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Title: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: levisjohnson on February 09, 2009, 08:39:58 am

Just bought on Saturday.  88 Chevy Crew Cab, 6.2 L Diesel with dual 20 gallon tanks.  Interior needs a lot of work.  NO RUST!!!  One dent in the tail gate can probably be hammered out.

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: ccz145a on February 09, 2009, 08:43:55 am

Diesel trucks are usually good as far as rust goes. The fuel is a good rust inhibitor. Nice find!

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: levisjohnson on February 09, 2009, 08:57:09 am

Thanks,  This will be a slow process...not muck hard work.  Just a lot of little things...Gauges, dash, seats, floor and headliner.  Oh and PAINT!

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: oldyeller on February 09, 2009, 10:41:19 am

Nice truck.  Looks pretty good from the picture. The NO RUST is a plus.

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: cubicdollars on February 09, 2009, 11:35:02 am

That's a great looking truck :)

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: FresnoK5er on February 09, 2009, 01:49:13 pm

I love the square body crew cabs.  Very nice!

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: Captkaos on February 09, 2009, 02:11:24 pm

Sweet Ride.  I love my Crew Cab.

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: nucknoel89 on February 09, 2009, 02:28:53 pm

Darn you southern Americans and your lack of rust!  Here in Canada most trucks of that age look like swiss cheese!   :D

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: oldwhity on February 09, 2009, 08:20:09 pm

Awesome truck and very clean looking.

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: choptop on February 09, 2009, 08:24:24 pm

Nice project. May be easier to replace the tailgate that repair it. I want a deisel eventually. May put a cummins in my crewcab eventually.

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: 1983stepside on February 10, 2009, 10:45:16 pm

thats a nice truck whats your plans for it 8)

Title: Re: 88 Crew Cab
Post by: levisjohnson on February 11, 2009, 04:43:23 pm

I am in the process of selling my home and my realtor does not want it at my house.  So I have it at a friends garage and can only get there once about every 2 months.  I only paid a grand for it.

Plans:
new batteries (stone dead for sitting for a year)
change all the fluids (oil and transmission)
change all filters
Start with dash and gauges
one piece window kit
finish interior
shorten frame and put a SWB bed
paint (gun metal gray/blue)
4 X 4 conversion
wheels
then work on dressing up the engine