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Originally Posted by Nothinghead
Well..... she's not good buddy. Frame is sad, cab is sad. The drivetrain is strong!
Here are some pictures of the frame. Basically, the bottom portion of the C channel that makes up the frame is missing from the rear axle back. The vertical portion and the top of the C are fine. I suspect I can weld in a piece of flat stock in place of the missing C and be fine. Would you all agree? I am in class for structural welding and am headed to the local shipyard to build submarines, so I am tempted to take this on.
Cab is exactly what you would expect for a New England C series.
The kicker? He said he would do 900, which I think means he would do 500-700 for it all. Tires are dry rotted, but ok for a year more.
What would you all do? I want to use this for tree work. It will need to have a sold frame and cab ASAP, and I will likely do the frame work myself. THink this is manageable?
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Ahead of the axle looks pretty good. The rear horns would have to be really beefed up or completely replaced but I don't think it would be that hard being you are a welder.....
I use my '72 Dually all the time and it doesn't even have a hoist.
It should be an SM465. Here is what I did with mine to improve driveability, and man what a difference it made.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=673588
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