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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: JAH on January 26, 2020, 07:43:41 PM
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I'm J.J., and these are Max and Rico (my two '86 K30s)… :)
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Nice. What do you haul with them?
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I was about nine years old the first time I laid eyes on a regular cab K30 dually. My Family and I were headed to South Padre Island when my vision caught the truck at about 11 o'clock, out the front windshield. I watched that truck until it was a mere speck out the back window. I was instantly enamored. I can tell you the name of my first girlfriend, but can't (for the life of me) remember what she looked like. That K30, on the other hand, I can remember like it was yesterday. (*I'm 49 now)
It was that day that I told myself, "One of these days, you'll have one of those trucks".
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Nice. What do you haul with them?
Thanks, fitz.
I try to play by the rules when it comes to GCWR. So, because Rico is a 3.73 truck, I'm limited to 14K. Because of that, I usually use him for tree-trimming duties at my Mom's house. After a couple of days of trimming, I'm only at about 11500 pounds. (*I have plans to make him a 4.10 truck, when I have the $$$)
Max is a 4.10 truck. So, he hauls my Massey 2605 when I'm feeling a little daring. ;D
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Welcome!
Nice rides man, and thanks for the back story.
I just picked up a '88 C30 3+3, and only wish she was a K. Clean as a whistle.
What's the story with your handle?
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Welcome!
Nice rides man, and thanks for the back story.
I just picked up a '88 C30 3+3, and only wish she was a K. Clean as a whistle.
What's the story with your handle?
Thanks, Johnny.
Wow, that's a question. I'll try to keep it short...
I've been on a very large motorcycle forum for many years. (*I don't doubt that a few of the Members are also Members here) A few years back, a lot of the old-school Members broke-off and formed their own forum. It was an "invite only" deal. And, I was quite surprised to get an invite, as I was relatively new to the larger forum.
Anyhoo, when I joined the smaller forum, I used a User Name I had used for many things. However, after a few months, one of the Site Owners changed it to "JAH". When I asked him what it meant, he said, "Well, you're Just Another Hooligan".
I think I registered here a year or two after he did that...hence my "handle". I didn't create it, it was given to me. :-\
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Fine-looking heavies! 8)
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I try to play by the rules when it comes to GCWR.
Max is a 4.10 truck. So, he hauls my Massey 2605 when I'm feeling a little daring. ;D
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I think when it gets to the heavier GCWR I wouldn't worry about it too much. You have the strong frame and stopping power as your 4.10 truck and if the engine will get the load moving you should have no problem with the rest.
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welcome from maryland, love the trucks and love the story about your handle.
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Thanks for the kind words and welcomes.
I'm currently acquainting myself with this Site, and hope to be posting a pic, here-or-there (in this thread), whenever I can.
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A few weeks back, I was headed-out (in Rico) to pick-up some burgers for our household. About a three miles from our house, the stick on the SM465 got stuck. I tried everything to free it. But, it was STUCK. I was at a red light when this happened. So, I let the clutch out to see if it would move, which it did. When the light turned green, I found that the tranny was stuck in granny. Lovely.
I limped the truck home in granny, at about 3-4 MPH. :-\
I'm not very mechanically inclined, but thought about popping the top, to see if I could find anything wrong. Judgement and common sense eventually got the better of me, and I decided to take it to a Buddy. The tranny had a bit of (what I thought might be) bearing noise, since I got it. So, I opted to have my Buddy look at it. (*Luckily, since it was stuck in granny, I was able to get it onto the gooseneck)
The tranny was dropped and, even though it didn't necessarily need it, completely gone through. Now, I've got a newly rebuilt and sealed tranny, a new HD clutch, and some other new goodies. I think it'll be good for another 100K. :)
I'll try to get some more pics of Rico, once I've had a chance to put the wood to him a little. But, for now, here he is up on the gooseneck...
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Big Rico is back in the garage at my Mom's place (rebuilt transmission, new HD clutch, etc), and I am INSANELY happy to have him back.
While he was gone, I felt like I was separated from one of my children. :'(
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Ok I know you told us about your handle. But how did you come up with those names for the trucks?
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Ok I know you told us about your handle. But how did you come up with those names for the trucks?
Being 4X4 duallies that were over 30 years old, you can imagine what kinda' things were wrong with 'em when I got 'em. Both needed a lot of TLC...in a lotta' departments.
Max was so rough when I got him (mechanically and aesthetically) that the hotshot guy (who'd picked-up stuff for me in the past) didn't even say, "Hello", when he arrived at the Farm. The first words out of his mouth were, "Did you really buy this thing?" You see, Max looked like the previous Owner had handed a four-year-old a hammer and told him, "Make sure you dent every panel."
There was a character in Beverly Hills Cop 2 named, "Maxwell Dent". And, that's how he got the name "Maxwell", or "Max" for short.
