84 K10 Project just starting

[ChadM89]

Hey fellas. This is my first post here... just found this board. Glad I did, as it seems to be a good place for info.

Here's my deal: I recently bought a 1984 K10 Silverado shortbed with a 5.7L and automatic transmission. I replaced every single piece of smog equipment, replaced all 4 brakes and did a full tune-up on the motor. It runs really well, but it's ugly as sin. It was brown from the factory, first of all. Not the best color. But that doesn't even matter, because the condition of the paint means that it would need to be repainted anyway. It's very damaged. The body isn't, though. The truck is very straight, without any dents except dings inside the bed. But the body is starting to rust (just the surface) and I'm going to have to take at least half of the body to bare metal to prep for paint. A lot of work on these big ol' trucks.

I'm changing the color from the original brown to probably a midnight blue color, or possibly black. I'm also changing the tan interior to gray. The biggest obstacle to changing the interior color are these plastic trim pieces that are all inside the cab. They're big ones, covering large amounts of space from the headliner down and wrapping around the sides and rear of the cab. I can't find replacements for this trim ANYWHERE. And I don't know if I could paint them or not because of the type of plastic they are. If you guy shave any info on these pieces, it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm also looking to replace the grille. I found one at JC Whitney but I'm not sure it's quite what I'm looking for. If you have any links to places I might find a cool new grille for my truck, I'd appreciate that, too.

Other work I plan to do to the truck besides painting and the interior include replacing the exhaust (switching from the stock single to a dual), shaving the drip guards, installing power windows, power door locks and an alarm, new wheels and tires, a herculiner bedliner, new shocks and a tailgate net (no tailgate now). I'm sure there's some other things I'll end up doing that I just can't think of right now. I'll get some pics up soon.

Take care guys.

- Chad