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06-06-2004, 05:36 PM
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3 lefts make a right
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Hello boys and girls, I have been checking out the site for the past couple of weeks and there is tons of great information here and I am now proud to be a member. I have a 1980 "Big 10" Silverado that I have had going on a year now. It is my daily driver and I love it. The wife and I also use it to go into the Texas hill country and to the river when we can...the two tanks do come in handy but I hate filling them now! I will leave you with some picks but for now the BBQ is calling...time to light some wood.
The cab shot shows the seats that came with the truck..2001 buckets. I had to take them out...You should not have to duck your head when getting into a truck...plus when in my head was 1 inches from the headliner...I found a bench at a junk yard. Last edited by 80BIG10; 06-06-2004 at 05:40 PM. |
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06-06-2004, 05:38 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
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Wicked, another 80!
 Very very nice truck man! And welcome to the forum! This place is simply awesome, if you need to do something, its almost guaranteed that someone else here are done it already and is willing to help you out
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06-06-2004, 07:23 PM
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Happy to be here
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Cypress, TX
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Welcome to the forum 80BIG10. That is one clean 80 you lucked across. If you need any input, don't hesitate to ask....
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06-06-2004, 09:39 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Elkhart, IN
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welcome to our addiction.
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06-06-2004, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Welcome to the board!
Truck looks nice, do you have carpet or the rubber mat inside? I have been thinking about going to the rubber mat cause I mess carpet up real fast. How high are the seats and are you interested in selling them? Any pictures of the brakcets, maybe someone (  ) can buy the seats from you and make different brackets that allow the seat to sit lower.My seat is pure sh*t. I have to keep putting covers on it and I am missing a bracket on the front passenger side. Only (3) bolts holding my seat in.
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06-06-2004, 10:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Washington State
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Welcome from soggy SW Washington State......
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06-06-2004, 10:48 PM
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3 lefts make a right
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Phoenix, I got rid of the seats when I got the bench. When the previous owner installed the buckets he welded them to a 1/4 inch steel plate and then bolted the plate. Even taking the seats off the plate would only drop them 1/4 inch at the most and that just wouldn't have been enough. Those seats have a plastic "skirt" that go all the way around that has to sit on the hump in the middle. I took the truck to a couple diffrent metal shops but the general response was that it wasn't even worth it. I am 5'10 - 5'11 and I would have to duck my head everytime I got into the truck. When sitting in the truck I could extend my neck up and touch my head on the head liner. I found a yard that had a bench and the belts and basicly traded them out. You should have seen them pull out the seats with that metal plate. I don't know what they were going to do with it because the brakets will be tough to save if you try to take it off the plate...they did a heavy duty job welding the seats to that plate.
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06-06-2004, 10:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Beaverton, OR
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Welcome to the board. You have got a real nice clean 80!
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06-07-2004, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 824
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Welcome aboard from Austin. Nice ride you got there.
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06-07-2004, 11:47 AM
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I'm back with 2nd truck!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Texas
Posts: 3,775
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Glad to see another Big 10 on the board
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