Literally plucked from a junkyard, this '84 Chevy 1-ton had already worked its butt off for the Navy, and what we have in mind for this ex-military M-1008 won't exactly be leisurely either. Those who have followed our prior projects may have noticed that we tend to put some of our vehicles to hard enough work that if the ACLU cared about four-wheel drives Jesse Jackson would have us on his speed dial. What we're hoping to accomplish with this one is to make it generally useful for either hauling or pulling heavy objects around the immediate neighborhood. Part of that goal will be met by converting the original bed to a dump bed. With 4.56:1 gears and an underpowered diesel, it's already better suited for local gruntwork than for tooling down to the store. Also, and it should go without saying, nothing fancy is likely to find its way onto this pickup - it is destined for pure function.
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