May 2007 - TOTM- But it Keeps on Running

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Entry #1
1969k10stepside's
1979 K10 Longbed

Worn 350 running on about 5 of its 8 cylinders.Motor is all stock.Rebuilt TH350 tranny,rebuilt NP203 T-case.Stock 12 bolt Corp. rear axle and 10 bolt Corp. front axle.4" Rancho Lift kit and worn and weather cracked 33" Wild Country tires.

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Entry #2

heavy71chevy's
1971 Custom/10

Green, Black ,rust and primer lol the bed is completly rusted out. I have a peice of plate steel thats woodscrewed down to cover the swiss cheese bed floor..both rockers had metal screen for windows rivited down and kitty haired over by the PO...the whole truck is mostly all had peices of everything bondoed up...there is no weather stripping on both the doors is non existent and the top of the windsheild frame is rusted thru in at least ten places..i have three dry rotted tires and one new kelly safari for one rim...the tailgate is rusted out completly also..every time it rains its like a lake inside..there no seat cover at all..its just foam..the headlights dance arund the road at night wildly due to a smashed up and cracked up grill shell...and the best part...i drive it 70 miles a day every day! lol its my only mode of transportation

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Entry #3
Srubydo1986's
1986 Chevy Silverado Longbed

2 different shades of brown. She's had a new engine and tranny installed. Every time she starts she make a real nice grinding noise (flywheel broken but still drivable) Bent rear bumper and some rust at the cab corners.

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Entry #4
hewlett2002000's
1966 Chevy LWB Fleetside

350, 4-speed standard, edelbrock performer intake, holley 600cfm

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Entry #5
Micky_D's
1980 GMC K15 Custom Deluxe

336,000 miles on the original engine. Tranny's been rebuilt, but that's it. The driver's side tank is rusted out, so you can only use the passenger's side 14 gallon one.

It starts every time I ask it to.
It goes wherever I point it.
It hauls whatever I throw in it.
It survived a side swipe by a Jeep Liberty without even a noticeably dent.
It's great for knocking over trees that blow over the wrong way when you're cutting them down.
It'll idle for 36 hours without even blinking keeping the battery charged so I can use my inverter when the power goes out to keep the furnace running.

It's NEVER stranded me. And some of the crap I've put it through, it should have told me to **** off years ago and left my sorry butt out in the middle of nowhere!! Even after blowing through a 6 foot snow drift to clear the driveway!!

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Entry #6
GREASEMONKEY72's
1972 Chevy Custom/10 LWB

350/th350 repainted by the po but its on waaay to thick and flaking off in spots, over spray everywhere both paint and primer, theres dings everywhere, left fender is dented to much to be fixed i think, little half moon dent in the top off the gate and another small one in the middle, left quarter under the side marker light is pushed in a bit, i got some out but not all, right rear wheel well has a tear in it in front of the tire and the bottom corner behind it was pushed up and in, i managed to pull that out, didn't have the support bar for that side so i had to make one, i had to weld all the bolts to the rear bumper cause the holes are rounded out, theres varies holes drilled in the bed floor, little bit of rust in the bottom of both kick panels, bucket seats out of something that are welding to square tubing which in turn is welding to the cab floor and the drivers seat is about 2in to far to the left and has a small 1/4in burn hole, only had the drivers seat belt when i got it so i put some belts out of jc whitney in it, the wiper sprayers dont work so i took them out and the resivour also, the front bumper is rust pitted like crazy and its so bad that theres a nice shiny spot where the plate used to be before i took it off, the grill is obviously not the stock one, but a 69-70 grill and bumper

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Entry #7
GMan69's
1969 Chevy C10 SWB Fleet

355 with an Edelbrock carb, RPM air gap intake, mild Isky solid lifter cam, Cloyes hex-a-just timing set, Z/28 oil pan with windage tray, Thorley tri-Y headers, AFR 190 heads (no longer produced) Comp pro magnum roller rockers, Spal electric fans, Putter's Custom Concepts intermittent wiper switch, Putter's Custom Concepts in-cab hood release, tilt column, '99 Suburban 2nd row seat, 3-point belts, compass/temp/auto-dim mirror, working factory AM radio with Audiovox FM converter.

