My 1986 Chevrolet Silverado K10 Square Body Four-Wheel Drive Short-Bed Truck
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Old vehicles along with tools & machinery have always been my downfall all my life. It's a defective gene that I was born with. In my mind the pinnacle of motor vehicles rests in cars older than 1915. And the best view of them is behind the wheel. Hence I tour with the older ones around the country the most. However most of my collection are newer.
I took on this “Square Body” Silverado Pickup because of one of my young grandsons. Or maybe it was just me after all. It easy to bring back later model vehicles. Most parts are on the shelves ready to be ordered. It followed me home in my trailer from an auction. In my opinion it was bastardized. Meaning previous owners took liberties to transform it away from factory specs. It left the factory with a 6.2 liter diesel engine and swapped out with a 350 that needed major work. I also rebuilt the transmission, transfer case, universal joints, and both axles. The axles ratios were too steep and I change them over to 2:73 gears. That brought the truck back down to earth. Lowering the truck by six inches by removing the risers and replacing the springs to OEM specs. I removed one set of shocks from the OEM Quad Shock setup to soften the ride.. Replacing the 33's with the proper size tires with the correct whitewall width. Now it's at stock height.
Painted to factory colors and Silverado trim levels. I went onto the interior. Ripping out the botched-up radio, and dashboard and broken vents. Found a like new OEM steering wheel in a junkyard in Wyoming New window guides and seals along with replacing the tired working power window motors. Added rear seat speaker carpeting. Plus endless other items making it a very presentable and safe driving truck. As with all my other vehicles, it's always and endless process of improvements..
I installed a key fob remote to openers. One thing that GM did not offer back then.
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I have a pair of bicycle mounts rigged in the bed that I carry two bicycles and dog trailer to the local bike trail heads