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Offline winky

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89 3+3 car hauler
« 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2014, 09:28:43 pm »
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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2014, 09:37:48 pm »
I so want one of those with a Ramp bed....
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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #3 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #4 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #5 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #6 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #7 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2014, 11:12:44 pm »
i think the 4l60e only came out in 93+
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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2014, 11:13:50 pm »
You should be good then.
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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #10 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #11 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #12 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #13 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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Re: 89 3+3 car hauler
« Reply #14 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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