Hey guys,
I'm looking and probably going to buy a 1984 w350 snow commander. It's hard to find information on these online. It has a 2 barrel 360 in it.
Someone blocked off the heater core , so I'll have to fix that. Also looking at fixing the drivers side floor so I need a floor pan.
Is this model a "ramcharger"?
What body parts are interchangeable? Would a d150 floorpan fit my w350??
is everything between w and d interchangeable?
It is considered a 1st gen?
Anything I should look at before purchasing?
it was a town truck and probably plowed but I can't say for sure.
It says 11000 miles but I'd say it has definetly rolled over.
Thanks!!

 

Not a ramcharger. It's a truck with a selection of heavy duty packages, possibly provisions for a plow. Although, why someone would bypass the heater core on a "SNOW" commander, just baffles me.

 

D and W just mean one is 2wd and one (the W) is 4wd. The heater core probably sprung a leak during the summer and they never got around to fixing it. As for 11,000 miles, that might be correct, BUT, keep in mind, municipal vehicles often idle a lot. I had an old winch truck that had 35,000 miles on it and I got the maintenance records from new with it. True miles but it was on it's third engine. It's like a fire truck. They may be retired with 15,000 miles but a lot of that is idling for hours at a fire.

Look at the body mounts and frame. If it was used for plowing, it's been around a lot of snow and salt. They are fairly basic trucks and easy to fix. I drove my '84 W150 until it broke in half the second time.

 

The standard cab floor pans will be the same except for the trans tunnel height....which is about 2 1/2" higher in the 4 x 4 (W) version.