Affende
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- Joined
- Apr 14, 2014
- Posts
- 155
- Reaction score
- 47
- Location
- ColoRADo
- First Name
- Affende
- Truck Year
- 83 and 84
- Truck Model
- C1500 and K3500 3+3
- Engine Size
- 250 and 454
I have been considering an early/mid 80s 3+3 for about a year (to compliment my 83 C10 that is a currently unstarted project) ... and one just popped up in my area. I have always preferred a diesel for these and i absolutely love the styling of the old trucks.
the one that just came up for sale is an '84 3+3 4x4 6.2L Diesel with a banks turbo kit on it and (supposedly) the Turbo400 has less than 10,000 miles on it (unkown if this is a rebuilt tranny or a new one).
The body is in ok shape ... it needs paint but there doesnt seem to be too much rust or any damage from the pictures.
What are the common problems i can expect and are these endless money pits? (my 93 BMW 5 series is a never ending money sucker ...)
I recently moved to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and i need 4 wheel drive. I do alot of camping and hiking and the trailhead roads can be impossible in the wet or winter months for anything other than 4x4.
I have wanted a 3+3 (wife and kids take up a lot of room) for a long time ... but i dont need a money pit or want a $40k truck ... but i do need reliability (my BMW is no longer worth fixing, and its beginning to be unreliable with 2 no starts in the last 2 months).
What should i know about these before i go look at it or buy it?
Thanks in advance.
-C
the one that just came up for sale is an '84 3+3 4x4 6.2L Diesel with a banks turbo kit on it and (supposedly) the Turbo400 has less than 10,000 miles on it (unkown if this is a rebuilt tranny or a new one).
The body is in ok shape ... it needs paint but there doesnt seem to be too much rust or any damage from the pictures.
What are the common problems i can expect and are these endless money pits? (my 93 BMW 5 series is a never ending money sucker ...)
I recently moved to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and i need 4 wheel drive. I do alot of camping and hiking and the trailhead roads can be impossible in the wet or winter months for anything other than 4x4.
I have wanted a 3+3 (wife and kids take up a lot of room) for a long time ... but i dont need a money pit or want a $40k truck ... but i do need reliability (my BMW is no longer worth fixing, and its beginning to be unreliable with 2 no starts in the last 2 months).
What should i know about these before i go look at it or buy it?
Thanks in advance.
-C