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324matt · 02-01-2015, 01:18 PM

Well, here you go. I don't know where I'm going, but this is where I have been. I bought this truck to just have a truck, and, so it goes I decided to do some maintenance. Got carried away. let me know what you think. The truck came with 9x16.5 STA tires, but I went to the local wreckin yard and got a set of stock wheels and tires.

324matt · 02-01-2015, 01:45 PM

Put a 2.5" SkyJacker Soft ride set of springs in the front. ORD Front Shackles with all new Poly Bushings. Piece of cake.

324matt · 02-01-2015, 01:53 PM

off with the bed. need to address RUST

324matt · 02-01-2015, 01:55 PM

Grinding disks take too long. Sand blast it is.

324matt · 02-01-2015, 02:02 PM

new custom 56" springs with ORD 1" add a leaf on bottom and +2" extra arch fabricated into them. St Louis Spring in St Louis MO does great work at Great Prices. New Shackles too.

324matt · 02-01-2015, 02:09 PM

got ahead of myself. primed, sanded, primed, sanded, painted sanded painted sanded painted sanded UNDERCOATED the frame. All Rivets that were removed were drilled out to 7/16 and replaced with 1" 7/16 Flange Bolts torqued to 77ft/lbs with red locktite

324matt · 02-01-2015, 03:11 PM

So had brand new Monroe sense tracs on the truck. they were too short so I ordered some redi lift rear shock extensions from summit for all 4 corners..

returned them.

ordered Bilstein 5100's from 4wheelparts.

Niiiiiiiice!

324matt · 02-01-2015, 03:17 PM

old gas tanks were, um, old. So, Summit for 2 new Spectra Premium fuel tanks (made in Canada) and 2 new sending units.

324matt · 02-01-2015, 03:27 PM

the old true dual exhaust was rusty.

ordered some thrush 2.5's for mufflers, and turndowns for in front of the axle.

gonna be loud.

324matt · 02-01-2015, 03:32 PM

pile of rusty scrap next to the bed. bed is the next project. sandblast the underside and prime, paint, undercoat.

Jaysonb · 02-01-2015, 04:08 PM

Nice work!!

**Corts60** · 02-01-2015, 07:08 PM

Nice! Way to rip into it!

I love those welded thrush mufflers. They have a great classic sound for 1/4 the cost of flow masters.

LSX408 · 02-01-2015, 11:17 PM

Nice work!

**brakenit** · 02-02-2015, 06:03 AM

Nice truck, looks like it will be a lot nicer when you're done. I'm looking forward to seeing what the stance looks like once you have it back on the ground. I'm also curious if you'd mind sharing what you paid for the rear springs?

324matt · 02-02-2015, 07:30 AM

I paid $40 for the set of ORD 1" add a leafs, and $365 for the springs made up with the ORD leafs. Plus $60 for U bolts so $465 to put in new 56" springs

**brakenit** · 02-02-2015, 02:48 PM

$365 for the springs sounds pretty reasonable. I'll have to keep them in mind if I can't find a local spring shop to make springs for my K30, I'm only a couple hours away.

crashz · 02-03-2015, 03:27 PM

Nice truck! And for the rust belt, its in great shape.

Nice to see the care and attention to detail with you maintenance! If you want to maintain my trucks, please do!

77K10Silverado · 02-03-2015, 03:52 PM

Heck yeah! Keep it up and take a look at my thread. I'm sure well be taking tips from one another! Subscribed!

324matt · 02-04-2015, 11:42 AM

since I work shift work, today and tomorrow is my weekend. I don't like rusty stuff. So I Glass Beaded the drums and painted them, primer too.

ill start using my camera. cell phone pix stink!

324matt · 02-04-2015, 11:49 AM

next on my agenda today is to learn how to temporarily fix rust. I will needle gun the rust spots, and then angle grinder sand the metal,

then I will watch about 10 youtube videos and take advise and apply it to this afternoon.

a quick trip to wally world for some bondo and accessories.

stop by napa to get some paint in a can.

post more on this project...

324matt · 02-24-2015, 09:43 AM

I got the new tanks installed. and put back on the rock shields. New rubber fuel lines. re installed the heat shields after a blast and paint.

324matt · 02-24-2015, 09:48 AM

I also installed new fuel filler neck pipes and rubber tank hoses.

trying to decide on what wheels to use?

**brakenit** · 02-24-2015, 10:40 AM

That's a tough decision on the wheels, they would both look pretty good to me but I'm partial to the steel wheels and hub caps.

walkerb · 02-24-2015, 11:56 AM

My vote is for the stockers

77K10Silverado · 03-01-2015, 03:51 PM

Yeah I'm a stock guy too. Any updates?

