[elky] Re: 2WD vs. 4WD Truck

  • From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 17:13:40 -0400

Ray (and everyone) I appreciate the feedback.  It will probably come
down to what I can find within a reasonable distance.

One of the features that might come in handy would be the adjustable
pedals (I'm 5' 8", wife 5' 5") - all but one of the trucks I've seen
with adjustable pedals were Laramie trim, and every Laramie I've seen
is 4WD... so if I want that feature, or I want the Laramie trim with
leather, etc I'd have to get a 4WD truck.

I'm hoping to have the Chevelle finished and sold to fund the purchase
of the truck, but a frame-off restoration is a lengthy process.  That
said I'm making progress.  The site for the Chevelle has some before
shots:

http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/c/l/clindh/chevelle/68chevelle.html

Lately I've been scraping, blasting and priming the underside of the
body in preparation for chassis black paint.  Once the underside and
the rolling chassis are done I can reunite the body with the frame.

Before:
http://sites.google.com/site/1968chevelless396/68chevelle040.jpg

After:
http://sites.google.com/site/1968chevelless396/68chevelle044.jpg

Blasting the firewall revealed factory markings confirming an SS:
http://sites.google.com/site/1968chevelless396/68chevelle031.jpg

This is the undercoating from just the two rear wells (razor blade on
top for scale):
http://sites.google.com/site/1968chevelless396/68chevelle036.jpg

If the right truck appears nearby I may pull the trigger, but until
then I'll keep looking.  I should probably go test drive one too...

Chris

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Ray Buck<rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chris:  I'm very happy with the 2wd on the Burb.  Matter of fact, I went
> looking for one.  I don't need 4wd at all.  Maybe if I was a skier and
> wanted to get up the mountains in the winter, but I sure don't need it for
> cruisin the salt flats (see photo.)
>
> I gotta get the salt off of there.  I'm gonna give that a shot tomorrow.
>  Gonna borrow a dual sprinkler thingie from Jim Halliday (list member) which
> he says worked very well on his brand new Chebby pick-em-up (nice truck...a
> Colorado with a very strong and smooth 4-banger and a nice 5-speed
> trans)...I know he was a bit worried about taking the brand new one out onto
> the salt, and I don't blame him...but he tells me that many of the underside
> parts are galvanized....so he'll prolly be ok.
>
> Anyway, back on 4 vs 2, I think that unless there's a real need for the
> 4wd...like your back yard...it's more of a needless expense than a benefit.
>  But I know there are a whole lotta folks who would disagree with me.  But
> then I'm gonna lower my Burb rather than doing the 4wd "jack-em-up" thing.
>  Btw, while I was gone, I got the baby moons which will replace the dog dish
> caps.  And I need to find some time to install the electric fans...and then
> order the drop spindle and rear axle flip kit.  Maybe lakes pipes.  :)
>
> Ohh...and curtains for the rear windows or 100 percent opaque tinting.
>  They're tinted now, but only like 50 percent.  I don't think total
> black-out tinting is prohibited in the back side windows....but I'd still
> need curtains for the back glasses and frond windows.  I can (and do) use my
> sun shade for the windshield.
>
> Ray
>
> At 11:05 AM 9/3/2009, you wrote:
>>
>> Since I'm looking at getting a truck I'm confronting whether I want
>> 4WD.  Pros: less chance of getting stuck in a very nose heavy vehicle,
>> highest trim level only available 4WD.  Cons: maintenance costs, rough
>> handling, get stuck farther away.
>>
>> The majority of the trucks use will be for daily driving, the
>> occasional vacation trip and trips to pick up parts/cars. There are
>> two instances I can think of I would use 4WD: on the beach on vacation
>> or driving around to the back of my house - we live down a hill...
>> Anything I've driven to the back of my house gets stuck - it's damp
>> back there (wooded, little sun).  I might end up parking the truck
>> back there, since I don't think a mega cab truck is going to fit in
>> our garage: 8'W x 7'H door, 19' deep...
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>> Chris
>>
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