I Bought A Cheap Chevy K10 Squarebody Off Craigslist! Is It Junk?
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
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Since when did squarebodies get so expensive?!? I spent a few months looking for a rust free, manual, 4x4 chevy k10 squarebody for under $5000 and finally pulled the trigger on this one. I ended up paying $3200, let me know what you think. This is a 1986 Chevy K10 Squarebody long bed with the 305 engine and 4 speed manual transmission. - Авто та транспорт
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Why the seats
If you need a tailgate for it let me know it's in good shape no rotI had a 87 6.2 diesel sold it 3 years ago
I live in Massachusetts
Love the Show....Di you know Styx?
If anyone looks at this and says “it’s junk” or it’s way to old” then we can’t be friends. I’ve always loved those 80s C/K I daily drive a 95 Chevy C1500
i have a 95 yukon gt i love it
Agreed
Amen brother 👌
My daily Is a 93 c3500 dually
eric mort nicee. I’d love to have a single cab dually which is rare to find
Back when GM wasn’t concerned with making “barbies dream truck”
PREACH!!!
The last decent truck GM produced was the GMT400 series 88-98. Anything after that is a big disappointment in reliability. The C/K square body's 73-87 were by far the toughest.
Back when all 3 American carmakers made decent trucks!
@@cigarsgunsandgasoline8032 they sure did and they weren't the plastic junk like they offer today
Agreed. Better looking than the 2020 models too.
“It’s too loud”.....as I sip a beer knowing my truck is true dual straights😂😂😂
i had true dual straights on my ‘85 blazer with the 6.2 detroit diesel. I couldn’t handle it and went with flowmasters haha
I would say you got a decent buy...body isnt trash and with some sweat and a few parts its going to be a nice driver..good job!
sweet william Really all it needs is some paint a muffler and maybe some new parts under the hood and she’s good to go it’s in pretty good shape
“Actually I did go down south I went to Connecticut”
Me in Georgia: 🤦♂️
That's what I was thinking here in Texas lol
@@tommywilliams9184 I mean same and I'm from New York. I was like hold up what did he say? I got to Virginia or North Carolina typically to get my trucks
You: Me in Georgia Me: In Florida Some other guy: In Cuba Another guy: In Antarctica There’s always someone better 😃
NC here
A couple of reasons for square bodies getting so expensive. First, the very popular 67-72 trucks have been fairly well picked over, especially in the north. Getting a solid project truck in that generation is nearly impossible. Second, the generation who grew up riding in the square bodies are now of the age to start collecting. You tend to want what you remember riding in as a kid, the one your dad had.
Always cost another k for 4 wd
Back when trucks were trucks! Love these old square bodies. Seems like a good deal. Good luck with it!
Richard Kafka life span was 6 months. Least in the knobs of ky.
I have an 86 silverado and an 07 silverado and you are wrong buddy.
Boom it is now a month an a haft later here is my dog taking a meannnn shit. Love your vids
How how does everyone besides me find square body’s for cheap
I bought mine for $100 so good luck
You find tons of those square bodies here in the Valley in TX
Right!?
I bought mine all original rare rust for 1200
Mine was 1k. 1985 K5 Blazer
There's nothing like a truck with an 8 foot bed and a four speed. People that prefer a short bed over a long bed have never owned a long bed
Long bed = practically and tbh looks way better than short beds which in my opinion look to stubby. I'd rather be able to load more lumber/ rocks/ car parts/ motors etc. and have a truck that looks like a truck haha.
I'm a sucker for short beds. Don't know why.
@@Alphawolf2325 maybe with the right truck, it's all in the eye of the beholder 👍🏼
I purchased my truck to haul things so I got an 8 ft bed but agree most trucks look better with a short bed.
@Philly's Phinest A LWB looks better with a tool box.
Just listening to you drive is therapeutic, shifting gears, the pops from the exhaust, perfect 👌
You came to my neck of the woods, and I love visiting your neck of the woods. I would love to buy some land up there. Nice find, I had a 78 Chevy with 42s on it. I miss it.
Wow, nice score! Love the old Chevys, back when they were built like a rock
I love how that bull bar looks on those old square body's.
