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*Pardue'sCustoms* · 10-17-2003, 09:21 PM

i have a 77 c-10 and i can get a 87 c-10 and swicth all my good stuff over whice one you all like better i know it's up to me i just wanne see whice one ya pick

bigblock73 · 10-17-2003, 09:31 PM

77...round headlights look better...less BS under the hood as well.

-Jeff

phantom dually · 10-17-2003, 09:37 PM

87!!! just cause I like the fenders better in the front.

stan79chevy · 10-17-2003, 09:39 PM

also a cowl hood looks better on a 73-80

*1FaastC10* · 10-17-2003, 09:45 PM

anybody wanna guess what i'm partial to?

1985K10 · 10-17-2003, 10:27 PM

77. Fenders are cool, and cowl hood looks better than the 87 style.

**N2TRUX** · 10-17-2003, 10:32 PM

Tough call, since I love them both. It's hard to beat the clasic looks of the round headlight trucks. On the other hand the square body trucks look tough, and usually have more amenities.

What condition are the trucks in?

BaggedC10 · 10-17-2003, 10:42 PM

Go w/ the 1987!

Mine has 80,000 original miles and runs awesome. Very smooth, OK performance, and there isn't much under the hood.

BaggedC10 · 10-17-2003, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by phantom dually
87!!! just cause I like the fenders better in the front.

Stupid question but is there ANY difference between 86' and 87' fenders/inner fenders? I seem to remember the PN being different.

**old Rusty C10** · 10-17-2003, 10:59 PM

i got a parts 76 truck and a ton of parts come buy that and lol keep em all lol

1974ChevyC10 · 10-17-2003, 11:15 PM

keep the 77 the front ends look better especially the round headlights

BigRed · 10-17-2003, 11:30 PM

If it is going to be a custom truck, I'd go with the 70s look. However, it is going to be a daily driver, I'd go with the 80s.

soleeagle · 10-18-2003, 12:11 AM

Go with the 87 and just ditch all the crap under the hood that isnt needed. The 81 to 87 just looks beter IMO. I have both styles and just use my 80 as a work-beater truck.

chevychic · 10-18-2003, 12:37 AM

I'm partial to 86

So I say go with the 87

87 STEPPER · 10-18-2003, 01:55 AM

Uhhhh,

That's a no brainer newer is better '87

Take the best of both and combine them into the newer truck mix and match.

77bowtie · 10-18-2003, 10:53 AM

I'd rather have a 77 than an 87 any day. Oh yeah..I do have one, lol.

NoLegs · 10-18-2003, 11:46 AM

I like the older round headlights too, I say '77.

*1FaastC10* · 10-18-2003, 01:00 PM

BaggedC10, there must be something different in the innder fenders between 81-85 and 87s, because every 86 i have seen the innder fenders are absolutely toasted, front and rear. with the 81-85 and 87 trucks, they dont seem to rust as bad.

beeroh · 10-18-2003, 05:49 PM

the eighties look much better, they look more like a truck rather then a big car.

and the eighties are less prone to rust.

Kybol · 10-18-2003, 06:05 PM

77

TODDS 72 · 10-18-2003, 06:11 PM

86,,,,,oh i mean 87

bigblock73 · 10-18-2003, 06:27 PM

How can you NOT love a face like this (except for the broken grill of course)

**swervin ervin** · 10-18-2003, 06:47 PM

I think square headlights look better. I like the hood and cowl a ton better on 81-87's. I never did like the way the hood goes all the way to the windsheild.

I say get the 87. There was never a nicer looking truck than a 87 Silverado. IMO.

Tom · 10-18-2003, 07:00 PM

The front ends on the 80's trucks can take the phantom grill, which Im completley jelous of, but the 73-80's are just so much better

crackajacka · 10-18-2003, 11:47 PM

87

10-17-2003, 09:21 PM	#1
Pardue'sCustoms Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jonesville NC Posts: 621	77 or 87 Whice one i have a 77 c-10 and i can get a 87 c-10 and swicth all my good stuff over whice one you all like better i know it's up to me i just wanne see whice one ya pick

10-17-2003, 09:37 PM	#3
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10-17-2003, 09:39 PM	#4
stan79chevy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: COVINGTON GEORGIA Posts: 477	i like round headlights also a cowl hood looks better on a 73-80 __________________ 79 chevy k20 350/350/205/D44/14bFF 4.56 gears rock LWB pimer black 01 S-10 ZR2 extended cab 4.3/4L60E/233 3.73 gear 31" DICK CEPEK CRUSHERS

10-17-2003, 10:27 PM	#6
1985K10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: CT Posts: 315	77. Fenders are cool, and cowl hood looks better than the 87 style. __________________ Anthony 07 Tahoe LT 70 Chevelle 450HP 383-TH400 77 GMC Royal Sierra~Resto in progress~

10-17-2003, 10:32 PM	#7
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Tough call, since I love them both. It's hard to beat the clasic looks of the round headlight trucks. On the other hand the square body trucks look tough, and usually have more amenities. What condition are the trucks in? __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

10-17-2003, 09:31 PM	#2
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	77...round headlights look better...less BS under the hood as well. -Jeff

10-17-2003, 09:45 PM	#5
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	anybody wanna guess what i'm partial to?

