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08-28-2010, 09:57 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Fleetwood PA
Posts: 38
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New here 78 Cheyenne
I'm new here. I just bought a 78 Cheyenne 2wd long bed. It's a 350 automatic with AC. I looked what seems like forever to find a clean rust free truck. I was replacing my 91 Suburban that rusted away. I found this truck on Ebay in SC with 99,000 miles. I paid $2150. I think I got a good deal. It was nicer than I expected when it arrived, there are just a few pinholes of rust in one fender. Underneath is perfect.
So far I've given it a good cleaning, replaced the master cylinder, replaced the torn vinyl seat with a nice cloth one from a suburban, new dual exhaust with turbo mufflers, repainted the wheels, 4 new goodyear tires and took off the ugly step bumper. I got a nice chrome rear bumper from a blazer, just have to get the right brackets and put it on. Next up is radiator, all new belts, hoses, tune up and carb work, somebody held the choke wide open with a ziptie. Eventually I'm going to paint it, the paint isn't horrible, but it's thin enough on the hood that it shows primer. I really like these old Chevy trucks, they are the only truck I will drive. I worked for a Chevy dealer for 10 years, but now I mainly work on Subaru cars.    
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08-28-2010, 10:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Georgetown, KY
Posts: 183
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Re: New here 78 Cheyenne
That is a nice looking truck! You don't see 70's models around here anymore that are that clean.
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08-28-2010, 10:53 PM
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 13,826
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Re: New here 78 Cheyenne
One of my favorite 73-80 color combos! Nice truck.
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08-29-2010, 12:45 AM
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78 Big10 454
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
Posts: 838
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Re: New here 78 Cheyenne
Welcome from sunny SoCal. You did good. Nice lookin' 78. I'm rather partial to that year!
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08-29-2010, 01:09 AM
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IT Guy/ Father/ Chevy lover
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Hoisington, KS
Posts: 568
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Re: New here 78 Cheyenne
NICE TRUCK Welcome to the site.
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78 Chevy (Pictures) SOLD 79 Chevy LWB (pasture) 83 Chevy LWB (crushed rusted beyond repair) 02 TrailBlazer SOLD 03 VW Passat wagonSOLD 95 extended cab silveradoSOLD (still in family) 05 Crew Cab Silverado 5.3 (The Turd) WTB: 66 El camino  Technology Specialist aspiring to be a gear head. 
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08-29-2010, 08:15 AM
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Account Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Huntsville,AL
Posts: 2,119
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Re: New here 78 Cheyenne
 to the site nice truck
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08-29-2010, 08:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Pittsburgh PA
Posts: 686
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Re: New here 78 Cheyenne
welcome, and really nice truck
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86 Suburban 2WD = rolled it and totaled it  83 LWB STD Cab 4x4 = went to the scrapper. Was my baby. 84 Suburban 2WD = stripped it/ scrapped it 81 8 foot bed made into a trailer 86 Suburban going to be made into a trailer 91 Suburban 4x4 = that's my baby 00 S10 Xtreme STD Cab 01 S10 ZR2 |
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