Bought a new winter/tow rig

[School Boy]

I picked this beater up last night for $1800. Much more comfortable than the f 150

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[EmersonHart13]

Welcome to the burb club

 

[School Boy]

Thank you.

 

[Yaj Yak]

oh

 

[School Boy]

 

[EmersonHart13]

More pics? Year? I see tan leather, 4wd... looks pretty decent even dirty! Miles?

 

[School Boy]

More pics? Year? I see tan leather, 4wd... looks pretty decent even dirty! Miles?

Haha yeah its pretty dirty right now. Its got tan leather, 4wd, 140k on the clock. It runs and drives perfect, the seats are in good condition but the carpet needs a good cleaning.

 

[School Boy]

oh and its a 97.

 

[wolfe]

very cool, lots of room for hookers

 

[EmersonHart13]

I have a 97 in that same color as well. That is a good price for that mileage during winter. But with the lack of snow I bet 4wds aren't going for what they used to. I had a 99 K1500 before that was optioned just like yours but it was tan.

 

[SuperDaveGSE]

Very nice, but I cant stand barn doors. though.

 

[Outlaw]

Good choice nick. I've got a set of blocks for the rear of that thing if you want em'. Crank torsion bars and throw some 31's on.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Love the barn doors!!

 

[Outlaw]

I also love barn doors.

 

[Yaj Yak]

i like barn doors more- dislike the blind spot in the center though but fuck it... i like being able to reach my shit... excursions had that shit figured tho
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[School Boy]

I have a 97 in that same color as well. That is a good price for that mileage during winter. But with the lack of snow I bet 4wds aren't going for what they used to. I had a 99 K1500 before that was optioned just like yours but it was tan.

Thats awesome. What kind of gas mileage did you get with yours?

Very nice, but I cant stand barn doors. though.

Thanks! Really? I love the barn doors. lol

Good choice nick. I've got a set of blocks for the rear of that thing if you want em'. Crank torsion bars and throw some 31's on.

Thanks man. I could stand that the f 150 couldnt get out of its own way, it was so under powered and sucked ass at towing.

Lets do it! I wouldnt mind a little lift.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I have a 3/4 ton 454 now so it is 9mpg down hill. My old 99, like yours, was 12ish, maybe 13. I only put on 1500 miles a year so it doesn't get much use and almost always short trips which is terrible for fuel economy. The truck will occasionally sit for 3 weeks without getting used.

 

[chry*bmb]

Trucks ftw! Nice ride mpg? What's that?

 

[Mook]

welcome green brother

 

[School Boy]

I have a 3/4 ton 454 now so it is 9mpg down hill. My old 99, like yours, was 12ish, maybe 13. I only put on 1500 miles a year so it doesn't get much use and almost always short trips which is terrible for fuel economy. The truck will occasionally sit for 3 weeks without getting used.

I gotcha. I'm hoping to get 13-14.

 

[School Boy]

welcome green brother

Thanks! :gfight: We need to have burban meets now.

 

[EmersonHart13]

You probably will after a tune up. My commute to work is 4 miles and 9 stop lights. Truck barely warms up and it is terrible for mpgs no matter what you drive.

Getting 14.5 on my LS1 M6 GTO and that is with some longer trips mixed in. The EPA needs to use my commute as part of their testing.

 

[School Boy]

You probably will after a tune up. My commute to work is 4 miles and 9 stop lights. Truck barely warms up and it is terrible for mpgs no matter what you drive.

Getting 14.5 on my LS1 M6 GTO and that is with some longer trips mixed in. The EPA needs to use my commute as part of their testing.

Haha. My commute is about 13 miles and its probably 2/3 highway. I think it needs plugs because it has a slight shake a idle.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Check the wires, mine were original on mine, fell apart when I uninstalled them.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

you prob need a new dizzy

the hall effect magnet tends to crack and creates false trigger points

pull the cap and rotor and look at the magnet attached to the dizzy shaft. youll find cracks usually at the rivets at the least

if you put the hall effect signal to a DSO you can usually see the uneven time divisions at the signal trigger points