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Originally Posted by RicksGTO
Chevy S-10 pickup?
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Close enough, Rick.
1985 GMC S-15. 2.8 V6, 2V, with all of 125 BLAZING HP and a 700R4 trans, LOL! I ordered it with the most gear I could, 3.73 posi, but installed 4.10's shortly after I took delivery.
Amazingly, for such a POS, it didn't do too badly towing except in steep hilly terrain.
You know what was sad, though? I could out pull my buddy when he was towing his Camaro to the track with me. He had a 1985 short box 4x4 chebbie, 305 4V, 700R4 and 3.73 gears. I could outrun him up to about 60 MPH when we were both pulling our cars, LOL!
Just after I sold the truck to a friend, he had to put a trans in it, and I had to overhaul the diff - the pinion and case bearings were SHOT!
Went crazy the other direction when I sold the S-15. Ordered a brand new GMC 3500 dually, 454, TH400 and 4.10's Got all of 9 MPG with that beast, pulling or not!
Off topic, here's a pic. I'd installed 15x8 'vette wheels with the early short 'vette caps and Pontiac trim rings, running P255/60 Eagle GT's.