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General Discussion / Re: 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 09:54:55 pm »

2010, Daily Driver Stuff.   Saw the DeLorean!!!   

Can't drive and take photos.  you can see me floating into the other lane while taking pics.  don't do this! 

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General Discussion / Re: 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 09:53:01 pm »

2010 Using the truck to build grandad's wheelchair ramp.

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General Discussion / Re: 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 09:29:02 pm »

My Desk in 2008.  Finally found some Scottsdale 20 badges well after I committed to the Silverados.  eh.  You can see everything there is truck stuff!  I was well into it all! 

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General Discussion / Re: 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 09:15:45 pm »

2005 or so, before I got it out the farm cat had some kittens that lived under and in the engine bay of the truck...

Kittens all got rehomed to places like SC, PA, OH and MS.  I was told by my aunt dang near every one of em lived 18 years.

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General Discussion / Re: 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 09:07:51 pm »

These pics are the first day I had the truck on 6-25-2006 when I unburied it and got it out of its garage grave.  It'd been sitting about 12 years.  only had 76k on it.

1st pic is it in its resting place...lol

rest are when I drug it it out, aired up the tires and got it running again.  surprisingly I just pumped a bunch of r-134a into the ac system and it worked for another 3-4 years.   

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General Discussion / Re: 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 09:00:34 pm »

Oldest pics I have of the truck.

1st is Grandmother and my sister on a road trip in 1981.  Not sure where.  I was 1 then...lol

2nd is a Trip Grandad to Wyoming in 1982 to go hunting and such for a month.  He had this framed in his mancave room.  His truck with the camper (no trailer) is at the far top right.  Grandad only used the camper shell and didn't take the airstream unless grandmother came with him.

3nd is Grandmother and Grandad Visiting Sanborn IA in 1983.  Grandad usually had that camper shell on it with the airstream.  the airstream is parked at the campsite so they're driving around in the truck.

4rd is me in 1986.  5 years old in IA the airstream with the old truck in the background

5th is my Grandmother, Nell in IA in 1986

6th is me and my sister by the Pocahontas statue in Sioux City, IA in 1986.  Truck with camper and airstream in background.


On the Iowa trip when I was 5 me and mom and my sister made the trip in the back of the truck in the beds in there.

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General Discussion / Re: 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 08:48:18 pm »

Build Sheet and such.  On the build sheet the Engine is a TDS.  no one knows what that is, even the experts.  any clue guys?  been trying to find that out for 20 years.  Also the original Cruise control instruction card that hung on the turn signal lever when new.

I do still have the dealer Emblem for Jerry Brown Chevrolet that came on the tailgate.

It IS a Scottsdale.  When I restored it you couldn't get Scottsdale Emblems so easy but Silverado's were readily available, especially with a 20 on them so I went with Silverado.  It Is a Z62 Scottsdale truck though.

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General Discussion / Re: 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 08:42:02 pm »

More of first day vs 5 years later

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General Discussion / 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 08:41:05 pm »

On 6-25-2026 I'll have had my 78 C20 for 20 years.  Grandad special ordered it new.  You older guys remember me because I posted all my restoration stuff on here while I was doing it.  Unfortunately my big build thread got wrecked when photobucket went to pay only.  Oh well.  Photobucket broke half of the internet.

Well I'm gonna make this a likely long thread.  As I get time I'm going to post a pictorial history of my truck, both before I had it until today.  I'm gonna upload a lot of old pics that are likely gone from my build thread.  All this is my celebration of having my C20 for 20 years.  I'll never have another truck unless something should happen to this one.  I have it just like I want it.  I don't need anything more.

So first set of pics is first day I had it in 2006 vs i think 5 years later...  Enjoy yall!

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General Discussion / Truck Toolbox Divider

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 14, 2026, 08:11:40 pm »

Was looking through some old pics and found these pics of the toolbox I had in my old 87 R10 back in the day.  I think these are from 2002 or so.  About 4 years before I got my 78 I have now.  My dad came up with this.  I thought some of you guys might find this useful.

The way its constructed, is 3/4 mdf and 1/4 plywood.  Cut the mdf to fit the box front and rear wall, put 1/4" slots in them every 4 inches or so (fit the slots to the plywood you use for the dividers, it should fit loose enough you can pull them out easily).

The 1/4" plywood dividers have a notch at the top front to clear the toolbox lid when open.  You can move them around as you see fit, don't need to attach the mdf to the box as the dividers hold it all together.  you can have as many or as few dividers as you want.  you can also make as many or few slots in the mdf as you want.  Totally customizable.