Get to know fellow 73-87ChevyTrucks.com members!(NO Replies)

[bobcooter]

My name is Robert. I am 49. I live in Arnaudville, La. I am originally from Alabama and have lived in La for the last 14 years. Married a great little Cajun Gal (my second wife) and I'm here to stay. I have worked in the offshore oil and gas production industry for almost 30 years now. 27 of those years going offshore every week. Now I have an office job and don't have to go offshore anymore.
 My truck is a 79 Scottsdale C-20 LWB with a 350 and TH-400 and 3.73 rearend. I drive it daily. I paid $750.00 for it and have started redoing everything on it. It was in pretty good shape body wise although it had been hit a little bit in the right front corner. So far I have rebuilt the engine, cleaned and painted the engine bay, redid the AC ,(very important in South Louisiana) with the help of the guys in here, repaired all of the rust in the cab and floors and rebuilt the front end. I also swapped the 79 headlight trim to 78 headlight trim. Plus new radiator, wiper moter and starter. Repainted the bumpers and headache rack plus new tires. I recently purchased a 700R4 but I think it's going to have to wait until cooler weather before I swap the TH400 out. The funny thing about these is that there is so much work to do before anyone ever sees anything you've done. Mine still looks pretty sad. A new interior and paint and body work are in the near future.
 This is a great site and thanks for letting me be a part of it.

[pondwater]

Howdy!  My name is Cory.  I'm from Bedford, In.  I bought a 79 k20 back in March.  Its a heap of rust.  I'm mainly going to use it to haul wood, but I am also going to slowly work on restoring it.  I've already found a wealth of info on this forum.  Better than any other forums so far.

Thanks!

[cwtint]

My name is charlie i live about 45 miles from houston, tx. i drive an 86 chevy silverado it has a 305. i am getting ready to drop a tbi 350 from an 87 with a 700R4. i am married have one daughter shes 5. and i own a window tinting and car audio shop.

[SeanK10]

Hey Everyone! im Sean, 17 From Troy,ohio. about 15 mins north of Dayton. 45 mins West of Columbus. im Definately New to this forum, and somewhat new to dealing with older trucks. About a year ago i purchased my first.A 79 K10, short bed. 9in. Lift 38.5 in. tires Since buying the truck ive realized alot done wrong. Also the trans has gone bad so im somewhat stuck at the moment. im trying my hardest to fix it up, atleast to the best of my knowledge. I Deffinately would like any possible help. i do have two very helpful grandfathers but their knowledge is still limited. Anyways Thanks everyone   Ps. i just saw (No Replies) in the title, and the only way i saw to post was Reply so hopefully im not in the wrong

[Monkeyman73]

Whats up everyone ! my name is Mark i live in the Bay Area and I just bought a 1973 C10 Short bed with a 350 and just happy to have another Chevy, My last truck was a 1949 stepside. Glad to be here and looking forward to learning and sharing in the community..

[tjserpico@hotmail.com]

hello everyone. i have been a 73-87 truck lover for years. i just bought a cab chassis 1 ton. 4 x4 ,4 spd  454. dual wheels.i plan to put a nice flatbed on it. it will not be used for work. just a nice restored truck. i have done several restorations . i used to work part time in a bodyshop, basically to learn restoration. i do my own welding, painting ,mechanical and bodywork.i would like to lift my truck 2 to 2 1/2 in. if anyone has any suggestions let me know. i  know i can get a lot of info here, i hope i can give some also thanks.

[denny06]

Hi everyone. I'm new.....I'm also Canadian. I am from Edmonton Alberta area and what can I say...I love everything about the older chev/gm trucks. I own a few. I am a certified auto tech and work at local gm dealership so if you have any  tech questions hit me up. I have been happily married for 14 years and blessed with twin 12 year old boys. I am currently working on a early 87 shortbox bigblock project and I find all you fabrication articles very helpful. Anyway, I figured I would introduce myself.

[454ss]

I am Jay. Live in Texas but grew up in Ohio. Looking for my ideal 1973-87 shortbed. I would have had it this month if I hadn't had to pay a $650 bill but there are others out there. I like to add factory options to my vehicles that it didn't have or never could have had.

