84 craigslist score

[CrazyJesster]

well im off to go sort the short out an stuff. i will get a couple pics of hte truck an maybe a video from my newp hone. of it running an yall can hear the exhaust

[CrazyJesster]

ok as i said i would here are some more photos the stickers will be comming off i jsut have not got one of them erase bits yet

the heart of the truck the 305


the rear of the ride


the cancer spot on drivers side


drivers side door closed



the interior pic i got its too dark and didnt turn out the sun is down so. i got most of the dash tore apart from working on it and finding the short. im ready to go with a push button starter beacuse i cant find the short. and every time i want to start it i have to pull down on the steering colum to start it

[Pop's C-10]

Tha ignition swich may be bad..tha one on tha coloum under tha dash

#24 in tha pic

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/full.aspx?Page=169

[motornut]

just a thought but could the switch be outa wack
check the N an P ajustment........will it start it gear?
do you pull the upper tilt part or pull the coloum?

[CrazyJesster]

have to pull the steering wheel down it wont start in gear just in park and in nutral

im about ready to go push button lol

[CrazyJesster]

ok here is the front of my ride got a good pic today




so the blinkers are under the headlights in my 84 ive seen other 84s where. they are behind the grille why is this and i think i want to change this.

[dropd80s]

Man the guy who I assume you bought this truck from used to work across the street from where I work. I also think I may have passed you bringing this truck back to abilene between wichita and seymour late wednesday, small world. I have no info on the truck, just used to see it everyday. BTW the reason the grille in your truck is different from other 84s is you have a "work truck" grille. The quad headlights with the parking lights behind the were an option included on the Silverado package etc.

[CrazyJesster]

yeah it is a small world so what would i have to change. to give it quad headlights and parking lights behind the grille. would this be a reason it might not have a dome light??

it has no headliner in it at all and no hole or nothing for any wiring for a dome light. unless maybe they ran the wiring behind the headlier ??

[CrazyJesster]

ill say this for sure this pick up is becomming more of a headache more and more. i spent all day saturday putting new set of bearings. inside the steering coloum because it had alot of play in it. i tried finding my short where i wont have to pull down on the wheel to start it. now the knuckle inside the coloum is messed up and ive got more play in the coloum. i wish no one would have ever replaced the coloum to began with. im ready to bang my head on the wall. im starting to have seccond thoughts on this whole thing.

[West Texas Z]

looks good!!!

[philthethrillohio]

can i ask what you paid for this

[CrazyJesster]

1600 i talked him down that low i felt ok with that. and ive spent 172$ on it new battery and bearing for the stering colum. dunno might have been too much

[CrazyJesster]

Originally Posted by West Texas Z

looks good!!!

thanks your 84 is nice nice camaro too

ill trade ya my 84 for ya camaro hehe j/k

[CrazyJesster]

did all 84s come with just one gas tank or is this something someone might have changed at one time? i even only have a gas tank lid on one side the drivers side.

[Pop's C-10]

dual tanks where a option on these trucks

[dropd80s]

Originally Posted by CrazyJesster

im starting to have seccond thoughts on this whole thing.

Don't get too down on her now. If you wanted something you didn't have to work on you should of bought a new one. Take your time and enjoy the satisfaction of fixing these small items.

[West Texas Z]

Originally Posted by CrazyJesster

thanks your 84 is nice nice camaro too

ill trade ya my 84 for ya camaro hehe j/k

lol already have and 84

[terryj]

The easiest way to know if the engine was changed is to check the VIN, the 8th digit in the VIN will be the engine code. For an 84: a 305 engine code, F or H a 350 engine code L,M or P.

[philthethrillohio]

Originally Posted by CrazyJesster

1600 i talked him down that low i felt ok with that. and ive spent 172$ on it new battery and bearing for the stering colum. dunno might have been too much

not a bad deal at all, i paid 1400 for mine then two days later head cracked then had to do brakes **** tonn of sensors , and i need ball joints and ty rod ends so bad its silly

[CrazyJesster]

terryj the motor thats in the 84 i have is a newer 305. with center bolt valve covers and it says 5.0L on the block. so i know it has been changed to an earlier model 305.

[CrazyJesster]

ok this will be the heart of the 84 in just couple of weeks this is my 400sb



sorry picture is taken with the phone and kind of blury

[philthethrillohio]

nasty motor! id go wit a 400 too but i couldnt afford to drive it to the gas station

[CrazyJesster]

yeah lol good thing i got a dd an 01 z71 lol. i think it will be some what nasty got a few goodies in it. i guess its really concidered a 412 its bored 60 over been sonic checked. 480 lift bracket master ii cam performer rpm intake. my holley 650 got stolen. ive got a 600 but i dont know if it will be enough carb for it. turbo 350 with 2400 stall

[CrazyJesster]

so i sure hope something good outweighs the bad on this project. it seems like its been kind of downhill from the get go. from finding out it not beeing a 350 to the problems in the wiring and sterring colum. now friday i go to get the title changed over and come to find out. i didnt get the propper papper work i was supposed to from the seller. this is the first vehicle ive bought out right so i wasnt sure. an he said all the nessecary stuff was there. apparently here in texas the seller is to provide a certific of tittle application. upon selling a vehicle so the buyer can get the title trasnferd. and once you go passed 20 days of buying the vehicle and. dont get the title transfered over to yourself. there is an additional 20$ added to the fee of the title transfer. and another 20$ added eatch week its late. and im hving issues getting the paper from the seller.

and the dmv goes buy there value of the truck from what im told. and the cost of the title is 6.25% of that and as of right now. im looking at a price of $132.50 for a title transfer. the means they must value the truck over 2000$ without even looking at it.

so hopefuly after this is all done if i can contact the seller. things will start looking better on this project. i wish things would have gone alittle smoother on the process but thats not my luck lol

[ronnyT]

I hate that it was a 305, seems like these things change hands so much that stories get changed and eventually nobody knows what the hell they are talking about. Just looked at a vette yesterday that was "matching numbers 350" and it ended up being a 283 out of something 10 years older. People don't know **** sometimes