@@kennethwallace4338 Squarebodies thenew tri-fives of the new millennial cheep parts, interchanges all and the cool factor of a sane size pick up..........
A simple fix and tidy up for someone for not a lot of money . Then you have a working pickup truck . Some people can see potential , others cant . This will easily outlive any of todays modern trucks , if its looked after and cleaned up . Ive been in motors for 50 years . Served apprenticeship from 15 , over 64 now . . Hope your father is recovering well jay , send my personal blessings to the whole family . Keep fighting pop . Never give up . We old school guys are made of all the right stuff . .
That paint scheme! Can’t decide if it’s tricolor old man tan - or - two tone doodie brown. That paper under the hood holds all the dates to every time something “custom” was added. Think of it as provenance. Thanks Jay. What a classic.
That's a factory color scheme and the moldings alone are worth 300 bucks.....................It's aCustom or BIG 10 with minmal options and radio delete from factory hence the fender antenna mount.................factory had em in the windshields
My grandpa used to have an 81’ K10. It was like this one except it had 4 wheel drive. What a great truck he had around 400,000 miles on it before it gave out.
Thanks for the anonymous shoutout at 7:18 Jay, I appreciate it! \(^-^)/ Been here for over 2 years when you were 1.4k ish and had THE ROLLING DEAD Cadillac Hearse that you since scrapped. Interested in the radio tho, is she an 8 track? You'll know if you poke thru and find a flap where the radio stations are at. ^^ If you're taking the radio out, I'd like the wiring harness and the faceplate/knob around it if ya can. If you do, I promise to make a revival video! ^-^ As for the rest of the truck, it would be nice to build her back to a farm truck, although you're gonna need a lot of patience with the wiring/interior! Good summer project?? But you need to finish your S10 FIRST, so... as long as the engine is healthy (sounds like it) and the wiring/fluids aren't jumbled/leaking go for it! ^^ Again, thanks for the "anonymous" shoutout Jay, let us know what you're gonna do!
@@ClassicRideSociety Oh man, you're here too? Nice to see a familiar/friendly TH-camr ^^ How long have you been with Jay? Guess I''ll be known as "The Radio Guy" on the car channels of TH-cam... or you can call me Nate ^^
@@nathankim7664 I think I found out about Jay's channel around a year ago. I like his style in regards to videos. And yea when he said sub that comments on radios, you came to mind.
HEY NK.that radio in the C10 Square body came thru as a radio delete, it seems the dealer installed a fender antenna when all fact radio trucks had the antenna in the W/S . Harness from the factory can be found in any GM product of that era, Vega Harnesses even fit Chevelles . Pont, etc of that vintage .not a 8 track although I had a fact AM/8 track from a Monte Carlo ........
@@gertraba4484 That's why I love GM, so many interchangeable parts. The 70s wiring harness are totally different than the era after that with the new plastic combination. You're right about the non 8 track, twas hard to see with 360p quality. Happens with Jay's fresh videos lol Been tryin to grab any fact 8 tracks as I can as they're rare, but not too valuable as the format hasn't reached the hipster wormhole... yet
I’d still be in love with that truck even if it was half of it, but i guess it’s because my grandpa had a orange one just like it when I was a little kid
To much Crazyness at my family’s yard we have an old 91 Dakota single cab long bed. This truck is clean. Great truck other than a tranny cooler line leaks lol
Just saw one in comparable shape here in Michigan....sold for $1700!! My old '76 GMC is my errand truck, is a 2wd 3/4 ton, and has way more rust than that one! A couple guys came by and offered me $1500 for it...I wouldn't sell...stupid thing runs and drives too nice!! Don't crush it, Jay...they don't make any more of them!!
adam gravatte UR A MORON IF U THINK THAT IT WOULD COST THAT MUCH TO RESTORE GET AN L M C RESTORATION CATALOG AND FIND OUT JUST HOW CHEAP IT REALLY IS TO FIX UP A REAL TRUCK. THAT INCLUDES FORD. DODGE TOO THEN U'LL HAVE A REAL TRUCK NOT THESE NEW SHIT TRUCKS THAY SLAP TOGETHER
@@michaelcipperley5129 dude your the idiot because I restored my 1977 chevy c10 and it costed me $28,000 and I bought ALL OF MY PARTS THROUGH LMC so yeah ITS NOT CHEAP TO FIX UP A OLD TRUCK.
I grew up with those old trucks. Anything up here in Pennsylvania would have been completely rotted away with the amounts of salt that are used. Thank you for sharing these old vehicles.....
