73-87 Truck of the Month- June nominations

[N2TRUX]

73-87 Truck of the Month- June nominations
It's time for the 73-87 Truck of the Month nominations for the month of June. Please nominate just one truck and post a nice pic if you have one.

Please do not use photoshopped pics for nominations.


Here are the previous winners. Please do not nominate any of them...

November-N2TRUX
December-Swervin Ervin
January- Scoti
January- Bagged81
February- 78' Silverado
March- coony278
April- kevhill85
May- Kendhul

[Russell]

I'm gonna have to nominate chevy~*~girl82



One wicked looking truck!

[piecesparts]

****** Truck Information ******
General
Manufacturer: GMC
Year: 1984
How long have you owned this truck?: 17 years
History behind the truck: Originally owned by a company that handled arcade
items. I bought the truck from a used car dealer ( for $7000.00), right
after it was traded in for a newer truck. I drove it to work daily for five
years, while I worked to change it's appearance and clean it up (the
speedometer has turned over twice and now has 15,000 on the third trip
around). The truck has been in four Hotrod Power Tours (all over the
country) The original motor was a 305 cu. in., replaced by a 350 cu in,
then the 383 was installed


Chassis Original GM frame/ two wheel drive
Suspension type: Bell Tech lowered coils and spindles, with factory leafs
and belltech components (hangers, shackles, and shock absorbers). 3 1/2"
drop in the front, 4" drop in the rear/ Sway bars front and rear.
Front Brakes: GM factory disc
Modifications: None
Rear Brakes: GM factory drum
Steering: Factory power steering
Front and rear tire/wheel type: "WELD Wheel" 15"X8" billet rims 245-60-R15
Goodrich Radial (front) 295-50-R15 Goodrich Radial (rear)
Front differential type / Gears: N/A
Rear differential type / Gears: 3:73 (12 bolt GM axle with an Eaton Posi
unit)


Body: Standard cab/ short wide bed/ 1/2 ton truck
Color Scheme: Black / with House of Color Chameleon flames. (Cyan Blue
to Magenta/ with Shimmerin blue fade to dark on the nose)
Bodyman : Did my own bodywork
Modifications: Harwood fibergalss cowl hood, Snugtop fiberglass bed cover,
smoothed tailgate/ hidden handle, rear roll pan, frenched and smoothed front
bumper, phantom grille, East Coast Customs fiberglass ground effects kit,
Rhino bed lining, smoothed front fender wells, electric rear sliding window,
"Be Cool" aluminum radiator, "Spal" dual electric cooling fans,
Paint Type: Sikkens black with house of color Chameleon flames
Painter: Brett Brockleman / Thurston Autobody Emporia, Kansas



Interior

Color: Grey / sculptured flames
Material: tweed
Upholsterer: Moved away to Idaho
Wiring: factory system with 140 amp alternator, 4 gauge wiring to stereo
fused distribution block, then 8 gauge to amps (All wiring hidden in frame
and body)
Modifications: Blue neon interior lighting, Late model Suburban front
bench seat, overhead console
Steering wheel/Column: Factory tilt column w/o auto shifter Lecarra
leather steering wheel
Stereo/Speakers/Amps: Alpine C/D AM/FM unit, Alpine Equalizer, X-over
controller, Spatial bass control, [ 10 speakers =Boston Acoustic speakers
(mid bass, mid range, and tweets) Bazooka (subs)] 3 Rockford Fosgate amps
(1 for subs) (1 for mid bass) and (1 for mid range and tweets)
Air Conditioning: factory installed
Instrument Gauges: factory installed


Engine

Cubic Inch: 383 Stroker, 400 Hp
Manufacturer: Chevrolet corvette 4-bolt main block
Camshaft: Comp Cams roller cam and roller rockers
Cylinder heads: World Products S/R Torquers 2.02 and 1.60 valves port
matched
Valve Covers: GM Performance Parts tall Aluminum (Chevrolet)
Intake Manifold: Edelbrock Performer RPM / Carter AFB carb/ K&N Extreme air
filter
Ignition System: Carb Shop billet distributor and Coil system/ Taylor
Spirocore wiring/ Accel U-groove plugs
Exhaust type: Cyclone Ceramic coated headers (long tube), 2 1/2" dual
piping, Flowmaster mufflers, Cone Engineering (Megs) oval tips


