New member's first truck
 

Hi just wanted to share my truck with this awesome source of knowledge. I'm currently 17 years old and started this project when I was 15 with my father. I have a 1985 GMC Sierra Classic 1500. It is 2wd with 305 sbc backed with a th350 trans and 2:73 rear. I bought the truck with a blown 305. It blew up 2 days before I was going to buy it. My boss knew a guy with that same exact motor sitting in his barn. I picked up that motor for 50 bucks. I rebuilt the new 305 and my neighbor rebuilt the th350. I repainted the engine, transmission and engine compartment. I put that in and got it to run. After all that I started to disassemble the truck for repainting. The interior came out, trim, bed, bumpers, etc. It got painted code 70 torch red. I reassembled the truck and is my daily driver. I finished the truck 2 days after I got my driver's license. The rebuild took about 8 months of work with my dad's help here and there. Driving it took school for the first time is a pretty awesome experience. I take it to car shows with my dad and park next to his torch red 1970 mustang mach 1 that we restored too. Since this picture i have gotten new tires, dual exhaust and a few other upgrades. I like to call it Ol' Red.

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welcome! pretty sweet '85 you have. great way to spend your time, wrenching on these old trucks.

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Welcome to the site. Very nice looking truck.

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Well done!

Welcome -

K

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looks great,awesome red!

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Thanks! I'm always wanting to do a little something to it. I'm pretty proud of it for sure!

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nice job with that project! i like seeing the younger generation getting into the hobby, and it isnt a ''tuner''. you're story reminds me of a monte carlo ss project i had in high school, that car tought me alot about patients and doing things the right way the first time. it also paved the way for this gearhead passion i have and eventually i wound up making a career out of it. keep up the good work!

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do something no ones done before, bag it on 22s!

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Welcome to the site! Congrats on a great looking truck. What future plans, if any do you have for it?
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As of right now I really want a new rear bumper. I am working on painting the under carriage gloss black. I also am planning to put dual 10-12 inch subs behind the seat.
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Very nice. Red squares never get old.

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You've done well, my son. And greetings from SoCal!

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Nice truck and work you've dome. Welcome from Phoenix.

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nice !

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Welcome! Looks great! Do you have any more pics of it? Had to ask.

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...they just faaaaddddeeee away...

(lol)

K

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welcome from Toledo, OH! nice looking truck!

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Welcome ol´red from germany!It doesn´t come any better then a nice red square!
Volker

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Nice classic resto job! And welcome to the forum from a "Missouri Boy" :smoke:

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Welcome from Ct....More pictures please...

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Good looking truck. Welcome to the board. Would love to see more pictures of your red beauty.

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Here it is picking it up from the shop right after it was painted and still in the paint booth.

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Thanks, paint looks great.

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Welcome

Nice

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Great job, good to see some younger guys get into the hobby. I have a tan 86 GMC swb that I will be redoing and painting red, when ever I get done with the wife's truck that is.