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3r!c84 · 10-05-2009, 02:57 PM

nice start.just lose the braces

Jvsapp · 10-05-2009, 11:31 PM

some parts of the country where the deer and the antelope play you need that grill

Powar · 10-06-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jvsapp

some parts of the country where the deer...play you need that grill

This.

Also, it was on there when I bought the truck and I like it.

Jvsapp · 10-06-2009, 02:15 PM

yeah last thing you need is a deer to jump out infront the truck and take out the full front end.

TheSunDanceKid · 10-10-2009, 11:48 AM

77blue mine 78 orange friend of mines

guy i go to school with just bought this last week for 700$....we got T-boned an hour later in it awaiting insurance moneys to get it back up we both also go to an auto body school atleast

03 second dayly driver

panhead671 · 10-11-2009, 12:43 AM

all original 85 C10...99,000 miles...couple little dings here and there but straight, solid and clean...NO RUST...daily driver right now - but really thinking about a custom project...

Scootin 81 C20 · 10-11-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by panhead671

all original 85 C10...99,000 miles...couple little dings here and there but straight, solid and clean...NO RUST...daily driver right now - but really thinking about a custom project...

WOW! That truck is clean. I especially like the beauty rings with the caps. If it's a survivor and is original, I'd leave it that way. Just my .02.

**truckfan** · 10-11-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by panhead671

all original 85 C10...99,000 miles...couple little dings here and there but straight, solid and clean...NO RUST...daily driver right now - but really thinking about a custom project...

i like it. very clean. would look good w/ some wider tires and wheels w/ the dog bowls. i'd leave her alone.

panhead671 · 10-11-2009, 12:46 PM

Thanks guys...I just put the new skins on her - they were the widest I could get on the stock wheels...I should clairify what I meant by project...I just want to upgrade the handling/steering, fresh paint and maybe a slight lowering kit...thoughts and suggestions welcome and appreciated...
Mark

also here is an interior shot...no cracks in the dash at all...

JohnC · 10-11-2009, 01:19 PM

Truck looks really clean. I think just about anything you do to it will look good. Just really depends on what you really like about the truck. To me long beds never looked all that good lowered too much. Keep us updated.

panhead671 · 10-11-2009, 01:30 PM

John,
I agree about not lowering it too much...I was thinking about 3 inches - although I saw a long bed the other day that had 5 inch all around and it looked pretty good!
Thanks,
Mark

rod86 · 10-15-2009, 10:12 PM

now thats nice.... hard to tell bout the rears due to so much dish on them....

MobSled · 10-16-2009, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by rod86

now thats nice.... hard to tell bout the rears due to so much dish on them....

Yeah the way that picture was taken and that huge lip on those rear wheels (now that I`ve been staring at it for the past 30 min hehehehe) its starting to look to me like a 24-20 setup. Either way....ONE SICK TRUCK. Love it! That truck is the reason why I went with a LWB instead of short.

bluex · 10-17-2009, 08:12 AM

Here is my '78 heavy half GMC

This is a very old pic, truck dosent look this good anymore. In this pic was 2.5" WC spindles, Shackle/hanger maxed out for 4".

Rims are Pacer's 15x10 with 275/60 rear, 15x8 with a 255/60 front.

Shortly after this, I blew the engine, it sat for three years, I chopped it in half to make a shortbed, built the engine and put a 700r4 in it. That was almost 6 yrs ago and I bet I havent put 30k miles on it....

johnsons 78 · 03-14-2012, 12:23 AM

hey bluex i have a 78 chevy big 10 lwb and im going to the same amount of drop as you.. i was wandering if you took any leaf springs out?

MobSled · 10-19-2009, 12:03 AM

Nice truck...any recent pictures?

GMC91 · 10-19-2009, 12:17 AM

86 I just bought for $400, my first 4WD.

bluex · 11-09-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MobSled

Nice truck...any recent pictures?

Had sometime today so I uploaded some, like I said it looks really bad now...

Start of the SWB swap, the bed is just sitting in the correct position on the frame.

Rear of the frame cut so the bed sits flat.

Finished up the middle

and today about 10 mins ago...

78-5.3 · 11-09-2009, 09:36 PM

i like the fleetside better beds better which one are you going!!!!!

bluex · 11-10-2009, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 78-5.3

i like the fleetside better beds better which one are you going!!!!!

Fleet. Sold the long fleet and step about a year and a half ago. Took about 3 yrs though. I was only asking $100 for the long fleet and $350 for the step, which was super straight. It only needed a front panel and wood. Had to let it go for 300.

I like the fleet better as well. I got a ton more complements on it with the step though. At least one everytime I drove it. I just couldnt stand how the step was higher than the bottom of the cab, so it had to go.

dgreen · 05-19-2011, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bluex

Had sometime today so I uploaded some, like I said it looks really bad now...

Start of the SWB swap, the bed is just sitting in the correct position on the frame.

Rear of the frame cut so the bed sits flat.

Finished up the middle

and today about 10 mins ago...

what did u have to do to go from long bed to short i got a 87 long bed i want to make a short bed , thanks

jrsmith_2010 · 10-19-2009, 09:22 PM

now thats a bumper!

sweet ride!

Chlsnk · 10-20-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jrsmith_2010

now thats a bumper!

sweet ride!

What was that truck used for to need that beastly bumper?

Adams74Chevy · 10-20-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Chlsnk

What was that truck used for to need that beastly bumper?

Looks like the bumper off a towtruck. If I remember correctly they're beefy so you can push start vehicles.

