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Title: 89 3+3 car hauler
Post by: winky on March 11, 2014, 09:26:51 pm: stopped at the local scrap yard today and guess what i found! It had to be a sign from above lol. phone died right after i took the first pic but its an 89 with a tbi 454. power windows and locks/ ac interior is in pretty good shape. hopefully ill be buying it next week. they are going to remove the car hauling bed. i wanted the bed to customize but they took $1100 off the asking price without the bed. (my friend pointed out that if i loaded my mud truck on it that i would NOT clear traffic lights or low bridges haha) Sooo they are asking $900 without the bed they said it had engine problems so ill need to check in but i think this would be an awesom truck to do a cummins swap into for pulling stuff. What do yall think? oh yeah, couldn't find any rust so hopefully its cancer free.
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Post by: winky on March 11, 2014, 09:28:43 pm: Pic

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Post by: Captkaos on March 11, 2014, 09:37:48 pm: I so want one of those with a Ramp bed....
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Post by: winky on March 11, 2014, 09:45:40 pm: well i know where a ramp bed is ;) if you are serous the next time i see one for sale i will let you know. ive probably seen 3 or 4 for sale but they where the long bed ramp type not over cab or crew cab,

IF everything works out and i end up with it i want to shorten it and put a hauler bed on it.i could have bought a 3500 with an aluminum hauler bed on it one time for $750 all it needed was tires and a fuel pump... couldn't sleep for a week over that one. would the tbi set up off a 454 work on a 350? i have a tbi350 i just built for my black dually .
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Post by: Captkaos on March 11, 2014, 10:32:43 pm: I don't need it, I just want it. LOL I know where a long ramp Crew Cab is (which is what I want), I just refuse to go look at it, and I know how much they wanted for it.

Are you asking about a the actual TBI or?
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Post by: winky on March 11, 2014, 10:48:32 pm: yes, could i just unplug the injectors and set my 350 tbi engine in, plug the 454 harness into my 350 and it run. just wondering if i will have to swap computers etc
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Post by: Captkaos on March 11, 2014, 10:59:14 pm: What trans is on the TBI? As long as it is not a 1991 4L80E you should be able to swap but you have to swap the ECM unless they are the same then just swap the PROM, but the ECM is faster.
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Post by: winky on March 11, 2014, 11:07:27 pm: 350 tbi was an 87 700r the 454 no clue but its an 89 so im guessing th400
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Post by: Irish_Alley on March 11, 2014, 11:12:44 pm: i think the 4l60e only came out in 93+
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Post by: Captkaos on March 11, 2014, 11:13:50 pm: You should be good then.
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Post by: Irish_Alley on March 11, 2014, 11:44:59 pm: now my 84/cummins and 4l60 (1991) does have the square plug but its not hooked up, and she tries to shift.
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Post by: winky on March 11, 2014, 11:52:58 pm: ooohhhh what if this thing was 4x4... load her down with atv's and pull up to the off road park or mud fest :) it would be pretty awesome.
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Post by: winky on March 11, 2014, 11:54:30 pm: if i get it my hopes are to shorten it and either put a swb bed on or a western hauler type bed on. also would like to do a cummins swap with a 5 or 6 speed
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Post by: Irish_Alley on March 12, 2014, 12:55:21 am: i like the cummins its just hard to find a 5 or 6 speed at a reasonable price. then you have to think about transfer case and if you stick with a auto it has to be strong
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Post by: winky on March 12, 2014, 01:02:57 am: good thing mine is 2wd lol. im hoping to find a totaled dodge one of these days with the setup i want. i found one a while back but didnt have $2500 to spare
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Post by: Irish_Alley on March 12, 2014, 01:18:27 am: im really wanting a 24v just so i can run a live tune on her when i need to
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Post by: bake74 on March 12, 2014, 09:17:18 am: I think you should do the cummins swap, make a custom low flat bed to haul your mud truck and what ever you wanted, that would be cool and useful.
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Post by: winky on March 12, 2014, 09:25:37 pm: TALKED TO MY WIFE... :( decided not to get it the truck. decided it wasn't in our best interest. no where to work on it and she says i have too many trucks to spend any more money... lol... i hate to see that truck crushed.... the interior was an 8 out of 10.... no rust.... :(
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Post by: blazing816 on March 13, 2014, 11:07:22 am: where you located winky??
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Post by: winky on March 13, 2014, 07:45:10 pm: north west alabama
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Post by: mike357 on March 13, 2014, 08:42:37 pm: Winky, when it comes to toys and wives, it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
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Post by: audrima on March 13, 2014, 08:46:56 pm: *slaps Mike* :P bad! as a wife i forbid this type of thought lol. =^_^=

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Post by: Captkaos on March 13, 2014, 08:54:07 pm: Get 'em...
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Post by: Irish_Alley on March 13, 2014, 10:37:39 pm: lol got one for this (http://www.naioa.com/v2/modules/Forums/images/smiles/whip.gif)
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Post by: winky on March 14, 2014, 11:31:57 am: Lol I know. She has been having health problems lately so I don't want to buy it and something come up and us be in a bind. I usually do just ask for forgiveness when I pull up with another truck lol

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Post by: Irish_Alley on March 14, 2014, 10:56:24 pm: just give her that evil grin and say "i love you baby"
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Post by: bake74 on March 15, 2014, 08:50:46 am: Quote from: Irish_Alley on March 14, 2014, 10:56:24 pm
just give her that evil grin and say "i love you baby"

That evil grin always winds up with you sleeping on the couch, does it not. :-\
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Post by: winky on March 15, 2014, 09:09:27 am: I always keep a pillow on my couch and a few Debbie cakes hidden underneath it ;)

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Post by: Irish_Alley on March 15, 2014, 10:56:28 pm: you gotta treat your women with respect, but you also have to let her know whose in charge. then say thank you when she gives you the ok. lol
Title: Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
Post by: fitz on March 17, 2014, 05:35:48 pm: I've always liked these style car haulers. What is the GVW on it? Unfortunately here in Mass you couldn't tow a car on that truck without getting pulled over for being overloaded.