‘79 359 Short Hood 350 Big Cam Day Cab

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by GreenPete359, May 12, 2018.

  1. slickWillie1980

    slickWillie1980 Medium Load Member

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    Well I've seen some sharp Shakers pulling bullracks. I did see a late 70s FLD that was just a work of beauty the other day
     
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  3. slickWillie1980

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    Automatics.......ain't gotta say nothing else lol
     
  4. Dino soar

    Dino soar Road Train Member

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    There is a thread probably right next to this one where they're talking about how much money they've spent on electronic BS to diagnose their electronic BS because they can only go to the dealer to fix there electronic BS because they've spent a fortune with the missed diagnosis of their electronic bs.

    That's an awful lot of BS.

    Amazing and unbelievable. I can only shake my head.

    Love that big Cam and have beautiful dreams about her every night. The rest is BS.
     
  5. Pup97

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    I'm a millennial, I own a 76 A model, 85 k100 and a 89 379. I love old iron and fuel pedals that are controlled by a rod not a wire!
     
  6. Boondocker

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    There you go !!! Is the a spring ride block or air ride lol. I started off in a B 61 then a 64 Road Boss with a rompin stompim 250 super cummins.
     
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  7. Buckeye 60

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    OK ..now the computer thing I understand but don't think my kidneys could take ditching the air ride and doing the spring thing again
     
  8. GreenPete359

    GreenPete359 Road Train Member

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    Hahaha...this is why i bought air ride old iron:).

    I’m only 35 so i’m not old enough to have really ran them old trucks, but i couldn’t imagine putting myself thru spring ride. On a trailer yeah, truck nah.

    This truck ran Sod for a local farm it’s whole life, it rarely if ever left South Jersey.
     
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  9. Buckeye 60

    Buckeye 60 Road Train Member

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    cabovers and springs .. the good old days lol
     
  10. Dino soar

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    Well Pop always said that when you have something older that's good you upgrade.

    Way back in the day we had dump trucks that had gasoline engines with points. So we upgraded to electronic ignition.

    So if you have a truck that has Spring Ride, find a late model air ride and put it on the back and you've got a nice riding truck. And if you're tricky grab the cab air ride off of it too and set that up.

    Or if you like any of the 90s trucks you can get a nice truck that's already set up with all that and get rid of that garbage electronic engine and put a nice mechanical one in.

    That will make for smiles and feeling good all the way around especially in your pocket.
     
  11. slickWillie1980

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    Here it goes.....

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