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Offline dabeats9

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1974 3/4 ton camper special
« on: July 02, 2015, 03:07:40 PM »
My grandpa bought a 1974 3/4 ton camper special brand new to take to his property in the mountains but since he passed away in 2000 it was driven occasionly till about 2005 when my dad saw no use for the truck since it is rwd and it would always get stuck in the mud if it ever rained. But he has now given me the truck and i want to get it back up and started again. It has a 454 with 51,xxx miles on it, very little rust from under the fenders and has been parked underneath a car port for about 10 ish years. I will try to post pics up later this week.
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2015, 03:20:36 PM »
welcome from PA!

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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2015, 08:52:55 PM »
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2015, 09:41:40 PM »
Welcome from NW Indiana
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2015, 10:30:29 PM »
Welcome from Northern Illinois.
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2015, 10:34:56 PM »
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2015, 01:51:33 PM »
Sounds like a cool truck, I look forward to seeing pictures!!!
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2015, 06:15:12 PM »
Forgot to add, I also have a Camper Special it's a 79 3/4 ton and I also have a 73 3/4 ton.
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2015, 03:15:50 PM »
welcome from maryland
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #9 on: July 06, 2015, 07:10:32 PM »
here it is i dont know much about these trucks but hopefully by working on it i will
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2015, 09:01:43 PM »
Hey that thing doesn't look half bad! Looks like it's mostly original, the trim looks like it's all there, got the original wheels and hubcaps too. Couple questions for you:

What do you wanna do with it?
Do you want to change it, like a resto-mod, hot rod, lowered, lifted??
Are you going to keep the camper shell, fender flares and towing mirrors?

In my opinion, that truck, if you removed the shell, flares and bed tie-downs, restored it to all original and used it as a towing and hauling truck like it was built as, you would turn ALOT of heads. I think it would look great restored original.

What is the GVWR on the Camper Special emblems? Mine are 8,200 lbs.
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2015, 09:27:27 AM »
Quote from: dabeats9 on July 06, 2015, 07:10:32 PM
here it is i dont know much about these trucks but hopefully by working on it i will

It looks like you have a pretty nice, complete truck there....  Welcome from Kansas!
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2015, 12:56:39 PM »
Thanks guys for all the info, and plans for it im not sure yet. Im going to school here soon in the fall so i at least want to get it started and running. i checked underneath the car and it looks like the tranny has been leaking, maybe all of its fluid but other than that it looks pretty clean.

If i had a plan for it, it would be to probably keep it all original and the shell is questionable, cause' I think it gives it a unique look, but for sure want to work on that 454 and get it around 400-500 horse like it was meant to, different head, carb, etc.. and then use it to haul and tow stuff. as in lifting and lowering probably neither for now and i like the idea of a sleeper but i dont want to go crazy and drag race or anything.

As far as the GVWR it is 8,200.
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2015, 01:00:17 PM »
oh btw im in the slc, utah area
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Re: 1974 3/4 ton camper special
« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2015, 01:22:25 PM »
Very cool truck!  Definitely made this guy jealous.
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