So I have decided to put my 69 Chevy c20 project on the back burner (see link in signature) but I am going to be working on my 77 Chevy so I figured it would be fun to make a build thread.
My grandpa bought this truck at the end of 76. He passed away in 2013 and since then it has been just sitting at my parents house. I finally was able to convince my dad to turn it over to me. The truck is in pretty good shape, very little rust and only 45k miles. The biggest issue is that it has been driven so infrequently that it needs some simple maintenance. The interior is cracked and faded, but overall its a pretty nice truck.
Here is some more info on the truck:
1977 Chevy K20 Silverado Camper Special
Cordova Brown/ Santa Fe Tan with the Mandarin Orange interior
400 Small Block, 3-speed Auto, Full Time 4wd
45K miles
I plan on restoring her to just like she was in 77, but with a few minor custom touches. First thing first is to restore the interior, then eventually I would like to have it re-painted. It will be much easier now that I finally found a source for the Mandarin Orange parts and vinyl dye. My hope is to one day pass her on to my son.
Here is an older picture of her doing what she was bought to do:
Here as she sat when I picked her up from my parents:
First thing I had to do was replace the door locks. When my grandpa was literally on his death bed the meth head neighbors broke into his house and stole everything. Luckily they did not steel the truck, but they made off with the keys. I was able to swap out the ignition right after it happened but I never got around to swapping out the locks. Here is a picture of me getting some help from my little helper
Then I replaced the mufflers. The pipes and mufflers were so rotten that one whole section of tail pipe was broken off and the entire system rattled like crazy. So I went ahead and had some new pipes, mufflers and turn downs put on.
The Next step was a deep clean. It has been who knows how many years since the truck was washed, or waxed or the interior even vacuumed out. After cleaning out the interior that had 20 years of dust build up, I then washed, polished and waxed the entire truck. It is by no means perfect but it looks much better. Check out the picture where i taped off a section and you can see the major difference between the oxidized paint and the freshly polished and waxed paint.
As she sits now:
Over the next few months I will start replacing and re-finishing the interior. I also plan on installing a stereo as well