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Title: My 85 is going to get retired.
Post by: gto109 on April 21, 2012, 06:23:18 pm

Out of the blue I decided to trade in my Explorer for a dodge ram.  I thought all week about what I am going to do with my 85 Scottsdale.  Last night I decided that Its going to get finished.  My buddy Justin picked it up today and we took it to his house to fix the rockers, floor boards, and hang a drivers door.  The plans for it also changed with the new truck.  Ideas of lifting it are now going to happen.  I going to lift it as high as my friends suburban.  I believe that is sitting on 37s. I am still going to use the 3/4 ton axles I have for it as well.  Basicly my Chevy will no longer be the work truck

Title: Re: My 85 is going to get retired.
Post by: bake74 on April 22, 2012, 05:58:05 am

     So you are not going to retire it as in not driving it anymore, you are going to finish the truck and use it for a fun truck to drive correct ?

Title: Re: My 85 is going to get retired.
Post by: gto109 on April 22, 2012, 02:15:57 pm

Correct.  I'm going to use for fun/ back up vehicle.  No long going to use it for a work truck.

Title: Re: My 85 is going to get retired.
Post by: Jason S on April 22, 2012, 02:33:55 pm

Post photos of the rebuild.

Title: Re: My 85 is going to get retired.
Post by: gto109 on April 22, 2012, 02:53:36 pm

I have a rebuild thread on here.  I just havn't done anything with it in the last month due to home improvements.

Title: Re: My 85 is going to get retired.
Post by: gto109 on April 23, 2012, 04:23:30 pm

here is the link to my build progress.   http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php/topic,19715.0.html

After just reading what I said yesterday if it sounded mean I'm sorry it wasn't intended to. 

Title: Re: My 85 is going to get retired.
Post by: Jason S on April 23, 2012, 06:14:59 pm

It's nice to be able to have a backup vehicle or two and not have to rush any repairs or a restoration.  I remember reading through your post after clicking the link. 

BTW... I missed a zinger with my first reply to your post, but I'll try it anyways...   Since your '85 is going to get retired, what kind of tires are you going to buy?....   :P 

Title: Re: My 85 is going to get retired.
Post by: gto109 on April 23, 2012, 07:54:31 pm

My favorite tires of course ;D.  BFG All terrion T/A.  I'm not sure if I'm going with a 6 or 8 inch lift from skyjacker.  If I go with the 6 I'll put 35s or 37s with the 8 in.