Old cab over options for work

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  1. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    1350 on an 855 is a good way to install a window in the block, fuel cutoff should be 2350, 17-2000 is where you want it and 3.90 with 24.5 are about perfect with a 13 speed

    put 6 piston coolers in it before you do anything else with it
     
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  3. PSM379

    PSM379 Heavy Load Member

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    Cool truck, more pictures please. I’d pull that flatbed off, make it a long tractor, put a cool drom deck headache rack on it, and an old ravens alum flatbed. It would look cool
     
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  4. roundhouse

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    Would make a cool motorhome
    Take off the flatbed and use an old airstream or Spartan Mansion camper .
    A spartan mansion would blend in perfect since they are kinda square
     
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  5. Trucker indiana

    Trucker indiana Light Load Member

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    The eng is actually a 1982 (assuming it was stopped at some point)
     
  6. Trucker indiana

    Trucker indiana Light Load Member

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    Yes set about every 3ish feet.
     
  7. Trucker indiana

    Trucker indiana Light Load Member

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    So leave the bed and run as it is.
     
  8. Trucker indiana

    Trucker indiana Light Load Member

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    Selling is an option of course.
    From what I seen other post for may be worth more as a back up truck
    What do you think it would go for?
     
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  9. Trucker indiana

    Trucker indiana Light Load Member

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    Not a bad idea when good years come back a money pit ro pit extra income, although that was the plan for the 359
     
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  10. Trucker indiana

    Trucker indiana Light Load Member

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    It has one already, it had a 28 ft trl but I couldn't pull it from cali with it.
     
  11. Trucker indiana

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    So this old girl needs to run a bit higher on rpms then?
     
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