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Title: Hello from Alaska
Post by: tomduelly on November 28, 2011, 10:38:09 pm

Great site! Glad I found it. This is my '87 1-ton crew cab duelly. I got it from the Lewis County fire dept. the thing was garage kept since it was new and had 46k on it. powered by tbi 350/th400 4.10 diff.  Thinkin about putting some kind of a diesel under the hood cause fuel economy sucks.

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: 1978 454 Big 10 on November 28, 2011, 10:40:26 pm

Howdy from Texas!

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: zieg85 on November 28, 2011, 10:44:46 pm

Welcome from NW Indiana

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: Irish_Alley on November 28, 2011, 11:56:56 pm

welcome from maryland

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: bake74 on November 29, 2011, 12:21:41 am

     Welcome from California.

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: mach1mustang351 on November 29, 2011, 12:55:57 am

I'm in Alaska too!!!

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: 1982 Daily Driver on November 29, 2011, 06:32:26 am

Welcome from South Carolina

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: Big Katz on November 29, 2011, 09:07:48 am

Hello from fellow Alaskan. Where are you located at?

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: 69byrd on November 29, 2011, 11:00:08 am

Welcome from TN

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: DustyRusty on November 29, 2011, 03:47:10 pm

Welcome from another Alaskan.  Seems to be more and more of us in Alaska joining the site.

Are you thinking a Duramax or Cummins?  Cummins up here can be found but are generally overpriced.  There were never many of the Dodge pu sold back in the late 80s or early 90s w/ Cummins.  Demand outpaces supply and salvage yards charge a premium.  Watch CraigsList on a daily basis, be patient and a deal may come your way.  I've seen a few Duramax diesels on CraigsList but haven't really followed prices for them.

Rusty

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: tomduelly on November 30, 2011, 01:50:51 am

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I'm located in Haines which makes it very tough to find a good used diesel to swap with. I really want to find a 12v cummins to put in there but, like you say they're so overpriced. I'm really in a pickle because a friend gave me a 5 cyl turbo Mecedes ,but I'm so worried it's gonna be under powered.

  Mercedes powered Chevy- I don't know whether to say "wow cool!" or puke :-\

Title: Re: Hello from Alaska
Post by: bd on November 30, 2011, 09:45:56 pm

Howdy and welcome from CA.