Great looking truck. Thanks for taking us on the journey. I have a 1985 Chevy S10 that I bought from the Chevy dealership that I worked at for $150. I put in a 383 stroker with a 5 speed manual and a locking diff. Unfortunately I kept the tbi but after seeing what you did with the Holley Sniper 2 I'm definitely going to put it on my engine.
Thanks for letting us see how it turned out - which is darn nice. Perfect comfortable cruiser, with a little hauling capacity left. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone at Hemmings ~ Chuck
Good looking truck. The history of truck monolog was a bit cringe worthy and fact stretching. I had a 72 K5 Blazer with front disc brakes which I think may be around the 1st year or so of them being standard equipment....so over 50 years ago. I also a 86 K5 Blazer that was an immaculate daily driver until falling asleep while driving late at night and flipped it after hitting a ditch/drain culvert at highway speed....total loss with roof line sitting below seat head rests. I only had a broken collar bone, so a safe truck. My point is, trucks were not just plain utility vehicles back in the day. Those of us who liked them back then, like them just as much as we do now. It's the young buck generation that's just now catching up.
i have a 1986 k10 the fit and finish on these trucks isnt very good and quality was just horrendous especially the way the gauge cluster fits the dash and the gauges never were very accurate even when new.... but hey its a GM
Yeah, they were slapped together pretty haphazardly at the factory. Definitely not screwed together very nicely. But they were simple and ultimately durable vehicles. The 80s was a pretty crap time for all of the U.S. automakers. The nice thing about these squarbodies is that there is such a huge aftermarket for them that it's now super easy to build one that is much nicer than it left the factory.
Hey Neighbour, Nice truck👍🏻. From Quebec, have a 85 C10 2X4 short bed, love it 😊 🇨🇦
Sounds like a great truck! Glad you enjoy it!
Great looking truck. Thanks for taking us on the journey. I have a 1985 Chevy S10 that I bought from the Chevy dealership that I worked at for $150. I put in a 383 stroker with a 5 speed manual and a locking diff. Unfortunately I kept the tbi but after seeing what you did with the Holley Sniper 2 I'm definitely going to put it on my engine.
Sounds like you've got a great truck and for an awesome deal!
Love lowered square bodies!
Hell yeah, Vermont
Thanks for letting us see how it turned out - which is darn nice. Perfect comfortable cruiser, with a little hauling capacity left. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone at Hemmings ~ Chuck
Glad you liked it Chuck, hope you have a great Thanksgiving!
Nice ❤🎉😊
Love it
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I hope the bedwood people compensated you well.
VERRR NYYYCE
Good looking truck. The history of truck monolog was a bit cringe worthy and fact stretching. I had a 72 K5 Blazer with front disc brakes which I think may be around the 1st year or so of them being standard equipment....so over 50 years ago. I also a 86 K5 Blazer that was an immaculate daily driver until falling asleep while driving late at night and flipped it after hitting a ditch/drain culvert at highway speed....total loss with roof line sitting below seat head rests. I only had a broken collar bone, so a safe truck. My point is, trucks were not just plain utility vehicles back in the day. Those of us who liked them back then, like them just as much as we do now. It's the young buck generation that's just now catching up.
Glad you enjoyed the truck and thanks for sharing your story!
i have a 1986 k10 the fit and finish on these trucks isnt very good and quality was just horrendous especially the way the gauge cluster fits the dash and the gauges never were very accurate even when new.... but hey its a GM
Yeah, they were slapped together pretty haphazardly at the factory. Definitely not screwed together very nicely. But they were simple and ultimately durable vehicles. The 80s was a pretty crap time for all of the U.S. automakers. The nice thing about these squarbodies is that there is such a huge aftermarket for them that it's now super easy to build one that is much nicer than it left the factory.