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84 400 · 01-23-2007, 03:04 PM

I was doing my usual look on ebay and stumbled across this truck. Now usually i am not even looking at these trucks on ebay as i tend to droll over 1970 GTO's (some day)

But i spotted this 84 shorty that is in need of some loving. I am not trying to put this as an "Ebay find" but rather i was wondering a few things about it and thought you guys might have an answer. Now from the outside it is not that bad of a looking truck with the sport bumper and all but the interor makes my head hurt. My question is this... why are the wheels so far out. I know that non of you built it so it is hard to say, but i have seen this done before. is it soully for the look? Look alittle goofy to me. IS it just done with rim backspacing and or spacers?

thanks for any insight

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-...QQcmdZViewItem

swb85 · 01-23-2007, 03:12 PM

Yep, the backspacing of the wheels is what's making them stick out so far. They must have been smokin' some good stuff when they put that interior together.....

hiway · 01-23-2007, 03:16 PM

holy backspace batman.....

cliffsta · 01-23-2007, 03:26 PM

That interior looks like the dog van from Dumb and Dumber.

The crazy backspacing look doesn't suit our era trucks very well. I like it on the 88-98s and on little bitty old school SUVs like Geo or Suzuki.

BowTieOgre · 01-23-2007, 04:14 PM

Wow, all that poorly spent money in the cab and not a nickel thrown at the engine compartment...im shocked.

That "dome" light is killing me. I keep expecting to see some strip lighting.

84 400 · 01-23-2007, 04:29 PM

Well i think it has alot of potental but ahh well. Oh i got another question for yall. When i was driving on rt28 in salem NH i stumbled across an 84 chevy c10 that looked just like my truck but it was a short bed and had a red interior and cragers. So okay it was not "just like mine" but it is the closest i have seen locally. Any ways he had them same chrome circles on the tail lights that this guy has. What is up with them things? the one on the truck near me the inside of the circle is a purple color. i know lmc sells them. Is it just to tint your lights or somthing?? Also the truck near me has a lun lighted visor and i gotta say i thought it looked alright on a black truck but i could never bring myself to drill them holes.

Eyegore · 01-23-2007, 04:38 PM

84 400, unfortunately there are several like that truck here in phoenix, tires with not enough back spacing, but then there are several really nices ones here that appear on craigslist everyday, just wished i had the space and time to start a collection or even a used parts area for the 73-87 trucks.

82c10 · 01-23-2007, 05:12 PM

needs a real cowl hood,take the bed rails off,and put different color crushed velvet, or gray tweed and it would look good

84 400 · 01-23-2007, 07:13 PM

i know it could look good. and with how disirable the shortys seem to be it would be worth fixing. Any ideas on those circles on the tail lights??

thanks

marvxyz1 · 01-23-2007, 07:18 PM

Circles could be blue dots, they used them alot in the fifties, amen.

84 400 · 01-23-2007, 07:25 PM

yeah i think that is what they are. What do they do just make the light show a diffrent color to attracked attention? i have seen em in the chevy duty and lmc catologs for stepsides. theya also state they are not 50 state legal.

**Zoomad75** · 01-23-2007, 08:03 PM

Blue dot's are just that. Drill a hole insert the blue lens. Real blue dots were glass werent they? I do like how they look, best on the tail lights of a 57 Chevy.

They are not 50 state legal for a couple of reasons, some states have issue with the blue color and or the fact that the hole you put in the tail light lense might be removing the reflector portion. In the case of the 57 Chevy tail light lens, it takes the whole reflector out.

It is most defininately a 50's custom thing.

vern350 · 01-23-2007, 09:34 PM

i like it

trixter99 · 01-23-2007, 10:11 PM

That truck is as tacky as hell, the person who did that ought to be ***** slapped.

84slopwaggin · 01-23-2007, 10:58 PM

Did anybody notice that the seat is actually covered by a seatcover. If the person did all of the work on their own, then kudos to them. I also think when you pour that much of your soul into something you should keep it for life. IT'S LIKE FAR OUT MAAAAAAAN!

boatpuller · 01-23-2007, 11:21 PM

my old man used to tell me."if you don't have anything nice to say,don't say nuthin"...........i'm not sayin nuthin.