Niope it would have all cow manure and chicken poop all over it if it sat, prob a good honest work truck that got tired of the owners and it not wanting to put anymore $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ into it............................a solid SQUAREBODY fer sure...............
I bought one like this for 150 bucks straight six 3 on the floor runs good I kept it around for chores until I blew up my daily driver so he got new tires new clutch oil change plugs wires air filter stereo, I drive it 50 miles a day no problems at all I kinda wish it was a 350 but I'm impressed so far.
My buddy bought an F250 from the road crew, And we were both amazed to see that the crew put bed liner in the truck and its bed was not beat to hell. Its a 1994 with barely 100,000 miles on it. My 01 Toyota has more miles on it than that truck does amazingly.
Whenever I see something like this I try to think back to the day it was purchased brand new and how excited and proud the person must have been to get a brand new car or truck.
You would die if you saw my local junkyard. The place owns a wrecker service so after a while the impounded cars end up in there. Just poor ole minty trucks, some in show room condition.
@@deanplayer69metalplayer89 I have two squares one I inherited it is a k20 and the other I bought from my neighbor for 300 bucks but both have bad transmissions they both run too
back about 15 years ago we had a small junk yard and got in a 78 chevy long bed rusted out old beat up truck. We took the box off of it and we used it to burn trash in. When we got it in it had no keys but the keys from our 1990 Suburban fit the ignition lock and got it started
Jay, my name is Paul, Connie is my wife. Long time watcher first time commenter wtf man I'm the same age as this truck. This makes me want to get violently sick , my stomach hurts. SAVE THIS!
That truck was once a standard three on the tree. Skinny break pedal and a no show in where the window would be for the gear selection on the dash. All-in-all a great farm truck.
I know a guy who had one of these, it was an 80s model, he loved that truck, eventually he had to scrap it, because it was just so worn out that it wasn't drivable anymore.
Neighbor has one exactly like this his is blue he has kept his in very very good care he still uses his as a plow truck every year even in a salt environment!
I saw the thumbnail and was like “what?! No!!” But man that thing is pretty shot. I agree, it is a shame to scrap it all, would have been nice if he sold it to someone who can use parts off it, but some people are just too lazy for that. I’ve got a ‘76 shortbed GMC I’m working on right now. NH truck it’s whole life so it’s pretty crispy, but hasn’t been all butchered and messed with like that (one owner before me)
Push on the radio dial, it's probably also an 8-track player. My dad had a 76 Silverado in the same color. Learned to drive in that truck about 20 years ago.
Based on that skinny brake pedal. I’m guessing this truck was originally a three on the tree, and someone swapped in an automatic at some point, and just removed the clutch pedal.
The HEI distributor in the truck is correct for the year. Gm introduced hei in 1975 . And is much more reliable than the old points system that gm did away with. Don't crush it save it. Those old square body's bring good money here in Michigan where I'm from.
That being a 79 or would've had hei from factory 74 was the last year for a points distributor, I own three square bodies I love these trucks too. I think you should save her give her life again!!!
Cool ride. I had a c10 Scottsdale an 81 I think sold it cheap cheap.... Needed it out of the yard quick that dude I sold it to scored like 400 bucks???.... Regret it all the time these trucks are beasts. At least mine was but I was a teenager just didn't have the time space or know how at the time to keep her. Miss that truck do something with this one there's a market for these trucks.
I drive a 75 C-20 custom deluxe camper special and mine is a little rougher looking than that.well my rear bumpers straight. But she has been in the family and a daily driver since Dad bought her new in Sept of 74 she just hit 64444.9 for the sixth time. She looks old and tired sitting on her 35x12.50x16.5 BFG T/A's and chrome rims , the six inch body lift confuses people who think she is a K not a C. But under the hood she is spotless, and there is a pretty little orange and chrome small block that started life as a 74 350 4 bolt main truck engine. Now a 383 stroker with twin turbos. I think the header and purple horneys give it away she ain't stock, if they don't it might be the blow off valve, For shits and giggles I just blue dotted the tail lights cause she's a classic. And it makes the tail lights stand out more cause that's all your going to see after I blow your doors off. Square Body's never die, they just get another rebuild.
All old Chrysler/Ford/GM cars,trucks,vans had the high beam switch where they should be ,on the floor just like that ! My 68 Charger RT has the switch there too..On some models up until the early 1990's but rare then..mainly rear drive cars and trucks,that were of older models..the newer stuff then all went with the stupid style they all have now.
