 I had looked and had others looking for me as well. Seems every time I saw an ad and called it was already gone. I wanted a regular cab long bed 1 on 4x4 with an automatic.
|  Wasn't looking for a dually but it really doesn't matter with what I'm planning. This one was pretty solid and came out of Indiana near Louisville, Ky. For what it is, I got a good deal. I know there will be some work needed but better than most around here.
|  I'm not using the factory bed so I can sell that off along with the dually rims and tires.
|  I bought this in the summer and stored it at Dad's farm till I could start working on it at my place in the Winter.
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 The Vin Tag says that this is a 1980 Chevy 1 ton 4x4 with a 400 small block made in Baltimore.
|  Here is a correct decoding chart for squarebody Chevy trucks. there are a lot of ones out there that are wrong and this is the most accurate that I have found.
|  Finally drove it home to my place to start working on it.
|  Looking close at the truck it has been cobbled up a lot! this is the rear bumper attachment and not really something I would depend on. Blows me away with what people do.
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 Exhaust is pretty sad as well and will redo it. Tiny mufflers and cobbled welds.
|  They had header on the engine with dual exhaust and then choked it down by bending the pipe nearly 2/3 shut with an over 90 degree bend. bugger welded on clamps naturally broke off quick.
|  Other side was almost as bad.
|  wiring gets pretty bad in spots too. This was typical and it's a wonder something didn't short and smolder.
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 It has a Hydraboost Brake system which is a plus but they put the wrong power steering pump on it to power it. Added a remote container that leaked on the center of the motor. I'll need to find a correct bracket and pump for it.
|  Hose running to it was kinked closed twice as it was just too long. If they just would have cut the hose some it would have worked a lot better. The way they have it makes the system not work well as it's plumbed wrong.
|  These are just pics I took of the bed to sell it.
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 |  |  First thing was to get the bed off. I got an old trailer of Dad's and just set it on top of it. I can roll it around with ease and keep it inside till it sells. Be glad when it does as it will free up some room.
|  Here you can see how easy it make it. I used the hoist to lift it, then pushed the truck forward and rolled the trailer under it. Easy peasy.
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