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Re: Question for the purists
My 1968 C10 stepside LWB had absolutely ZERO options. My grandfather was a notorious cheapskate, so he bought this "no frills" model. So for years I have had to struggle with no power steering, no tilt steering, no automatic transmission, no power brakes, no disc brakes, no A/C, no gauges, no lighter plug, a tired I6 engine (I HATE those), and no radio.
So I have had the following installed (so far):
Power / Tilt steering
1972 Blazer 250 engine
Automatic transmission 700R4
Tachometer gauge cluster with Vacuum gauge
Lighter plug
Next up is the power brakes, with the front disk conversion, maybe the A/C, and I have a factory AM radio that is going to be converted to modern day AM/FM.
Does all this make my truck's value go down? Maybe, but it does not matter to me. It will NEVER be sold since it is a family heirloom, and since it had NO options whatsoever, I have absolutely ZERO regrets for replacing (and planning to replace) all the aforementioned things to make it better and safer to drive. In this case upgrading is great!
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