The small, annoying purple(ish) dinosaur… Presenting Barney…

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Was my late (died in 2011) brother in law’s last “trucklette”. 1994 2.3L/5spd 2wd, standard cab short bed. Shipped with the “deer track” 14” alloys, I normally ran 1992 Sport alloys, Outlaw 2 clones.

Being a 5x4.5” bolt pattern, opens up back to the 1930s for wheel choices. That crust bucket is an original 1978 Lil Red Express 15x7, and I have all 4… They were on the 69 D100 (green junker) at purchase in Sept 2004. And so was that LT235/75r15…

 

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No idea what this wheel orinally fit, as Lisa’s parents and brother had Ford cars, Danger Rangers, campers, etc. It fits for now. The Lil Red Express wheels will be cleaned up for my 1949 Dodge.

30” or so front ground clearance on those height adjustable ramps. Have to pull the transmission, for a full clutch job. Disc, pressure plate, master/slave/line, pilot bearing, resurface the flywheel…

Sitting since 2017. Engine turns over fine, in tank fuel pump is deceased.

 

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Still working on Ralph, waiting for more parts to arrive.
Still working on Whiskey Bent, the 99 K3500 c&c standard cab dually. Need to cut the rear support welds and pull the flatbed, tbi pump swap the front tank for the carburetor conversion. If you ever feel the urge to run a Vortec 350… Don’t.