yee haa! welcome MUDZA! 88b2600 4x4 with chevy 2.8

oh ya i'm happy! got my new (to me) beast. i'm hoping to make it a daily driver, but it'll take some work to get there. previous owner pulled it out of the junk yard, put another carbed 2.6 in it and drove it for a bit then it blew, and he decided to swap in a 2.8 out of an 84 camaro. the chevy bellhousing has been grafted to the b2600 one... so it retains all b2600 driveline. an extra stub was welded onto the input shaft of the tranny, uses the b2600 clutch plate and flywheel and pressure plate are camaro. it runs decent, it'll have to be re-tuned as the last owner backed off the timing to get it through an etest for me easier. no problem

the real issues, i need to brace up the box floor. it is rotted all around just about, and the box walls have sunk/are movable up and down. it has a plastic liner that'll go back in to cover up the bracing i have planned (just some 12 or 10 gauge metal from a scrap shelf welded to the box sides and i'll add a few more pieces to hold it all together, and then cover up the see through spots. the back of the box around the tails and rollpan need cleaning up, but shouldnt be any holes. other than that the box outside is clean. i have a spare 2wd box i was going to throw on, but i'd rather keep this 4wd box on for rather obvious reasons.

good start whats the plans

clean it up and drive it... maybe bigger tires if i can get a deal lol

i'm bracing whats left of the bed. pulled the cap and liner last night and cleaned the loose crap off the today and welded in one nice bracket. i have some scrap shelving that consists of like 12 gauge corner bead type crap... just unbolt the parts and cut to size and weld in. one corner is secured! (back up where its supposed to be)

gotta paint the bumper and touch up a bunch of spots on the body.

nice start

well been putin away a lil after work each day the last three days, and got the box floor almost solid again... 1 fenderwell and corner to go.

i have new pictures, but it wont let me link photobucket right now...

hey man i like how it said mudza on the tail bro how is that done or is it just paint??

You can post pictures right now but only up to 3 per post with out receiving an error message. Sorry about this issue, we are currently working on it.

oh thanks.

yes the tailgate is just painted on mudza. it might be sticker... i havent really looked at it too much.

height difference... although my b2200 dropped about an inch more in front after moving it...lol




the box before i welded in some pieces to make it one again...

man that's sweet.

Interesting with the 2.8 in it.

Too bad it's got the Ontario cancer. Looks like a kick ass project man.