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Skeeter's 50. Questions and Build

Patience , Grasshopper

These things take time .

The guy you're talking to , may have watched to many stupid TV Shows and thinks the $100 junker he scored , will be his ticket to riches .

It sounds like junk to me , this isn't a problem as the 235 is mighty hard to kill ~

First thing you needs do is go look at it and get your hands dirty , if it's stuck , it's a $50 core , period . you don't want to overhaul / rebuild one , correct ? .
 
vwnate1 said:
You're not paying attention here :

good running 235'sa are cheap , plentiful and EVERYWHERE in America ~ the Hor Rodders yank 'em out then still have then lying under a bench or tarp years later and are anxious to get rid of them so $150 for a complete fan to clutch good running 235 is the regular price .

Often cheaper or FREE as they just want rid of that big lump .

Go peruse the task Force pages and look in older threads , everyone who's gone to a V-8 , send them a message asking to buy the old 235 takeout .

This works ~ the few people who follow my advice here , all have cheap or FREE 235's .

Where didja think the high dollar guy who sell them for $1,000 + guaranteed get them from ? .
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Nate... you make it sound like good usable 235 motors w/good cores are just laying on the side of the road.... free for the taking :D

Don't know where these mythical $100 235's are but.....

Good luck finding a 50-60 year old used 235 that does not already have a cracked head or cracked block or already bored out .80 over with scored cylinder walls & a crankshaft that has been turned 6 times already.:rolleyes:
 
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DeadZoneTruckin said:
Nate... you make it sound like good usable 235 motors w/good cores are just laying on the side of the road.... free for the taking :D

Don't know where these mythical $100 235's are but.....

Good luck finding a 50-60 year old used 235 that does not already have a cracked head or cracked block or already bored out .80 over with scored cylinder walls & a crankshaft that has been turned 6 times already.:rolleyes:
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hahah thank you.

i can always throw a 150 dollar cam shaft into if from patricks outta case grande but then ill still have a 216. my plan is get the ruck runnin and driving and enjoy it and then decide. i really want to put an s10 frame under it. or just get it low/bagged
 
You're Wrong

As they're out there , Joe's just miffed because I'm sharing Shop Secrets .

If Skeeter just bothered trying instead of giving up , he'd see .
 
vwnate1 said:
As they're out there , Joe's just miffed because I'm sharing Shop Secrets .

If Skeeter just bothered trying instead of giving up , he'd see .
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who said i gave up? 235 motors are not live v6s and all over craigslist. got to remember im an hour and a half from tucson and thats the closest "big city"
its only been a week, i have a few leads
 
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scrubbed the tail gate today.
it poooured today, we needed the rain. right chad?
 

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Wow! That is impressive! Who would have known that was under the light blue?
 
I got a dozen or so 235 & 261 motors stashed.
Not too crazy about loading them in a truck but.....

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Zig said:
Wow! That is impressive! Who would have known that was under the light blue?
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the truck was blue and at some point someone painted it white, so some laquire thinner and some scrubbin and taaa-daa

DeadZoneTruckin said:
I got a dozen or so 235 & 261 motors stashed.
Not too crazy about loading them in a truck but.....
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you know.... i was gonna send you an email. i think i might send you a PM
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applebees decided to give me 5 days off, but a really smal ant bit my finger and my hand looks like a blown up rubber glove but was able to work on the truck today
painted the grille and assembled it. no custom paint job or custom grille but itll work
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dad let me push the truck into the shop and we began tearin the motor apart. buddy of mine says he has a motor i can have for parts too.. so im not gettin excited yet but hmm
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SkeeterBilt said:
applebees decided to give me 5 days off, but a really smal ant bit my finger and my hand looks like a blown up rubber glove but was able to work on the truck today
painted the grille and assembled it. no custom paint job or custom grille but itll work
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dad let me push the truck into the shop and we began tearin the motor apart. buddy of mine says he has a motor i can have for parts too.. so im not gettin excited yet but hmm
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Its looking good. Was that door art under the paint you scrubbed off? What does it say?
 
vwnate1 said:
Why are you taking the engine apart ? .
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see whats inside. ive got a lil game plan goin

2OR4Wheels said:
Its looking good. Was that door art under the paint you scrubbed off? What does it say?
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no the white paint was painted around the door sign-age and i just didnt scrub it off becuase its kinda neat. says "steamboat excavation" ive goggled that name and a lot of steamboat SPRINGS construction crews come up tho.
but something is painted on the drivers side door above the signage. all i can make out is C.W. and then thats it. looks like it was brushed on
 
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