Daily Drivers

[86Eric]

I am sure this is already started somewhere, but I just haven't seen it. Just looking for pictures of your daily drivers as well as things you wish you could change. I am building mine to be a DD and looking for all the lessons learned so I can apply to mine. Thanks.

[Keith Seymore]

4.3L V6, MY0 4 speed manual overdrive, 3.73 rear.

Wouldn't change a thing.

K

[Rascal_one2001]

My 85 was a daily drive till I put a big block and lowered it. I would stick with a small block and don't go lower than a 2/4 drop or you have to worry about speed bumps. But going to over drive trans is nicer.

This is mine stock height when it was a fuel injected 350 with 700r4 good daily truck

[KrazyRay]

Here's my daily driver. 87 GMC 4.3 tbi 700R4. I'm getting about 22 mpg which is good because its a 20 minute drive to town. Coming soon...new tires with ralley wheels and new interior.

[79Betty]

Wheb you add a 7" lift n 38x16 tires, going through the atm and drive thru becomes a very very bad game of hot potato

[Malo83]

My 83 Silverado bought New in June 1983, she's been my DD since day 1, 217K Original miles, 305/700R4 combo, painted last year, working on the interior, she's a work in progress, great truck, only thing I would change would be to take out the tired 305 and go with the new E-Rod 5.3, according to GM this is the only smog legal engine upgrade allowed in Cali for our trucks
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[Cherub]

Went down and took a quick snap of the DD. needs a/c and heat, thats the only thing id change.

[deth_1970]

plan a stopping point for any upgrade, what started as just a cam swap 3 years ago turned into a complete engine build for me,

and do it right the first time, re doing something sucks, and is discouraging

make it fun, ask questions, only stupid question is the unasked one

[Cherub]

repost

[dan418]

My daily 1985, 4.3 TBI . 700r. Original paint. Gonna start body work when it warms up.

[E.D.75GMC]

My 1975 High Sierra 3/4 ton. 95 thousand original miles, one respray in original colours a long time ago. 350/350.

[8lugnutz]

Other than a new paint job, I wouldn't change a thing.

[dman1982]

heres mine, id do a paint job, new bed, new doors, LS swap, bucket seats, custom dash, change gears, and brush guard nothing much haha....i know my trucks rough but you should have seen it when i first got it

[INSIDIOUS '86]

My daily driver for four years but now it's more of a weekend warrior. 377 de-stroker with a th350 and 3:73 gears. I loved driving it despite its nasty drinking habits. Couldn't drive if more than two days without wacking the pedal to the floor. Honestly only thing I would change is the transmission and wheel combo. It needs 18s to clear front end scrubbing and find tires easier. That and a NEW m22w Muncie with a gervendors will make it nicer to drive and kill that nasty drinking habit.

My other one was built for DD. A five speed would finish this package nicely.
It's a 305/sm465 combo with 3:07 gears. The big ten susp makes it ride a little rough but what truck doesn't?

[meatwagon83]

my daily, gets every bit of 8mpg

[csdineley]

My '87 3/4 ton DD. I've changed the th400 for a sm465 (wish it was a nv4500 for the Od), and the tbi for a quadrajet. Then I made a mistake and killed the engine. So it's now waiting for a new engine. I can't seem to stop messing with it. So it will probably never will be done.

[75 big 10]

The 75 (left) sees more DD time than the 76. The 454 just has more smiles per mile lol.

[oilmanpat]

Here's mine. 63XXX miles on it. 1978 Original paint. Hardly been used the last 25 years. It runs great and seems to be solid...

[84chevyguyid]

Here is my fleet of daily drivers. Boys drive the blazer to school, suburban is on its way to a family reunion, the std cab is working hard on the farm, still working on the crew cab, not a driver yet. All have or will have paint scheme like the burb with the same wheels and tires and have grey interiors. Am I demented or what?....

[nekkidhillbilly]

everything i own is fleet grade white.

[Don SC]

Here's my 87. It's got a 350, 700R4, 2wd. I'm thinking about putting a locker in the rear end for better traction, and not sure if I want to stay with the 3.08 gears or put in a 3.42.
dilemmas dilemmas....

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Don SC

Here's my 87. It's got a 350, 700R4, 2wd. I'm thinking about putting a locker in the rear end for better traction, and not sure if I want to stay with the 3.08 gears or put in a 3.42.
dilemmas dilemmas....

You want the 3.42s at least....maybe even 3.73...



K

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by oilmanpat

and seems to be solid...

I would imagine so!

Very nice; welcome.

K

[68longhorn]

Mine is the red 86, 305/700R4 with 165k on it
Mayo's white 68, 292/T5 with I think around 100k
Relish's green 71, 307/3 OTT with I think 120k or so.

All 3 are driven daily in MD

[swb85]

I daily drove mine for 6 years and put ~65k miles on it before getting a company vehicle. 383ci/M21/3.42 while it was a daily. Have since swapped to T56 & 4.11s