So what was your first 4-wheel Drive (add your second, third, etc as you see fit).

Mine - '65 Jeep which was also my first vehicle, followed by a 75 Ramcharger, then a 83 CJ, then a '92 Suburban, and now the H2. Plus and minuses all the way around but all were and have been fun, fun, fun...

JJ

So what was your first 4-wheel Drive (add your second, third, etc as you see fit).

Mine - '65 Jeep which was also my first vehicle, followed by a 75 Ramcharger, then a 83 CJ, then a '92 Suburban, and now the H2. Plus and minuses all the way around but all were and have been fun, fun, fun...

JJ

1973 Chevy Cheyenne 1/2 ton shortbed pickup.

It had a 350/TH350/NP205 combo, and I lifted it 4" and ran 35x12.50 Mud Kings.

That truck was awesome, and went just about anywhere. I wish I had kept it.

1988 Jeep Wrangler
1994 Ford Exploder
1996 Ford Exploder
1998 Isuzu Rodeo
1988 Range Rover
1999 Land Rover Discovery

-John

Beer is the reason we know God loves us.

78 Cheyenne
73 K5 Blazer
75 Silverado
98 GMC Sierra Dually
01 GMC Sierra Duramax Dually
01 Dodge Ram Dually Cummins
02 Silverado
03 Hummer H2

Bob

98 Ford Exploder (really did blow up at high speed)
01 Tahoe

64 ford f150 stock 74 ford f 250 33 inch tires 77 ford f 150 monster mudders, 6 inch lift 79 ford bronco cepic tires, 6inch lift 95 ford explorer ltd 99 ford explorer,33 inch at's, 2 inch lift edd bauer 03 h2.... thats all the trucks i remember...soft

1978 jeep cj7
1982 jeep cj7

1987 Ford Bronco II - Stock
1974 Jeep CJ5 - 2" lift, 33" tires, full roll cage, high back seats w/ 4 pt restraints.
1969 Ford Bronco Sport - 2" lift, 35" tires, full cage, soft top, 302 Boss engine
1992 Chevy Blazer Sport - 32" tires
2002 Chevy Tahoe Z71 - Stock
2003 Hummer H2 - Stock

"There's nothing stock about a stock car."

CO H2 Club Rocks!
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1980 Ford Bronco 6" lift 36" tires
1985 Chevy Blazer
1989 Ford Bronco 6" lift 36" tires
1993 Chevy Suburban 4" lift 33" tires
1998 Ford Expedition 4" lift 35" tires
2001 Ford Excursion
2003 Hummer H2 37" MTRs

1958 Chevy 1/2 ton 4X4
1946 CJ2A Jeep
1965 J10 Jeep Pick-up
1948 CJ2A W/ Ford Flathead V8
1957 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4
1956 M38A1 Jeep
1954 M38A1 Jeep W/ 289 Ford V8 & 4 speed, Detroit Locker Rear & Powr-Loc Front posis
1957 Jeep Wagon W/ 289 Ford
2 other M38A1 Jeeps- 1 with 350 Chevy, Detroit Locker& Powr-locked Dana 44s front&rear
2 off-road race rigs that I built tube frames for W/ fiberglass bodies.
1973 Chevy K1500 4X4
1980 Bronco
1984 F250 Ford 4X4
1988 Chevy K3500 4X4 EXT Cab 454 & Detroit Locker
1989 Chevy K1500 4X4
1992 Chevy K2500 4X4
1976 K1500 Chevy 4X4
1993 Chevy K1500 Z71
The H2 is the 21st 4wheel drive I have had in the last 35+ years and I am still undecided on the SFA vs IFS issue.

Don

[This message was edited by Hummie2 on February 16, 2003 at 11:08 PM.]

My first 4x4 is 2003 Hummer H2.

Damn Hummie, your past vehicles reads like my wish list!

You didn't buy your '73 Chevy new, did you?

Were the 58 and 57 GM 4x4's conversions you did, or were they Napco trucks? I LOVE the look of those trucks. My uncle has a '56 years ago that he had swapped a 350/4speed into.

56 Chev Pickup CUSTOM
75 Chev Pickup Lift and Modified
84 Chev Pickup sTOCK
94 Exploder stock
95 Tahoe stock
99 Tahoe Z71 stock
00 Exploder stock
02 Jeep Cherokee stock
03 Hummer H2

Wow! I didn't realize I have owned that many 4x4

HeeeeeeeeHawwwwwwwwwww

Mike...

Both the the 57 and 58 were Napco conversions. The 58 was really a sweet truck. Short bed, straight 6 and 4 speed. Of all the trucks it was my favorite, wish i still had it. The 57 was a long bed with a winch off a duce&half. My dad bought the 73 new and i bought it from his estate when he died. I put a 4" lift, mudders, Hickey fender flares and Warn winch on it while I had it. Still got the winch under my work bench, its going to find a home on the H2.

Don

Wow, you had TWO Napco trucks! My understanding is that those trucks are very rare nowadays and worth a few bucks now.

Do you have any idea how much that 73 cost new?

Just wondering. I had a 73 Chevy too, and I was wondering how much it went for new. I had mine setup like your. 4" lift, 35" tires. I didn't bother with flares though. It was a shortbed with a 350/TH350/NP205. I really miss that truck, I kick myself for getting rid of it. Only consolation I have is that those trucks are still all over the place and cheap, so I'll be able to get another one eventually. I plan on a K5 Blazer the 2nd time around, preferably a 73-75.

Mike...

The 73 was a K10 Custom Delux 4X4 , Longbed, 350, 4speed. My dad paid $3495 for it. It was the one advertised as the bait. It looked pretty plain in amoungst the Silverados, but had everything dad was looking for. If I remember correctly Silverado 4X4s were about $5K in 73.

I do remember I was only making $5/hr as a diesel mechanic in 1973, so all things considered.....

Don

Yeah, I guess everything is relative. My grandfather paid just over 2k for a brand new '55 Chevy, but then again, he was only making a little over a dollar an hour.

Thanks for the info.

Mine was a Cheyenne. It had the aluminum trim around the back of the cab and luxury options such as heat and a headliner, lol.

I lucked out buying it though. Turns out it had 3.73 gears, when the standard gears were 3.07 (yuck!). It also had the part time 205 case rather than the more common full time 203. From reading the four wheeler mags, I've since learned that the TH350/NP205 combo is ultra rare in the early trucks. Apparently most of the 205's came with 4 speeds, and most of the autos came with 203's.