Author Topic: Thinking bout a new Crew  (Read 4672 times)

Offline KiddBones

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Thinking bout a new Crew
« on: April 02, 2012, 11:22:32 PM »
so im looking into buying a new to me  crewcab truck its a 89 2wheel 3500 for 950 , its got the 454 and an auto trans , I have some questions about the truck before i buy it though , if i wanted to make this truck a standard trans what all would i have to do? also how hard would it be to make it 4x4 , I am very mechanically inclined and welding and fab work isnt a problem for me , when i was younger i built 4  4x4 tube chassis trucks for me an my buddys as a graduation project

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Re: Thinking bout a new Crew
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2012, 11:28:40 PM »
Welcome to the site from NW Indiana.  Your quest is do-able but a whole lot of work.  You almost would need a parts truck to do it right.  You might as well wait and find exactly what you want or buy the 89 and drive it until you find the 4x4 4 speed.  My $.02
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Re: Thinking bout a new Crew
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2012, 11:46:48 PM »
well I would but up here in pa trying to find a crew cab of any sort is near impossible unless your like my buddy alby whos got 9 of them but theyre all 2 wheel drive and autos , and Ive always gone by what my father used to say before he passed  which was anybody can buy a truck its the real men who build their own  and besides I want the dually rear

Offline ehjorten

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Re: Thinking bout a new Crew
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2012, 09:46:44 AM »
I looked for 3 years before I found my V3500!  That was getting on Craigslist and some other sites I know at least every week and seeing if anything new cropped-up.  2WD and dually is by far the most common for the crews.  To change to a manual trans wouldn't be that hard, but the 4X4 chassis has a lot of differences than the 2WD version.  It depends on what you want to do with it.  If it is going to be come a Truggy then fab away!  If you want this to be a somewhat factory looking truck with everything operational, then you will probably have a lot of heartache.
-Erik-
1991 V3500 - Gen V TBI 454, 4L80E, NP205, 14 bolt FF, D60, 8" Lift on 35s
1977 K20 Silverado - 350, THM350, NP203, 14 bolt FF, D44, Stock Lift on 31s
1969 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe - EFI350, THM350
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