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Title: The new SLUF.
Post by: award280 on March 18, 2008, 07:31:41 am
The wife and I just bought a house, and seeing as we couldn't carry anything larger than a bread box in my Acura or her Civic, I scammed convinced her that we needed a truck.  At the same time, I found a great deal on this truck.

It's a 84.  All the rust you see is just surface rust.  The cab corners, floor, rockers and bed are still solid.

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh18/award280zx/84GMC001.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh18/award280zx/84GMC002.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh18/award280zx/84GMC004.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh18/award280zx/84GMC010.jpg)
(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh18/award280zx/84GMC009.jpg)

And just to confuse you, here's the air cleaner that came with it.

(http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh18/award280zx/84GMC008.jpg)
Title: Re: The new SLUF.
Post by: VileZambonie on March 18, 2008, 07:46:34 am
Awesome, just take that frisbee or garbage can lid off of there and give that puppy a paint job and you've got a heck of a truck!
Title: Re: The new SLUF.
Post by: Captkaos on March 18, 2008, 10:56:37 am
that looks like a good start.
Title: Re: The new SLUF.
Post by: joesgarage71 on March 18, 2008, 12:58:36 pm
 Hey good deal on the truck/old woman, If thats the house it looks like a good one, well just about any house with a big garage is good in my book.
Title: Re: The new SLUF.
Post by: Bowtie Bomber on March 19, 2008, 12:06:51 pm
Great GMC you got there! A new paint job, air cleaner lid and she'd look great!

Good thing you posted pictures cause I'm getting the same grille and bezzels and I wanted to know what my truck would look like with them on.
Title: Re: The new SLUF.
Post by: JJSZABO on March 19, 2008, 01:58:37 pm
Quote from: Captkaos on March 18, 2008, 10:56:37 am
that looks like a good start.

+1  ditto ;)
Title: Re: The new SLUF.
Post by: Fordeatinz71 on March 23, 2008, 10:16:26 pm
great looking start!  any history on the truck?  what part of Texas are you in?  welcome aboard BTW!
Title: Re: The new SLUF.
Post by: ccz145a on March 24, 2008, 01:52:26 pm
Good luck and welcome. Hey, there's one across the street, too.
Title: Re: The new SLUF.
Post by: award280 on March 24, 2008, 09:19:39 pm
Quote from: Fordeatinz71 on March 23, 2008, 10:16:26 pm
great looking start!  any history on the truck?  what part of Texas are you in?  welcome aboard BTW!

I'm in Austin TX, but I do know where Hooks is.  I was born in New Boston and my Mom was a teacher at Hooks many moons ago.  As for the history, I don't have a lot of info.  I do know it was a part delivery truck for Firestone here in town for several years.  I picked it up from a friend of a friend.

Quote from: ccz145a on March 24, 2008, 01:52:26 pm
Good luck and welcome. Hey, there's one across the street, too.

Yeah, I haven't gotten a chance to meet the neighbors with the white short wide yet.  But from what I've seen, it seems to be in really good shape.  Although , I haven't seen it move once.
Title: Re: The new SLUF.
Post by: Blazin on March 24, 2008, 11:04:04 pm
Looks good and solid. A quickie paint job would do the trick for sure. Just tell your wife the neighbors are complaining about your truck devaluing their properties!!!!! Think she will buy that?
I bet you will find you have a Fawd air cleaner on there because that Holley is a factory installed one from a Fawd. I might be wrong but its got the adapter base under it. The throttle cable is hooked kinda funky?