Accidentally deleted this post, guess I'll have to start from scratch. there's no way to recover a thread.
1950 chevy 16k gvw. 180" wheelbase and 180" bed. steers, rows gears, rolls and holds air. new glass and seals. trim nearly if not completely complete. needs driver floor work, needs door hinge work, needs window felts and door seals and a driver cab-side latch strike. haven't looked at wipers. has newer heater present but no ducts. brake linkage siezed.
motor free. after some work has compression in 1-2-3- -5- . Suspect burned exhaust valves in 4 & 6. some mildly bent pushrods. Pushrod dimensions indicate motor likely a '54 car 235, but not definitive yet. I may continue to poke at that and see if it'll run. Should just list it for sale and send it. Engine work is only impeded by having a cab present, anyway. probably time to separate.
no spark yet either. Have new coil to try. has been swapped to 12v.
cab-side wiring needs to just be gutted, it's scary. so no function check on lights or fans or anything. original gauges present but very cloudy.
currently leaks from center of windshield. that leak rotted the bottom of the dash.
cab corners are bondo but look good. center trim strip on hood has rot. beauty line on cab shows rust. I'll see what gets uncovered when I take care of cab mount and driver side floor, if I can leave the cab mostly as-is for now that's my plan. if big chunks of body filler fall out of it I'll go from there. door bottoms have perforation but doesn't show from outside and isn't at all structural. it feels VERY solid.
picked up donor truck last night, it's rough but I think it's close to good.
2000 ram CCLB 24v auto 4x4
need to shift trans manually due to year mismatch. if in D, will start in 2 instead of 1.
3.55 open/open. needs front-front driveshaft ujoint, rear pinion bearings, right rear wheel seal
scary steering. box broke 2 bolts years ago and pulled the one remaining bolt through frame. strong chances that needs a better repair. probably trash track bar too. maybe also bad drag link or box. it's 2/3 turn of slop.
plow blade needs to be rebuilt. plow frame is fantastic.
truck frame has confirmed rot at the front spring hanger frame section seam. I'm sure I'll find other bad spots. hitch appears good.
water pump bad
fresh alternator
fuel leak at return line from vp44
cable-actuated CAD
$3 in bottle returns in the bed, along with a chrome stack that previous owner was running, and 16" alloys.
power steering very weak - intermittently. hydroboost brakes. that may mean no vacuum pump?
hack-fix lift pump; EFI fuel pump on the frame rail on separate switch; draw straw in the tank. out of fuel at last hash before E on gauge.
Edge programmer. when on highway duty, used to do 24-26mpg calculated.
since I'm going to want 37s or so, I wonder if I'll be wanting a gear swap.
