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Yea, I like the "first model year" body style too.

This next year it's getting a repaint using all original colors and the stripe will be hand painted, then clear coated, so no bump. I might "jazz up" the front of the Champagne color, by curving it downward at the front wheel well.

I have a friend who creates NHRA Funny Car paint designs, and assist in the shape.

Photos show an earlier view, and a new photo with 360,000 miles of Sunshine beating on the paint.

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^ Skin cancer...mine was repainted sometime before I got it. Death, taxes, and fading GM clear coat...

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Yea... I'm putting on REAL paint next time..... I used a razor blade & removed the clear, since it was lifting....

(How do you like the ladder rack I fabricated?) You barely notice I have ladder racks. I can strap anything on them. It's extruded aluminum that curves with the top.Only 1 1/2" above the shell surface. 3/8" S.S. bolts through the double laminated w/ honeycomb roof. I can put a 40' extension ladder on it ..no prob.

My wheels..... I powdercoated them when I got them, they were polished aluminum, but I didn't want the chrome look. The wheels were the ones that look like truck wheels.

I will buy "fancy-shmancy" wheels when I get a low-rider '71 Caprice.

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It's the same way in Ohio. My sister lives there, and I've seen trucks newer than mine that are rusted solid.

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Here is a quick peek of tonights purchase... 1988 Chevrolet.. these are the ad photos.. it was too late to actual but I will post some of my own soon. Oh got it for 3500...

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................... SNOW??????? .................... :barn:

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Nope these are the AD pics... but its coming soon though... and yes it will be driven in it as the last lowered truck I had did...

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This is my old bucket of bolts...

http://www.intergate.com/~rpurcell/9...411_k35002.jpg

http://www.intergate.com/~rpurcell/9...411_k35004.jpg

http://www.intergate.com/~rpurcell/9...411_k35006.jpg

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Here are my :chevy:

Silver/black - '95 C1500 with LT1 engine
Red - '92 K1500 4.3 (In the next month will have 5.7 TBI :metal: )

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/2...cie0218dvm.jpg
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/694/zdjcie0219k.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4399/zdjcie0222l.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/1280/zdjcie0224t.jpg
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1369/zdjcie0227i.jpg
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/2...jcie0175xn.jpg
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6497/braciaz.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/9...jcie0182ge.jpg
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8671/c196351514.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7759/zdjcie0202n.jpg
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/1434/zdjcie0315a.jpg

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I am newb to this site but a long time member of gmfullsize/fullsizechevy, I just love the obs's here's mine
when I got it
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...1984/blue1.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...1984/blue2.jpg
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...1984/blue4.jpg

right away I started to update it
stickers remove
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...90628-0940.jpg
running boards off
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z.../bluetruck.jpg
different wheels 18's
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...90716-1737.jpg
different wheels again went with 20's this time
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...984/bluet2.jpg
lowered 3/4
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...4/bluelow4.jpg
later sold the 20's because I needed money,

and now I am working to do a 4/6 drop, I got the flip kit in, come income tax I'll buy the spindles and hopefully wheels
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...1_175450-1.jpg

future plans is finish lowering it of course, wheels(polish coys 5) paint

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Quite a turnaround. Looking good.

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If you do get Coys, I'd like to see how they look on your truck. I got a blue step side and want to see how they look on a blue truck.

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northern Utah i heard got 3 inches last weekend... but go figure up here we have yet to drop below 40 degrees. send your snow to me! i want it desperately.

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(Alaska??)...... I'm sure you will get your fill of snow soon!!

Uh,.... Me..... I'm moving to Bradenton, Fla in December!! 85 degree ocean temps!!

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this I my 93 ext cab not a show truck just my daily driver but i need a paint job rolling on 17 inch original boyds :chevy::chevy::chevy::chevy:

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yeah and far from done, thanks

here's a pic that sold me on those wheels, it's my comp wallpaper at work lol
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...4/bluetorq.jpg

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not soon enough. but you guys can have it after im sick of it. (like a month, tops)

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GREAT looking truck..... I like how simple a good look can be.

The color.... it reminds me of my old '70 GTO color.

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yep simple and clean

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Put 2 inch blocks in the back end.
Should have put new u-bolts in BEFORE I ever put a lift in the back; the bolts rusted in half, I put an impact gun on the first nut, and it rusted in half.
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...09920342_n.jpg
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...39538336_n.jpg
Total tire clearance: 7.5 inches on the back from the top of the tire to the bottom of the fender. Front: 5 inches on the passenger side and 4.5 on the driver side. When the front end was dropped, they did it wrong, so one side is lower by half an inch.

I might take pics of the u-bolts and how bad they were rusted.

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heres my 89 chevy 4wd

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMG_0388.jpg

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/...e/IMG_0017.jpg

its rhino lined all around bottom including bumpers, fogs on front back and sides, 350 4wd beast. may not be lifted high but i can go through anything with it.:devil:

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Scary thought: This was holding my rear end:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...91760049_n.jpg
http://hphotos-iad1.fbcdn.net/hphoto...36594877_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...99509580_n.jpg

All four u-bolts looked like this.

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Dub X....

I call it a good day......... You found it & repaired it before it failed!

"No news to report"...... Just a repair.

I can imagine..... You take a slide to the left, the U bolts fail & your axle falls half off. Your back end slips down the 6' embankment. The cab lays on the muddy water... passenger side. Your buddy raises the beer can up by the rear view mirror to keep the brown water from getting into the Miller Lite.

But, I prefer the "No news".....

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BadBowtie......

Now, that's a truck to use off the squeaky clean highway!!

You set it up well!!

(Where's the wench?)

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Yeah lol. From, the looks of things, it's been like that for years, so i needed new u-bolts regardless of the fact that I was lifting the rear end.