4:23 “And boom!”, doggy dump.
Lol
I saw this too. My thought was I would have done a retake. I know that's a pain, but it's a dog doing its business. Then about 3 seconds later it looks like he did a retake on his approach to the truck! Lol.
I'm thinking that MPG figure at the end is inflated a tad. You've got 35s and basically 3 gears. Your speedo is off which means your odo is off. Strangely, based on their mph you said you were off, this would add mpg
Lmao I read this comment as he said it
I was looking for this comment lol
Very cool! We have an old Ford and went on amazon to purchase some nice low cost sound deadener. Did both the heavy stick on stuff and some closed cell foam with foil on both sides. Put it in the floor, doors, and ceiling. Also replaced the window gaskets etc. I think in total I have about $400 into making it quiet. Very quiet now going down the road and it stays a lot cooler in the hot sun. Well worth the time to do so. I would guess your automatic choke needs a little adjustment between summer and wintertime. I have found plenty of info online about how to get them setup correctly and it works like a charm. Have fun!
Also, get some Fluid Film and get all underneath it and in the door bottoms and whatnot. Stuff works great for stopping and preventing rust.
You're 100%correct fluid film is the best way to go
Thats sweet man! I'd love to get a C or K squarebody someday. I've always thought about going down to Carolina and driving one back up because theres decent rust free ones down there.
Same year as mine. Probably needs a new choke pulloff. Don't lug the engine, it's very hard on it. Based on how it sounds I bet it has a 2.73 rear gear, otherwise 1st would be so low you could get out and walk beside it. Do NOT put undercoating over a rusty frame, EVER. You are just creating a worse problem. That's bad information. In fact I wouldn't put undercoating on anything I were going to keep.
True on the under coating. Clean up the rust good as you can. Fluid film it.
Por 15 the bottom no undercoating
Agreed. Do NOT put a rubberized undercoating on ANY frame if you ask me. Fluid Film it or some other oil-based undercoating.
watching dealers spray undercoating to hide rust on their youtube videos drives me nuts. But people clearly fall for it.
Edwin Byrd screw fluid film used motor oil is better and is free!
Congrats on a great truck! Great price too tbh especially in the rust belt for a clean one
Got a 1976 k5 blazer I’m restoring. Can’t wait to get it going. Great video!
I think you got a great deal. I've owned a 73,76,77 and an 82. My 73 was in the movie Super 8. If you watch the opening scene it's parked in front of the school. Green and white.
That was a good deal, and hello from a rural northern Mainer!
Definitely a good deal! Nice grab. Hope to have an old square body soon myself. Finding them (anything decent) in Vermont is a pain.
They are all over and rust-free here in southern Nevada. No salt, ever and hardly ever rains with low humidity. If you're smart, you'll watch the classifieds and buy a one-way ticket and drive home. NEVER TO SEE WINTER weather and it will last forever.
@@TheBandit7613 man that's about where I wanna end up haha. This cold just gets me down.
@@TheFuzzyhippo I moved here right after graduating (boring suburb of Chicago) BEST f'ing thing I ever did! Couldn't deal with gloomy cold winter weather. It's almost eternal summer here. Even the heat isn't bad with no humidity. And if you like offroad stuff (jeeps, mx bikes, SxS''s ect) it's offroad heaven here. All public land. Trails hundreds of miles long.
I'm a real person, chris7613@hotmail If there's anything I can do to help you get out of the cold.
Jobs:www.governmentjobs.com/careers/clarkcounty for government jobs (I work for the local county here in Las Vegas. It's a good place to work.
@@TheBandit7613 yo thanks so much for the info! It's really nice to hear from someone who was in the same boat as I am currently. I will definitely check up more on this....
@@TheFuzzyhippo Keep my email if you need it. Most people think vegas is all about gambling. It's a regular city away from the strip. It's growing so jobs are easy to get. Remember, even the Raiders gave up on the Bay area and will be opening in their new stadium this fall.
Don't give up. When I moved I put my clothes in my Jeep with very little money, started driving west. I ended up here.
