85 C10 Project "Walking Horse"

[ultrahd4me]

Here is a new project I picked up late last week. This 85 GMC was sold new in Shelbyville, Tn, the walking horse capital of the world, and stayed in the same town since new until last week. This 2 owner truck has been garage keep since new and was repainted 5 years ago at the dealership it was sold from. I started on the disassembly this weekend, and have a 4.5/6 drop kit, new 20" torque thrust, and Cheyenne parts dash pad on order.

[ultrahd4me]

I'm hoping to be finished in 2-3 weeks.

[ultrahd4me]

Leaf packs out and helper springs ready to cut for lowering blocks. Parts will be cleaned and painted as I go.

[ultrahd4me]

Going with the same drop and tires & wheels as some of my previous trucks.

[bL.A.zer90045]

|||and that is??? Trucks look great.

[LiveAnimals]

Cant wait...

[Cape Codder]

Good looking truck and looks like it has had a good life and owners that cared.

[ultrahd4me]

It's a good day when you get a early morning call from the wheel shop letting you know your wheels are in the house, then to get home and find 2 big boxes waiting for you. Tires should be here Friday.

[ultrahd4me]

Well I had a fairly productive weekend on the truck. My tires arrived Friday and I should have them dropped off to the wheel shop tomorrow. I spent most of Saturday cleaning a repainting everything, checking the rear brakes and axle seals. Sunday was mostly getting the shop cleaned and starting on reassembly.

[jimboh247]

My truck's twin!

[77c10]

Looks like you have another high end one in the works, Bobby.

[ultrahd4me]

Thanks Tim. I not sure about high end, but its a real nice old truck. I finished up the rear drop last night and I hope to have the front finished by the weekend.

[Desert1957]

Did the blue truck sell?

Desert

[ultrahd4me]

Yes the blue truck sold and went to West Virginia.

[ultrahd4me]

The rear is finished except for a little detailing, now let's get this party started upfront.

[Westwind]

Out of all those nice trucks, do you have a favorite?

[ultrahd4me]

That's a tough question because I've had over 20 play toys over the last 3-4 years. I'll give my top 3
1. Most favorite was my 66 C10 ratrod
2. Coolest truck was my 86 Air ride truck
3. Best driver and cheapest truck I built was the blue 86 ($6000 total)

[ultrahd4me]

I spent Thursday & Friday evening busting the front end apart and doing a little cleanup. Starting painting Saturday morning and also added 3 coats of undercoating to the inner fenders, then a parts run for all new brakes after taking a close inspection of what I removed.

[ultrahd4me]

Sunday morning is when the fun started. Careful reassembly of all painted parts, repacking of wheel bearings, new calipers, pads & new hardware, and new KYB shocks. The party started at 8:00 and I was cleaning the garage by 1:00. I'm pleased with how it's turning out so far.

[ultrahd4me]

And a few more.

[Desert1957]

Looks amazing, What a transformation that wheel, tire , suspension package makes.
How long before this on is up for sale?

Desert

[ultrahd4me]

Thank you sir. It can be ready today, but probably 1-2 weeks.

[ultrahd4me]

Well after a lot of back and forth, I pulled the trigger on a new dash pad from Cheyenne pickup parts. With shipping it ended up about 2x what the pads from Summit racing cost, so my expectations are very high. But with the inside being so nice I really hated to cut any corners.

[LDO]

Looking forward to details on the quality and fit of the new pad...

[UKNOWME]

Your builds look so much better when you change the rear to a sport bumper. Are you going to recover the seat with the synthetic leather like you normally do?