Things you hate about our trucks

[79 chevy]

yeah i have been looking at different conversion kits for it im only 16 and dont have the money yet still not sure if i dont want to put a different t case in it. yeh i love have strong these trucks are built!!

[79chevykid]

i dont like how expensive parts are, but thats pretty much how it is for most cars in general

[topp]

I hate the fact that GM has brought back the Camaro with a "look" of the past and did NOT do that to the truck line, making them look like these trucks...

I Hate that GM stopped making these trucks....

[79chevykid]

idk, but remember when they tryed to bring back the old retro style with the ssr? (personally i hated it) so i cant imagine how bad they would ruin the square body if you let them design it IMO. but you never know, it might be kind of cool.

[Dr_Snooz]

The factory service manual is really less than ideal.

The steering wheel I can turn 1/4 turn and nothing happens.

The gas mileage of my 454.

[slammed79]

Umm.... Ummm... Umm... Oh yeah the factory radio mounts are a pita. Other than that I can't think of anything

[zieg85]

I got 1... the u-bolt bracket when swapping steering columns engine side.

[Grim 82]

The location of the oil pressure sending unit. It wouldn't have killed them to add an inch of wire to the flat connector harness at the base of the steering column either. Most of the ones I have seen are kinked and the insulation on the wires is cracked. I had to splice mine when I replaced the column. Also the plastic ductwork in the dash turns to warped garbage over time, and the accuracy of the gauges was never anything special.
What else...
the glove box lock cylinder falls apart
the headlight adjusters strip out and then just break
the rubber fuel hoses at the tank sending unit and at the fuel pump are fun to reach
they should have added AT LEAST another 40 feet of vacuum line under the hood, to really make it appear as if there's a giant squid wrestling with bagpipes in there.

[DustyRusty]

Lack of any rust prevention measures.

Also, I wish they would have cast the block so you could have dual frost plug heaters!  My 350 has only one location:  Driver's side, rear plug.  In Alaska you need 2 and that will make your engine start first time, everytime.  lol

Rusty

[VileZambonie]

I got 1... the u-bolt bracket when swapping steering columns engine side.

Uh oh? What happened?

[zieg85]

I got 1... the u-bolt bracket when swapping steering columns engine side.

Uh oh? What happened?

Nothing except that one is a real bugger to get off without the needed 15MM short swivel which is on my to buy list.  Didn't help matters the aftermarket AC hoses were in the way.  I just put a tilt wheel column in the truck...  Can't wait to see how difficult it is going to be with the hydro-boost on my C30 when I put the tilt in that one...

[1979C20]

I HATE that my body bushings are crushed and my body sags. Its so uuuugly. Also, how fast they go(risk of tickets), and that 2 of the plug wires tend to melt with headers. And there are no spindle lift kits for 2wds. Thats about it.

[beastie_3]

Why not just get a 4wd?

[1979C20]

I would loooove a 4wd. But, money limits me to what I have now. but im looking to get either a jeep, or my great uncle has a 79 k20, lifted, 383, winch bunper on the front and a custom bumper on the back. He said hed sell me just the truck with everything but the engine for 1000 or the truck with engone for 4000. Once I turn 18 im going to get a pretty penny coming my way from a lawsuit in 3rd grade because a kid broke my nose and the school did nothing about it. And im going to be saving until then. Just takes time and money, I guess.

[beastie_3]

hurry up and turn 18 haha. that engine is 3000?