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09-11-2004, 11:17 PM
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Happy to be here
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Cypress, TX
Posts: 39,021
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73-87 Truck of The Month-September
Winner! Winner! Winner! We have a winner. The cream of the crop for September from the 73-87 forum comes from the Netherlands. TwinTurbo and his awesome 83 stepper is our truck of the month.....
 Here's the details: Manufacturer: Chevrolet Year: 1983 How long have you owned this truck? 2 years Any thing interesting about it's history? Not that I know of. Chassis: 2wd short stepper Suspension: Front: drop spindles, drop springs & nitro drop shocks Rear : flip kit & shackles, gabriel gas ryder shocks, no notch. Completely rebuilt, all new poly bushings. Brakes- Front : Rebuilt stock disc, stainless lines Rear : Rebuilt stock drums, stainless lines, lock resistant brake valve. Tires- Front : 235/50/R15 Rear : 295/50/R15 Wheels- Front : Cheapo chrome 15" stuff..needs to go Rear : same as above Rear end- peg leg. Gears: 3.08 Body- Color Scheme: Dark blue mica effects Trim: Silverado, custom roll pan, custom rear lights, custom red oak bed with stainless strips & fasteners, custom painted grille, painted front bumper & headlight bezels, stainless tailgate chains with protective plastic sleeving around it. Sintered bronze bushed tailgate hinges (no more squeeking) Interior- Color: Black, brushed aluminium, chrome..and skulls Material : Leather, alcantara headliner & new stock trim. Upholsterer : EBRU Vriezenveen (here in the Netherlands) Custom 3pc. folding bench seat. Redone in leather with custom chevrolet logos embroided on the seats. 2pc epoxy painted center console (black, it was wood color) Steering wheel: No idea, it's pretty small. Instrument Gauges: stockers Engine- Used to be 305 boat anchor. Cubic Inch: 355 Manufacturer: GM did the hack job on it, I made it better. It's a 4 bolt 010 block, and now sports a forged crank, pink rods, SRP pistons, vette fuelie heads, edelbrock performer rpm package. 14" diameter, 6" tall K&N filter, full stainless fuel lines w/ aeroquip hose ends & fram HPG-1 fuel filter. Valve Covers: GMPP Bowtie aluminium, coated on the inside with glyptal to eliminate oil seeping through (sweating), outside painted black w/ red bowtie & polished chevrolet script. Exhaust type: Hookers, rechromed into 3" stainless steel duals w/ 4" tips. No crossover, dynomax 3" in/out 16" long race bullets. The exhaust exits under the steps. Transmission Automatic:used to be TH350, now a TH400. Misc: Removed AC, custom built heater box.  
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09-11-2004, 11:32 PM
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
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Congrats TT!
 Sharp looking truck thats for sure.
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09-11-2004, 11:39 PM
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North Coast, baby!
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Toledo, OH
Posts: 437
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Nice job...we should all have trucks that look that good!
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09-11-2004, 11:52 PM
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california fill
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Sunny So-Cal
Posts: 694
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beautiful truck, but also-- beautiful house!
congrats pc |
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09-11-2004, 11:52 PM
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Stepsides RULE
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pineville, LA
Posts: 1,921
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sweet truck. its guys like you that have such nice trucks that keep me inspired that one day my truck might look half that good, and id be happy if i were 1/2 that good.
cliff
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1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord |
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09-12-2004, 06:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 373
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Congrats man! That truck's a beauty!
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09-13-2004, 05:07 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 994
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Thanks guys, I'm quite proud that I finally made truck of the month
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09-13-2004, 10:21 AM
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Catchy title goes here..
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Rockwell, NC
Posts: 39,767
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Congrats TT
 that is a beautiful ride
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09-13-2004, 12:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Fergus, Ontario
Posts: 481
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Congrats TT, nice truck. It is ok to lose to one so nice. The Dutch and the Canadians have to stick together eh?
How tough is it for you to find parts over there or do you have them shipped? I also was pleased to see the comment about sintered bronze bushing in the tailgate. That may solve my squeaks too. Doug |
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09-14-2004, 04:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 994
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I buy everything in the US and have it shipped. parts here are so rediculously expensive (like 60$ for a rear brake cylinder) that it's actually cheaper for me to send them to a buddy, wait untill I have a nice collection there and then ship it in one batch. The bronze bushings work really well, the squeeking was completely eliminated, my chains are plastic linered and they won't rattle or squeek either.
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09-14-2004, 04:57 PM
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Post Whore
 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA
Posts: 12,686
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Very nice truck indeed!
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09-19-2004, 03:32 PM
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Account Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: ** THE FALL GUY **CHICAGO IL
Posts: 5,883
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nice truck my brother....
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10-22-2004, 07:48 PM
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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
Posts: 4,925
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Congrats,beautiful truck.
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