Transmission

Automatic / Standard: GM 700R-4 Automatic
Torque Converter: Colt 2200 stall / NON lock up convertor
Modifications: (Jet Performance T-700) Heavy duty clutch packs, Corvette
governor, Lock up control removed, Trans-go shift kit, hardened shift plates
Shifter type: B&M Truck Mega Shifter
Drive Shaft: Factory installed steel shaft (shortened)

[AirMale]

Loose the dumbo mirrors and you'll have my vote

[piecesparts]

You know; I painted the truck black many years ago and I should have removed the mirrors then. However; I was still using it everyday and needed the extra look back. Now that I have it for a toy, I still wish I had the mirrors removed. The doors would have to be redone to fill the stupid holes, or I would have to find some funky little mirror that will mount on top of the piece that is on the door side. It is not easy, but I can still see those darn pesky 5.0 mustangs in those big "Dumbo Ears". That in itself is worth it.

[easyrid3r]

Here is my 1988 dually with four link air suspension in back and bagged in front also on 19.5 inch rims milled down to allow for low profile 19 inch tires.

[86 Red_Bowtie]

This is my 1986 Chevy 1/2 ton with a 350 small Block, with an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake and 625 cfm carb. The motor is a Chevy replacement motor with a Crane cam bumpstick. The transmission is a Jet T-700 with a 12 bolt posi 3:73 rear end. The truck has had a Belltech 3/4 drop and Enki rims (old Classic style), the tires are 15" ( a little old style size), but are 295/50s in the back and 245/ 60s in the front. Turning them over is no problem. The truck is painted a lipstick red with new trim and billet phantom grille from Stulle. The tonneu cover is from Extang and the bed is finished with a Rhino Lining. If you look at the rear of the cab the bed light was removed and a third brake light from a 97 nissan pickup mounted for those that don't look at the regular taillights. The interior is finished with new upholstery and billet dash trim. The shifter has been moved to the floor with a B&M shifter. The stereo is an Alpine in dash CD unit and EQ installed in the dash as well. The feed the Rockford amps and the six speakers. The subs are behind the seat in a isobaric setup to enhance sound to a nice mellow rumble. For a daily driver the truck is easy to drive and is quite quick.

[74Pumpkin]

I guess I can represent the Steppers!

[ocbaud]

how come there is only 1 "nomination"?

[LOHRTBT]

Damn..no joke..what happened to "nominations" not Submit your ride for truck of the month?? haha

[cochino12]

ragnrat gets my nomination

[Crush]

TheDude gets my nomination....

usually don't like longbeds but his is

[86 Red_Bowtie]

How were we to get nominations if know one out there didn't knew anything about our truck.

[Prerunner1982]

86 red bowtie, feel free to post pics about your truck, they are usually required in your "new to board" thread.

[TwinTurbo]

I nominate 87stepper

[chevythunder]

1979 chevy silverado 2wd

engine: 454ci mostly stock
trans: th350, shift kit, 2500 stall converter.
final drive: 4.11:1 posi
the rest: headers, 3" dual, flowmasters, 4" tips, k&n filter holly 4bbl 750cfm carb.
lots to come in the near future :p

[ocbaud]

i nominate dave. because he looked goofy as a young kid

[LOHRTBT]

I nominate Eric since he needs all the help he can get !! lol

[N2TRUX]

Guys if you don't mind, save me some research and find a pic of the truck you nominate..

[LOHRTBT]

damn....your lazy!! haha j/k

[78' Silverado]

I already kno who my votes going to!! My man Eric!

[1FaastC10]

i'd like to throw out a nomination, although i dont know if its totally legal or not. Ken won with his '77 C10, not the '82 Blazer. we've seen lots of in progress pics of the Blazer, and its one *****in piece of machinery. i'd like to nominate Ken, and the Blazer. Ken, do i need to do research for pics on that or do you think you can handle that one? :p

[ocbaud]

[LOHRTBT]

Nice red X..
Had an extra bracket in there.

[ocbaud]

opps. i'm on my mac and it doesnt have a right click haha