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LTZ C20:
A C7000 is a monster in itself, a 10.4L turbo CAT engine has got to be a blast! I work at a Chevy Dealer and we have an old fire truck that is pretty sweet, I want to say it's a 60-something, don't remember the year, it's got a big block Buick engine or maybe something else, I'm totally drawing a blank on the specs now, but it's a got a trans with an air doubler I think it's called. It's got a switch on the shifter so you can use 2nd, then hit the switch and it grabs another 2nd gear with the air system, then hit it again and it drops 2nd with the air system, then you grab 3 and repeat the process. I think that's the way it works. It's got air brakes too. When we got it, my friend at work took it as his own kinda little project and got it all working again, so it's a fully functioning pump truck with a water tank. You can fill, spray, fill from a hydrant or pump from a hydrant, it all works.

For your truck, ac and a radio will be good additions. I have driven numerous Kodiak and Top Kicks for work, diesels, gas, autos, manuals, 2 and 4wds. They are fun, no fun when the air seat doesn't work tho, had a few of those. Even drove a medium duty International once and lots of those little Isuzu diesel cab over things, those are kinda weird to drive but fun. Sounds like you got a great project.

My girlfriend is 5'4", I'm 6'3", she thinks it is just so funny to drive my truck and hit the horn when I'm standing in front of it or to slip it in neutral and goose the throttle so the mufflers bark like an angry dog. She gets a kick out of that.

May I ask what you do in Afghanistan, are in the service or security contractors? I know if I had kids, if they want the truck, we are SO taking the truck haha. If wife doesn't like it, well she can try and block the driveway. Key word "try", I double dare her lol.

Really an awesome toy you got. Do you mind me asking about how much you paid for it? This is optional of course.

Ascinder:
That almost sounds like a 2 speed rear end, but I have heard of the early transmissions shifting like that. Man, your knee would get worn out quick with that if it was using a heavy clutch. Sounds like a neat project. Your girlfriend sounds like she's got a great sense of humor, lol. My wife is a bit like that too. I'm sure some time soon I will be greeted by a greased door handle while trying to get into this thing  ::).

For Afghanistan, I am 14 years prior service working on helicopters. I was out here working on the Mi-17s for the Afghan air force, but our maintenance contract ended and I have been doing the flight simulators for those same aircraft. It pretty much amounts to turning them on in the mornings and turning them off in the evenings, and occasionally some light maintenance thrown in with a whole lot of free time in between. 

I picked it up for $14,500 which is about what these go for. There is a guy that makes and sells them in Kentucky, but this one came from the west coast from my understanding. I looked into it and you can (very)easily pick a Kodiak or Topkick like this up for $3-5,000 and probably about the same for an 80's crewcab. So for about half the price(once you start adding on blingy rims and bumpers and such) you could come pretty close to making one just like this. I just seriously do not have the time while I'm home to take on something like that. I already have a million other huge projects I'm working on.

My other "irons in the fire":

> An Isuzu Vehicross (see http://www.vehicross.info/showthread.php/17331-Ascinder-s-1-Ton-VX-Cont-d?highlight=Ascinder%27s+1+ton+vx  for my build thread.
> The 1947 Dodge Ratrod:http://www.killbillet.com/showthread.php?34320-1947-Chopped-up-Dodge-heavy-truck
> Motoped: http://www.thebarnburnerbuildforum.com/forum/forum/motopeds/motoped-build-threads/159-mod-heavy-desert-moto
> Camp trailer build(start from bottom of page for chronological order): http://ascinder.livejournal.com/
> A Nissan 60 series Patrol: http://60patrol.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=4091

LTZ C20:
Dude you got way too many projects lol. What you do in Afghanistan sounds like fun. My grandpa was a fighter pilot for the Navy and then went to work for Northrop Grumman as a test pilot in the 60-70s, unfortunately I never got to meet him because he passed away from a second heart attack when my dad was 19.

My girlfriend has a pretty good sense of humor. Sounds like you got the truck for a decent amount. You don't have to do all the hard work just the stuff to make it your own.

frotosride:
I  would love to beat that thing around a bit and I'm gotta thank you for letting us in on the other projects bc I've been looking for small engine EFI stuff!

bryanedp9:
Good lord, you're after my heart here dude. I got a CC I would love to plop on a topkick, but the plan is to get a utility bed and build a slide-in camper with a loading bay for the small trail bikes (love the motoped you're building there as well). The Isuzu stuff is neat as heck as well. Never seen such, but I am involved with their older tech. I've got an Isuzu diesel from a Chevette going into a Willys with Trooper running gear.

That truck really beats all though, man. I've been wanting to get up with the fella in KY and figure out how to easily adapt that front clip.

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