I'm sure a lot of you are also members on a few other truck forums but here goes.
1986 chevrolet custom deluxe. Nothing super special, I wanted a truck to drive daily so I could leave the 01 in the garage.
My dad bought this truck for $100.00 3 years ago and built it as a hot rod/side truck. He built a 350 for it, ported and polished the heads and intake, beefy cam, headers, true duals, glasspack type mufflers. Its loud. Its fast. Super fun little truck.
Dad never had a lot of extra cash, so every B-day and fathers day or whatever I'd hook him up. Last year I bought him a 2/4" drop kit with new shocks, then replaced his tierods and balljoints, then bought him a window felt kit to keep them from rattling. The front end was all fudged up so he found a 90's model suburban, and stole the front clip from it, hence the GMC front end. He also secured bucket seats and a lot of upholstery parts that the custom deluxe didnt have at the time. New headliner etc.
Long story short I bought an 85 silverado 3/4 ton in such good condition you wouldnt believe. Everything was intact, and the interior was the burgandy and looked like showroom quality. paid 800 for it, spent 2,000 rebuilding the engine, and he mentioned he wanted to swap. I said sure, cause I wanted him to have something nicer than what he had to drive, and I figured I could make his short wide nice in time.
I've had it less than a week. I've scrubbed the interior. I've rattle canned the whole truck satin black. I've bought 2 new tires, the other two next week. I scraped all the old tint off and had it limo tinted. I had a new windshield installed today. I bought a donor truck for $200 and off of that I secured an original 86 model grille and headlight bezels, I want it back stock. He had a hideous rear bumper on the back, I took it off and cant decide on a chrome smooth bumper or rollpan. The wheels that are on it came off dads last truck, and the one before that. They are 26 years old, and they are timeless I think. I spent 2 hours on each wheel today polishing them, they came out spotless.
Next is a spray in bedliner, and new carpet. I love driving this truck, its such a fun truck you wouldnt believe. I havent driven the '01 since I've gotten this one. Enjoy the pics and tune in for frequent updates.
When he got it. 305, smoked like a freight train, looked like trees had fallen on it.
terrible rear bumper dad made out of a 80 model stepside bumper lol.
AFter the drop
dull wheel
Shiny wheel
Original grille going on tomorrow
pieced together interior
new windshield
taking out dents
tacked back in
Ready for rattle can lol
After rattle can and limo tint
Last night. Notice the 90 model front end about to be gone.
As she sits now.
New front end
Heres progress. Swapped in the 85 Silverado front end today. Most think I'm crazy but the 90 model front end looks super cheesy and too "futuristic" if you will for these trucks.
heres a quick vid of the mildly cammed 350 running
Heres some random pics for yall.
Just got back with some new headlights and painted the bezels black for around the headlights, crossing my fingers they look good....
What do ya think
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