84 400 · 01-23-2007, 11:49 PM

thanks for the info on the blue dots i know it was kinda ovious but i have never seen any lit up before espacally on our trucks so i was wondering how they look. I wonder how much that truck will go for. It is not my style but it is a shorty.

anyways thats for the clearification

bigblock73 · 01-24-2007, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by boatpuller

my old man used to tell me."if you don't have anything nice to say,don't say nuthin"...........i'm not sayin nuthin.

LMAO!!!

**N2TRUX** · 01-24-2007, 12:38 AM

Unfortunately that look was huge for a while here in Texas amongst the hispanic crowd. Thank God they have moved on to something better now. They like spinning hubcaps instead...

poolboy65-ls1 · 01-24-2007, 12:40 AM

Some paint, tint, wheels. then Drop it... off a cliff!

Bishops Trucks · 01-24-2007, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by 84 400

i tend to droll over 1970 GTO's (some day)

84 400,
Make sure you wipe off your keyboard and monitor when you are done.
It's not mine, a friend let me take it to a car show in May of 2006. It is a running machine, has a built 455 with a T.H. 400.
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84 400 · 01-24-2007, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bishops Trucks

84 400,
Make sure you wipe off your keyboard and monitor when you are done.
It's not mine, a friend let me take it to a car show in May of 2006. It is a running machine, has a built 455 with a T.H. 400.
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Okayyy i just did

Wow i love them things man and if that one is an original !970 GTO 455 Ho with the Th400 and The Judge package that is my favorite car of all time. well almost i really dig the yellow color with the black vinal top. but other then that i am droooolling. Stop showing me pics of that car!!!!

I was looking at a 455 Ho (not # matching) th400 (matching #) with The judge package ( numbers matching not a clone) in the color combo i discribed for 16k. Ever since then i have kicked myself for not finding a way to get it but now i have a "gto" fund so some time in my life time i can get one only problem is the price keeps goiong up.

Sorry for the rant but i love them cars

Bishops Trucks · 01-24-2007, 02:01 PM

The car is a true '70 GTO JUDGE with the 455 H.O. and 400 trans. It had a rotisserie restoration and the only thing changed was the exterior color and interior color. It was the gold with black interior. He had it appraised at $86,000.00 dollars. I had a '67 GTO that I sold 2 years ago, my favorite is the '65 which will be my next car purchase. I am constantly looking for the right one. Triple black convertable with the 389 tripower and a 4-speed. Me and you seem to have a tiger in our tanks. I love GTO's.
P.S.
Did I show you that car before?

mhicks · 01-24-2007, 02:13 PM

I had a '70 Judge just like that. I bought it back in '76. Gave $1250.00 for it. It had a 455 in it also. It would pull the front wheels off the ground. It was sweet.Ram Air, 4 speed Muncie w/ Hurst shifter. Had it for 13 years, traded it in on a Volkswagon Vanagon. Sure miss it. Same color and everything. Dang!!!

Bishops Trucks · 01-24-2007, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhicks

I had a '70 Judge just like that. I bought it back in '76. Gave $1250.00 for it. It had a 455 in it also. It would pull the front wheels off the ground. It was sweet.Ram Air, 4 speed Muncie w/ Hurst shifter. Had it for 13 years, traded it in on a Volkswagon Vanagon. Sure miss it. Same color and everything. Dang!!!

YOU DID WHAT?