Rico's previous Owner had put a fresh paint job on him just before I got him. Despite the fact that he (Rico) needed at least as much mechanical TLC as Max, he was very smooth and suave. So, I named him, "Rico Suave".
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Rico got "dinner" duty, tonight...
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You see, Max looked like the previous Owner had handed a four-year-old a hammer and told him, "Make sure you dent every panel."
You say that like it's a bad thing.... ;D
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Just curious, what would it cost to do a repaint?
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Just curious, what would it cost to do a repaint?
I bought Rico as you see him in the pics. So, I don't know what kinda' dollars they put into the P&B.
Max has been at my Cousin's body shop for the last five or so months. He (my Cousin) is kind of working on him as time permits. We haven't discussed a cost yet.
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I put some new Mobil 1 in "Big Daddy" Rico today, as well as a new Wix oil and air filter. I found a Mobil 1 ("Euro Formula") that has a good deal of zinc and phosphorus in it. I figure that stuff can't hurt an old flat-tappet big block.
For the past 300 or so miles, I've been running a good bit of Seafoam in the case. Rico is showing just under 100K on the clock. So, I thought a good "cleaning" might be a decent idea. Gentlemen, the oil I drained from "Rico Suave" made my used diesel oil look clean. Lol. ;D
Rico is happy for the moment.
Mission accomplished! 8)
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Nice trucks!
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Nice trucks!
Thank you. :)
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I know this is a Square Body forum. But, I figure a few of y'all are "Big 3" truck guys, just like me. So, I thought I'd share a pic of "Bubba" (my '92 W350 1st Gen Cummins C&C). He just turned 50K original miles, pulling into my driveway, the other night.
We were out at the Farm today, pretending to work, while the guys were trenching a water line...
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You have a fine collection of trucks.
Many refer to the early dodges as a "shipping container" that the 6bt cummins is installed in, but your 92 W350 looks real clean. I'd love to see a few more pics of it. I was gonna say that I'd love to see that diesel installed in 1 of your k30's, but man that truck looks clean. Rare to see a "million mile motor" in a 28 year old truck with 50k on it.
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You have a fine collection of trucks.
Many refer to the early dodges as a "shipping container" that the 6bt cummins is installed in, but your 92 W350 looks real clean. I'd love to see a few more pics of it. I was gonna say that I'd love to see that diesel installed in 1 of your k30's, but man that truck looks clean. Rare to see a "million mile motor" in a 28 year old truck with 50k on it.
Thank you.
Much of the "collection" was more incidental/accidental than anything else. (long story) However, the W350 was not. It was intentional. Initially, I bought it to replace its Great-Grandson, my '13 W3500 Ram C&C. (Sid) Because it was purchased for that purpose, I may have spent a little more on it than I should've. Unfortunately, it wasn't until after I purchased it that I realized that it could NEVER replace my 4th Gen. I mentioned in another thread that I have reason to believe that the W350 was a brush truck for the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation...which would definitely explain the mileage.
I do (most of the time) want to get rid of it. However, I just haven't gotten-around to it. It ain't costing me much sitting in the barn, afterall.
I have never heard the "shipping container" reference. However, I have heard similar comments. Funny thing is, if you turned the a K30 and W350 up on their rear bumpers (with only the undercarriage showing), many would have a booger of a time telling them apart. Dana 70HD, Dana 60F, NP205, etc...It's amazing how similarly equipped they are. I think it's a bit of a testament to how "ahead of their time" the square-body trucks were.
Despite being six years older, the K30s even have the Dodge in the category of drivability, too. My K30s are really quite nice to drive. The W350, not so much. The W-truck feels more like an implement than an automobile.
Here is the actual dash shot from the other night...
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Well, I was finally able to reclaim Big Daddy Max from my Cousin's body shop, today. I haven't gone back in my texting history. But, if memory serves, I dropped him off on 10-21-19...almost a year to the day.
He's been sitting for a year. So, I know that I will have to address some gremlins (like some running lights that I already know are not functioning). But, luckily, I was able to haul him from my Cousin's shop, to the inspection station, and on to the barn. So, I hope to get him registered, cleaned-up/squared-away, and back on the road within the next month or so.
If you look at the pics, and compare his current look to his old look (in my first post in this thread), you'll really see the difference...
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Another one, in the event that anyone is actually viewing this thread (besides me)...
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Very nice clean truck.
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It sparkles with a perfect showroom appearance! Except for the campaign sign, I would accuse you of having snapped that picture 34 years ago! ;) 8)
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Love it!!
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Thanks, Gents!
The pic really makes it look nice. It's not a show truck, but not quite a "20-footer" either. It's somewhere in-between. Either way, I love it. For my eyes, it turned-out great...and I'm elated to have it back.
My trucks are drivers. I use them for everything from picking-up dinner to jockeying empty goosenecks between properties.
Rich, I actually didn't notice the campaign sign until I was posting the pic. I guess I shoulda' gone looking for a "Reagan" sign. Lol.
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That gave me a chuckle! :D