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mrtazwrench
12-01-2003, 06:55 PM
I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT A 70'S I.H. PICKUP, MY DAD'S COUSIN HAS IT HIS SON WAS GETTING READY TO SWAP A BODY OFF OF A 2WD BEFORE HE DIED SUDDENLY, HE WASN'T EVEN 30! ANYWAY I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'D DO WITH IT IF THE 2WD IS STILL THERE I MAY SWAP THEM AND WHEEL IT OR SOMETHING JUST TO HAVE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, I'M ASSUMING THESE HAD STRONG DRIVE TRAINS, I KNOW IT'S A HALF TON BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. WELL IF I GET IT I MAY BE LOOKING FOR IDEAS.

jeepsr4ever
12-01-2003, 07:15 PM
Cool!! Yeah you can do alot with that pickup even with the drivetrain

mrtazwrench
12-01-2003, 07:31 PM
YEA THAT'S WHAT I FIGURE, SO WE'LL SEE. I'M THINKING IF I SWAP BODYS DO A BODY LIFT RIGHT AWAY AND SEE HOW MUCH TIRE WILL FIT.

jeepsr4ever
12-01-2003, 08:05 PM
yeah go for it Taz, not to often do you see an old IH like mine chugging down the road!.....LOL

mrtazwrench
12-01-2003, 08:41 PM
I'LL SEE WHAT HAPENS, I CAN NEVER SEEM TO GET THINGS DONE LIKE I USED TO BEFORE WIFE AND KIDS, BUE THE OLDEST ONE IS 4 NOW, AND AT THAT AGE I WAS TRYING TO PUT THE TAIL LIGHTS TOGETHER ON MY DAD'S VEGA SO MAYBE HE CAN START HELPING NOW. LOL!

Lifted79CJ7
12-14-2003, 04:22 PM
I say go for it, those old IH trucks are workhorses and will last quite a while. Let me know if you need some more IH info, I did a search a few weeks ago while looking for some rare IH knuckles for my Scout front dana 44.
Jack

mrtazwrench
12-14-2003, 08:05 PM
COOL, THANKS FOR THE OFFER, IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE BEFORE I DO ANYTHING, TOO BUSY PARTING MY JEEPS RIGHT NOW.

junkyard jim
02-29-2004, 09:27 PM
My '80 IH 1210 shortbox stepside 4x4 (Canadian made with leftover parts) was a SUPER sweet truck! 258 AMC 6 cyl (stock) T85 trans with O/D and I think a Dana 20 transfercase (I didn't know much back then) with D44 and D60 axles.

mrtazwrench
02-08-2005, 08:47 PM
well this project never got started, lost my dad's cousin to cancer over the winter truck is long gone, :smile: putting my efforts toward buying an 87 j20 on a farm auction this spring, :mrgreen: and if that falls through i'm going to use the money to put into a clean wag that a former coworker has, needs a motor and had an engine fire needs holes filled where the wood trim was and a repaint, but it's a really clean body for mn. :t:

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