

Well guys, I did it—picked up a new “old” horse hauler.  I went back to the first post from over five years ago when I started this thread and saw that my definition for “vintage trucks” (for the purpose of the thread) was anything at or over 20 years.  My “new” ride fits and so here it is…

 

2002 GMC K2500

It is a one owner machine from Portland, OR.  Many thanks to @Pullstart for hooking me up with a reputable car transportation company.  I didn’t want to purchase anything from the Midwest because of salt/rust issues or the pure expense of a rust free version locally.

This vehicle has been meticulously maintained through the years and as I study it over, I’m amazed at the condition of all the hidden areas compared to trucks from the “salt belt”.

This particular vehicle was optioned pretty much the way I would’ve ordered it back in the day and upgraded in the same fashion that I would upgrade it.

As some of you know, I spend lots of time traveling these days with our ministry (about 35,000 miles per year) and so I’m not home to much.  When I am, I need a reliable vehicle and old Warrior (my rusted out 1995 K2500) is not that machine any longer.  So, I was looking for an 8.1 liter BBC truck with the Allison 1000 tranny.  This truck checks both those boxes. I know that it won’t get great fuel economy, but only putting on about 5,000 miles per year will ease the pain. I owned one of these about 15 years ago and was amazed at the lugging power of the “over square“ 496 rat motor!

The interior is optioned well with front and rear cloth covered bench seats.  The owner had the touch screen infotainment center professionally installed two years ago.  Cell phone interconnectivity, back up camera, voice to text, all that tech jazz.

The owner didn’t care for the original front clip on these trucks and opted to gather the parts from a Denali and had them installed about 15 years ago.  I really like the look of it now, especially with the 2” leveling kit, the 17” Mayhem wheels, and Leer cap.  It has a slide out Joey Bed in the back to bring all cargo out to full extension accessibility. 

It was a tricky process to make the purchase while I was in Texas on Meetings and the truck was 1983 miles from my home in OR.  However, it all came together and I’m thanking the Lord that it made it safely to me.

I am a happy camper to be the second owner of this new 21 year old truck. We named it “Clancy” which literally means ‘red haired Warrior’. I think it needs a Wheel Horse decal on one of the windows—don’t you?

The only problem with the truck that I am aware of at this point (and presumably the reason the previous owner decided to sell) is that the tranny is in 3rd gear limp mode.  When I get back from this trip, I’m going to have my local tranny shop do a full diagnostic and let me know what it needs.  I’m preparing for a tranny overhaul but would be pleasantly surprised if it was something less than that!

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

Nice find @PeacemakerJack!  I hope the tranny isn’t done for but either way seems like you’ll have her driving.  The WH sticker would be cool and fitting of the color.  I like this era GM truck as well.  I’m 9 months out from getting to post my 04 Chevy!  
 

Post an update once you get it sorted out!  

[PeacemakerJack 10,738]

20 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

Nice find @PeacemakerJack!  I hope the tranny isn’t done for but either way seems like you’ll have her driving.  The WH sticker would be cool and fitting of the color.  I like this era GM truck as well.  I’m 9 months out from getting to post my 04 Chevy!  
 

Post an update once you get it sorted out!  

Thanks!  Looking forward to seeing pictures of your truck!  If you check back through the 40 plus pages of this thread, I’m sure that more than a few times we’ve seen trucks newer than the “20 year old” range…so, post yours up when you feel like it…before we know it, August will be here anyway (typically when the new models arrive).  I noticed that I am close to you right now.  We are in Edmond, OK on ministry meetings!

I’ll check back in here once I get the tranny sorted out…

[OutdoorEnvy 1,522]

2 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said:

Thanks!  Looking forward to seeing pictures of your truck!  If you check back through the 40 plus pages of this thread, I’m sure that more than a few times we’ve seen trucks newer than the “20 year old” range…so, post yours up when you feel like it…before we know it, August will be here anyway (typically when the new models arrive).  I noticed that I am close to you right now.  We are in Edmond, OK on ministry meetings!

I’ll check back in here once I get the tranny sorted out…

 

You are close!  Hope it's going well and thanks for being a man after God's heart! 

 

I'll use the rest of this year to get some decent truck pics showing the different kinds of fun it has getting to be owned by me 

[Achto 27,594]

Awesome truck Josh!!!  Bonus that it is the correct color for a truck.

[WHX?? 48,823]

Nice truck Jack... like Dan said very appropriate color for us too!

4 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said:

my rusted out 1995 K2500) is not that machine any longer

Be careful here you know we call them fish trucks here... @stevasaurus can spill his drink in mine with ease in my '95. Mixes in well with the grumpy old men fish smell... 

[PeacemakerJack 10,738]

2 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Mixes in well with the grumpy old men fish smell... 

That’s one thing nice with old Warrior—he was in such rough shape that I didn’t need to worry about anything on the inside or out! Scratches, spills, stones, spit up, etc—it’s all happened before!  Kelli told me that I’d better be sure to take care of Clancy or I’ll be in trouble

[ebinmaine 67,553]

6 hours ago, PeacemakerJack said:

Clancy

NIIIIICE.