1987 R10 - 5.3/6L80E Project

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Hey Fellas,

I have been here for a couple of weeks and decided to go ahead and start a build thread, so here goes....

My first truck was a 1979 K20 that was pretty rough, after that I got a 1986 C10 that I drove for a while when I first got my license. Being a speed hungry 16 year old, I wanted something fast so I sold it and bought a 1998 Z28. That car started my love for LSX engines and platforms and I have been hooked ever since. I have owned a half dozen F-Bodys, several 99-06 trucks, and a few LS swap vehicles that I bought. I kept missing my square and lately I have had the itch to have my own build, one I could point at and say " I built that."

The search began and I picked up a 1976 C10, it turned out to be a bigger project than I had planned for. Fast forward to a few weeks ago when a Facebook friend picked up a truck that I had been eyeing on Craigslist. I called him up and he had decided to sell it to fund another project. I headed right over and paid him.

The truck is a mostly original 1987 R10 Silverado. The original owner was an older man that used the truck around his farm and checked his cattle in the evenings, it has holes in the LF fender from his spotlight! The only modifications to the truck so far are LED taillight conversions, HID low beams, and a 5/7 drop using DJM components. The previous owner had described the drop as a 5/7 but the ride was terrible, I took it apart and found it had 3" drop springs and 3" spindles, I swapped the springs out for some stock ones and cut 1.25 coils and the ride is better now. I also removed the bed rails and horns on the front bumper.

Here's a few pics:











Shortly after I bought the truck I heard through the grapevine about an awesome deal on a 2012 5.3 and 6L80E, so I snatched them up. It will be a while before I begin swapping it over, but this is a start.








I have a lot of mini projects planned for this truck, so stay tuned!