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cochino12 · 01-30-2012, 06:03 PM

I picked this 84 swb on Craigslist a few weeks back with the intention of selling it to make a few bucks. When the wife got home from work that night she asked why anyone would want that "ugly yellow thing" on the trailer

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So after cleaning it up a bit and a few apoligies and promises I wont buy anymore trucks I decided to keep it for a while. Currently it has a 6.2 diesel, 700r, pw/pl, and everything appears to be stock minus good tires and a couple batteries. Here it is when I picked it up and loaded up on the trailer.

cochino12 · 01-30-2012, 06:05 PM

after it stopped snowing I hit it with a quick wax job and put the 20" coys I had from my blazer project. Not sure if you can tell by the pictures but the drivers side is waxed and the passenger isnt, what a difference a little cleaning can make! The body is in pretty good shape, needs some work on the drivers door, small rust spot on quarter, and a couple dings but overall not too bad.

Jonboy · 01-30-2012, 06:26 PM

I hope you don't get a nosebleed driving it with it up in the air like that.

cochino12 · 01-30-2012, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ghettoluxury

Tell you wife I love it and if it was close to me my wife and I would have had a similar chat.

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Originally Posted by Jonboy

I hope you don't get a nosebleed driving it with it up in the air like that.

it didnt leave the driveway like that

ghettoluxury · 01-30-2012, 07:55 PM

Tell you wife I love it and if it was close to me my wife and I would have had a similar chat.

cochino12 · 01-30-2012, 09:53 PM

Thanks Gordonr1973

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Originally Posted by ghettoluxury

Tell you wife I love it and if it was close to me my wife and I would have had a similar chat.

Dont you just love those talks? She has actually warmed up to it a lot since I got it cleaned up

cochino12 · 01-30-2012, 09:57 PM

A couple of weeks ago I got the front end lowered and had just enough time to finish and then it snowed again. 3" spindles and 1.5 cut coils, new tie rod ends and repacked the bearings. The grease on the spindles must have been pretty old because it had started to harden

cochino12 · 01-30-2012, 10:05 PM

This weekend I had enough good weather and time to get the rear mostly finished up. Still need to cut off the bump stop brackets, and get a conversion u-joint for the 12bolt but it's pretty close. The 12 bolt was just rebuilt with 4:10 gears and an Eaton posi.

Next up is getting the 6.2 out of there and the 454 in. I think it still sits 1" high but I'm going to wait until the new motor is in to see if the height changes due to weight. After some googling it sounds like the 6.2 weighs a little more than the big block. I'm going to have to notch the rear too I think, not sure if I'm just going to weld in some pipe or if I should just order a c-notch

ghettoluxury · 01-30-2012, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cochino12

Dont you just love those talks? She has actually warmed up to it a lot since I got it cleaned up

Yes I do. I told my wife I was thinking about selling my stepside and buying a 6.0 for the crew and she told me not to get rid of it. I thought that was very funny because when she came home from work and seen it in the drive she said, that better be someone else's truck out there.

Gordonr1973 · 01-30-2012, 09:35 PM

Nice truck!!

baclay9 · 01-30-2012, 11:08 PM

Looks good man!! Heck of a transformation.

cory d · 01-30-2012, 11:14 PM

watch out for those deer that are eyeballing your truck

cochino12 · 01-31-2012, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cory d

watch out for those deer that are eyeballing your truck

They are a PITA!!!

STOCKISH · 01-31-2012, 11:25 PM

Nice!

cochino12 · 01-31-2012, 10:33 PM

Not a really exciting update but I was able to sneak out for a half hour or so while my kid was napping to swap out the factory sway bar for a one ton bar I had laying around. Power steering must have been leaking for a while

joe231 · 02-01-2012, 01:29 AM

What a difference!
Very cool!
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Leedogg · 02-04-2012, 01:38 AM

Nice Cochino!

**N2TRUX** · 02-04-2012, 12:00 PM

WOW! You have really made an ugly duckling transform. Not quite a swan yet, but its getting closer.

What are you going to do with the trim?

droppedgmc · 02-04-2012, 02:55 PM

looking good!

cochino12 · 02-06-2012, 12:20 AM

Thanks for the compliments I can't wait to start driving this truck.

Ken, the factory trim will go back on after paint, hopefully in the next few months. I was hoping to get some work done this weekend but I ended up spending 34 hrs straight in the plow truck was just fine with me. Thanks for sending the snow this way Joe! We got just over 2ft at my house

joe231 · 02-06-2012, 12:35 AM

Right on!!
Glad I could help $$$$

You can ship me that 6.2 as thanks

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cochino12 · 02-07-2012, 07:09 PM

weather was a little better today so I snuck out and cut off the rear bump stops which lowered the rear about 1". Just need to decide if I want to go any lower? Any opinions?

**lolife99** · 02-07-2012, 07:35 PM

I would drive it like that for a while.
It looks really good.

ghettoluxury · 02-07-2012, 08:57 PM

Looks good. Are you getting it painted back as it is?

cochino12 · 02-08-2012, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by lolife99

I would drive it like that for a while.

It looks really good.

I'll probably end up leaving it the way it sits now, plenty of ground clearance and as if now the front inners are still in which is nice.

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Originally Posted by ghettoluxury

Looks good. Are you getting it painted back as it is?