10-17-2003, 10:42 PM	#8
BaggedC10 Under construction! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,065	Go w/ the 1987! Mine has 80,000 original miles and runs awesome. Very smooth, OK performance, and there isn't much under the hood. __________________ 2001 Silverado bagged on 22's. Sold

10-17-2003, 10:59 PM	#10
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,281	i got a parts 76 truck and a ton of parts come buy that and lol keep em all lol __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-17-2003, 11:15 PM	#11
1974ChevyC10 Overworked and Underlaid Join Date: May 2002 Location: Flagstaff,Arizona Posts: 1,279	keep the 77 the front ends look better especially the round headlights __________________ I'd rather push a Chevy than drive a Ford The Beast-1978 C10 LWB Red-1978 C10 LWB (Uncle Mike)Michael Henry Millett 11/5/1957 to 03/08/2012 Gone but will never be forgotten-RIP (Uncle Chuck)Charles Manning Gulbronsen Sr 1956-2012 Taken from us to soon but you will live on in our hearts-RIP

10-17-2003, 11:30 PM	#12
BigRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 1,680	If it is going to be a custom truck, I'd go with the 70s look. However, it is going to be a daily driver, I'd go with the 80s. __________________ Scott Shelbourne

10-18-2003, 12:11 AM	#13
soleeagle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Shelbyville, Indiana Posts: 614	Go with the 87 and just ditch all the crap under the hood that isnt needed. The 81 to 87 just looks beter IMO. I have both styles and just use my 80 as a work-beater truck. __________________ Chuck '85 Chevy Silverado 4X4 '91 Chevy 4X4 Suburban http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/545941

10-18-2003, 12:37 AM	#14
chevychic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 1,061	I'm partial to 86 So I say go with the 87 __________________ *ChevyChic* 86 Chevy K-10 If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" - Christopher Robin

10-18-2003, 01:55 AM	#15
87 STEPPER STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Fla. Posts: 2,764	Uhhhh, That's a no brainer newer is better '87 Take the best of both and combine them into the newer truck mix and match. __________________ ~~Bruce~~ MY 87 STEPPER MY 99 2D/WD TAHOE

10-18-2003, 10:53 AM	#16
77bowtie Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New Mexico. Of all places for an Island boy. Posts: 180	I'd rather have a 77 than an 87 any day. Oh yeah..I do have one, lol.



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10-18-2003, 11:46 AM	#17
NoLegs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 14	I like the older round headlights too, I say '77.

10-18-2003, 01:00 PM	#18
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	BaggedC10, there must be something different in the innder fenders between 81-85 and 87s, because every 86 i have seen the innder fenders are absolutely toasted, front and rear. with the 81-85 and 87 trucks, they dont seem to rust as bad.

10-18-2003, 05:49 PM	#19
beeroh Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Atascadero, CA. Posts: 149	the eighties look much better, they look more like a truck rather then a big car. and the eighties are less prone to rust. __________________ 84 Silverado,

10-18-2003, 06:05 PM	#20
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10-18-2003, 06:11 PM	#21
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10-18-2003, 06:27 PM	#22
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	How can you NOT love a face like this (except for the broken grill of course) Attached Images

10-18-2003, 06:47 PM	#23
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	I think square headlights look better. I like the hood and cowl a ton better on 81-87's. I never did like the way the hood goes all the way to the windsheild. I say get the 87. There was never a nicer looking truck than a 87 Silverado. IMO. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

10-18-2003, 07:00 PM	#24
Tom driving is in my blood Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mesa AZ Posts: 5,714	The front ends on the 80's trucks can take the phantom grill, which Im completley jelous of, but the 73-80's are just so much better __________________ -78 c10 short/step: 388cid, M20, 5/5 drop, lots more. Playtoy and first vehicle. -98 c1500 x-cab: 5.7L, 17" rims, 5/6 drop, flowmaster, helper bags,NBS rear disk brakes. -02 Suburban 4x4: leveled front -CBR600F4i, CBR600RR, CBR1000RR, and standup skis DISCLAIMER: I cant spell for the life of me.

10-18-2003, 11:47 PM	#25
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