Critical needs: BRAKES!!! (non-power drums just don't do too good), outer rockers, kick panels, radiator core support.

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Entry #8
Shaneschevys'
1972 Chevy C10 SWB Fleet

lowered 2 1/2 front & 4 rear. Vortec 350 with a 4l60e trans. I removed the turn signals out of the grill & put the 72 bumper back on. I wanted to leave a little of the 72 look on the truck

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Entry #9
Putter's
1969 Chevy C10 SWB Stepside

Engine is a 355 with T350
Van tilt.
Comp/Temp mirror from Caddy Escalade.
Suburban 2nd row leather seats.
Blazer tank with side marker filler.
DynaMat lined cab.
Stealth latches and hidden Nissan hangers on tailgate (no chains)
In-Cab hood release.
One-off custom built roll pan with LED taillights.
S-10 washer pump conversion for windshield.
Adjustable height Silverado shoulder seat belts.
Duel electric fans for cooling.

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Entry #10
jsbgump's
1968 Chevy C10 SWB Stepside

ECE 2.5/4 lowering kit with adjustable panhard and shock relocaters. 350/T350 Edelbrock carb & intake with a small cam. 3.73 posi rear

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Entry #11
Royo's
1969 Chevy LWB Fleet
454/700/12 bolt 3.73. ECE 2.5" drop spindles & cut coil in front and 6" in the back

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Entry #12
Igotachevyor2's
1958 Chevy Apache 3100

350 4 bolt motor bored .060
World Products Sportsman-II Heads
Edelbrock Performer Air Gap Intake
Hooker Headers
Holley carb
Cloyes noisy gear set
Crane Cams Energizer 274 HO6
Electric Fan
K&N Air Filter
POS dual exhaust
3 on the tree trans
stock rear and brakes
stock interior except for the pos bucket seats

16x10 American Racing wheels - rear Goodyear 285/60/16s, front Goodyear 225/60/16s
Strategically placed rust holes for weight reduction.
She fires up every time i drive it to work a few times a month to turn a few heads im not sure if it is the different colors they like or the loud exhaust maybe even the whining coming from the timing set.

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Entry #13
killthewabbit's
1978 Chevy C10 SWB Stepside

Vortec 350/T350. Mismatched tires, 3/4" plywood for bed wood, and the all important Indian Blanket $20.00 seat cover. There are rust holes in the fender, cab corners, and inner fenders. It looks like the tailgate metal actually separated from the latch and the PO booger-welded it back together. There's a cut down, bent-up, rusty-a$ed step bumper of unknown vintage booger-welded to the frame. I did manage to get all the leaks fixed except for a nasty steering box leak that made the side of the truck look like some kind of a leopard, and the bottom of the driver's inner fender look like I drove through a tar pit. If you look closely at the carpet, there's a giant oil stain where the pressure gauge line popped off one day and sprayed the carpet with really hot oil.

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Entry #14
Mrbosum1's
1968 Chevy C10 SWB Stepside

Inline 6, with a 4 speed tranny on the floor

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Entry #15
panhandler62's
1968 Chevy C20 LWB Fleet

[jsbgump]

well my vote is in

[bigblock79]

my vote is in

[dan42]

My vote is in -

[jamis]

This was a hard on to vote on.

[Canadian694x4]

Tough one...All worthy candiates!

[el-cid]

You gotta' love real world trucks .

[GREASEMONKEY72]

i dont know if i want to win this one or not

doesnt look like i will anyway though

[hewlett2002000]

"This was a hard on to vote on." ? lol

[jamis]

Originally Posted by hewlett2002000

"This was a hard on to vote on." ? lol

My bad LOL

It was a hard one to vote on LOL

[1969k10stepside]

My vote is in....guess who I voted for...