02-01-2015, 01:18 PM	#1
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	LAB Tested and approved. Well, here you go. I don't know where I'm going, but this is where I have been. I bought this truck to just have a truck, and, so it goes I decided to do some maintenance. Got carried away. let me know what you think. The truck came with 9x16.5 STA tires, but I went to the local wreckin yard and got a set of stock wheels and tires. Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 01:45 PM	#2
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. Put a 2.5" SkyJacker Soft ride set of springs in the front. ORD Front Shackles with all new Poly Bushings. Piece of cake. Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 01:53 PM	#3
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. off with the bed. need to address RUST Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 01:55 PM	#4
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. Grinding disks take too long. Sand blast it is. Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 02:02 PM	#5
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. new custom 56" springs with ORD 1" add a leaf on bottom and +2" extra arch fabricated into them. St Louis Spring in St Louis MO does great work at Great Prices. New Shackles too. Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 02:09 PM	#6
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. got ahead of myself. primed, sanded, primed, sanded, painted sanded painted sanded painted sanded UNDERCOATED the frame. All Rivets that were removed were drilled out to 7/16 and replaced with 1" 7/16 Flange Bolts torqued to 77ft/lbs with red locktite Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 03:11 PM	#7
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. So had brand new Monroe sense tracs on the truck. they were too short so I ordered some redi lift rear shock extensions from summit for all 4 corners.. returned them. ordered Bilstein 5100's from 4wheelparts. Niiiiiiiice! Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 03:17 PM	#8
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. old gas tanks were, um, old. So, Summit for 2 new Spectra Premium fuel tanks (made in Canada) and 2 new sending units. Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 03:27 PM	#9
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. the old true dual exhaust was rusty. ordered some thrush 2.5's for mufflers, and turndowns for in front of the axle. gonna be loud. Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 03:32 PM	#10
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. pile of rusty scrap next to the bed. bed is the next project. sandblast the underside and prime, paint, undercoat. Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-01-2015, 04:08 PM	#11
Jaysonb Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Good Thunder Mn. Posts: 955	Re: LAB Tested and approved. Nice work!!

02-01-2015, 07:08 PM	#12
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,672	Re: LAB Tested and approved. Nice! Way to rip into it! I love those welded thrush mufflers. They have a great classic sound for 1/4 the cost of flow masters. __________________ 78 C10 SWB Diesel #1 (wrecked)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1978+silverado 78 C10 SWB Diesel #2 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650751 60 GMC Suburban (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=445526 60 GMC 1000 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=298235 67 GMC 1500 (sold) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=803695 86 Suburban(summer unit) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=810697 88 Suburban 4x4(winter unit)https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...25#post8900725

02-01-2015, 11:17 PM	#13
LSX408 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ruston, LA Posts: 44	Re: LAB Tested and approved. Nice work! __________________ 1983 GMC SWB - 350, TH-400 2002 Camaro SS - 408 9sec street car 2000 Trans Am - H/C/I 2014 Chevy Z71

02-02-2015, 06:03 AM	#14
brakenit Active Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 198	Re: LAB Tested and approved. Nice truck, looks like it will be a lot nicer when you're done. I'm looking forward to seeing what the stance looks like once you have it back on the ground. I'm also curious if you'd mind sharing what you paid for the rear springs?

02-02-2015, 07:30 AM	#15
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. I paid $40 for the set of ORD 1" add a leafs, and $365 for the springs made up with the ORD leafs. Plus $60 for U bolts so $465 to put in new 56" springs __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.



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02-02-2015, 02:48 PM	#16
brakenit Active Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 198	Re: LAB Tested and approved. $365 for the springs sounds pretty reasonable. I'll have to keep them in mind if I can't find a local spring shop to make springs for my K30, I'm only a couple hours away.

02-03-2015, 03:27 PM	#17
crashz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: MA Posts: 207	Re: LAB Tested and approved. Nice truck! And for the rust belt, its in great shape. Nice to see the care and attention to detail with you maintenance! If you want to maintain my trucks, please do! __________________ 2012 Chevy 2500HD, 6.0L, 6spd auto, 4x4, ECSB 1987 GMC V3500 Dump, 6.2L diesel, TH400 1983 GMC K2500 - awaiting its restoration and Cummins swap.

02-03-2015, 03:52 PM	#18
77K10Silverado Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 561	Re: LAB Tested and approved. Heck yeah! Keep it up and take a look at my thread. I'm sure well be taking tips from one another! Subscribed!

02-04-2015, 11:42 AM	#19
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. since I work shift work, today and tomorrow is my weekend. I don't like rusty stuff. So I Glass Beaded the drums and painted them, primer too. ill start using my camera. cell phone pix stink! Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-04-2015, 11:49 AM	#20
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. next on my agenda today is to learn how to temporarily fix rust. I will needle gun the rust spots, and then angle grinder sand the metal, then I will watch about 10 youtube videos and take advise and apply it to this afternoon. a quick trip to wally world for some bondo and accessories. stop by napa to get some paint in a can. post more on this project... Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-24-2015, 09:43 AM	#21
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. I got the new tanks installed. and put back on the rock shields. New rubber fuel lines. re installed the heat shields after a blast and paint. Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-24-2015, 09:48 AM	#22
324matt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Prarietown IL Posts: 118	Re: LAB Tested and approved. I also installed new fuel filler neck pipes and rubber tank hoses. trying to decide on what wheels to use? Attached Images __________________ 1985 GMC K2500. 350/TH400/208. 4:10's. stock. 1987 Chevy V30. 454/TH400/205 4:10's. Stock SOLD.

02-24-2015, 10:40 AM	#23
brakenit Active Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 198	Re: LAB Tested and approved. That's a tough decision on the wheels, they would both look pretty good to me but I'm partial to the steel wheels and hub caps.

02-24-2015, 11:56 AM	#24
walkerb Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 831	Re: LAB Tested and approved. My vote is for the stockers __________________ 1973 k20 Suburban 350 1974 Custom stepside c-10 250 1975 Chevy stepside 454 1986 K30 Crewcab SRW 350 R.I.P- glimmertwin01- board member and good friend, you will be missed

03-01-2015, 03:51 PM	#25
77K10Silverado Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 561	Re: LAB Tested and approved. Yeah I'm a stock guy too. Any updates? __________________ *Mike B.* 77 K10 - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6752641

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