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06-17-2007, 02:05 PM
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New Member here. My name is Joe and I live just outside Springfield, Mo. in a suburb named Battlefield. I found this website from another one that I'm a member of and I think that this site is pretty cool. This seems to be the most active site that I have seen so far. Lots of good info sharing and opinions here. I like that and will be visiting this site quite often now! There also are lots of pictures of cool looking trucks to check out here. I want to post a few pictures of my own.
This is my 1986 K10 Shortbed Scottsdale 4x4. This is what it looked like when I first purchased it in April of 2004. I had quite a bit of rust to deal with as is typical of the 73-87 body style. I'm told that it's kind of rare because it has a 305 with a factory 4-speed transmission. It also has factory air which still works. |
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06-17-2007, 02:16 PM
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Pictures of some of the rust that it had. The inner fenders were completely gone, and my front fenders were rusted so bad where they bolt up to the inner fenders that had to scrap them. Replaced them with aftermarket parts which I am not happy with because of fitment issues with the right side. Will be installing GM parts in the future.
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06-17-2007, 02:29 PM
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Picture of what it looks like right now. I scrapped both of the bumpers. Bought a new front but I am waiting until after I put some GM fenders on before I install it. As for the rear, I'm still undecided whether to buy another drop bumper like it had, install a roll pan, or put a stock chrome rear bumper on.
I added a 4 inch lift with 33 inch Super Swamper TRXUS tires on 15x10 American Racing wheels (wish I'd have gone with 35s to fill up my fenderwells a little bit more) and added a Goodmark cowl induction hood. Drivetrain is still completely stock....for now! I still have a LOT of work to do! I drove this truck over a year before I ever put a wrench on it. This picture was taken in November of 2005. It still looks just like it does in this picture |
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06-17-2007, 03:58 PM
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Welcome to the board from South Mississippi! Check out the 2007 board for info on a boardwide meet in your area next month. You're welcome to show up with your truck.
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06-17-2007, 04:06 PM
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Welcome from Ky
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06-17-2007, 04:09 PM
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yeller
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Welcome from MN.
 You look familiar... 
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06-17-2007, 04:46 PM
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welcome
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06-17-2007, 05:13 PM
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welcome and nice truck!
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06-17-2007, 06:24 PM
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welcome to the forums!
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06-17-2007, 07:11 PM
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Welcome from Cali
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06-17-2007, 11:57 PM
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welcome from NC. nice truck
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06-19-2007, 02:38 PM
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Thanks for the welcome guys! You look familiar too Jeff! If I'd have known about this website I would have visited it sooner! I hope there are other 73-87 GM truck guys in my area that visit this site. Maybe we can help each other work on our trucks as I often have to work on mine alone. ...Joe
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06-19-2007, 03:58 PM
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On a budget like Fred Sanford
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Great looking truck! If I had a 4x4 that'd be the exact look I'd want.
Welcome to the board!!
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06-19-2007, 04:00 PM
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Droppin' It Like It's Hot!
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Hello and welcome. I am in Springfield and work in Republic. I am trying to get a club chapter going here locally of Chevy GMC International Truck Club. let me know if you would be interested in helping to get it going.
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06-19-2007, 04:20 PM
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WooHoo another 86! welcome from phoenix.
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06-19-2007, 09:49 PM
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welcome from iowa....and thats not bad rust for the midwest....but i can show you some....*LOL*
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06-19-2007, 10:03 PM
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Nice truck. I live a few streets over from you!
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06-19-2007, 10:31 PM
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Nice truck! I love the new wheels...
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06-20-2007, 08:52 AM
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06-21-2007, 12:04 PM
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nice truck...welcome to the boards.....
lurch,,i think you done lost part of your bed...looks like one my dad bought,,it was bondoed up,,but after about 6 months of driving,,it was flapping in the wind..
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honestly honey,,i have no idea how that truck got here. 
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06-21-2007, 03:44 PM
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I bought some parts for my truck and this truck came with them. It's a 1976 with an 83 body. It was purchased from an old man that bought it brand new in 1976. It rusted out on him and he intended to restore it after he retired from Roadway but decided not to after it sat for 10 years. He had sat the cab and bed on but didn't bolt them down. I put new cab bushings on it, new inner fenders, a set of good used GM fenders and core support that I had sitting here at my house, and the hood that I took off of my 86. The grille and headlight doors are from a 1982 that I bought at a swap meet for $10. It came with a front bumper which I had not bolted on yet. This is what it looked like after I started bolting it all back together.
It came with a complete brand new unassembled 1991 Blazer front clip. This sheetmetal is all brand new GM so I put it aside for use on my 86 later on. It also came with a freshly built 350 that only had 1,500 miles on it, so I'm told. He said that the guy that built it works for O'Reilly Automotive and built it for his own truck, decided that it wasn't what he wanted and put a 454 in it's place so the old man bought it for this truck. Again, I have this engine sitting in my garage on my engine stand awaiting installation into my 86. This truck has a 350 TH350 203 fulltime transfer case with a part time conversion kit, Dana 44 front axle, 12 bolt rear with factory limited slip and 3.73 gears. I turned the motor over by hand and it's not stuck which shocked me because it's been sitting since 1993. I'm hoping that I can get the old thing started up and get the brakes up so that it can be trailered home. Still not sure where I'm going to put it once I get it here because they have city ordinances and all about old vehicles here. I was just going to part this old truck out but just couldn't do it. I don't want to do away with yet another 73-87 if I can help it. It may be another project truck for me in the future since it is pretty solid and I still have a lot of parts that I can put on it. ...Joe |
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06-21-2007, 04:55 PM
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