82-87 chevy trucks are appreciating rapidly in the southeast. Everyone has cut them up and shoved them in the mud for years now. Your best choice for the money is a 99-02 1500. They hold up to mileage extremely well and the 5.3 is bulletproof. The h.o versions are over 300hp and even with 4wd and 35" tires you can still get mid teens combined mileage. A gen I sbc in say an 85 model with a carb, intake, and cam to make 300hp would probably be in the 9-12mpg range.

Yes lifting it is more expensive but you get IFS and much nicer steering. Everything about it is newer and more comfortable. There are actually more junkyard parts and aftermarket for those than the earlier trucks thanks to cash for clunkers. Its an lsx so I need not say anything more for the powertrain aftermarket.

If it was a dedicated offroad truck I would suggest the solid axle beast but the GMT-800 is a much better driver.

^^ you can solid axle i yourself too for pro

I don't see the point unless he is wheeling it. Honestly he could get by just fine with any cheap beater car. It doesn't snow that much on the southern face of the Appalachians this far south. Where he is talking about moving is 2hrs north of me. They get 3-10 inches a year in most places.

Where do you live? Its about a 2 hour move north for me.
And Im looking for a winter car as well as something I can take off road a lot. Not really mudding though.

late 80s early 90s Blazer/Bronco

I miss owning both my K5 and my 351 Bronco.

I work in Augusta. I live a little northeast of there.

sti

Im in McDonough (Henry county) currently.




Nah, pretty much only looking at trucks.



Arent all Hilux's V6s? Anyone know much about the difficulty of swapping in a sbc into one?

Subaru Justy





This post was edited by mikeyjd on Jul 19 2013 07:27pm