01-23-2007, 03:04 PM	#1
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Poor shorty I was doing my usual look on ebay and stumbled across this truck. Now usually i am not even looking at these trucks on ebay as i tend to droll over 1970 GTO's (some day) But i spotted this 84 shorty that is in need of some loving. I am not trying to put this as an "Ebay find" but rather i was wondering a few things about it and thought you guys might have an answer. Now from the outside it is not that bad of a looking truck with the sport bumper and all but the interor makes my head hurt. My question is this... why are the wheels so far out. I know that non of you built it so it is hard to say, but i have seen this done before. is it soully for the look? Look alittle goofy to me. IS it just done with rim backspacing and or spacers? thanks for any insight http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-...QQcmdZViewItem __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

01-23-2007, 03:12 PM	#2
swb85 On a budget like Fred Sanford Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 2,031	Re: Poor shorty Yep, the backspacing of the wheels is what's making them stick out so far. They must have been smokin' some good stuff when they put that interior together..... __________________ '85 Silverado swb: 383 stroker, 10.5:1, vortec heads, 232/238 roller cam, RPM air gap, performer 750 carb, stainless longtubes, 3" duals/super 44's, T56/4.11 383ci build / exterior refresh thread '98 Camaro z28: 370ci twin turbo 370ci build '01 Tahoe LT 4x4: 5.3, longtubes/ory, magnaflow duals, custom tune....wife's DD

01-23-2007, 03:16 PM	#3
hiway Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Enola Arkansas Posts: 380	Re: Poor shorty holy backspace batman..... __________________ Everythang relates to Beer! 86 1/2ton on tons! sbc/465/208/D60/14/35's 81 Postal....with 468 bbc 97 Merc Marq comuter 07 Suburban 02 Danger Ranger

01-23-2007, 03:26 PM	#4
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	Re: Poor shorty That interior looks like the dog van from Dumb and Dumber. The crazy backspacing look doesn't suit our era trucks very well. I like it on the 88-98s and on little bitty old school SUVs like Geo or Suzuki. __________________ 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

01-23-2007, 04:14 PM	#5
BowTieOgre Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 1,461	Re: Poor shorty Wow, all that poorly spent money in the cab and not a nickel thrown at the engine compartment...im shocked. That "dome" light is killing me. I keep expecting to see some strip lighting. __________________ 1986 C10 - LWB, 305/700r4, posi, vortec heads

01-23-2007, 04:29 PM	#6
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Poor shorty Well i think it has alot of potental but ahh well. Oh i got another question for yall. When i was driving on rt28 in salem NH i stumbled across an 84 chevy c10 that looked just like my truck but it was a short bed and had a red interior and cragers. So okay it was not "just like mine" but it is the closest i have seen locally. Any ways he had them same chrome circles on the tail lights that this guy has. What is up with them things? the one on the truck near me the inside of the circle is a purple color. i know lmc sells them. Is it just to tint your lights or somthing?? Also the truck near me has a lun lighted visor and i gotta say i thought it looked alright on a black truck but i could never bring myself to drill them holes. __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

01-23-2007, 04:38 PM	#7
Eyegore What Hump? Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New River AZ Posts: 2,009	Re: Poor shorty 84 400, unfortunately there are several like that truck here in phoenix, tires with not enough back spacing, but then there are several really nices ones here that appear on craigslist everyday, just wished i had the space and time to start a collection or even a used parts area for the 73-87 trucks. __________________ Lil red 86 c-10 99 Sub 78 Camper Special w/ 454

01-23-2007, 05:12 PM	#8
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	Re: Poor shorty needs a real cowl hood,take the bed rails off,and put different color crushed velvet, or gray tweed and it would look good __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed*

01-23-2007, 07:13 PM	#9
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Poor shorty i know it could look good. and with how disirable the shortys seem to be it would be worth fixing. Any ideas on those circles on the tail lights?? thanks __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

01-23-2007, 07:18 PM	#10
marvxyz1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 106	Re: Poor shorty Circles could be blue dots, they used them alot in the fifties, amen.

