i started a thread in the 67-72 projects and builds, but i figured better here, being this is a 4x4 build area. well heres the story behind it..
i'm 15, and im into cars and trucks, and late october i was doing my daily craigslist search, and just so happens i typed in "chevy truck" instead of chevy pickup. well, this was the only one that i didn't click on yet, so i figured, what the hell. so i did. the list price was $2000, and the description said 305 swap, comes with orignal 327, needs work, new tires and 3" body lift. heres the picture he had on the ad:
i figured nice enough, lets email the owner. we were having Q&A for a week or so about it, and then interest was sort of lost, because i didnt have the 1500 he said he'd go to. so around 2 or 3 weeks went by, and its mid november by now, and i email him again, asking if his price is still firm. he said it needed to go pronto. price lowered:$800. needless to say, i was down there the next weekend to look at it. good truck for $800. mechanically sound. just needs rust repair and some other TLC.
well i go to look at it, have my dad take it for a spin(i dont have my liscense), and we go to the truck, have about a 2 min talk about it. our talk went like this: "i like it..when can we be back to pick it up?"
the next weekend we were back to drive it home. we ran it through its paces on the 105+ mile trip back home. well it made it(in one piece) with an engine in the back, running about 65-70 alot of the way.
got her home, and ran into a few known problems, and a few unknown. oil pan gasket was not installed right when he dropped in the 305. replaced the first week. old worn out, leaky wheel cylinders. replaced this past week. i'm going to replace the shoes either tomorrow or next week sometime. i also plan on plug wires and plugs in the near future.
i have big plans for this truck. i hope to fix it up to very nice quality. showroom quality, but still lifted. i was debating on putting another 4" to her, and having her high. and maybe downgrade to a 1" body lift. then i'll have good suspension flex and still not be killing it with the body lift. also equipped with a body lift in the front and big big blocks in the back. want to get rid of, or upgrade the blocks to a newer safer system, as they look like a farm grown lift.
as far as the 327 goes, im still on the fence if im going to rebuild, or just sell. the 305 was said to have flat tops and a cam, and it does have decent power for a 305.
i do have a video of it running and a walkaround on youtube that i will post when i remember my password for that, so i can find the video easy. but i have some pictures i'll add later of what i have done so far.
GET READY BOYS, 'CAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE A LONG RIDE!!!
