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Calling all Base Model/ "Plain Jane" Truck Owners
I know there's lots of guys out there that like the top of the line, Silverado's and Sierra Classics, but I want to hear from the owners like me that prefer their trucks to be basic and simple, with few options. The Custom Deluxe and Sierra owners.
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Well....mine was born a base Custom Deluxe....but after getting inspired by other folks on here last winter she got AC and just finished bucket seat conversion (scored stock pickup ones and recovered).
Now I find myself hanging out in bone yards. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps6c3988c2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ps2d76df1d.jpg |
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Very nice! Mine is pretty plain. I'll post a picture or two later.
It has no A/C, no cruise, no tilt. Really all it's got is a burgundy interior, and gauges instead of idiot lights. From the factory, it had a 305 V-8, but I'm going to pull it soon, and replace with a 350 out of a 1972. The transmission from the factory is a 4-speed Muncie. |
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Mine was a pretty high option but i went the opposite. Only reason why i have power steering is turning 38's without SUCKS. No radio it had A/C it's long gone no cigarette lighter... No power brakes... Yup :)
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my K30 came with a am radio & a rubber mat. over the yrs i've added later model seats, tilt & a cd player. also put a cig lighter in the back of the console for the kids video games.
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1982 C10 Custom Deluxe with 250 six and 3-on-the-tree. No options at all, unless power steering was an option. Rally wheels were added by some previous owner. Paint seems to be original.
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87 GMC Sierra 4.3 tbi/700R4. It has AC and power steering...nothing else. No dome light, cigarette lighter, or radio. It has a nice radio delete plate that will soon be removed.
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My C/10 when I got it, and as it presently looks. No cigarette lighter, no dome light, no headliner, no vents in the dash, no carpet or mat, manual steering, vinyl seat. 250 three on the tree...
Now it has power steering, a rubber floor , a cloth seat out of a '94 and a 5 speed from an '83 Camaro Z/28 |
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Here's mine:
1984 C-20, with a 305 and 4-speed original. The 305 is soon to be replaced with a 350. Per the SPID, it has painted BE mirrors, painted rear step bumper, power steering, power brakes, gauges, and burgundy interior. I'm in the process of a mild restoration, and these pictures were taken just after my grandpa gave it to me (for free!) last fall. |
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You have a nice Grandpa!
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I know right! He also gave me a 1972 for free. He told me to get those trucks off his property. So I parted the 72, and I'm going to use the motor.
This truck was purchased new by one of my grandpa's good friends, and then he sold it to my grandpa in 1993. I'm the third owner, but I know every previous owner. Until last fall, the truck lived on Vashon Island (located in the Seattle area). |
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My dad bought my grandpa either an 89 or 91 C30 C&C that came with a FI 454 and 400 trans. He went old school on the truck and ripped everything out. This truck only had 65000 miles on it. He put in a GM crate carbed 350 and 465 trans. Put in a 70's model steering column and actually mounted the old high beam switch on the floor again. He didn't want anything to do with any of the newer fuel injection stuff. I think he was crazy for doing it. I ended up buying the engine and trans. To each his own I guess.
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Picked up this 1990 GMC Jimmy a couple of months ago. It's got the vinyl floor and crank windows. I'm currently having the fleet white paint redone so I'm hoping to get it back soon. Plan on just keeping it stock and driving it a lot.
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Believe or not, when my other cars are out of commission I use this truck as a driver...My daily commute is 60 miles +, so with only a 12 gallon tank, and maybe 20 mpg on the freeway, I don't use it as often as when gas was cheaper. |
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would a Jimmy with no cruise/AC/carpet ,or pillar/roof trim, bed side panels count?
Am radio one speaker lol,idiot lights,and no chrome trim on door panels? |
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I relate more to the base level crowd than I do the uplevel guys;
We always ordered a Scottsdale trim level so that we could get manual windows and locks and the full vinyl flooring (and because they're cheaper!). I opted for the uplevel grill (and added Air Conditioning to the order when I learned I was getting transferred to Arizona). Rally wheels and B85 chrome side moldings complete the deception. K http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...k29SE09004.jpg http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_8744.jpg |
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My 86 custom deluxe has manual brakes but i have power steering and air conditioning
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So was it standard in 81-87 to have painted or chrome below the eyeline mirrors? I'm noticing it seems to be really hard to find painted mirrors.
