1984 silverado

[bayou boy]

Hey i love this web site i thought i was the only one who love these damn things. My first truck in high school was a 77 3/4 ton and try as a may could hardly tear it up. This is my second square i traded a 91 stepside in damn good shape for it just cause i had to have it. Ive had it for a few years now and finally decided to go at it. Ive decided to go frame off in part to D.Menace 78 build and to do it right the first time. IM going with a street/circle track theme. The motor is still on the open mind list but im thinkin old school 355 forged internals alum head 450-500hp. 700r4 trans for the street/interstate driving upgraded 8.5 rearend w/locker 4:10 gear.4wheel disc brakes and areo 50 ser light weight racin wheels 15x10 295/50 rear 15x8 245/60 front. 4/5 static drop with possible ladder bars to keep everything staight back there. Let me know what yall think.

[bayou boy]

84 silverado

[Your41Plague12]

Looks like the smaller version of mine! Love the 83-84's.

[bayou boy]

:devil That is the best orange 4x4 ive seen looks tight and yeah u can call me mini me haha ive wondered what mine would look like with the real 84 grille

[bayou boy]

84-86

[bayou boy]

orange

[Your41Plague12]

Orange squares definitely look the part if you ask me. I'll be doing a two-tone paint job with mine this summer. I need to clean up some rust on the doors and by the rear window first. I want to do the traditional two tone, with the roof and back of the cab in white, and then orange/white/orange. I need to get some of the chrome molding and the cab trim, and that would set it off. Classic look. Bayou Boy, have you ever seen the reverse of your grille setup, with the 86 grille and the 83-84 headlight bezels? Looks good also. I love this body style for this reason the most, you can create a Frankentruck and it can look great!

[3r!c84]

here is a 84 grill too on my swb silverado

[bayou boy]

Yeah your truck would look classic with all the trim and white my 77 had the white top kind of 50s lookin. Yeah ive seen that grille set up but the color band on the "86" grille is wider than the trim on the 84 bezzels. Im tired of seeing "billet" grilies on everything u see, Im thinking of the 84 setup like yours now the egg crate is smaller plus it would be year correct but i already bought the whole oem grille and bezzels u see for it when i bought it, guess u can never have enough parts haha.

[bayou boy]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

here is a 84 grill too on my swb silverado

that a real cool swb isaw ur new wheels and drop kit what size is your drop

[3r!c84]

Originally Posted by bayou boy

that a real cool swb isaw ur new wheels and drop kit what size is your drop

its the same amount of drop as in the pic. just new shoes. its 5/5 drop

[bayou boy]

sweet no frame notch? LIke the valve covers

[bayou boy]

this is what im goin for the power plant

[3r!c84]

thankyou. they are ebay valve covers lol needed tall ones to cover the rollors

[bayou boy]

im now thinkin of a new gen ls6 or lq9 with 4l60e trans my friend has a 99ss cam and thats all they know and talk about but i know the benefits of the new and i still think that is the ugliest engine ive ever seen even with corvette covers. let me know what yall think.

[96twodoor]

Im a big fan of the 83-84 grills also, Mines broke up in the top right corner and all the grills ive found at salvage yards, swap meets etc . are all broke in the same place. Please review my quickly prepared picture to see where Its broke lol .do you guys have the same problem?

[bayou boy]

they all break in some fashion plastics make it possible lol.yeah i replaced all of mine atleast the grille is nos 85-87 now.

[96twodoor]

Originally Posted by bayou boy

they all break in some fashion plastics make it possible lol.yeah i replaced all of mine atleast the grille is nos 85-87 now.

haha yea, Id like to stick with the 83-84 grill but i might have to swap to a 85-87 grill fir the simple fact that I cant find 83-84 piece

[bayou boy]

yeah Pipes-u-pull-it had rows of them in the late 90s wish i knew then. LMC will find some after u buy the 87 grille for urs.

[bayou boy]

got the bed off not too bad only sawed one bolt

[CaliDude76]

Originally Posted by 96twodoor

Im a big fan of the 83-84 grills also, Mines broke up in the top right corner and all the grills ive found at salvage yards, swap meets etc . are all broke in the same place. Please review my quickly prepared picture to see where Its broke lol .do you guys have the same problem?

Yup.. You can see where the arrows are... that's where my grille is broke too.. still hangin on for dear life tho!!!

It teeters back and forth when I push it.. LOL
So.. I don't push it!!!

[bayou boy]

does anyone have some nascar 73-87 pics?

[CrazyJesster]

wow i just got an 84 also and i see more and more on here. or i just noticed them more one of the two nice orange truck i like it i also like the front plate

not trying ot hijack your thread

here is mine

[bayou boy]

Not at all,84s have always seem a popular year what drop if any is that and it looks like 15x10 all around i like

[CrazyJesster]

to be honest with ya man im not sure i didnt do the drop. i just bought the truck wensday and drove it back from wichita falls. 305 with 200r4 transmission within the next month 400sb and t350 going in.