[farmer0_1]

for your entertainment thought you folks might get a kick out of seeing this. http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/car/264458355.html

 

[High Sierra 2500]

):h ):h ):h What's up with that? Sounds like maybe the powertrain isn't exactly as advertised... ):h

I never saw one of those with a pickup box on it... Kind of neat... Good idea, actually...

 

[Craig M]

Looks like a Dodge dually pickup bed to me. An 8.2 Detroit diesel would be more original to that truck, but I guess a 6.2 could be installed. A 6.2 would drive the truck fine, just do not put a trailer behind it. Can you spell slow?

 

[High Sierra 2500]

Yeah, but how are you going to put an Allison behind it? ):h

I am sure it could be done, it just seems unlikely to me...

 

[farmer0_1]

most those older trucks came with anything from detroits (i had a 4-53 turbo) to 427 gassers and anything gm made inbetween. i do believe it is a transplant and the older allisons probabley bolted up. flex plate might be and issue. i did think about a crew cab c60 with a cummins and five speed for the farm. just posted it for the amusement factor.

 

[Craig M]

Older Allison AT 545 and similar models were used on the older vehicles. Like stated 2 stroke Detroits and the 8.2L Detroit were common with the 545 Allison in GM trucks. Some of the 6.2 equiped motorhomes have the Allison transmission so there is a way. I wonder if the 6.2 is a typo and they meant 8.2?

 

[Fred482`]

That's what I thought, a typo. The front fender emblem looks a lot like the 8.2 "Fuel Pincher" emblem. I worked at a local dealership where we sold and serviced them in the '80's. We sold between 10 and 15 of them per year for a few years.

 

[fireball]

I have beed looking at a 79 c50 and it has a gas and a manual trans how what would I motor would be the most cost effective to put in there and still be able to pull a good sized trailer with it.

What would I need to do to turn it into a 4x4. It already has a solid front end so i think it would be fairly easy right.

this truck has no rust only 65,000 original miles and it has a pickup bed

 

[Craig M]

If you want to stay old school a cat 3208 will give you good torque for pulling a trailer. THe 3208 is mechanical so no electrical issues. The newer CAt 3116 is also a good engine, may take a little more to hook it up and will cost a bit more to buy. Adding transfer case and front driving axle is doable, but a lot of work. Usually better to buy a 4x4 truck to start with than convering an older 2x4.

 

[farmer0_1]

saw a 4x4 c-60 on the gsa auction with a post boring machine on back. had like 45k miles . sitting in the weeds.

 

[Craig M]

There was a really neat C50 or C60 4x4 on the GSA site a few months ago. It was big and tall! Was at Camp Pendleton, just a few miles south of me. Had a bad engine so I was hopeing it would go cheap. No such luck. Went for big dollars. I guess the 4x4 parts were worth money to someone.

 

[fireball]

what kind of axle would be good and what would I have to do for steering and stuff what kind of suspension do these trucks use under the front end

 

[4DR4X4]

probably just need to get some rockwell axles adn transfer case. unless you can find a 4x4 one to scavage.