Finally got a crew cab

RatSoup · Mar 26, 2020

Just wanted to say hey. I've been passively looking for a square body crew cab for years. I finally pulled the trigger on a 1985 3/4 ton 454.

I plan on fixing it up to pull our small travel trailer. May do an LS swap and a short bed conversation.

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RoryH19 · Mar 26, 2020

Nice truck.
I've been looking for a crew off and on myself.

1973c10 · Mar 26, 2020

Welcome from Oregon :boti:

shiftpro · Mar 27, 2020

RatSoup said:
Just wanted to say hey. I've been passively looking for a square body crew cab for years. I finally pulled the trigger on a 1985 3/4 ton 454.

I plan on fixing it up to pull our small travel trailer. May do an LS swap and a short bed conversation.

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Welcome and what a nice truck..
toss the LS and stroke the 454... get some good heads, 781 for example, high compression and propane with twin mixers/regulators..
Or, I don't care what fuel you want to run but for sure consider just rebuilding that BB into a 496..

Shorty81 · Mar 27, 2020

Welcome from the Buckeye State. Short bed conversation ??

TubeTruck · Mar 27, 2020

from northern IL!

Keep the 454 or get and EFI 454 from a 90's truck. Keep the long bad and make it a dually.

Buickspec6231 · Mar 27, 2020

Welcome from another crew cab owner. I love my '85 3+3.

SDJunkMan · Mar 27, 2020

Welcome from South Dakota. Good looking truck.

bucket · Mar 27, 2020

Howdy!

Single wheel crew cabs are cool! I also vote to stick with a big block. Heavy trucks need grunt, especially when a trailer gets involved. Plus, you already have one under the hood, so it will greatly simplify things.

animal · Mar 27, 2020

Nice looking find :waytogo:

MrMarty51 · Mar 27, 2020

I`d love to have a CCLB Square Body truck, just aint found one for a price the wifey wont bitch about. Is that possible ?
Nice looking truck You got there.

Craig 85 · Mar 27, 2020

Nice truck. Weld Super Singles too!! I miss my old 3+3.

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RatSoup · Mar 27, 2020

"Conversation"! Lol. I didn't notice that. Auto correct must have got me.

I will keep the 454 in it for a while and see how bad of mileage it gets while I fix the little things.

It had been sitting in a field for years. We hauled it home on a trailer. I had to replace a couple of wires the mice chewed in two. Pulled the carb cleaned it. Ran a hose from fuel pump to a gas can. Put a battery in and it started up and purred.

It still needs lots of work. But I'm excited about it.

dvdswan · Mar 27, 2020

Welcome to the site. Short bed conversations go a long way around here.

bucket · Mar 27, 2020

RatSoup said:
"Conversation"! Lol. I didn't notice that. Auto correct must have got me.

I will keep the 454 in it for a while and see how bad of mileage it gets while I fix the little things.

It had been sitting in a field for years. We hauled it home on a trailer. I had to replace a couple of wires the mice chewed in two. Pulled the carb cleaned it. Ran a hose from fuel pump to a gas can. Put a battery in and it started up and purred.

It still needs lots of work. But I'm excited about it.

Should average 10 mpg, maybe a couple more if you only drive the interstate. That's the nice thing about a big block though, you can hop it up and build a real animal out of it, mpg will stay the same.

Finally got a crew cab

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