new and improved 73-87 show us your stuff thread

[N2TRUX]

And what it has become after a few gazzillion dollars-

[SanitysBane]

heres das teir( the beast in german, i think it's a good name as any):
1983 long bed reg cab, c10 silverado
454-bored 30 over, 8.6:1 compresion, weiand stealth intake, this cam , summit headers 1 7/8 primary, with 3 inch collector, 3 inch dual, with 5 dollar flow masters, Q-jet carb, 781 heads, with 2.20 and 1.90 vavles

700R4-rebuilt with all strong parts posible 2000stall TQ, lock up

drive shaft out of a 1988, aluminum

rear-ford 9, with 3.88 cogs, detroit locker, 31 spline axles, and converted to 5X5 bolt patter(chevy, ford was 5X5 1/2)

stereo-pioneer head unit, rockwood eq, stinger pro cables, 2 pioneer 12s, and 2 pioneer 6X9s, cheap-o amps that sorta due the job

[87 Shortwide]

Truck is not too pretty at the moment, but here is the Good weather daily driver I just finished up.

[TwinTurbo]

Bo, The animal in German is Das Tier, not Teir for the beast it literally is Der Bestie but Das Tier sounds better The Germans always call the nice cars "Der Hammer" or the hammer (duh)

[SanitysBane]

well my german teacher's on crack, thanks for the information

[crosby]

Here's my project. Needs a motor. It's an 87 K20 with what looks like a 1/2 ton body. I just got it home, hope to start in on it soon. I also have an 85 K30 which I am planning on stripping for the dana 60 front, 14 bolt FF rear with 4.10s, TH400 and NP205. And, hydroboost. I don't know how tough it will be to swap all that stuff onto the K20, but we'll see when we get there. Definitely needs bodywork and paint. I am planning on a nice bright red, with a maroon cloth interior, newer steering wheel, and a sprayed in bedliner. Nothing too expensive or complicated. Maybe some cheap ARE black steel wheels. Something decent to drive to the dump, plow with, maybe horse around in the woods once in a while

Thanks for listening to me ramble...

[Ecnerwal]

My truck since 1994 - being in the cruel and salty Northeast, it's just made it though another inspection by the grace of hairy bondo, and is quickly approaching the point of needing very major bodywork or a whole new body, if one can be found cheaper. I'm not overly fond of doing bodywork, so it's a matter of paying someone else...has about 134,000 miles on it.

I'd like to put a utility body on the back, but natually, other than the tailgate hinges, the back is busy hardly rusting at all, just to spite me.

Since I got it it's had new fuel tanks (rotted out), new rear springs (broken by prior owner), new shocks and damper up front on general principles, new tie rods all around, new front U-joints last summer when it went all wierd and wobbly and new tie rods were not quite enough, though those were bad too, a new distributor shaft & sensor which cured a major stalling problem, and no doubt other parts I've forgotten. It's basically bone stock, other than the stupid "single-exhaust with dual tailpipe" turned into a single tailpipe during some muffler work. I had it painted more-or-less factory green (was tan) early on. It hauls a lot with no trouble.

[crosby]

Wow, love that 4 door crew cab 4x4! What have you got for an engine? If you decide to sell it, please let me know. I've got lots of kids, and love crew cabs!! good luck

[Ecnerwal]

5.7L TBI gasoline V8. The first year of fuel injection on these trucks, I believe; still passes emissions test with flying colors at the age of 18. Dribbles a little oil, but too expensive to fix given that it runs just fine, and doesn't amount to much leakage. Generally gets beween 10-12 MPG - I've got a high of 13.1 and a low of 8.9 (a brake was sticky on that tank). I'd love to swap in a small diesel for better mileage, but that does not appear like that would ever pay back the cost of doing it. 3 speed auto - it's either a TH350 or a TH400, I figured it out once, but don't recall now.

I really like the fact that it does not have dual rear tires. I have ugly mental pictures of hitting things with the bumped out rear end on a dually truck.