I currently have a 1991 S10 Blazer 4x4 that is my winter driver and a 1995 Olds Silhouette set to receive a Supercharged 3800 V6. Both have been retrofitted with options like Homelink, retained accessory power, factory alarm, factory CD and express down windows.

My 1973-87 will end up being a black shortbed fleetside with a 350 TPI, black or dark gray interior, 1973-74 front end (my favorite), all the usual options such as A/C, tilt, cruise, power windows, power locks and intermittent wipers. However my truck will have more than most 2011 trucks using GM parts, such as:

CD
tach and gauges from a big truck with a vacuum gauge
electric speedo with trip
overhead console with map lights and Homelink
newer "key in and headlights on" chime module with automatic locks - doors will lock at 9 MPH -
power side mirrors - hopefully I can fit some that are heated, auto dimming with turn signal and possibly power folding
keyless entry with alarm
automatic climate control with outside temp
auto-dimming rear view mirror
Syclone/Typhoon steering wheel
retained accessory power
rear defogger
express down windows

And pretty much anything else I can come up with.

[chet]

hello everyone my name is chet. i live in tampa florida have a wife and four kids and i'm 41. i currently work at advanceauto parts warehouse and life is good. I just bought my son's silverado 4x4 full size only after he wore the crap out of it and couldn't fix it anymore. i'll post some picks of it when i find my  camera but i'll tell ya now it's not a pretty truck. thanks for having me and thanks for all the help in the near future. 

[Old77]

I've been on here for a couple of weeks now but just now saw this thread so here it goes!

I'm about to turn 33. I'm married with two boys (3 and 1 year old). I've loved cars and trucks my entire life. My favorite car that I'd like to own at some point is a 1970 Chevelle. My favorite truck is the 73-80 Chevy/GMC trucks. I just love the front ends but when it comes down to it I like all the square bodies from 73-87. I have a '77 Scottsdale C-10 that my dad and I have restored/modded to our liking. It's really become a member of the family as both of my boys absolutely love going for rides in the truck with me and it's really something that I enjoy doing. I'm sure at some point they'll be out there helping me wrench on it as well. I'm sure I'll eventually pass it on to them once I'm too old and they have families of their own. The truck looks stock for the most part but has been pretty heavily modified in ways that most casual observers don't really recognize which I love. Feel free to take a look at my build thread that is in my signature. It shows most of the details of the bodywork and stuff.

[lkc2cool1987]

I am copeland my first name is john which is pretty common so all my buddies call me copeland. And I am new to the forum but not the truck./20100922

[project85]

Hi guys, my name is bill. I live in southern NH. I'm 29, married 3yrs and have a 1yr old daughter. Just bought an 85 c-10 deluxe. I've had abunch of other vehicles before. I just recently sound my 69 camaro I had for the last 9 years. I didn't make it 2 weeks and needed something else to tinker with and I spotted my new truck. Got some future plans for it, but want to get it inspected first. I know ill be talking to you guys abunch in the future.

C-ya

[Slooby]

Hi, my name is Tristan, currently live in Chesapeake, VA, I'm 25, single, no kids that I'm am aware of.  Just recently got my 12th GM truck since I've been driving, I'm a all around car junkie.  I've owned a total of 34 vehicles since I've been driving, I've been thru domestic's cars and truck and imports and have decided to go back to where I started which is back to trucks.  I have a 2007 Silverado that is my daily and just aquired a 1986 GMC High Sierra 2wd with a solid built 350 which I will be giving to my father for Christmas, I plan on finding another 73-87 for my next build and will start the build thread as soon as I find it.  Talk to you all soon.

[hank1976]

My names hank i work till the from when the sun comes up till it goes down im 21 and a 4x4 enthusiast i have a 1976 Chevy k20 married to a 5spd twin turbo cummins   new to this forum thing im restoring another 1976 chevy k20 i want to put  duramax in this one tho

[MrChev]

Hello, I´m Fred from the Stockholm area in Sweden. I recently bought a 1977 c20. It´s rusted out in the usual areas, such as floor boards and front fenders. I´m planning to fix the truck up little by little, starting out with the worst rust damage. The truck will be used for hauling stuff, including my 1978 camaro when I go bracket racing. I also own a 1971 Corvette.