stuff that catches my eye

[1ton-o-fun]

Not cl or eb, but catches my eye for sure! Only drives it on nice days. Never seen one this nice. Personally, I would ditch the ugly topper. Hope it has either a 360 small block, or a 440 big block in it! No telling what this thing is worth...

 

[Cadillac Bob]

I had a ZR2 Blazer around 10 years ago and I loved that thing, 4.3, 2-door, lifted, 33s, etc. I currently have a couple 4-door blazers of the same body style because of that thing. There's something about those bubbley bodies that still gets me.

I guess you could call it sentimental reliability, lol

I had a 2000 blazer 4door 4x4 with auto 4x4 ls cloth interior I put $3k down on it off the lot $27k vehicle 26 miles on her driving away from the dealership good ride indigo blue and pewter on bottom but she died in a 4 car crash with 5 payments left to own! But it was time even though she only had 130k miles and still had a whiff of new car smell but she was starting to be a problem child 4x4 then fuel pump which is from a Astro van!!! And few other things but I got $10,500 insurance money so that got me paid off and into my 01 sts and damn it hurt but once I sat in that caddy it was a wrap!!! Lol

 

[Daly]

Not cl or eb, but catches my eye for sure! Only drives it on nice days. Never seen one this nice. Personally, I would ditch the ugly topper. Hope it has either a 360 small block, or a 440 big block in it! No telling what this thing is worth...

It's not cheap, around me anyway. And from what I've found while looking, there is a higher chance it has a 318 or a 400. Some came with the \6, found a few of those. The 440's are hard to come by and add lot's of $$$$ to the price.
I'd leave that truck as it is, topper and all, it's perfect.

To add to this, I love a 440, but the 400 is IMO a better choice for a performance build. Larger bore, stronger block, cheaper initial cost (because it's not a 440 or 383), and the stroker kit is cheap. It's a 383 with a larger bore.

 

[1ton-o-fun]

It's not cheap, around me anyway. And from what I've found while looking, there is a higher chance it has a 318 or a 400. Some came with the \6, found a few of those. The 440's are hard to come by and add lot's of $$$$ to the price.
I'd leave that truck as it is, topper and all, it's perfect.

To add to this, I love a 440, but the 400 is IMO a better choice for a performance build. Larger bore, stronger block, cheaper initial cost (because it's not a 440 or 383), and the stroker kit is cheap. It's a 383 with a larger bore.

This guy's other vehicle is one of those new Dodge duallys that have the dually fenders molded into the bed sides. -You know, so one tire blow out will total your truck.
I don't deserve to own a truck like this early '70s 4x4... or ANY 4x4, really. I'm NOT nice to Mother Earth OR the truck. I'm the idiot that drives around severely covered in mud, and only has the essentials (windows, lights and mirrors) relatively clean for safety purposes. I don't have any self restraint.

 

[johnckhall]

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Two nice 4X4 Burbs I saw on eBay just now. Both with just over 100K miles on them. I think the blue/silver one looks sweet! Why does the Pacific NW get all the nice rides? I guess so you can make it through all the snow and rain year round.

 

[618 Syndicate]

I don't deserve to own a truck like this early '70s 4x4... or ANY 4x4, really. I'm NOT nice to Mother Earth OR the truck. I'm the idiot that drives around severely covered in mud, and only has the essentials (windows, lights and mirrors) relatively clean for safety purposes. I don't have any self restraint.

Oh you mean like this?

 

[RedneckWithPaychecks]

Oh you mean like this?

I think I need that. Love those base Squarebody fascia's, they always looked good. I also grew up with one looking at me every day.

 

[618 Syndicate]

I think I need that. Love those base Squarebody fascia's, they always looked good. I also grew up with one looking at me every day.

It's one of the ones I wished I had back, I bounced off many trees and sank it in many mudholes. TBI 350, 39.5 boggers, 5.30 gears, harbor freight 12k winch. Fun truck.

 

[RedneckWithPaychecks]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275225238186

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All I could think of was this clip when I saw it.

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Edit: rearranged it, was slightly confusing

 

[sewlow]

Why does the Pacific NW get all the nice rides? I guess so you can make it through all the snow and rain year round.

I'm 10 minutes across the border from Washington state.
We don't get very much snow here.
Rain? Oh yea. But that's only during the monsoon season, mid-October to mid-April.
Whatever snow we get doesn't last more than a couple of weeks or so.
...and that snow is a heavy, wet, greasy goo. Melts quick, which equals mud. ...slides. (Our road was taken out 3x in a month!)
No salt. Minimal brine. That stuff gets washed off quick with the melting snow & the subsequent rain storms.
Prime rust-free 400's are not all that uncommon around here.
Just don't tell anybody. It's supposed to be a locals-only secret.