Hello Jay Smart it is restorable. Have you ever had someone scrap an old mustang mowett riding lawn mower at your scrap yard . They don't make them anymore but they are not that rare they made alot of them and there is still a lot of them left. If a person restored one of those old lawn tractors they will not make a profit they would take a loss because the old mustang mowett riding lawn mower don't bring much at auction fully restored. Fan of restoring old vehicles Robert Gildea
Yes that's exactly what I would do is use the engine and trans for the s10 lol read my mind after seeing everything I was thinking the same thing before u said that lol . That he perfect sound good too not bad . Hate the old truck is all gone tho that body is really just to much and all of the rigging that's been done I wouldn't even try to fix the body or truck about only things are good is engine and trans
That steering column is like new compared to mine the hole for the pin that holds the shifter is ovaled out from so much use it's so loose might have to resort to using vise grips once it breaks
Manual brakes and Power steering was popular in the 70's. My neighbours 77 c20 was the same, my grandfathers 76 nova was also power steering manual brakes. Not all that unusual if you consider that manual brakes where still somewhat prevalent in the early 70's. When you are used to manual brakes, paying extra for power brakes made no sense, power steering on the other hand, all those parking lot moves with manual steering put muscles on your arms, and paying for power steering offered some value for your option dollar.
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Old farm trucks never die. She’s got life left in her.
My grandfather had this one brand new back in 79. Kinda hard to see this actually now that grandpa is gone!
I understand your pain
Save that old girl! It’d make a nice project.
That's a beautiful truck, despite all the rust.
Plz don't crush that truck.
Besides the cab corners and rockers the cab looks fairly decent.
That's a solid 3k truck at our swap meets all day.if it lasts that long
Mine was a lot worse. Hole all the way through the bed on the side out the left quarter panel. Straight 6 engine needed a V8.
@@kennethwallace4338 Squarebodies thenew tri-fives of the new millennial cheep parts, interchanges all and the cool factor of a sane size pick up..........
A simple fix and tidy up for someone for not a lot of money . Then you have a working pickup truck . Some people can see potential , others cant . This will easily outlive any of todays modern trucks , if its looked after and cleaned up . Ive been in motors for 50 years . Served apprenticeship from 15 , over 64 now . . Hope your father is recovering well jay , send my personal blessings to the whole family . Keep fighting pop . Never give up . We old school guys are made of all the right stuff . .
That paint scheme! Can’t decide if it’s tricolor old man tan - or - two tone doodie brown.
That paper under the hood holds all the dates to every time something “custom” was added. Think of it as provenance.
Thanks Jay. What a classic.
That's a factory color scheme and the moldings alone are worth 300 bucks.....................It's aCustom or BIG 10 with minmal options and radio delete from factory hence the fender antenna mount.................factory had em in the windshields
My grandpa used to have an 81’ K10. It was like this one except it had 4 wheel drive. What a great truck he had around 400,000 miles on it before it gave out.
Thanks for the anonymous shoutout at 7:18 Jay, I appreciate it! \(^-^)/ Been here for over 2 years when you were 1.4k ish and had THE ROLLING DEAD Cadillac Hearse that you since scrapped.
Interested in the radio tho, is she an 8 track? You'll know if you poke thru and find a flap where the radio stations are at. ^^
If you're taking the radio out, I'd like the wiring harness and the faceplate/knob around it if ya can. If you do, I promise to make a revival video! ^-^
As for the rest of the truck, it would be nice to build her back to a farm truck, although you're gonna need a lot of patience with the wiring/interior! Good summer project?? But you need to finish your S10 FIRST, so... as long as the engine is healthy (sounds like it) and the wiring/fluids aren't jumbled/leaking go for it! ^^ Again, thanks for the "anonymous" shoutout Jay, let us know what you're gonna do!
You know, I just had a feeling it might be you Jay was referring to.
@@ClassicRideSociety Oh man, you're here too? Nice to see a familiar/friendly TH-camr ^^ How long have you been with Jay? Guess I''ll be known as "The Radio Guy" on the car channels of TH-cam... or you can call me Nate ^^
@@nathankim7664 I think I found out about Jay's channel around a year ago. I like his style in regards to videos. And yea when he said sub that comments on radios, you came to mind.
HEY NK.that radio in the C10 Square body came thru as a radio delete, it seems the dealer installed a fender antenna when all fact radio trucks had the antenna in the W/S . Harness from the factory can be found in any GM product of that era, Vega Harnesses even fit Chevelles . Pont, etc of that vintage .not a 8 track although I had a fact AM/8 track from a Monte Carlo ........
