Skeeter's 50. Questions and Build

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  1. vwnate1

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    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 ? .
     
  2. DeadZoneTruckin

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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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  3. SkeeterBilt

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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
     
  4. vwnate1

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    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 .
     
  5. ol' chebby

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    I found one for the 53....
     
  6. SkeeterBilt

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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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  7. SkeeterBilt

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    well NC is a bit of a drive
     
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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?
     
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    Your welcome, I did not read the whole ad, I see where he is asking a little much for it.
    The color under the white will look good once finished.
     
  13. DeadZoneTruckin

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    I got a dozen or so 235 & 261 motors stashed.
    Not too crazy about loading them in a truck but.....

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  14. SkeeterBilt

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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

     
  15. 2OR4Wheels

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    Agreed! The more rain the better.
     
  16. SkeeterBilt

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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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  17. vwnate1

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    Why are you taking the engine apart ? .
     
  18. 2OR4Wheels

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    Its looking good. Was that door art under the paint you scrubbed off? What does it say?
     
  19. Zig

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    WaaHoo! Split rims on that truck of yours! Good work on the grille.
     
  20. SkeeterBilt

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    see whats inside. ive got a lil game plan goin

    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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