Dad and I just bought some parts for the 84.

[benoit454]

Well we've needed a few things since we got the 84 c10 and wanted alot more lol.

As most of you know I recently put in a tube grille, which I've wanted forever.

It's been missing the chrome molding around the passenger side headlight since we got it.

I now have that in the mail should be here tomorrow or friday hopefully.

The window regulator on the driver's side has been screwed up since we got it, really hard to roll up and down, so I ordered one today, from my local guy. it will be here on friday.

While I was at it I asked if he sold the molded plastic dash covers, and he said yea he keeps them in stock. here's the real catcher though, he has them for LESS then anyone I've seen, cheapest I found online was $79.xx and you pay shipping which was at least $20+, so he said it would be $69.xx plus tax.

I was like SAY WHAT????? I know where I'm buying mine from, just gotta make sure he can get it in blue, else I'll have to dye it to match.

Anyone know the factory name for the 84 blue interior? midnight blue truck and interior is pretty close to it. I got pics if need be.

Well the last thing we got was today, ordered some new wheels for her. Now we both would have loved to bought four cragar ss' for it like on my monte, but they were a bit out of the price range, plus my dad likes the chrome wagon/8 spoke wheels. We had a set on my 76 and they were ok, but used and kinda rusty. I seen a set on an old ford pickup and they were new and very nice looking wheels. SO we ordered 4 15x8's, 4 cragar blue label center caps, and gorilla lug install kit that comes with 16 chrome lugs, 4 chrome lock lugs, and 4 chrome valve stems.

IMo not bad at all for $275.

Soon as we get them in dad is going to go down and buy four new tires for it. Right now it has half worn out goodyear wranglers on the front, outlined raised white letters, and snow tires on back that are black wall. So doesn't look so great. Also has factory wheels, rings and centers now, but we plan to hang on to them for winter use. Yes I said winter use, but don't get upset, we rarely go out in snow, ice, or even rain really. Just so that the new wheels don't rust due to being too cold to go out and wax them. Plus if we do have to go out in the snow or bad weather we'll have snow tires ready to go lol.


Anyways here's some links and pics, figured you guys might be interested in checking it out, we just can't leave anything alone for very long. it's like a curse, get something new, start changing it and making it personalized.



Center caps...

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku

We figured thoose looked better then the plain chrome ones or the ones with us wheel stamped on them.

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku

Not a bad deal on thoose, I gave $32 for a set for my cragers and then another $10-20 for a set of 4 lock lugs with key, and $5 for 2 valve stems, so $10 for valves.


Now for the good stuff lol, the wheels. I know some of you probably don't like them, but that's ok, IMO they are nice wheels for a little budget bling bling, or redneck bling-bling LOL. Don't get me wrong, I'd have a set of tt2's or cragar ss' in a heartbeat, just can't afford em right now. Plus it's dad's truck so what he says goes. basically what it costs for 4 wheels and tires, it costs the same four 4 cragar ss' let alone tt2's. I paid $265 for 4 tires brand new from a local dealer, and probably be the same for his truck, So that's like $550 roughly, I paid $500 for 4 cragars on my monte, and that was when they cost about $20 less per wheel or more.

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku


Hope you guys enjoyed my little blog or rant, whichever you might want to call it. I see you guys post about your new parts and it excites me thinking of buying parts and doing new stuff so I wanted to post about ours. I'll definately post pics when we get the new stuff put on the truck.