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Restoring an old GMC
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Posted by Mobile home mover on November 12, 2006 at 11:32:03 from (66.228.96.180):
Ive got a 79 GMC Astro tractor/truck Ive been wanting to put back into service. Its an old mobile home toter, cab over,,single axle, short wheel base, has all the tool boxes, tire racks, dont have an electric hitch, but thats not too hard to convert over,,, Has 525,400 miles on it, has had an inframe rebuild, but has about 1200 miles on the rebuild then the former owners decided that that truck had too much money in it, and sold it to me bout 7 years ago. I got it for a song,, $2000 and I drove it home,, Has a 290 cummins, 10 speed eaton fuller, with a 2 speed rear axle,,, locking differential, which if any of you drivers ever ran mobile home totors,,, thats some real good features to have,, for those times of dragging a 16X80 off the road onto a new lot, and its a little loose or muddy,,,, Ive been running houses for about 10 years now,,, Ive worked for companies with the company trucks, always had to put up with a mouthy dispatcher,, or git up n go as soon as I got home from texas or something like that,,, not that the money wasnt bad,, it was worse actually,,,, HAHAHAHA!!! but then hear how much the truck actually made for me to drive the load,, got me thinking,,, Shoot, if I already owned the truck, but just needed restored,, (thats usually the down fall of owner operator is having to pay for the truck, as we try to make a living,,,, The payments when we sit still,, add up,,, stress,,, well you guys know bout that dont ya?? Anyways,, this ol GMC, ran great, didnt burn oil, power steering leaked a little, but thats nothing,,, drove straight, had air ride on the cab, rear axle is air ride, not leaf spring,,, its been sitting for about 2 years now,,, still runs,, batteries are low, and got some new ones coming,, Im really considering dumping about 12,000$$ in the old totor to fix everythng mechanicly, (and its just alot of little stuff, nothing major) and If I had enough left over,, redo the entire interior, shoot, all it is is vynil wrapped cardboard for interior panels,, Am I pipe dreaming on thinking I can make a living by fixin up the old truck?
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