01-23-2007, 07:25 PM	#11
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Poor shorty yeah i think that is what they are. What do they do just make the light show a diffrent color to attracked attention? i have seen em in the chevy duty and lmc catologs for stepsides. theya also state they are not 50 state legal. __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

01-23-2007, 08:03 PM	#12
Zoomad75 K5Camper Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Pueblo, CO Posts: 1,513	Re: Poor shorty Blue dot's are just that. Drill a hole insert the blue lens. Real blue dots were glass werent they? I do like how they look, best on the tail lights of a 57 Chevy. They are not 50 state legal for a couple of reasons, some states have issue with the blue color and or the fact that the hole you put in the tail light lense might be removing the reflector portion. In the case of the 57 Chevy tail light lens, it takes the whole reflector out. It is most defininately a 50's custom thing. __________________ Rob Z. 1975 K5 350/465/205/D44/12b 4" lift on 35's- RIP 1991 K5 8.1L/NV4500/241/D44/14b FWC Camper

01-23-2007, 09:34 PM	#13
vern350 like a rock Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 517	Re: Poor shorty i like it

01-23-2007, 10:11 PM	#14
trixter99 I have no time for this Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fort St John B.C. CANADA Posts: 434	Re: Poor shorty That truck is as tacky as hell, the person who did that ought to be ***** slapped. __________________ 1986 Chevy short box ( PROJECT ) 1994 Chevy Blazer lifted 6" 2009 Gmc 2500 HD 1999 Hugger orange Camaro SS 2007 BMW X5 Sport

01-23-2007, 10:58 PM	#15
84slopwaggin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ar Posts: 558	Re: Poor shorty Did anybody notice that the seat is actually covered by a seatcover. If the person did all of the work on their own, then kudos to them. I also think when you pour that much of your soul into something you should keep it for life. IT'S LIKE FAR OUT MAAAAAAAN!



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01-23-2007, 11:21 PM	#16
boatpuller Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sun City West, Az Posts: 3,822	Re: Poor shorty my old man used to tell me."if you don't have anything nice to say,don't say nuthin"...........i'm not sayin nuthin.

01-23-2007, 11:49 PM	#17
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Poor shorty thanks for the info on the blue dots i know it was kinda ovious but i have never seen any lit up before espacally on our trucks so i was wondering how they look. I wonder how much that truck will go for. It is not my style but it is a shorty. anyways thats for the clearification __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

01-24-2007, 12:38 AM	#19
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: Poor shorty Unfortunately that look was huge for a while here in Texas amongst the hispanic crowd. Thank God they have moved on to something better now. They like spinning hubcaps instead... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

01-24-2007, 12:40 AM	#20
poolboy65-ls1 iamthepoolboy! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Benton Arkansas Posts: 175	Re: Poor shorty Some paint, tint, wheels. then Drop it... off a cliff! __________________ Black primed 81 Silverado SWB one owner rust free all original 106,000 project. Steel cowl hood, 89/91 front grill, Blazer tailgate trim, sport rear bumper, 5/6 Drop, 17" Eagle Alloys, Big block is on the stand! COMING SOON: one piece glass, and more.

01-24-2007, 02:01 PM	#23
Bishops Trucks KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sterling, Va. Posts: 5,730	Re: Poor shorty The car is a true '70 GTO JUDGE with the 455 H.O. and 400 trans. It had a rotisserie restoration and the only thing changed was the exterior color and interior color. It was the gold with black interior. He had it appraised at $86,000.00 dollars. I had a '67 GTO that I sold 2 years ago, my favorite is the '65 which will be my next car purchase. I am constantly looking for the right one. Triple black convertable with the 389 tripower and a 4-speed. Me and you seem to have a tiger in our tanks. I love GTO's. P.S. Did I show you that car before? __________________ JIM '97 GMC Sierra K1500 '95 Chevy Silverado C1500 '71 Cheyenne Z71 / LT1 & 4-Speed SWB K/10 Father/Son Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l689JKXPnA http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php "LIVIN' FREE FOREVER" Last edited by Bishops Trucks; 01-24-2007 at 02:04 PM.

01-24-2007, 02:13 PM	#24
mhicks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Weatherford,Tx Posts: 747	Re: Poor shorty I had a '70 Judge just like that. I bought it back in '76. Gave $1250.00 for it. It had a 455 in it also. It would pull the front wheels off the ground. It was sweet.Ram Air, 4 speed Muncie w/ Hurst shifter. Had it for 13 years, traded it in on a Volkswagon Vanagon. Sure miss it. Same color and everything. Dang!!!

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