new to the chevy forum, always been a jeep guy. needed a truck for work, im a electrician, an old timer said he had a friend with a chevy pickup for sale. went to look at it and he pointed out a 98 1500 in bad shape, i didnt want it, then his friend who owned came out and told me that was wrong truck, in the garage was a 1981 custom deluxe, 3 diffrent colors, then he explained he was rebuilding it, and started a 2 wheel drive truck instead of finishing, gave me a list of reciepts and told me work he had done, rebuilt 350 flat top pistons, mild lift cam, not sure of lift. hydraulic lifters,edelbrock intake and carb, dual exhaust, rebuilt 205 t case, axles taken off sent to a shop re geared new bearings cleand and painted, took body off blasted frame and painted,new brakes all around and a th350. front springs sagged and back was a set of 3/4 ton springs he had made by a local spring shop. new doors fenders and hood. i asked how much, 1800.00 i couldnt get to bank fast enough.
1800 for truck
400.00 for 4 inch lift
700.00 for 35*12.5*15 @#%$ cepeks
350.00 for gm hugger orange paint.
bunch of beers for my friend who owns body shop.
and he gave me 4 extra rallye wheels, caps and rings, spare t case and abunch of lens to replace ones on it.
lopst before pics but here is the after.
3500.00 total
Edited by: HotRodCJ at: 11/11/06 12:28 am
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