I'm one of you guys now

[wedgemon]

"A" is 1980.

- Dave

[joe231]

Thanks Hoods
and Thank you too Dave, the other site was confusing me

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by joe231

hello all
just picked up a '80 short wide
i'm excited to get to work on this one
she ain't no beauty queen, but she is a driver
first on the agenda is an altitude adjustment, then tunes....

It seems the text in your post got scrambled somehow. I took the liberty of correcting it for everyone's benefit . . .....

[joe231]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

It seems the text in your post got scrambled somehow. I took the liberty of correcting it for everyone's benefit . . .....

yeah.....dunno what happened there must have a glitch in the forum

[f.monroe]

These trucks were built back when you could still order one . That means that ther were a lot of options . Silverados got the full exterior trim package , interior trim package ,etc but things like tilt, A/C , cruise, v-8 , auto, power locks, tach dash , dual tanks, were all options. You could have ordered a truck with power locks but manual windows . I have personally had a 79 Silverado with manual brakes . My 78 Cheyenne , which is one step below a Silverado , was a non air truck because it was sold new in Oregon . I only wish we had the capability of ordering one the way we wanted these days .
Frank

[oldwagon]

Glad to have u aboard. Looks like u got a good buy.

[87cdime]

If you are gonna go with an after market hood I would go. Good mark. And as far as cab corners and replacement sheetmetal go lmc all the way it's quality replacement parts I bought through them and I wouldn't buy from anyone else

[joe231]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Great build! Glad to see you are into rust repair too! I love what you did to the cluster, too bad the tach didn't work, have you found a new / used replacement. I saw that guy with a whole box of them. Did you ever work a deal to buy them. It would be cool to have on in the kids box truck. Keep plugin along on it!

yeah I just got the box of tachs, there are 2 in there that I know I can repair if they are not working. the other three are the older style and I will have to do some research and experimentation on them first. I really don't know if any of them are in working condition at the moment. I also got a lead on some in a junkyard that I'm going to check on.

Originally Posted by JohnC

He got his tach working, now he's on the hunt for other tachs that need a new life.

Originally Posted by 87cdime

If you are gonna go with an after market hood I would go. Good mark. And as far as cab corners and replacement sheetmetal go lmc all the way it's quality replacement parts I bought through them and I wouldn't buy from anyone else

Is your hood a goodmark?
In my opinion LMC is way over-priced
Classic Parts in Kansas City is much better. I got my cab corners from Mike's Bump and Grind Garage, he is a site vendor also. Nice guy who is very helpful. He actually repairs these trucks, so he can give some real world tech support

[87cdime]

My hood is a goodmark

[87cdime]

Yea I ordered billet pieces from classic parts prices weren't to bad

[joe231]

you have the RPO sticker? does it show silverado with manual stuff.
my RPO sticker is gone bye-bye

[rod86]

my silverado has manual windows and locks too, got no evidence of ever having power in the doors an they havnt been swapped.

[spoon]

I'd have to look for the RPO sticker... where would that be located? Sorry.

Yeah the truck's got everything but power locks and windows. It's got the fancy dashboard/door panel trim, headliner, carpet, power steering, power brakes, A/C, wood bed, color matched dash/panels/carpet/seats and even two fuel tanks! Boy what I'd give for power windows and locks though!

[joe231]

wow, learn something new everyday on here!

the RPO sticker is supposed to be in the glove-box
I may be able to get a pair of power doors from a '85 truck for free,
I am debating whether or not i want to put the stuff in my '80.
one part of me wants one piece powered windows and power locks,
and another part of me wants to keep the manual stuff if it came on the truck (which i have no way of knowing for sure),
but it isn't like I'm gonna restore it to stock original anyway....
the more I talk and think about it, i want power stuff....
what do you guys think?

[TimE]

If you've got the dime to drop, go one piece power. That looks clean!!

[joe231]

hey Tim....you found me
i don't have the money now for one piece, but think i can get the power doors for free

[TimE]

Originally Posted by joe231

hey Tim....you found me
i don't have the money now for one piece, but think i can get the power doors for free

I'm stalking your build Joe!

Free sounds like a good price to me.

I had a 76 about a year ago and couldn't find a good deal on power doors. I utimately decided it would be best to sell it so I could stay more focused on my '64 and '65. (Yea, right! Me stay focused on a project!?!?! Phew!)

Anyway, keep us posted on the progress!

[COMP]

cool ,,, love those wheels

[N2TRUX]

Frank nailed the answer dead on. You could go down a check list and decide what options you did or did not want.

[joe231]

thanks for the info guys
it is very much appreciated

[jonzcustomshop]

I am one of you guys too, I just don't tell anybody that!
between us my dad and I own 7 suburbans ,2 4wd pickups, 1 crewcab, and a wrecker that was my dads old truck.
The wrecker is one that I would like to replicate original someday(it is a little too rough to fix) It is a metallic green 73 3/4 ton 2wd long box, with a white roof , and a tan interior, and the best part, a factory 454!
It was what I was riding in in 1979 when I got my first street rodder magazine, which got me started down the whole custom car/ truck road...

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

I am one of you guys too, I just don't tell anybody that!...

Is that like the old joke- "I tell my Mom I'm a piano player on a whore house so I don't have to tell her.....

[Dinos63]

hey joe nice square body, looks like a good start hows it run?

[joe231]

i'll never tell

[joe231]

thanks Dino,
it runs good, believe it has a newer 305 in it. that'll have to change one of these days
i'm replacing front brake hoses and calipers today, the drivers side hose was bad and not letting the caliper release, so it jumped to the right when you hit the breaks
found out the wheel bearings on both sides were loose, looks like some one re-packed 'em and didn't get them tight enough.
i'm very excited about this truck, can't wait to slam it