If I did it, you can too. Don't be afraid to follow your dreams.
I've always loved these oldschool square body chevys and thats coming from a hardcore toyota 4x4 guy. To keep it alive use Krown Rust proofing every year. Has been keeping my 84' and 89' Toyota trucks alive for years.
Pretty solid, and drove it home! You got a good deal! I tell all my friends when they want to buy some classic like this, get it at a good price because this is an investment. By what you say, if you ever wanted to sell it, you already have a profit. Great looking truck! I own 6, take care of it, and it’ll last you forever!
i think it was a good deal and am so glad you are happy with it!
Great buy! Congratulations. Been thinking about one myself. They were designed at the height of GM's engineering and manufacturing excellence (see On a Clear Day You Can See GM) and LOTS of NOS and reproduction parts.
Beautiful 1/2 ton! Those are my favorite model of Chevy! Just love those 4x4's there amazing!
If I ever move to Montana, this is the truck I'm going to buy. You did great - it's a nice truck and you paid a good price.
@A Rural Vermonter - Love your Chevrolet, man. You had my attention instantly when you said you were looking for a long-bed and standard transmission. Seems like no one appreciates those 2 features anymore. At all. Those are THE BEST, so reliable, rock-solid, and the Chevy ones shifted so damn well. If you had a good clutch, they were a dream to drive, and I had one that was indeed a dream to drive. I could even float shift it easily enough, all the way up, and back down through all 4 gears. I had her in high school, she was an 85' Chevrolet 1-ton Dually (350 engine, 4 barrel quadrajet carb, 4:10 gears in the rear-end, and of course.... the heavy-duty 4-speed manual transmission) Had factory 'true-dual', 2" pipe exhausts with mufflers, which I promptly replaced with 18" glass packs, so it sounded like a Winston-Cup car, no catalytic convertors, as they weren't required on 1-ton's at the time. I LOVED the 8-foot bed, and the manual transmission. I have never owned a truck that doesn't have one. Never have I ownded a truck, since I bought my 1st one in 1993, that was an automatic. Ever. Currently, I own, and drive, a 1998 3/4 Chevy 4x4, long wheel base, also 4:10 gears, manual 5-speed transmission. Has the towing package, so huge radiator, engine oil cooler, 350 vortec, and I love it. Absolutely..... love it. Everywhere I go, people want to buy it. Have a shop-built diamond-plate steel winch bumper with a 10,000 pound Warn winch on him, and... nice wheels, but they're 16", I dont go for all the 'HUGE WHEELS!' shit that seems to be so popular now days. Huge wheel with tiny rubber band tires..... WTF? Not for me. Im old school, sorry so long here buddy.
Congrats on an amazing find, and a great choice of trucks, as for price, you did great. You could just about name your price down here in Texas for that truck, bro. BEst wishes,
S_B
Awesome truck love the fact that it’s a manual good job
Just getting into the 80’s SBT and this is just damn cool. Great old set up for ya to get around all 4 seasons.
I'm from New brunswick and just traveled to upstate New York to but a 77 C10. It's the focus on my channel right now. You got a great buy!
Cool I'll check it out!
Wow,you were in my area! I recognized the highway you were on in Ct.,good luck with your purchase!
cool! and thanks!
Where in CT did you go I live in CT.
Nice truck to start off with. Definitely a classic that will shine up nicely!!!
I have a 1980 K30 crew cab long bed 4X4 with the Process manual and it is a tank. I love the old visceral feeling of driving a mechanical machine. Every part of your body is involved in the act of driving and you feel everything and I mean everything. There are no electronic annoyances like in new vehicles, so it just keeps chugging along. My new jeep on the other hand has been a pain, tripping emissions codes (fuel cap and other leaks too small to find) and keeping my remote start from working when its freezing outside. Old trucks just work and are easy and inexpensive to work on.
Seems like a pretty decent truck, I think you got a good buy on it!
You play disc golf omg im subscribed ive been playing for 7 or 8 years now
i love the cam on every 80's chevys on a cold day!
