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Offline Stephanos

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’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside
« on: June 28, 2010, 09:29:06 pm »
Drove up to Southport, NC (few minutes drive from where I live) and decided to take some beauty photos of my truck.
My first real attempt at artistic photography.   ;D

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Offline fitz

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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside by the Cape Fear river
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2010, 04:37:32 pm »
Nice truck. For a second when I read 87 V-10 I was thinking you stuffed a dodge motor in there. In my mind these will always be k10's.
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Offline Stephanos

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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside by the Cape Fear river
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2010, 07:53:42 pm »
Yeah, I understand why GM changed the C/K letters to R/V for the 1987 model year, I just don't think it was necessary. Caused too much confusion.   
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Offline 84chevysilverado

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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside by the Cape Fear river
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2010, 08:32:14 pm »
I like seein somone trying to take cool diffrent pics nice truck
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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside by the Cape Fear river
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2010, 12:06:04 am »
Nice truck and nice scenery.
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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside by the Cape Fear river
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2010, 09:03:20 pm »
I approve.

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Offline heavychevy91

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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside by the Cape Fear river
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2010, 02:59:08 pm »
man great looking pictures. love the truck! what size tires are you running?
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Offline 77 4x4

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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside by the Cape Fear river
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2010, 05:05:56 pm »
Love it!
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Offline Stephanos

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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside by the Cape Fear river
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2010, 05:12:30 pm »
Quote from: heavychevy91 on July 12, 2010, 02:59:08 pm
man great looking pictures. love the truck! what size tires are you running?

They are 33x12.50 R15 (BF Goodrich Mud-Terrain)

Factory size was 31x10.50 R15
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Offline Stephanos

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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2011, 01:39:20 am »
Been away for a while but have done some stuff to the truck...


Found some of the truck’s original sales documentation from the Ford Brothers Chevrolet dealership, where it was sold new.

The complimentary keychain with the dealership slogan: "Ford says go Chevrolet"  


I intend to preserve all that I have found.  

Rear step bumper was removed. Getting another OE type step bumper to replace it. I’ll keep the original bumper for later restoration.    


Found the original Rally wheels the truck left the factory with. Cleaned them up, intend to have them painted back the original color and put them back on the truck when time and money permit.




Changed the rear differential gear oil. First time doing that, was very nervous...  :-[


Some more beauty photos:



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Offline Laderhosen

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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2011, 07:06:22 am »
That's a really nice truck. The pictures remind me why I love these trucks so much.

Re the V10/K10 thing, my trucks an 88 Blazer. Same front as yours, yet the side badge still says 'K5 Blazer'. Was that only for the puck ups then??
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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2011, 08:49:12 am »
Very Nice! Although
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What a terrible name for a Chevy dealer. They couldn't come up with anything better?
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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2011, 10:54:50 am »
Quote from: VileZambonie on March 13, 2011, 08:49:12 am
Very Nice! Although
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What a terrible name for a Chevy dealer. They couldn't come up with anything better?
 

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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2011, 12:07:17 pm »
What size lift and tires do you have on your truck? Looks nice.
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Re: ’87 Chevrolet V-10 Fleetside
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2011, 12:22:11 pm »
Quote from: Laderhosen on March 13, 2011, 07:06:22 am
That's a really nice truck. The pictures remind me why I love these trucks so much.

Re the V10/K10 thing, my trucks an 88 Blazer. Same front as yours, yet the side badge still says 'K5 Blazer'. Was that only for the puck ups then??

Conventional Cab, Crew Cab, Blazer/Jimmy, and Suburban were changed over to R/V for 1987. Since only the Crew Cab, Blazer/Jimmy, and Suburban continued production up to 1991, those kept the R/V designation.

Your Blazer is a V, despite the K on the badge. I guess GM didn’t feel that it was necessary to change the badges over.
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