Update! My 77 Royal Sierra - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

1985K10 · 07-23-2008, 11:58 PM

So I started workin on my 77 resto last summer, didnt make much progress due to a lack of time, but since the snow melted this year ive done quite a bit...
Replaced rear springs(painted each leaf before assembly), replaced front spring bushings, sway bar bushings, all new brakes and lines, rebuilt the 12bolt and installed a posi, rebuilt the th350, replaced u-joints, painted and installed t-case, trans, and driveshafts, replaced steering linkage, rebuilt the matching numbers 400(now a 409), rebuilt the gauge cluster, and began repairing the "new" cab. Im trying to get it done by fall, heres a link to when i started last year(and pretty much just got the frame blasted & painted) and some pics of current progress.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=247860

The engine is GM Blue...its not as stock on the inside though...

Cut the 2WD cab floor to weld in the 4wd tunnel.

Next step is sandblasting the cab, repairing the cab corners on small spots on the rockers.

Thanks for looking! Hopefully ill be showing completed pics soon!

**old Rusty C10** · 07-24-2008, 12:03 AM

looks great !! i wish i had the time and ambition to do mine up like that

Square84 · 07-24-2008, 12:04 AM

Lookin Good, I Would Like To Pull Mine Off The Frame And Blast And Paint Everything Too.

68GMCCustom · 07-24-2008, 12:40 AM

Looks great.
I had a '77 Royal Sierra up till about 1990.
Great truck. Wish I still had it.

G35MIKE · 07-25-2008, 10:05 AM

looks good from this end! keep up the good work.

1985K10 · 07-25-2008, 05:15 PM

Thanks! Im workin on the carb right now, tomorrow i gotta get one of my compressors goin so I can sandblast the cab.

Slonaker · 07-25-2008, 06:34 PM

Your work looks really good...

Slonaker

07-23-2008, 11:58 PM	#1
1985K10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CT Posts: 315	Update! My 77 Royal Sierra So I started workin on my 77 resto last summer, didnt make much progress due to a lack of time, but since the snow melted this year ive done quite a bit... Replaced rear springs(painted each leaf before assembly), replaced front spring bushings, sway bar bushings, all new brakes and lines, rebuilt the 12bolt and installed a posi, rebuilt the th350, replaced u-joints, painted and installed t-case, trans, and driveshafts, replaced steering linkage, rebuilt the matching numbers 400(now a 409), rebuilt the gauge cluster, and began repairing the "new" cab. Im trying to get it done by fall, heres a link to when i started last year(and pretty much just got the frame blasted & painted) and some pics of current progress. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=247860 The engine is GM Blue...its not as stock on the inside though... Cut the 2WD cab floor to weld in the 4wd tunnel. Next step is sandblasting the cab, repairing the cab corners on small spots on the rockers. Thanks for looking! Hopefully ill be showing completed pics soon! __________________ Anthony 07 Tahoe LT 70 Chevelle 450HP 383-TH400 77 GMC Royal Sierra~Resto in progress~

07-24-2008, 12:03 AM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,287	Re: Update! My 77 Royal Sierra looks great !! i wish i had the time and ambition to do mine up like that __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

07-24-2008, 12:04 AM	#3
Square84 I don't think these pills work Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: burkburnett,Tx Posts: 626	Re: Update! My 77 Royal Sierra Lookin Good, I Would Like To Pull Mine Off The Frame And Blast And Paint Everything Too. __________________ SQUARE84 90 SUBURBAN

07-24-2008, 12:40 AM	#4
68GMCCustom Truck and auto performance nut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: McKinney,Texas Posts: 3,848	Re: Update! My 77 Royal Sierra Looks great. I had a '77 Royal Sierra up till about 1990. Great truck. Wish I still had it. __________________ Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken

07-25-2008, 10:05 AM	#5
G35MIKE Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lakewood Posts: 79	Re: Update! My 77 Royal Sierra looks good from this end! keep up the good work. __________________ g35s (areo,premium,navi) 67' fleetside

07-25-2008, 05:15 PM	#6
1985K10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CT Posts: 315	Re: Update! My 77 Royal Sierra Thanks! Im workin on the carb right now, tomorrow i gotta get one of my compressors goin so I can sandblast the cab. __________________ Anthony 07 Tahoe LT 70 Chevelle 450HP 383-TH400 77 GMC Royal Sierra~Resto in progress~

07-25-2008, 06:34 PM	#7
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	Re: Update! My 77 Royal Sierra Your work looks really good... Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

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