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Offline levisjohnson

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88 Crew Cab
« 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.
Levis

88 6.2L Diesel 3+3 3/4 ton

Offline ccz145a

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #1 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!
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Offline levisjohnson

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #2 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!
Levis

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Offline oldyeller

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2009, 10:41:19 am »
Nice truck.  Looks pretty good from the picture. The NO RUST is a plus.
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Offline cubicdollars

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2009, 11:35:02 am »
That's a great looking truck :)
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Offline FresnoK5er

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2009, 01:49:13 pm »
I love the square body crew cabs.  Very nice!

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2009, 02:11:24 pm »
Sweet Ride.  I love my Crew Cab.

Offline nucknoel89

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #7 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

Offline oldwhity

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2009, 08:20:09 pm »
Awesome truck and very clean looking.
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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #9 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.
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Offline 1983stepside

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2009, 10:45:16 pm »
thats a nice truck whats your plans for it 8)

Offline levisjohnson

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Re: 88 Crew Cab
« Reply #11 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
Levis

88 6.2L Diesel 3+3 3/4 ton