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04-22-2013, 11:23 PM
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my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
i been acumulating parts for awhile but needed a truck to start with . i went to oklahoma this christmas and found this 87 shortbed for $1000 on craigslist. around here in central nebraska finding a clean square is hard , 4 wheel shortbed very hard so i figured i'd build it my way . 350 , 465 , 205 with 10 bolt front and dana 60 rear ... ive never posted a build , but i figured with all the info i used on here and the net , i'd return some info and pics . ask away
 the begining....
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-22-2013, 11:30 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
next january, wheels and tires that held air i had around, steering wheel swap and a handful of gremlins ...
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-22-2013, 11:34 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
more january...
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-22-2013, 11:38 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
february i think ...
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-22-2013, 11:48 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
more ... i am skipping some pics , if anyone wants to see something , let me know
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-22-2013, 11:51 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-22-2013, 11:53 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-22-2013, 11:56 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
more rear suspension
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 12:00 AM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
more rear , and motor , btw , centerforce dual friction . motor is .060 over , scat bushed rods , cast crank speed pro 2 relief pistons , lunati bracket master cam , 487x heads stainless valvs , guide plates screw studs, comp cam magnum rockers , weiand stealth intake , holley 650 double pump carb , aceel ignition module , wires and brute thunder coil
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 12:04 AM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
last few weeks
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 12:06 AM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
getting somewhere
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 12:08 AM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
more recent, this last weekend
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 12:19 AM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
I didn't read the whole title and seen the first pic. I thought that it was a nice looking short bed then I seen the rest of the pics. Kind of caught me off guard.
Can you tell us what you went through. Parts, how you did the conversion, did you have something to take measurements off of. Looks like you did a pretty good job on it. Is it finished now?
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Roy 85 Short Bed Silverado- Work in progress. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=564818 1987 R10 shortie |
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04-23-2013, 12:21 AM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
Shoot, all your pics were not all loaded when I wrote that. I have to go back and look at them now.
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04-23-2013, 12:29 AM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
not finished , the last pics are from this weekend . i built many builds cvrom nothing but i am kinda proud of this one. i built a 70 longbed with 70's drivetrain , the motor im using , 350 turbo , 203 with dana 44 , 12 bolt twenty years ago and just parted it out in august . i been saving frame sections , hangers , brackets nd axles , trans and case for a few years . i been doing alot of sandbalsting and por15-ing , alot of bolts and then to our local pick and pull . as for measurments , the frames are similar , but no holes could be used . alot of welding up and drilling . then meauring , templates and such... plus some custom fabrication here and there
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 12:35 AM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
the truck itself is fairly clean , just a little rust on each fender and cab corners. the pass door has a dent and some rust , but a skin would fix it up . the bed is clean. i still have a long build sheet to be marking off . like that floor hump i got from a 82 blazer , swap pedals and linkage , button up motor , cut down my exhaust from the other truck . and rear driveshaft still have all brake hoses and lines on rear . i need to swap front from ring and pinion to match the rear 4.10's... its late my brains a mess coffee i had earlier is wearing off lol
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 09:36 AM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
I like it! I see you did the trans tunnel the "easy" way. I wish i'd have thought about doing it like that, but i cut it out and welded in a high hump one. Dumb.
It's a good feeling when you let it down off the jack and it's sitting there on the ground as a 4x4 for the first time!
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04-23-2013, 03:12 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
new larger pics from today . it's too cold and crappy to work outside
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 03:18 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
more pics from today .on the rear , i still need to do a pinion seal and prob a bearing then finish cleaning it up and painting it with por15,then drill and tap for a vent hose as well as plumb steel brake lines and attach the rubber hose. up front i need to mount the brackets to hold the hoses . after i finish up the motor and clutch , i will tear into the front axle and deal with gears , calipers then.
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 03:34 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
Pretty cool. Two wheel drive short beds are hard to come by in my area, so I was thinking, 'DON'T DO IT!' Cuz we have a ton of 4x4 short beds here!
Ambitious job bud. |
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04-23-2013, 03:40 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
i know my wheels dont match,its the best i could come up with to have an 8 lug rear and use my 15" tires . i bought the tires a few yeads ago and wanted to use them
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-23-2013, 03:44 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
the front wheels are cragars new soft 8's and rears are the new pro comp extreme moab wheels . they dont make the soft8 in a 8lug and they dont make the procomp in a 6.
 i wanted to keep the 6 lug half ton parts on the fron to keep weight,parts $ and caliper grinding to a minimal . some day i might find a dana 60 for the front 
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04-23-2013, 03:47 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
last couple for the day and a old pic of my 70 that i built 21 years ago with the 70's drivetrain that i scraped in august
... 350/350 203 dana 44 front and 12 bolt rear
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04-23-2013, 03:58 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
Quote:
 heres pics of the other children .lol
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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04-24-2013, 08:26 PM
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Re: my 87 shortbed silverado two to four wheel drive my way
got it running this aftenoon , even took a short video .
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'70 k-10 longbox- mid 70's drivetrain 350/350 487x heads 10.1:1 flowmasters ,35's 3.73's auburn posi ,rear shackle flip. '72 short stepside U.S. forestry truck, '73 455 buick,400 turbo,dropped 2"-4 1/4" ,3.07 posi,:'89 silverado 1500 ,OK truck ,5.7 holley tbi ,trick 700r4 3.07 auburn posi ,and my '66 skylark ,'73 centurion and my '84 monte carlo imca stock car |
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