Hello oletruckers,
I've been pretty silent on the list the past few months, mostly due to
dealing with life in general. I've taken on a coupe of large project with
the ramp up of the Department of Defense, and these projects have me
traveling a lot more than in the past.
Travel to the extent that we have put our 5-acre ranch up on the market to
move to something that doesn't take every moment I'm home on the weekends
to maintain. This also means that I won't have my 10,000 sq ft shop to
store my projects and other vehicles that are unnecessary for suburban
life. (you can see where this is leading to I bet)
One of the vehicles I have to part with is my 1957 1/2 ton long bed. I'd
like to find it a good home, but more hoe it goes to someone in the
oletrucks family.
I've done a lot of work to the truck, mechanically its very reliable,
cosmetically, while there's no rust, its certainly not a show winner (or
even a show entrant). It really needs a paint job to not look like a farm
truck--but hey that's what it is.
The specifics:
* Originally it was a farmer special, no chrome or fancy options
* some aftermarket heater defogger the previous owner installed
* 235 ci with dual exhaust, head work, HEI, Clifford h2o intake,
webber 4 barrel carb--about 7500 miles since I rebuilt it.
* 2-ton radiator with shroud over 18" flex fan (see archives for how
fun that install was)
* stock granny 4 speed
* TCI independent front end installed with heavy duty springs
* rear end is from a 1996 Camaro Z-28, has 3.23 ration, and disk brakes.
(yes 4 wheel disk brakes on this truck)
* Centerline rims with 235/70/15 in front and 255/70/15 in back
(special rims to clear the rear calipers)
* Bed is stainless steel covered in Rhyno-coat
* Cab corners, rust free doors, and hinge pockets were done about
three years ago
* Rear rollpan in lieu of bumper
Work on my TBD list:
* fix the speedo-the old cable snapped off in the gauge, the new
cable spins out of the tranny, haven't missed the gauge since I don't drive
fast in the truck.
* fix the come-and-go gremlin in the temp gauge
* pull the seat (I upholstered it myself a could years ago) and
rubber floor mats and rhyno-coat the inner cab to be spray out-able and
offer some sound deadening.
I've got about $12,000 in receipts--all the labor has been mine so that's
free.
Truck is in greater Portland area, I'm entertaining best offers to pick up
the truck, or buyer pays/arranges for shipping. I'm looking to get around
$9000, but with the economy these days who knows what it will be.
I spent a long time looking for this truck originally, and I really hate to
have to sell it. I know I would have to search long and hard to find
another one in the future, but I have come to realize that it's going to be
at least five years before we get to the point where having a large
property is a possibility again. Kids in soccer, boy scouts, swimming,
music, and karate don't mix with taking care of llamas. Besides, anyone
who is a parent should understand this, kids become your hobby when they
get old enough. Most of my other hobbies have certainly taken a back seat
at this point.
Inquiries and questions sent to me, not the list.
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Miq Millman miq@bigllama.com
Tualatin, OR Big Llama Productions
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