Off To Pick up a 1/2 ton truck

[Pontiac1976]

What the difference's are there from a 77 1/2 ton and a79 3/4 ton Frame . Any one got any pic of a 3/4 frame long bed.
Try to put two trucks to getter with a lot of spare parts, trying to see what will work what I have to buy or get.
any help or little info on this is appreciated

[Pontiac1976]

;D heading out today to pick up another 73-80 1/2 ton to get the frame . so hope this will take care of the frame I was looking for.

[Bent]

Hey pontiac, My truck is a 77 3/4 ton. And i have pics of the rear of the frame in the shackle flip section if that helps at all.

[Pontiac1976]

Thanks Bent that helps. But now I got at 1/2 ton frame, I have gone to play with ;D

[Pontiac1976]

Well the day was nice . Got to the place were the 1/2 ton was @10:am started to work to help the guy take out the 350 chev 350 TH that he wanted to keep.
started talking, drinking beer well took allot longer then it should have. 8:30pm had the motor all most out this is with
only hand tools battery saw-all started raining hard lol.
rained hard just soaked still working get the motor out unhooked from the motor mounts did not get the down pipe cut short enough to pass the clam shells mounts. the engine crane was about 8" in the ground so it was a fight to get it out about 8:50 pm got it out with no damage bye pulling on the crane with the truck me standing on the crane to keep it popping up to high . I get off the crane, it goes down to the ground sits there and starts to sink on one side
shoot it s gone over the carb thread rod busted off the distributer cap rotor mud all over one side . Well we get it unhooked from the chains and the crane, get it on the hood.
Pull the engine & Tran to the guys shed witch is about 18 to 25 feet and a little up hill few more beers to make us strong lol . We get it in now back in the trailer try to load it up ,and it still raining 9:30pm it load on the trailer and way I go, so wet good thing got good heat all most got the t shirt dry still damp ever were Else.



This was a Farm Truck low Miles, the frames was in good shape but the body was rough. I had some good body part, & motor witch he wanted the motor.

[Pontiac1976]

75 1\2 ton Frame : good12 bolt Diff : good
windshield : good.................xxxx that off the list now.
two drip rails: good
Right door glass: good
Right vent glass: goodrear window stander glass: good ....... toss it out hope no one looking for one .
Gear box: goodfront supion: good
Right side outer door handle: goodfender tags: good

[Pontiac1976]

Well taking out the windshield it's coming good ,till the slipped a little then went throw the door sill area to the ground . As I fall throw with the screw driver in my hand
I did not let go of the screw driver angle changed pushed up it cracked the mint tinted w/antenna in the glass.
So the truck is apart just have to left the cab and what left of the box.

[Pontiac1976]

Here are some more pics, getting rid Cab & Box the fun way ;D



A nice crip Sat morning






Once Again in the Sights of the Loader









when it rusty and you do not unbolt it make it fun a Saturday at work in the back with the small loader

[19_Chevelle_69]

Great pics!

Not much left of that old girl.

[Bent]

Nice pics. Looks like you had alot of fun!

[BowtieGuy]

They must have put a 3/4 spring pack in that truck, that is a lot of leafs in the rear. But it does look like fun. Great pics too thanks.

[Pontiac1976]

That a heavy 1\2 Ton in the the day . They would put the rear suspension set up of a suburban on the 1\2 Ton and it would be like a 3\4 Ton in the rear. think it was option pack F44 if I rember right .

[19_Chevelle_69]

Ya, they had a couple names. "Heavy Half" was one, "Big 10" was another. Great trucks. That little extra capacity made it ride harder (it's a truck, who cares?), but really helped for getting that little extra load in there.