I expect I'll keep it going - my present mechanic has a '73, and claims that the chassis on this is good to go for a long while yet, but he doesn't do bodywork (and would cost too much if he did). I'm reasonably happy to pay him, since I don't love wrenching all that much (well, mostly I don't love dirt, rust, old grease, lying in the mud, getting dripped on, and parts that don't come apart when they should without breaking - otherwise I like mechanical stuff just fine ;-).) Having a decent mechanic is a good thing; I don't have one I can trust with the motorcycle, and can't afford one for the backhoe, so I'm happy to have one for the truck, anyway. Just need to find a body place that will do work the way I want it done (solid, ugly, cheap). Too many places are geared to putting a beautiful shine on a pile of body filler and charging an arm and a leg to do so. Still, the price of even a moderately newer replacement will pay for a lot of bodywork, and I know what's what on this truck.

I wonder if a short van body would go on in place of the cab?

[Slamd99Tahoe]

Well I play to, I am 30yrs old been married to my Beautiful Wife for 9yrs. and I have 5 Kids. I will be working on my 76 2wd Jimmy more this year now that I have been in my House longer. I am currently looking for a New 73-75 Tub with no Rust. Then while I have the Body off I will Air Bag it. Then I want some 20" or 22" Boyd Coddington's or Foose Wheels. Then I will be getting a BIG BLOCK.

[allthrtl]

Michael here... Here's my 83 SWB,

moderately built 355, 700r4, 3.73 rear dif, lowered with 2 1/2" spindles, 2" coils and rear flip kit, riding on 15's... Currently she is my daily driver but within the next month or so (soon as my 89 is ready to go) I will start a year long (estimated) frame up rebuild, mostly consisting of wiring, brakes, bodywork and paint. Going to shave the door handles, mirrors, sidemarker lights, drip rails, fuel door (moving tank between the frame rails and relocating the fuel inlet) and frenched led tail/stop lights. She'll be painted a House of Kolor Tangelo Pearl with some very subtle flames behind the front wheel, similar to this truck I saw on ebay...


The interior will be a light tan with leather bucket seats and a custom molded fiberglass console as well as a "swervin ervin" guage setup.

While it's all apart, I'm thinking I may swap heads on the motor and swap the 3.73's for 4.11's...who knows...

[ureckme]

Just my sleeper
406cid sbc
Looks stock and sounds like a box of rocks

[sb400]

Hey everyone, my name is Jim. Married, 3 kids under 3, and a civil engineer. Not a lot of time to work on anything anymore but I can dream...



My 84 2wd Silverado. Has a stock rebuilt '79 350 pushing a TH350 through a set of stock highway gears. Absolutely no rust. Until recently my daily driver. It needs a ton of work, first of all paint and the rest nickel and dime stuff but more than I have time to deal with.

The daily driver now is this '79 Scottsdale 4x4.



Has a stock 350 out of a '72 Nova and manual trans. This is the fourth car that the motor has been in, and it just keeps running strong. Except for the hood there's not a panel on it that doesn't have some rust. Its the winter driver. Too bad it hasn't snowed yet.

[C&C Chevy]

[T_Dilley]

1985 Silverado Power Everything 350/350
Just rotting away in the Driveway now.
Will be done eventually..I hope..

[AspecialZ]

hmmm, well my name is scott....."hello Scott" and I am a sport truck enthusiast, as well as a small business owner doing restoration on street rod pieces, my latest project...76 stepside

[C-10volvo]

here ya go. 84 LWB 305 700r4, 56000 miles, new paint, swaybars all around,

[modmach1]

Im Stephan from Norway. Im 22 years old and own a 80 Chevy Pickup C-10 Fleetside, This is my project:

[Palf70Step]

Here is the 82. Engine is 6-popper, but newly redone. It's primarily used by the daughther at the moment.

[1986Silverado]

Gary from Mississippi, current daily driver:1986 C10 Silverado SWB, 305, th350, pretty much stock....for now