Biggest mistake you made with a 73-87

[fitz]

  Looking on craigslist you can't help but notice some of the trainwrecks people have done to some 73-87's.
  It got me to thinking about the big mistake I made with one of these trucks.
  Years ago I bought a 88 Crew cab dually 4x4 3500. It was a nice solid truck with a strong drivetrain- 454 TBI, turbo 400/205, Dana 60, all the good 1 ton stuff.
  My plans were to use it a tow vehicle. Within the first 24 hours of owning it the truck blew a brakeline and a heater hose, and I noticed an uncontrollable shake. Although the frame looked good to me, You guessed it, this poor truck got cut up into pieces before I learned about the "death wobble" associated with the Dana 60.
  Had I known about this site back then that truck would still be alive.  
  Please tell me I'm not the only one?  

[Da67goatman]

Biggest mistake I made was insuring it.  Spend a ton of money for them to give nothing back when its damaged or wrecked.

[Slooby]

Bought an 84 chevy crew cab that some one had hacked the harness swapping a sbc for the original 6.2l, lights hacked, brakes rigged.  Wound up junking the truck after brakes went out causing me to go threw a barrier to avoid plowing a mini-van.  Paid $500 for it sold for $150.  I wish I would have looked truck over alot more than I did.   

[topp]

Hitting a curved brick wall at 70 in my '86....

[Gilby959798]

Biggest mistake I made was insuring it.  Spend a ton of money for them to give nothing back when its damaged or wrecked.

hey i'm from Diamond, kinda nice to see a local on here...

nothing so far... just bought it recently...

[velojym]

Selling 'em. Always had seller's remorse when selling one of these trucks.

[zieg85]

Selling 'em. Always had seller's remorse when selling one of these trucks.

Selling my 82...  I have never had a bad experience with any of my dozens over the years.  My extended cab is the nicest one to date but my most expensive truck I remember buying was my white one I have now and it was only $900 when I bought it about 5 years ago.

[Psycho71]

Yep, selling my '86 burb was my biggest mistake. Sold it over 15years ago, and just recently bought an '85 K20 burb to fill it's shoes.

[beastie_3]

Leaving mine in a sheeps field while I was deployed. Came back with two dented fenders...

[bfofish]

Selling 'em. Always had seller's remorse when selling one of these trucks.

AMEN to that
I sold my 84 K10 lwb(my first square body) and regretted it ever since

[76k104x4]

selling a lifted 75 with a built 350 ready to go besides the wiring had burnt up for 350 and giving away a 82 k10 for junk iron after i wrecked it man i have needed some of those parts

[JRConnieK10]

Selling 'em. Always had seller's remorse when selling one of these trucks.

I was always afraid of remorse, so I just can't let it go. I've had mine for about 23 years. My biggest mistake is I've had a couple K5 Blazers I wished I would have kept.

[slammed79]

Selling 'em. Always had seller's remorse when selling one of these trucks.

Selling my 79. I still miss that truck. First substantial thing I bought after I moved to Az

[rwhit57]

My biggest mistake, aside from selling all the ones I've owned was after I had installed a new motor in a sweet 77 SWB. I got it started, kicked the rpm's up to break-in the cam, I was so proud it sounded great. Then I noticed a fog in the garage, I forgot to hook up the trans lines. Biggest mess in history! Trans fluid all over everything, never made that mistake again! 

[Grim 82]

If I had a second chance with my 82, instead of just getting it going and driving it after it sat for so long, I would have completely ripped it apart and restored it from the frame up. We sold the other vehicles, so it's just the truck and the wife's car. It's nearly impossible to make good progress working on it when it has to be operational again by monday mornings, and I have all the body work and a fair amount of mechanical work ahead of me before it's "done".