It will either be the current colors or brighter yellow with a white center or same yellow with white center. Guess I should brush up on the Photoshop skills

Does anybody know how to find factory color codes with no glovebox spid?

01-30-2012, 06:03 PM	#1
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb I picked this 84 swb on Craigslist a few weeks back with the intention of selling it to make a few bucks. When the wife got home from work that night she asked why anyone would want that "ugly yellow thing" on the trailer . So after cleaning it up a bit and a few apoligies and promises I wont buy anymore trucks I decided to keep it for a while. Currently it has a 6.2 diesel, 700r, pw/pl, and everything appears to be stock minus good tires and a couple batteries. Here it is when I picked it up and loaded up on the trailer. Attached Images __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually

01-30-2012, 06:05 PM	#2
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb after it stopped snowing I hit it with a quick wax job and put the 20" coys I had from my blazer project. Not sure if you can tell by the pictures but the drivers side is waxed and the passenger isnt, what a difference a little cleaning can make! The body is in pretty good shape, needs some work on the drivers door, small rust spot on quarter, and a couple dings but overall not too bad. Attached Images __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually Last edited by cochino12; 01-30-2012 at 06:10 PM.

01-30-2012, 06:26 PM	#3
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb I hope you don't get a nosebleed driving it with it up in the air like that. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

01-30-2012, 07:55 PM	#5
ghettoluxury Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waynesfield Ohio Posts: 1,991	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb Tell you wife I love it and if it was close to me my wife and I would have had a similar chat. __________________ 1949 Five Window, 1973 Step Side, 2000 Z71

01-30-2012, 09:57 PM	#7
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb A couple of weeks ago I got the front end lowered and had just enough time to finish and then it snowed again. 3" spindles and 1.5 cut coils, new tie rod ends and repacked the bearings. The grease on the spindles must have been pretty old because it had started to harden Attached Images __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually

01-30-2012, 10:05 PM	#8
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb This weekend I had enough good weather and time to get the rear mostly finished up. Still need to cut off the bump stop brackets, and get a conversion u-joint for the 12bolt but it's pretty close. The 12 bolt was just rebuilt with 4:10 gears and an Eaton posi. Next up is getting the 6.2 out of there and the 454 in. I think it still sits 1" high but I'm going to wait until the new motor is in to see if the height changes due to weight. After some googling it sounds like the 6.2 weighs a little more than the big block. I'm going to have to notch the rear too I think, not sure if I'm just going to weld in some pipe or if I should just order a c-notch Attached Images __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually Last edited by cochino12; 01-31-2012 at 12:50 AM.

01-30-2012, 09:35 PM	#10
Gordonr1973 Home Built '87 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada Posts: 1,829	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb Nice truck!! __________________ Gordon 1998 White Chev ext cab 2WD (Summer Project) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=408424 1987 Chev Silverado SWB (Winter Project Rebuild) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=424833 Truck Club http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=466969

01-30-2012, 11:08 PM	#11
baclay9 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle, OK Posts: 1,344	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb Looks good man!! Heck of a transformation.

01-30-2012, 11:14 PM	#12
cory d Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Arlington WA Posts: 1,728	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb watch out for those deer that are eyeballing your truck __________________ GMC C15 355 SM465 3.73 80 C10 cruiser build thread 79 short stepside crew cab. big and ugly. build thread

01-31-2012, 11:25 PM	#14
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb Nice! __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.

01-31-2012, 10:33 PM	#15
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb Not a really exciting update but I was able to sneak out for a half hour or so while my kid was napping to swap out the factory sway bar for a one ton bar I had laying around. Power steering must have been leaking for a while Attached Images __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually

02-01-2012, 01:29 AM	#16
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02-04-2012, 01:38 AM	#17
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02-04-2012, 12:00 PM	#18
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb WOW! You have really made an ugly duckling transform. Not quite a swan yet, but its getting closer. What are you going to do with the trim? __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

02-04-2012, 02:55 PM	#19
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02-06-2012, 12:20 AM	#20
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb Thanks for the compliments I can't wait to start driving this truck. Ken, the factory trim will go back on after paint, hopefully in the next few months. I was hoping to get some work done this weekend but I ended up spending 34 hrs straight in the plow truck was just fine with me. Thanks for sending the snow this way Joe! We got just over 2ft at my house __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually Last edited by cochino12; 02-06-2012 at 09:01 AM.

02-06-2012, 12:35 AM	#21
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb Right on!! Glad I could help $$$$ You can ship me that 6.2 as thanks Posted via Mobile Device __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

02-07-2012, 07:09 PM	#22
cochino12 It followed me home? Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yup Posts: 5,751	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb weather was a little better today so I snuck out and cut off the rear bump stops which lowered the rear about 1". Just need to decide if I want to go any lower? Any opinions? __________________ Adam That's why they call it a shortcut Kyle, if it was easy it would just be the way. 86 c-10 SWB 85 CCSB 90 GMC K30 Crew SRW 1985 C30 Dually

02-07-2012, 07:35 PM	#23
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02-07-2012, 08:57 PM	#24
ghettoluxury Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waynesfield Ohio Posts: 1,991	Re: That ugly yellow thing! 84 swb Looks good. Are you getting it painted back as it is? __________________ 1949 Five Window, 1973 Step Side, 2000 Z71

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