How about some pics of 88-98 Trucks

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Originally Posted by Matt Mann

Not too sure if it's 700R4 or 4L60e, bought it 2/08, from a local dealer here in SC...

Should be a 700R4. 4L60's were later, 1993 in C/K pickups, I believe.

Originally Posted by Matt Mann

dual exhaust... been told a true dual exaust isnt possible for this truck even if I replace both cats... hope that's not true.

I don't understand what they mean by saying true duals isn't possible. Either they're dumb or smokin too much hoobeedoo. I'm not familiar if your state has emissions tests (speaking for myself, I don't know what emissions are. Sounds like some dumb democratic bulls**t to me, hah. I live in North Dakota, come on now) But if you want to take out the cat and run true duals, do it. There's no reason you can't.

Originally Posted by Matt Man

Engine has that usual puff of smoke on cold start up... doesn't seem to be using that much oil... I am watching it, but it never seems to really lose that much between oil changes..

Do I rebuild the engine, and tranny, pull both and replace them or just do a top end kit with a new TBI, injectors, chip, and heads?

Puff of blue smoke just when you fire it up? It's caused by oil dripping down your valves when the engines off. Oil will actually seep down the sides of your valves and sit on top of them, until you spin your motor up in the mornin, and that oil gets sucked in and burned for about the first few seconds of running. The way the oil gets in there? Could be valve stem seals, letting oil through your valve guides when you shut the motor off. Easy enough fix.

Originally Posted by Matt Mann

Has anyone tried to install an antenna on the roof of this thing? I asked the dealer to install a NMO mount 2 meter/440 antenna, and he told me a roof mount antenna wasn't possible because of the ribbing in the roof, GM's have to reinforce the cab in the case of a roll over...

Has anyone else put an extra radio in this era truck, and where did you put the antenna?

I mounted my CB whips on brackets screwed to the side of my toolbox, although you could do them without a toolbox on the inside of your box, or in the stakepockets somehow, or elsewhere. If you're deadset on putting it on the roof, and hard mounting it, it'd be a little more work on yours. My truck, for instance, has a small hole with a rubber plug insert on the roof, a couple of inches in front of the third brake light. I've seen people put a cb antenna there. As for yours, you could drill a hole there, or if you don't want to do that, mount one or two inside your box, or even just on on a small bracket dead center of your box, on the front headboard there.

And by the way, nice truck. Reminds me of my buddy's, he has a white 91 Chevy shorty stepside 4x4, 2" lift, 32" tires, white with blue racing stripes. Shortbox stepside 4x4s can look goofy, or they can look nice, in my opinion. I've seen some goofy looking ones, but around here, I've also seen some very killer good lookin ones. You have a good start for a truck.

And believe me, it goes with my 67-72's, and especially my 97. They can get expensive (as soon as my lift gets here, I'll have over 17,000 into it, in two years, with another 3 to 5 grand going into it right after. Nothing real custom done to it, just addons and repairs and misc stuff) but I'm never done. I'm always thinkin of stuff to do. Maybe that's why I'm not rich and famous yet So good luck and have fun with it!