You seem similar to me on terms of doing things your self, little secret that works very well for me. Is buy semi gloss black qt can of rusteluem and use a cheap spray gun from harbor freight ( purple Gun) thin it out with either 50/50 minerals sprit or flood”. And spray it all over “except hot parts like exhaust bits. Only prep I usually do is light sand, and a screw driver to scrap loose scale. I live in nyc and believe me, all my 90s fords love the treatment.
Love these old square body Chevys.
I got a 93 Silverado that's my baby. Had her for over 10 years.
Practical...pfffff look at the smiles per gallon! Who needs practical when it's a sweet truck? Awesome rig!
I Bought A Rust Free 84' Short Bed 305, 4-Speed 4x4 For $1100 & Drove It Home Back Before Squarebodys Got Crazy. I Still Think You Did Great & Love The OEM Rally Wheels!!
Noice! My father owned a '85 C10 long bed (Custom Deluxe) dark blue. It only had a straight 6 engine, but it had a manual gear box like yours. Learned to drive on that rig up in Canada. My dad had it for nearly 20 years, then sold it to a farmer and we still see it around town to this day.
Sweet!
Nice truck. It runs great and needs minimal tlc to make it minty. Great find and negotiating skills.
Good Kit Rural, she wont let you down.
Well good sir, I’m about to go buy a k10 to restore, and you just sealed the deal, I love old chevy
i drive my square body 1983 Chevy Suburban 3/4 ton its my daily driver and my exhaust is a bit louder than yours true dual exhaust with cherry bombs i have videos on if you to see them and just restored my Suburban it's not 100% done just yet though.still have that the window gaskets and the dashboard to fix ,and some new headlight and taillights two,great video bud oh and the Colorado looks good man you did a great job on it.
I would say, if you have not done so already as soon as you can pray some anti rust in the under body to help protect the truck specially with all that snow. Great truck man. You driving it reminded me of my manual dakota 4x4
Great vids man just gained a new subscriber also I would put dyno mat in on the floor boards and in the door panels
thanks!
I've had two military K30's. You did very well paying what you did for that truck. It needs some love, but it's in great shape for it's age. Those trucks get far more rust here in the northeast but you have a survivor. Nice buy for the price.
Great find, thats a good deal for one that solid!
Nice find, I had a 78 c15 with a 350, 3spd auto and long bed, they're tough as nails
Awesome truck! Definitely change that muffler! P.S. I have a 2001 Chevrolet regular cab 1500 Silverado, 4x4 auto trans long box 4.8 Vortex V-8 engine with 175,000 miles and I love that old truck. Not nearly as old as your 86 but it hauls my 8 foot slide-in camper very well. It has overload springs on the rear making it a 3/4 ton capacity.
This is a really nice truck I love the model of these trucks
Awesome truck and a good deal. You can just adjust the choke and it will start fine in cold weather. I posted a couple videos of my 305 Caprice starting in well below 0, it starts first try after about 2-4 seconds depending on the temperature. (2 pumps to the floor)
Those old Squarebodies are very good to work with, I've owned my 82 since 2012 generally i prefer the C10s just for hot rodding
Wow AWESOME deal on the truck. I love my square! I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
watching this makes me miss my old square body blazers.
Thaaaaaaats a pretty dang good truck! Those trucks are all I've owned (12 to be exact) I live in Tennessee so yeah 3200 isn't too bad
Make sure if your state salts in the winter definitely invest in a product like fluid film.
Mine also had black jack headers and dual exhaust with glass packs and doesn't sound as loud in side the cab as yours because I have it run all the way out the back. That helps a lot to quite it down inside. Mine also had a built 350 small block out of a 79 2 ton dump truck, bored 60 over with 1.60 and 2.02 valves.
Your so lucky, i saw this truck on craigslist, its a beautiful truck
Seems like a solid truck and a good deal. Thur the years I've had about 30 73-87 square body's. Can't beat a sm465 behind a small block. I miss the wing windows older trucks came with.
