Old Member Joining 88-98 crowd - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

TexasJeff · 08-03-2016, 12:59 PM

Hey guys I am a old member from the 73-87 crowd, just picked up this '98 crew cab dually, I am sure I will have some questions with this newer version of the Chevy truck. I bought this truck because my girlfriend and I do a lot of camping, and there just was not enough room for us our 2 dogs in a single cab truck.

The new Dually

My '80 3/4 ton

**special-K** · 08-04-2016, 06:12 AM

Looks like you got a nice one. Welcome.... over! (I guess that's it)

I saved a picture of your '80 way back when. And IIRC, it was sitting at a campground. That truck has such a sharp color combo. Nothing dull about that brownish shade. It pops! Can't beat the Buckskin interior for an attractive interior.

But this is about your new one. what color interior, red?

TexasJeff · 08-04-2016, 07:28 AM

The new one is a 7.4 liter Vortec, automatic tranny, Silverado Package, gray interior, 137,000 on the odometer, I am the third owner. I runs and drives great, there are a few problems with the interior, dirty and a few of the plastic parts broken, but overall a very clean well maintained truck, I paid $8000 and think I got a really good deal for how nice of shape the truck is in, I whole lot better than the '80 was when I bought her. Her she is sitting in my driveway, not a big fan of the running boards but I can live with them, does make it easier for the girlfriend to get in and out.

mountie · 08-04-2016, 09:18 AM

Nice ride..... Keep a sharp eye on the matched tire pressures on those rear tires. If the inside/ outside are not the same pressure, one of the tires will over heat & blow!

( Get a valve kit that attaches to both tires for a single pressure)

OutlawDrifter · 08-04-2016, 09:20 AM

both look like great pickups! welcome.

is the 1980 a round eye?

TexasJeff · 08-04-2016, 09:20 AM

Thanks for advice Mountie, I will check into it.

TexasJeff · 08-04-2016, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OutlawDrifter

both look like great pickups! welcome.

is the 1980 a round eye?

Yes she is

08-03-2016, 12:59 PM	#1
TexasJeff Don't Crush em Restore em Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pinehurst, Texas Posts: 764	Old Member Joining 88-98 crowd Hey guys I am a old member from the 73-87 crowd, just picked up this '98 crew cab dually, I am sure I will have some questions with this newer version of the Chevy truck. I bought this truck because my girlfriend and I do a lot of camping, and there just was not enough room for us our 2 dogs in a single cab truck. The new Dually My '80 3/4 ton __________________ TexasJeff 2009 Silver with Linen Interior Cadillac DTS 1990 Red with White Top and Interior Ford Mustang GT convertible 1998 Red with Gray Interior, C3500 Chevy Crew Cab Dually

08-04-2016, 06:12 AM	#2
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,859	Re: Old Member Joining 88-98 crowd Looks like you got a nice one. Welcome.... over! (I guess that's it) I saved a picture of your '80 way back when. And IIRC, it was sitting at a campground. That truck has such a sharp color combo. Nothing dull about that brownish shade. It pops! Can't beat the Buckskin interior for an attractive interior. But this is about your new one. what color interior, red? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

08-04-2016, 07:28 AM	#3
TexasJeff Don't Crush em Restore em Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pinehurst, Texas Posts: 764	Re: Old Member Joining 88-98 crowd The new one is a 7.4 liter Vortec, automatic tranny, Silverado Package, gray interior, 137,000 on the odometer, I am the third owner. I runs and drives great, there are a few problems with the interior, dirty and a few of the plastic parts broken, but overall a very clean well maintained truck, I paid $8000 and think I got a really good deal for how nice of shape the truck is in, I whole lot better than the '80 was when I bought her. Her she is sitting in my driveway, not a big fan of the running boards but I can live with them, does make it easier for the girlfriend to get in and out. __________________ TexasJeff 2009 Silver with Linen Interior Cadillac DTS 1990 Red with White Top and Interior Ford Mustang GT convertible 1998 Red with Gray Interior, C3500 Chevy Crew Cab Dually

08-04-2016, 09:18 AM	#4
mountie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Bradenton, Fla. Posts: 1,100	Re: Old Member Joining 88-98 crowd Nice ride..... Keep a sharp eye on the matched tire pressures on those rear tires. If the inside/ outside are not the same pressure, one of the tires will over heat & blow! ( Get a valve kit that attaches to both tires for a single pressure) __________________ '70 GTO Midnight Blue '88 GMC Sierra SLE 392,000 miles-(2018) sold to Classic car shop in Germany. '93 Cadillac STS Black '93 Mercedes SL 500 Teal '86 Yamaha FZ750 - 15,000 RPM '86 Yamaha FJ1200 - Criminally Fast 2016 Ferrari 488 GTB, I drive it - don't own it. '05 GMC Yukon XL , SLT 4wd ( just purchased 2018)

08-04-2016, 09:20 AM	#5
OutlawDrifter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Northeast KS Posts: 1,803	Re: Old Member Joining 88-98 crowd both look like great pickups! welcome. is the 1980 a round eye? __________________ 1999 GMC Suburban K2500 SLT, 454/4L80E 1991 Z/28, 6.0L/T56 1949 GMC 250, S10 Frame, 6.0L/4L80E Instagram @aceshighspeedshop



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