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dyrt · 10-06-2012, 07:58 PM

I have been meaning to go to my usual u-pull-it as of late but have not gotten a chance until today. This particular yard often has some neat stuff, albeit useless for most of my causes, but still fun to look through. As i was walking around the back i noticed 2 guys throwing a brand new mobile home fridge and stove in the back of their pickup that looked dated but never used. Turns out right in front of me was a 1984 Winnebago with 14,000 original miles on it that must have been purchased with serious aspirations but they fell through. The one guy mentioned to me that his friend turned him onto it because he was there when it was towed in...with a 14000 mile 454 and turbo 400! I peered through the window as i added all of these thoughts together and there it was......a like-new van tilt column with a short shaft like our trucks but with a neutral safety switch up high like the van. The only catch was the shifter linkage arm was cut with the blowtorch that pulled the front end apart, but i am thinking there are plenty of solutions for that, plus i might turn this column into a stick shift tilt. 50 bucks took it as is, but i am not going to complain since these are impossible to find here, the steering wheel is in top shape so i might use that too, and the cut arm is an easy fix.

PanelDeland · 10-06-2012, 09:12 PM

Good score!! Should clean up/fix easily enough and the price was right.

midniteblues · 10-06-2012, 09:32 PM

I found this floor shifted tilt in a rv what caught my eye was the shifter was on the dash then i noticed it was a tilt.
my kid finally put it in his truck last weekend.
the colum was 4" short witch put the colum cup rite up to the dash
and gave some belly and elbow room
not bad for $20

I too got a hell of a deal on a 454/t400 from a rv
tore it outa the rv and later found it was done .30 over sometime in is 55k mi. life.
i put a small summit cam and some bolt ons and it flat out hauls azz in my pontiac
i also got the generator outa the rv and sold that for the cost of the whole set up

ole dollor · 10-06-2012, 10:00 PM

sounds like a great find, and a real good deal....

10-06-2012, 07:58 PM	#1
dyrt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Yardville, NJ Posts: 144	Man, did I step in some &$%# today! I have been meaning to go to my usual u-pull-it as of late but have not gotten a chance until today. This particular yard often has some neat stuff, albeit useless for most of my causes, but still fun to look through. As i was walking around the back i noticed 2 guys throwing a brand new mobile home fridge and stove in the back of their pickup that looked dated but never used. Turns out right in front of me was a 1984 Winnebago with 14,000 original miles on it that must have been purchased with serious aspirations but they fell through. The one guy mentioned to me that his friend turned him onto it because he was there when it was towed in...with a 14000 mile 454 and turbo 400! I peered through the window as i added all of these thoughts together and there it was......a like-new van tilt column with a short shaft like our trucks but with a neutral safety switch up high like the van. The only catch was the shifter linkage arm was cut with the blowtorch that pulled the front end apart, but i am thinking there are plenty of solutions for that, plus i might turn this column into a stick shift tilt. 50 bucks took it as is, but i am not going to complain since these are impossible to find here, the steering wheel is in top shape so i might use that too, and the cut arm is an easy fix. Attached Images

10-06-2012, 09:12 PM	#2
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: Man, did I step in some &$%# today! Good score!! Should clean up/fix easily enough and the price was right. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

10-06-2012, 09:32 PM	#3
midniteblues Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: strausstown pa Posts: 3,394	Re: Man, did I step in some &$%# today! I found this floor shifted tilt in a rv what caught my eye was the shifter was on the dash then i noticed it was a tilt. my kid finally put it in his truck last weekend. the colum was 4" short witch put the colum cup rite up to the dash and gave some belly and elbow room not bad for $20 I too got a hell of a deal on a 454/t400 from a rv tore it outa the rv and later found it was done .30 over sometime in is 55k mi. life. i put a small summit cam and some bolt ons and it flat out hauls azz in my pontiac i also got the generator outa the rv and sold that for the cost of the whole set up Attached Images __________________ 81 camaro 355 4/spd 342 posi my first love. 67 swb step 454/4spd ott 373 posi 4/7 drop. 2000 s10 zr2 little blue truck that never gets stuck. '74 heald super bronc vt8. tecumseh powered moon rover.

10-06-2012, 10:00 PM	#4
ole dollor Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Anton, Texas Posts: 2,364	Re: Man, did I step in some &$%# today! sounds like a great find, and a real good deal....



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