I've always loved the 73-79 model with the round headlights
I had an 89 Ford F150 with the 4 speed and a 302 (I bought it in 1990) and what I remember most is you could practically watch the gas gauge drop as you drove it on the highway. Those low gear 4 speeds are pulling monsters though. Pop the clutch in first and you couldn't stall it. Buck like mad and lurch along, but never stall out. Nice truck for a New England 4x4. Hard to get one that's not used to death. It'll look good red. *:-)*
That's a great deal on the pickup. The 87s came out with throttle body injection. Looks kinda like a carb. Yours may have been swapped if you have a carb. A big problem area on these is where the steering box bolts to the frame, especially with big tires.
U did good kid, u did good👍👍, I’m looking for one now but shortbed in CT
As an owner of 3 squarebodies, A 76 C20, 79 K10, and 86 C20 I can honestly say you did pretty well. Honestly that truck wouldn't have brought that much less here in the Dallas Tx area. I keep my eye on the FB and Craigslist ads constantly. Interestingly I have found K10's to be fairly rare with an SM465 trans around here. I see the manuals far more often in the K20 3/4 ton 4x4's.
Good on the dealer for letting you put it on the lift!
Here's a pro tip. Changing the oil in that transmission is VERY simple. Put the stick in neutral and the E-brake on. There's a drain plug on the bottom of the trans, easy mode just like an oil change. Drain it. Take the shifter boot off in the cab. You'll see a metal retaining cap at the base of the shifter. Push it down and rotate it about 1/16 turn counter clockwise (at least i think it's counter clockwise. it's spring loaded) and then pull it up and then pull the the shifter itself out and fill the oil that way. This way you don't have to screw with the top fill plug and pumping the oil, etc. It takes 1 gallon of 75w90 gear oil. No friction additives or anything needed. Reassemble the shifter and stuff in the opposite order you took it apart and you're done. Honestly almost as easy as an oil change.
Next Sounds like the truck's choke may need a little adjustment but honestly could be worse. There are plenty of videos on how to set that. I usually adjust mine to an 1/8 inch gap cold. But I don't live up in the frozen tundra so your settings may vary.
And of course the standard stuff, Plugs, Wires, oil, coolant (flush), hoses, belts, brake fluid, brake pads/shoes as needed.
Thing's i'd suggest as far as changes: Holy crap get rid of that cherry bomb exhaust. Get yourself something that isn't glasspacks and run it all the way out the back. Should be inexpensive enough. Unless you're into it sounding horrible.
For bonus points you can go to LMC Truck or plenty of other retailers and replace the door and window weather stripping which will cure most of your wind whistle. A lot of it may be coming from the wing-glass. There are re-seal kits for that as well but it an be somewhat of a chore to replace.
Again pretty solid deal. Can't wait to see you paint her back to the original color. I generally seriously dislike flat or semi-flat black paint on vehicles. I don't care how badass the build is. lol. Get on the Square Body Nation group on Facebook. a LOT of great info there. We're pretty fanatical about these trucks. :) One of us... One of us!!!!!
Wow, thanks for all the tips and info! I'll get started
my grandpa drives his 1973 K10, it gets about 1 mile a gallon fuel economy. it is teal with and white with a grey fender and brown tailgate with black wood racks. He uses it to haul wood the truck still runs pretty well just needs a new transmission, it still hauls wood and gets the job done.
I think you paid the right price for the condition. But definitely needs to hit the exhaust shop haha
That’s a good deal for that truck man. Very cool!
As long as its not wrecked and not rusted out they are nice and strong classy Trucks.
1) I think you got a great deal (if it runs as trouble free as you say). Love that burble when you change gears.
2) I LOVE the look of it. It looks a like a truck. A REALLY solid, masculine (but not 'look at me') truck. Today's trucks look almost goofy in comparison.
Peace.
You seem to have a knack for finding treasure. Fixed up this will be a good daily driver for Vermont.
That's a great deal for New England. Nice truck dude.
Sweet! Gotta get a video of the truck camper up! :)
I had 2 of those trucks great buy,love it Good deal,best truck ever built.did construction on steep hills,carry 5 tons like nothing.I love and respect those Trucks
I grew up with Square bodies and that one is really clean. I think you got a good deal.