@@gertraba4484 That's why I love GM, so many interchangeable parts. The 70s wiring harness are totally different than the era after that with the new plastic combination. You're right about the non 8 track, twas hard to see with 360p quality. Happens with Jay's fresh videos lol Been tryin to grab any fact 8 tracks as I can as they're rare, but not too valuable as the format hasn't reached the hipster wormhole... yet
I’d still be in love with that truck even if it was half of it, but i guess it’s because my grandpa had a orange one just like it when I was a little kid
It's a shame they scrap such a beautiful truck I hope you don't crush it
Kevin Burchett I agree. I think he should use it for a yard truck
@@tomuchcrazyness9320 naw, put itout front and let a dedicated Chevy Gearhead do a quick resto and flip it for 15 k up north
To much Crazyness I’m sure they have plenty of yard trucks
@@AA-xk7gy yeah, give it a chance and leave the drivetrain in it, his S10 swap deserves a better combo than a 305/TH350
To much Crazyness at my family’s yard we have an old 91 Dakota single cab long bed. This truck is clean. Great truck other than a tranny cooler line leaks lol
Just saw one in comparable shape here in Michigan....sold for $1700!! My old '76 GMC is my errand truck, is a 2wd 3/4 ton, and has way more rust than that one! A couple guys came by and offered me $1500 for it...I wouldn't sell...stupid thing runs and drives too nice!! Don't crush it, Jay...they don't make any more of them!!
Save it those are legendary
Absolutely!
Don't crush!
Dont give up on this old girl. A good $30,000 in some matience and you'll have a good running $7,500 truck
adam gravatte UR A MORON IF U THINK THAT IT WOULD COST THAT MUCH TO RESTORE GET AN L M C RESTORATION CATALOG AND FIND OUT JUST HOW CHEAP IT REALLY IS TO FIX UP A REAL TRUCK. THAT INCLUDES FORD. DODGE TOO THEN U'LL HAVE A REAL TRUCK NOT THESE NEW SHIT TRUCKS THAY SLAP TOGETHER
michael cipperley u mad bro
@@michaelcipperley5129 I'm having trouble understanding what you wrote.. all I see is durrrr durrrr CHEVY durr durr durr CHEVY CHEVY durrrrrr
@@michaelcipperley5129 dude your the idiot because I restored my 1977 chevy c10 and it costed me $28,000 and I bought ALL OF MY PARTS THROUGH LMC so yeah ITS NOT CHEAP TO FIX UP A OLD TRUCK.
@@michaelcipperley5129 Put down the crack pipe! It will cost around that much to fully restore that truck.
Weighing something in and out while stomping around in the dust and dirt SO reminds me of working a couple of summers at a metal recycler.
1975 GM went to HEI ignition, so that's factory. I have a soft spot for these square body Chevy/GMC trucks!
Man. That is one CRUSTY old truck. In the right hands, I'm sure it could look fantastic again.
PATINA
I grew up with those old trucks. Anything up here in Pennsylvania would have been completely rotted away with the amounts of salt that are used. Thank you for sharing these old vehicles.....
Prbly an old farm truck judging all the cheap fixes and dents etc
Niope it would have all cow manure and chicken poop all over it if it sat, prob a good honest work truck that got tired of the owners and it not wanting to put anymore $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ into it............................a solid SQUAREBODY fer sure...............
Hell I live In Michigan, and something like that is a gem. Around here you'll get 500 for it all day long.
Amazing the kind of money they bring in Michigan, i look for one all the time hard to find for good money
Nice, those old 305's and 350's are great motors they drink gas like it's water.
I'd scoop it right up, the squarebody I drive regularly is worse. The running boards on this truck are even in tact
they got rot and have to be addressed, thatbed is PRIMO and needs to be stabilized
Still have?
I bought one like this for 150 bucks straight six 3 on the floor runs good I kept it around for chores until I blew up my daily driver so he got new tires new clutch oil change plugs wires air filter stereo, I drive it 50 miles a day no problems at all I kinda wish it was a 350 but I'm impressed so far.
SAVE IT!!! itz my dream truck
It's in too rough shape. Dream higher. These square bodies are nice trucks when they are in good shape.
Herbie Husker that’s why they call it a project I bought my c10 in worst shape then this and it looks brand new off the show room floor
@@herbiehusker1889 You call that too rough?
@@probablynotdad6553 we call it PATINA
@@herbiehusker1889 did you see the rocker panels and floors? To someone in the salt belt that truck is clean, our 2009's rot out
My buddy bought an F250 from the road crew, And we were both amazed to see that the crew put bed liner in the truck and its bed was not beat to hell. Its a 1994 with barely 100,000 miles on it. My 01 Toyota has more miles on it than that truck does amazingly.