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Bought new, 305 4speed, vinyl seat, rubber mat, no headliner, manual windows and locks, no tilt, idiot lights. Did have A/C, AM/FM radio, and a limited slip. Wish I could find some correct black trim to put back on the sides, but while I've found some stuff that was close, I haven't found any that was a perfect match so I could keep my stock rear corner trim in place. |
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I got my last couple sets through Classic Parts. Item 58-123, $34.95 ea. K |
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And I suppose the rust color they are now is optional too? haha
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Holy Geez lilpoindexter, I had to check my garage to make sure my C10 custom deluxe was still in there. I have a '78 stepside, 250 I6. Originally it was a 3 on the tree but it was swapped for an auto TH350 some odd years ago by my dad. I could never figure out why. Here's my no A/C plain jane C10 with a slightly newish CD player and that's about all for options. Oh has front disc brakes and PS, but crank windows, no headliner, no dome. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...0/822/fi5t.jpg |
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This is my 87 Custom Deluxe. Has a/c and power steering and a cloth seat. Has all the trim codes for the side trim and mirrors but I think the ralley wheels were added at the dealership. (I have the original sales right up from the dealer and it says $225.00 for ralley wheels) There is a code for interior trim cloth Medici red so I think it had the cloth seat from the factory. No headliner, radio delete, manual windows, manual locks, no cruise or tilt. Going to do away with the TTIIS and put the ralley wheels back on, this is how I bought it but got the original wheels too.
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I ran the two wires for the reverse light to the switch on the T5 to get functional reverse lights. I jumped the neutral start switch, so the truck will start in gear if you don't depress the clutch. |
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I used a separate toggle switch for backup lamps; that way I could use them for hooking up the trailer in the dark, too. K |
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Lovin my Grandpa Special! No plans to change just put back what PO let age out.
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Sorry American Racing Torque Thrust II.
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1986 M1008 CUCV
The army certainly didn't pay for any comfort. |
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Here's my 74 custom deluxe when I got it and how it looks now. Mine has a 350 with th350 trans, power steering and power disc brakes, no a/c, had an am radio but now has a pioneer cd player, has no headliner but has a dome lamp. Did a lot of upgrades including bucket seats n console, suburban sport rear bumper, rally wheels, lowered 4.5/6, b&m shifter, grant steering wheel....and now its getting a 5.3 & 4l60e
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I just picked up this '85 GMC Seirra a couple of weeks ago. It is all stock original except for a stock white repaint and the stripes some years ago.
Vinyl Seat, Manual windows & locks, no tilt, no cruise, and not much else. A4.3L V6 with a Q-Jet and a TH400 trans and 2.73 rear gears. The SPID is there, but I don't have a pic of it. Engine is shot at this point, but thats fine with us. We are going to put in a 5.3/4l60e combo. Looks like it had D49 mirrors too, but some PO put on those ugly ones.... http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps2jp2qkgj.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psbgh4efzs.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pspkoitlni.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psxz09uolb.jpg Gave it a quick bath with a gray scotch brite and dawn dish soap: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psq8dojt6i.jpg PO had carpet put in and my son and I are in the process of removing it. It was also glued to the door bottoms and the kick panels. http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pshaakdigv.jpg |
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I'm lovin' this thread. Look at my sig and you can see why - most of my stuff is one color, manual everything, and no radio even. Less crap to break at 200, 000 miles which is the minimum expected life for my vehicles.
What's with all the 2 tone paint on low level trucks? On my 81 it has ONE 'sport' (base) mirror, drivers side only. The 77 at least has 2, and the 82 has painted dumbos. The 81 has a painted bumper, no rear bumper, no spare tire, 3OTT, manual steering, 250 six, and has power brakes only because it's a 3/4 ton, all factory. The 77 doesn't even have PB. Both had rubber floors and no A/C. When I get in the 87 diesel I feel pampered - but deaf. |
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