Great Deal!! Down here its accualy worth a lot more than what you bought it for
For what it may be worth. Price was good, truck looks great. I think we should drive what we like. Anyone can drive a new truck, but a classic is cool and fun. Best of luck.
Hey got some advice for you try not to clutch so much when driving. If done right can extend your clutch’s life. Great video again and great truck good luck!
Good deal sweet truck, the seat swap is unforgettable.
When I saw your video come up today I just started shaking my head.......I just listed my pickup on Facebook Marketplace. 1989 Ford F-250 long bed with 184,000 miles. No rust. Four speed w/Overdrive. Not 4WD, though. $2800.00 Strange coincidence that you just bought a truck from the same time period! It would have been a long drive for you. (North Carolina)
I’ve always wanted to play disc golf in the snow. I kinda wish you showed how you modified the seats for installation.
Nice to see a real truck stlll running strong. Hard to believe you can't even get a manual trans. in a truck any more.
Good price. I got a 84 shorty c10 with a tired 305 rust on every panel. All new front clip sheet metal , rad support, inner and outter rockers cab corners bed corners+bottoms, floor pans, kick panel etc etc. This Cost me 2800 here in PA purchased in NJ 5yrs ago. I got several thousand into it. Im only half way there in the project being complete. Squarebody market has been hot for awhile
Reminds me of a truck my father had when I was younger. He had an '81 Chevy C/10 with 4wd (idk why it wasn't a k10 it had 4wd but had C/10 badges on it, maybe aftermarket, idk). It was black w/ black interior, bench seat, automatic, long bed, 454 CUI big block and dual gas tanks. He had the truck for many years but it started to get to costly to maintain and the frame eventually rusted. Last I hear it was sold for parts.
I daily drive a 82 c30 crewcab 454 with a muncie sm465 3 speed manual with a low first, just as you got there, and with no weight in the truck you dont have to start off in granny, my truck weighs 13,000lbs all day long with my full sized ladder rack and tools, and I've always started off in second unless I'm on a steep grade or pulling one of my big trailers. Been driving it for years gotta love the squares
Love the square bodies I have two of them a 78 K10 shortbed fleetside with the SM 465 NP205 4.10s and 35s and an 86 military blazer M1009 6.2 diesel NP208 3.08s and 33s
Nice truck! Sounds like the choke unloader isn’t working or is out of adjustment though. The choke plate needs to open to a certain preset position once the engine starts to prevent loading it up with raw fuel. It’s a little vacuum operated diaphragm with an adjustable link, also called a choke pull-off.
Love the disc catcher!
Good deal. I like the long bed better myself and agree with seat change. I'd live a 76 K10 the rusty orange with off white. Yes very specific my Grandpappy had one like it.
Damn good looking truck u got a very good deal on it dude enjoy it
Looks like it has the same problem all old Chevy trucks have. The mirror has fallen off of course. I glued mine back on 6 times in 5 years. Those are good trucks unlike the new models of today. I live in Arkansas. Those year models are cheap here especially short cab, long bed. I have a 2000 Ford v8 , manual, std cab.long bed. Most trucks either make with those basic styles last forever. Great video👍
Shoot I'd love to find one of them like that. Way too expensive down south
Edwin Byrd come to KY some people give em away.
I was thinking that same thing. Here in Louisiana people either gut them and turn them into mud trucks or they are gone pecan!
No your crazy you just have to look harder ive sold a good running 81 scottsdale k10 for 750 and a 86 running silverado k10 for 1100 just got my 85 k5 for 2100 , 1 from florida 1 from georgia 1 from NC
@@micahfrye8885 I'm in kentucky where the hell you getting em for free lmao
You got a good deal, engine only had 130K it runs well undercarriage looked okay and only a little rust on the door. I like long beds also ( I have a late 90's short bed truck already). Custom Deluxe? If i could find one like that I would buy it. Enjoyed the video!
I bought a 1985 K2500 new. traded 9 yrs later with 90k still awesome truck. I had sprayed oil in the doors,etc. and it never had rust develope. I miss it. Simple and strong. Now I'm running a 2019 F350 Diesel. Much nicer but man paid twice as much as my home did in 1981.