shaper
08-04-2016, 09:37 AM
I have been trying to buy this truck for about a year. First a little history. A friend here had a business with a large parking lot. years ago someone parked this truck with his permission and walked away. That was 8 years ago. My friend sold his business recently and told me to park it at my house. He would contact the owner and tell them where it is. He made several calls but no reaction. Funny thing, they live less than 10 miles away. I got fed up with the whole thing and talked to a local lawyer. The lawyer sent them a letter and told them the storage fee was $10.00 per day and the bill was several hundred dollars and they could pay the bill and get the truck back. They sent the signed title instead. So the truck is legally mine for free. The lawyer didn't ask for payment either.
Now about the truck. It is a 1981 Chevy short bed step side. engine is a 305 with a 2 barrel carb and a turbo 350 tranny. Sometime in it's life time it had a Choo Choo custom job done inside and out. It has the side mount spare and a eye brow above the front windshield, wire spoke caps, plush interior, and custom paint job.
As you can imagine after sitting for more than 8 years it has some problems. Like a rust through hole in the gas tank, wood in the bed is rotted away, that 305 is going away and a .040 over 350 with throttle body injection will take its place, along with a 700r4 transmission. There is rust everywhere, but it is the model of truck I have been looking for. It's going to be a frame off restoration.
Yeah, I know you want pictures. I've tried for three days to post the picture but my computer skills are not so good.
I do know how to send a picture in an email if someone would volunteer to post it for me.
Now about the truck. It is a 1981 Chevy short bed step side. engine is a 305 with a 2 barrel carb and a turbo 350 tranny. Sometime in it's life time it had a Choo Choo custom job done inside and out. It has the side mount spare and a eye brow above the front windshield, wire spoke caps, plush interior, and custom paint job.
As you can imagine after sitting for more than 8 years it has some problems. Like a rust through hole in the gas tank, wood in the bed is rotted away, that 305 is going away and a .040 over 350 with throttle body injection will take its place, along with a 700r4 transmission. There is rust everywhere, but it is the model of truck I have been looking for. It's going to be a frame off restoration.
Yeah, I know you want pictures. I've tried for three days to post the picture but my computer skills are not so good.
I do know how to send a picture in an email if someone would volunteer to post it for me.