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'85 V8J60 SOA-auto-doubler in VA $5000

Seriously, up for sale. Tons of money in this thing, not a bad truck, wheels much better than my driving shows. Please help spread the word, we're trying to scrape together a down payment on a house this summer. Radiator is not back in yet, as it has a pin hole leak but it will go back together and be driveable.

The overheating problem at Uhwarrie was because the radiator cap was not tightened on then when the cooling system pressurized itself it sprayed out the cap. I don't know why with all of the people standing around no one noticed that it was coming out of the cap and not the overflow... but that's why the lower hose blew off the next morning when we got it all back together.

I've started cleaning up the rust. I fixed the floorboard on the DS, and the passenger side interior wheelwell. I've cleaned up the drivers side rear wheel arch. The passenger side is trimmed back but not welded shut, and close to finishing up.

PM me or e~mail at dobrothcw@hotmail.com

Good:
Drivetrain-
-240,000 on the OD... but not much origional left
-GM Goodwrench 350 out of a 1980 C10 with 40K on it
-Rebuilt Q-jet
-Brand new accel dizzy
-new waterpump
-2" Dual exhaust w/ H pipe cat's only tucked up out of the way
-700r4 rebuilt with Corvette servo, B&M shift improver kit few other small things
-NP203 doubler just rebuilt
-stock 19-spline case
-Rebuilt ft and rr axles summer of '06
-Lock-rite rear
-Hurst shifter
-triple shifter w/ boot
-3/8" retubed ft DS (not balanced... minor vibration when the hubs enguaged on the highway)
-PS cooler
-Transmission cooler
-4-runner calipers
-T-100 master cylinder
-rebuilt rear drums

Interior-
-did some rust repair this winter (DS floor and PS rear wheel wheel)
-bedlined interior
-Recaro seats out of an '89 Jetta GLI
-Kenwood CD player 6.5"s in the doors 6x9s for the rear (wires are not hooked back up after the bed lining)
-CB
-No A/C but the heater rocks

Suspension-
-SOA
-Ft caster around 6* tracks great
-All-Pro complete high steer w/FJ80 TREs
-replaced stearing gear
-JTO shackles in the rear
-Energy suspension bushings
-No cut and turn as the auto tranny helps the drive line angles
-35" BFG Mud terrians on 15x10 alloy wheels
-Gabriel Max duty front shocks Ford towers

Body-
-Few dents and dings
-Lower rear quarters rusted from bad PO patch job, standard trimming will clean them up
-rattle can Rustoleum dark green with white stripe on the hood and roof
-2x3 sliders and rear bumper with 2" reciever
-trimmed rear wheelwells for rust and clearance
-Hella 500s

Spares-
-1 birfield
-both front shafts
-both rear shafts
-hub socket, misc seals for t-case and inner axles, fuseable link etc

Bad:
Formerly a PA truck with some rust
Looks like DS door was re skinned at some point
frame is a little rusty... I'd say fair condition
Rear shocks need to be replaced/remounted... not very effective
Slow to start as the choke off was taken off during rebuild
Needs anti wrap bar
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more pictures... like anyone cares....
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got a price?
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Re: The Cruiser

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TheGr8Doughboy wrote:'85 V8J60 SOA-auto-doubler in VA $5000
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Post by BlueDodgeRam »

wow, whend you paint it green? :mrgreen:
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