72 – 79 club cab

[QuantumJo]

Well I’ve come to the conclusion that tiring to piece together a frame cab and box for my project is more of a headache than I bargained for.
I am looking for a 72 – 79 club cab 8' box, preferably a power wagon.

[Hobcobble]

Well I’ve come to the conclusion that tiring to piece together a frame cab and box for my project is more of a headache than I bargained for.
I am looking for a 72 – 79 club cab, preferably a power wagon.
Jo,
Aw c'mon.... have some "faith" LOL. There's a crew cab W200 out in
Indy.
http://www.powerwagonadvertiser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8943
Do you want me to "call off the dogs" with my pal's crew cab? Will you
be selling all of your current parts?
John

[712edf]

I'd be willing to part with my 78 W200 club cab sweptline long bed. It was originally a 400/727/203 set-up. Currently its a 440/435/ divorced 205, but I don't want to part with the engine or transmission, so it would be a rolling chassis with divorced 205 t-case. Oh yeah it has a 1972 braden lu-2 front mounted PTO winch driven off the t-case, works fine, has about 75' of cable. Axles are both Dana 60, 4.10 open diffs. Truck was sold new in Lubbock,Tx. and I believe been in west Tx. all its life. Hardly any rust, but some hail damage and the usual dents and dings a Tx farm truck would have. But I'm probably too far for you to consider.

[QuantumJo]

I saw the crew cab in Indy, nice truck but not what I’m after. As far as your pal goes, lets see what pans out. My biggest problem is getting the wheelbase correct for a club cab and long box with the trucks I have at the moment. The 82 is out of the picture, the 75 will get parted out and the rest goes for scrap. The 79 I will keep the drive train and other spare parts for the club cab build.

If the price is right I would have to find a way to get it delivered to my area. Towing it with the XJ would be too expensive. I just acquired a ‘66 383 2bbl, a ‘73 440, a 727 and a bunch of extra parts and pieces, so you keeping your engine and trans is not a problem. What I am after is rust free or as close to rust free body and a strait frame.

[JimmieD]

I don't have much useful to offer on the bigger picture, but I notice the mention of the '66 383 2bbl. Far as I'm concerned that's one of the top 10 American engines ever built.

Excellent torque, able to make crazy horsepower, and revs like a small smallblock! A buddy races one in a stock class and it regularly see 8,200+ rpm, has for years! I street raced one for several years and regularly spanked some 426, 427 & occasional 440 thanks to my shift points.

In a large passenger car it's no problem getting 22 or more mpg. Reliable as an iron ingot, and even in stock form they make good power. Excellent truck engine.

One other thing, if you come across an earlier frame, up to late 60's, the steel is better stuff than the later ones of mid to late 70's & beyond. Bright blue sparks off the older ones, weak yellow sparks off the later: higher carbon content, so more frame for the weight.

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[QuantumJo]

If the price is right I would have to find a way to get it delivered to my area. Towing it with the XJ would be too expensive.

Auto transport from Wichita Falls,TX to Buffalo, NY would be around $1000.

[QuantumJo]

I think I may have found my truck, only thing is that its a D200 CC. How difficult would it be to make it a 4X4? I'm hoping that its just a matter of leaf spring perches.

[712edf]

Quantumjo have you looked at www.sweptline.org (http://www.sweptline.org) ? While its a mainly 2wd site there's a guy there who I think goes by caseman and he regularly has 4x4 stuff there for. The reason I mention him is he's located in Ithaca, NY. If I remember correctly he has whole trucks for sale.

[Hobcobble]

I think I may have found my truck, only thing is that its a D200 CC. How difficult would it be to make it a 4X4? I'm hoping that its just a matter of leaf spring perches.
It gets a bit trickier for the Lifestyle Series trucks. You're not dealing
with leaf springs up front on the 2wd models.
John

[QuantumJo]

Yeah, I know that. I'm banking on the frames being the same. If so what I'd like to do is use the spring perches off the 1-ton or fab up some up.

[KRB64]

My dad has my old 1979 W200 CC. I think he still wants to sell it. I'll ask him if you're still looking. Its a fulltime w/318 & auto. Slight body lift. Recent paint and rust repair. Its in KY.

[QuantumJo]

Thanks for the offer KRB64, about 3 weeks ago I found a 77 Adventurer D200 SE in PA. This truck is very solid and only has 68k on the clock.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1943/img1189.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1189.jpg)

I'll be posting some updates in my build thread http://www.powerwagonadvertiser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9646 by the end of the week.

This thread can be deleted.

jo

[Ron in Indiana]

My Dad had a truck identical to your 77. He bought it new and 3 weeks later a flatbed truck backed into it at a lumber yard. Took out the grill, hood and tops of the fenders. That ClubCab was great and in 78 we bought my 78 W250 Club Cab for the company and I've had 4 wheel drives ever since.

[QuantumJo]

This is my first D200. This summer my goal is to have the D60, D70 & NP203 from my 79 W300 under it.