*BGRAFX* · 10-20-2009, 06:00 PM

looks like alot of work

10-05-2009, 02:57 PM	#1
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? nice start.just lose the braces __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90 Last edited by 3r!c84; 10-05-2009 at 02:57 PM.

10-05-2009, 11:31 PM	#2
Jvsapp Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on a rock in the pacific Posts: 554	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? some parts of the country where the deer and the antelope play you need that grill __________________ 63 4 door Chevy II - NOVACATION (Updated 08/23/09) 65 Morris minor Traveler 77 Chevy Longbed. 93 Corolla JDM 20V Swap Daily Driver (Updated 07/16/09) Powder coating Hawaii Domestic Violence Awareness Show 5/3/09 Hawaii Rod and Custom Show 4/18

10-06-2009, 02:15 PM	#4
Jvsapp Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on a rock in the pacific Posts: 554	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? yeah last thing you need is a deer to jump out infront the truck and take out the full front end. __________________ 63 4 door Chevy II - NOVACATION (Updated 08/23/09) 65 Morris minor Traveler 77 Chevy Longbed. 93 Corolla JDM 20V Swap Daily Driver (Updated 07/16/09) Powder coating Hawaii Domestic Violence Awareness Show 5/3/09 Hawaii Rod and Custom Show 4/18

10-10-2009, 11:48 AM	#5
TheSunDanceKid Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: chandler, arizona Posts: 125	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? 77blue mine 78 orange friend of mines guy i go to school with just bought this last week for 700$....we got T-boned an hour later in it awaiting insurance moneys to get it back up we both also go to an auto body school atleast 03 second dayly driver Last edited by TheSunDanceKid; 10-21-2009 at 05:10 AM.

10-11-2009, 12:43 AM	#6
panhead671 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Plainfield, In Posts: 105	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? all original 85 C10...99,000 miles...couple little dings here and there but straight, solid and clean...NO RUST...daily driver right now - but really thinking about a custom project... Attached Images Last edited by panhead671; 10-11-2009 at 07:44 AM. Reason: additional info

10-11-2009, 12:46 PM	#9
panhead671 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Plainfield, In Posts: 105	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? Thanks guys...I just put the new skins on her - they were the widest I could get on the stock wheels...I should clairify what I meant by project...I just want to upgrade the handling/steering, fresh paint and maybe a slight lowering kit...thoughts and suggestions welcome and appreciated... Mark also here is an interior shot...no cracks in the dash at all... Attached Images

10-11-2009, 01:19 PM	#10
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? Truck looks really clean. I think just about anything you do to it will look good. Just really depends on what you really like about the truck. To me long beds never looked all that good lowered too much. Keep us updated.

10-11-2009, 01:30 PM	#11
panhead671 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Plainfield, In Posts: 105	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? John, I agree about not lowering it too much...I was thinking about 3 inches - although I saw a long bed the other day that had 5 inch all around and it looked pretty good! Thanks, Mark

10-15-2009, 10:12 PM	#12
rod86 great southern land Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: perth - australia Posts: 6,194	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? now thats nice.... hard to tell bout the rears due to so much dish on them.... __________________ rod 86 chevy c10 silverado

10-17-2009, 08:12 AM	#14
bluex Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 1,963	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? Here is my '78 heavy half GMC This is a very old pic, truck dosent look this good anymore. In this pic was 2.5" WC spindles, Shackle/hanger maxed out for 4". Rims are Pacer's 15x10 with 275/60 rear, 15x8 with a 255/60 front. Shortly after this, I blew the engine, it sat for three years, I chopped it in half to make a shortbed, built the engine and put a 700r4 in it. That was almost 6 yrs ago and I bet I havent put 30k miles on it.... __________________ Paul '78 GMC Serria 15 Heavy Half. 361/NV3500/3.73. Former LWB NV3500 swap Trailing arm swap '98 ECSB Z71 daily driver -traded '03 burb. Family cruiser http://upstategmtrucks.com/

03-14-2012, 12:23 AM	#15
johnsons 78 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: corsica south dakota Posts: 27	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? hey bluex i have a 78 chevy big 10 lwb and im going to the same amount of drop as you.. i was wandering if you took any leaf springs out?

10-19-2009, 12:03 AM	#16
MobSled Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Downey, CA Posts: 110	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? Nice truck...any recent pictures?

10-19-2009, 12:17 AM	#17
GMC91 Always trouble Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hartsellle, Al Posts: 1,111	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? 86 I just bought for $400, my first 4WD. __________________ 91 Silverado Regular cab, 2wd, swb-project truck 97 Silverado Extended cab, 2wd, swb-driver

11-09-2009, 09:36 PM	#19
78-5.3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Waterboro ,MAINE Posts: 547	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? i like the fleetside better beds better which one are you going!!!!!

10-19-2009, 09:22 PM	#22
jrsmith_2010 I like turtles... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 993	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? now thats a bumper! sweet ride! __________________ 1979 Silverado- lowered 5/7, 20 inch Boss rims, everything shaved, caddy lights, billet interior, UP FOR SALE! 1983 Scottsdale-on the back burner...SOLD!!! 1992 Silverado- extended cab, stock for now, but no promises SOLD!!! 2006 Chevy Cobalt-college car, staying stock Whatever can't get fixed with a hammer, a roll of duct tape, a clothes hanger, a tube of glue, and a case of beer, can wait until tomorrow.



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BGRAFX Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kansas city Ks Posts: 1,970	Re: How about some pics of 73-87 Long Beds? looks like alot of work

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