Crewcab with an I6. Hmmmm

[skysurfer]

"The truck is all complete with every body panel on the exterior and the interior has seats..."

LOL, for $8900 I would hope it has seats. She's a project for sure, I've seen ex-military vehicles in better shape.

 

[SquareRoot]

I’d take it, but for our smog laws. Everything would need to be original under the hood and I’m just not willing to take that gamble on an out of state gasser post 1975 model year.

What! Just put an electric conversion kit in it. We all know you already have a charging station in your garage for the Tesla.

 

[TotalyHucked]

I'd put money on that not being the original drivetrain or at least not the engine. Only time I've seen an I6 in a heavy truck was a cab and chassis and I've never seen that combo with AC.

 

[Frankenchevy]

What! Just put an electric conversion kit in it. We all know you already have a charging station in your garage for the Tesla.

I don’t even think Commiefornia would like repowering a non-smog exempt vehicle with an electric motor. Plus, we have all observed how ridiculous current tech in an EV truck is, when it comes to being an actual truck.

 

[SirRobyn0]

"The truck is all complete with every body panel on the exterior and the interior has seats..."

LOL, for $8900 I would hope it has seats. She's a project for sure, I've seen ex-military vehicles in better shape.

I didn't even get into that in my post. It looks like a pile for that price. Is a beat up crew cab really worth almost 9K? Certainly not to me.

 

[Bextreme04]

I'd put money on that not being the original drivetrain or at least not the engine. Only time I've seen an I6 in a heavy truck was a cab and chassis and I've never seen that combo with AC.

It's in Yuma, Arizona... not surprised they would pick the base model and then just add AC.

292 and SM465 was the base model engine and transmission for all 3/4 and 1 ton GM truck from the 70's through the 1988 model year. Every other engine or transmission was an upgrade from base.

 

[Rusty Nail]

Yeah, a pile with a cool paint job.

 

[MikeB]

"... the perfect project truck to find that could become the winner at any car show!"

Yeah, right. Only $8,900 pus another $20K-$30K should do it.

 

[MikeB]

For nearly 10 years I used a link to the the GM Heritage Center that listed the complete 1982 Chevy truck specs -- standard and optional engines and transmissions, brake packages, etc. However, the link now "redirects" me to a new page that's nothing but advertising BS. Can't find those actual GM specs anywhere. They would have told me which model trucks were available with which engines and transmissions. I remember being surprised that you could get an I6 in just about anything. And, as I recall, the lowly 250-six was standard in a K20. Probably had a 4.10 axle, though!

 

[DoubleDingo]

Cool truck. I hear that turbo 292's can be cool.

I am considering it in Crusty Biscuit

 

[DoubleDingo]

For nearly 10 years I used a link to the the GM Heritage Center that listed the complete 1982 Chevy truck specs -- standard and optional engines and transmissions, brake packages, etc. However, the link now "redirects" me to a new page that's nothing but advertising BS. Can't find those actual GM specs anywhere. They would have told me which model trucks were available with which engines and transmissions. I remember being surprised that you could get an I6 in just about anything. And, as I recall, the lowly 250-six was standard in a K20. Probably had a 4.10 axle, though!

Use this to get to them. https://cachedview.com/

 

[nvrenuf]

I'd love to know the gear ratio on this truck. I've seen a few 292 trucks over the years and all of them have been 4.56, could be a coincidence but it would add to the cool parts list.

 

[AuroraGirl]

I'd love to know the gear ratio on this truck. I've seen a few 292 trucks over the years and all of them have been 4.56, could be a coincidence but it would add to the cool parts list.

They probably coluldnt meet emissions or mpg without it, oddly enough

 

[Dooley]

The 292 I6 was the standard engine in this truck in 1982.

 

[SirRobyn0]

They probably coluldnt meet emissions or mpg without it, oddly enough

A little different, but I had a 65 C20 (obviously a standard cab), with the 292, the precurser to the SM456 (I've forgotten it's designation) and the 4.56 rear end. It would move anything I asked it to off the line with ease. The down side of course is you just didn't go much over 60, at least not for very long. At 60 you hit 3K RPM.