1984 Chevy Bonus Cab 1Ton Restore

Well Thought it was time to post my build here

My truck started it life in 1984 build in St. Louis, MO as a Black Chevrolet C-30 Bonus Cab Dually 1-Ton with a J Code 6.2 Diesel. in July 1984 She was at the Choo Choo Customs Inc. in Chattanooga, TN and got there treatment to make it a Convertion truck, 2 custom bucket seats for the front a rear bench fold down seat In Maroon Velour, Headliner, White Paint job with 2 pin stripes, front airdam and alot more. my truck have spent its life in Oklahoma until 1990 where it went to florida, it has been used a hauler at one time she have been front end damaged witch have been repaird and at some time in the 90s she went overseas to Poland where she was used as a hauler for a circus and have been hauler Seals and have been haulering those around many countrys in europe until some time in 2001 she was abandond at a company parking, very tired 2 ripped open tires, dead batteries, destroyed ignition lock, worn out seats, broken passenger side window. she was auctioned of cheap, non running, missing title for parts only. that guy put it up forsale again sometime 2003 or 04 i saw the add and drool over it everyday but didnt have that kind of money as 14 year old kid to buy it. then it was gone until Sebtember 9th 2009. a guy replied to an add i have made on a US car site as i was looking for old truck without engine cheap he said that he had an old 82 or 83 3500 i could get cheap, call him and he told me it had a great sounding 6.2 Diesel with 4 speed manual but had a very rusty cab and it was missing title. he promissed to send me pictures that same afternoon, as promissed i got the pictures that same evening when i opend my mail box i almost fainted there she was made him an offer on it right away he took it $3452 2 weeks later 3 friends and i went cross country to pick it up we where planing to drive it home
a 4 hour journey we took it for spin at the guys farm but decided not to drive it home unsafe without any brakes at all. the guy had a friend who had a tow truck and for $390 he and the seller could deliver it to the ferry that goes from this part of the country to the part i live in and live almost by the dock so we where golden. i paid him and the tow truck driver we went home as the ferry didnt sail this day so tommrow we would take the ferry over to pick it up and home again with the truck. easy right
no sutch thing has easy 3 hour journey sunday moring with the ferry when over there we tried to start it but batteries was dead only had one battery booster 12volts and she has 2 batteries time was running out before the ferry went back and woundt sail anymore that day we got a truck driver to get pull start it but our cabel broke time was really running out 5 minuts before departure the driver said load up your stuff now and i going to pull your guys onto the ferry we bearly made it 3 hours late we arived home and had a friend wating ready too pull us off the ferry and home only a half mile or so home we where finaly after a 6 hours journey Home same evening i found out she was a Choo Choo Custom truck and with only 79672 Original miles, Original 6.2 Diesel i had heard that Choo Choo Custom before but not with trucks i only heard about El Caminos and Cameros but i have learned they have done alot more then that.

Plans for it now
Restoring it too its full glory with some minor mods
No drop she might get lifted or converted to 4x4 at some point but not right now
Might Swap the 6.2 Non Turbo out for a Cummins 6BT but not sure right now
Stacks in the bed behind the sleeper
Roll Bar with 6 KC Dayligthers
Parts bought Sleeper, Running Boards, New allmost rust free Cab, Alloy Wheels some other misc parts
alot of new spare drive train parts bought, brake pads, hoses, ball joints, clutch, center bearing for drive shaft, wheel berings, caliber rebuild kit, brake lines, fuel lines, headgaskets, headbolts, rear main seal, oil pan gasket, parking brake cabel and alot more
Seats Will be rebuild also

She has been completly torn apart frame, engine, drive train parts and misc parts have been sanded and painted allready

Paint job will be some kind of 80s paint job with eighter red or tan/sand/creamy base coat

Time for Pics







Teardown









Time For Paint





Thats All for now folks
Merry Christmas Everyone From Denmark!

look like you are getting busy giving a you dually a new face lift

looks like you've made a little proggress on it

on a side not I didnt realize how rusty that cab was when I looked at your post on 67-73 so if you need a cab I may be able to help you

Hey Pig Rig Thanks but allready have bought a new cab im going up and to remove it from the truck tommrow
it also have some rust but only on the doors and out rockers and corners

your cab look just like mine when i dug into it , so now im on the search for a newer cab .

its getting there slowly but surley
almost done with brake lines engine almost put togther, right front suspension done,







Got my Cab home along with 2 rust free doors and my sleeper




Got the cab on finaly feels great to its starting to look like a truck again



I Hate Rust



Well i have gotten alot done and still alot left to do im done with the left cab corner, and inner rocker panel, firewall repaired and primed started almost done with the left window channel also got my body to make me some new panels for the corner and they fit awesome just have to weld them up Prime and play with mud

also i have abandond the Twin turbo idea for a Blower with is easy and better on a 6.2 diesel looks alot better with a huge blower then 2 hair dryers so i have gotten 3 old Blowers that i will use the smallest 671 on this

Pics will come in the weekend

This how a Choo Choo Custom Big Dooley looked like back in 1982 and this is how it will look like mine as a tribute to one of the greatest Conversion Companys

cool truck, can't wait to see yours finished

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