Just bought an 87' R10

[78 Chevyrado]

Looks like a solid truck. I like it!

[RandyP]

Don't loose that hood emblem! I swear they are made of gold or something for the price they want. I love the 87's and they are getting harder to come by.

[Clyde65]

Why do you call it an "R10"? What makes it different than any other Silverado?

[foamypirate]

Originally Posted by Clyde65

Why do you call it an "R10"? What makes it different than any other Silverado?

R10 was a designation they used to distinguish the 1987-91 trucks, Blazers, and Burbs that were the old body style, but fuel-injected, I believe. R10 is 2wd, V10 is 4wd. It's the equivalent of C/K.

I quickly learned to tell the parts people that it is an R10, not a C10! I got a bunch of tune-up parts for an 87' C-10, that wound up being the wrong part (fuel filter was paper-filter for carbs, plug wires for regular HEI dizzy, not computer controlled, so the boots were too long, etc).

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by foamypirate

R10 was a designation they used to distinguish the 1987-91 trucks, Blazers, and Burbs that were the old body style, but fuel-injected, I believe. R10 is 2wd, V10 is 4wd. It's the equivalent of C/K.

You are absolutely correct.

K

[foamypirate]

Lately, I've been working on correcting the paint on the truck as best I can. It's been quite challenging, as I don't have a Orbital polisher, it's all by hand. I also included some shots of the (mostly) immaculate interior. Other than a cracked dash pad and faded seats, just about everything is mint. You can see the aftermarket seats as well. I'm not too sure what I think about those, I've been debating whether or not to find a factory bench, but I have quite decided yet.

Also got the gear oil changed in the rear end (never have I seen such BLACK gear oil, yuck).




This is before completing the hood. I did a "test panel" on the side to see if my methods would work.




After wet sanding the rest of the hood with 2000 grit, but before rubbing compound/fine polish.


After compound/polish.


Comparison shot showing how the paint looked before correction.





This picture shows how I mounted my tachometer. I like it up here as opposed to on the column, since it stays in my view while I am driving.

[southside_jon]

Originally Posted by foamypirate

R10 was a designation they used to distinguish the 1987-91 trucks, Blazers, and Burbs that were the old body style, but fuel-injected, I believe. R10 is 2wd, V10 is 4wd. It's the equivalent of C/K.

I quickly learned to tell the parts people that it is an R10, not a C10! I got a bunch of tune-up parts for an 87' C-10, that wound up being the wrong part (fuel filter was paper-filter for carbs, plug wires for regular HEI dizzy, not computer controlled, so the boots were too long, etc).

I ran into the same problems at the parts stores also. Mine is a '87 R2500 (GMC)

[foamypirate]

Just put in my order for 15x8 Cragar Nomad IIs. They will fit right in with my theme of "mostly stock...mostly." No plans for a drop or big wheels here. Just a nice looking near factory truck with some gusto!

They have to build them, so it will be about 3 weeks before I get them. Can't wait!

[Dooley]

Originally Posted by Clyde65

Why do you call it an "R10"? What makes it different than any other Silverado?

There were no C-K trucks built in 1987. They were R series 2 wheel drive and V series 4 wheel drive light duty trucks in 1987. They brought the C-K model designation back in 1988 for the new truck platform. The 1987 R-V models have been lumped into the C-K models for convenience and other by about everybody since they were built.

This post is to clear up the issues with the 1987's. It's known the R-V series continued past 1987 in the old truck platform in some models.

[foamypirate]

Just got an exhaust installed. Went against the norm, and did a single pipe 2.5" system (plenty to feed a stock 305 TBI for now). Since the truck is an 87', I still have to pass emissions, so I went with a 2.5" high-flow heavy duty Catco cat, and a 2.5" offset Magnaflow 4x9x18 muffler. She actually SOUNDS like a truck now!

I had it put together at Muffin Muffler in Austin, TX. Great guys, and they did an AWESOME job. It was a treat watching these guys work. I will definitely be bringing more business to them in the future.

Here are pics of the install.