All that's missing is a collection of Copenhagen cans on the dash and crushed beer cans in the floorboard and the bed. Because SQUARE BODY
I would rebuild that beauty 🤙🏼 that is by far the hardest year to find we have been looking for one for about 10 years and ended up buying a 77
Whenever I see something like this I try to think back to the day it was purchased brand new and how excited and proud the person must have been to get a brand new car or truck.
I've seen much worse looking & running trucks in use on the road.
this one has CHARACTER.......................LIKE A ROCK..............TV ad 90's ...........
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You would die if you saw my local junkyard. The place owns a wrecker service so after a while the impounded cars end up in there. Just poor ole minty trucks, some in show room condition.
Love the squarebodys I own one it is baby blue 1974 GMC Sierra with a 1983 Camaro engine
Nice I miss my 78 GMC it had a 600hp 454 that was pulled out of a 71 Monte Carlo drag car!!
The roundeye square body are my favorite hate the square eyes except the 1980!
Last week I nagged a rust free 1962 Chevy truck from a old guy it was sitting in a barn I'm thinking 502 crate motor in that bitch!! 😁😁😁
@@deanplayer69metalplayer89 I have two squares one I inherited it is a k20 and the other I bought from my neighbor for 300 bucks but both have bad transmissions they both run too
back about 15 years ago we had a small junk yard and got in a 78 chevy long bed rusted out old beat up truck. We took the box off of it and we used it to burn trash in. When we got it in it had no keys but the keys from our 1990 Suburban fit the ignition lock and got it started
Oh man love these year trucks my favorite
Jay, my name is Paul, Connie is my wife. Long time watcher first time commenter wtf man I'm the same age as this truck. This makes me want to get violently sick , my stomach hurts. SAVE THIS!
That is one crispy critter lol, amazing what still runs sometimes
old stuff was BUILT GOOD. as the old saying goes, "take a licking and keep on ticking".
That truck was once a standard three on the tree. Skinny break pedal and a no show in where the window would be for the gear selection on the dash. All-in-all a great farm truck.
Well it's met its fate, lets see what it's got stuntman, wait wrong channel!
😂 neutral dropa
Are you from NYC?
Id give You 500 for it! I need a good old work truck!
Ole girls purrs like a kitten
Cool truck man that chev van in the background looks sweet.
yeah whats the deal with the van?
I really love that old school truck.
zip ties, duct tape, silicone... man that guy knows his stuff lol
It was owned by Red Green
John Belushi would have been proud to drive that!
Thats a good parts truck awesome video
I know a guy who had one of these, it was an 80s model, he loved that truck, eventually he had to scrap it, because it was just so worn out that it wasn't drivable anymore.
Where are from? These trucks are stout.
Definitely worth saving for the running gear if nothing else. This is a classic.
That bed is crazy clean inside
Thats one cool starting process
Love my box truck Chevy's no matter what
Neighbor has one exactly like this his is blue he has kept his in very very good care he still uses his as a plow truck every year even in a salt environment!
I miss my 78 GMC I got in a lot of trouble with that 454 big block!! 😁😁😁
Sad to see it go to waste! even for a Chevy, Really think you should try to bring it back to life.
I saw the thumbnail and was like “what?! No!!” But man that thing is pretty shot. I agree, it is a shame to scrap it all, would have been nice if he sold it to someone who can use parts off it, but some people are just too lazy for that.
I’ve got a ‘76 shortbed GMC I’m working on right now. NH truck it’s whole life so it’s pretty crispy, but hasn’t been all butchered and messed with like that (one owner before me)
Here in PA my 2015 has surface rust all over the frame already that frame looked clean, that truck could be saved.
My dad has a 89 Chevy r3500 classic style crew cab it has a heating problem but it works Chevys never die
Sounds like a dream come true just like the 300k plus f150
I love old Chevy trucks, grew up on them. Hate to say it though, pulled the transmission and engine. Scrap the rest. Maybe save the bed. 😊👍
Bro remember me?
We met in new York state fair?
I prefer the chevy van in front of you the burgundi and siver stripes, like the A team van
Looks like my Dads, old chevy
Push on the radio dial, it's probably also an 8-track player.
My dad had a 76 Silverado in the same color. Learned to drive in that truck about 20 years ago.
Oh
Thanks for watching!
I love the look of those Mirror brackets.
Based on that skinny brake pedal. I’m guessing this truck was originally a three on the tree, and someone swapped in an automatic at some point, and just removed the clutch pedal.
I had an 86 High Sierra I bought for $250, drove it for 4 years and sold it in less than 2 hours for $1200, 73-87 trucks definitely sell.
love the way it starts lol
I was getting ready to offer you $5000 for the truck until you said the glove box fell out. That was the deal breaker right there.
How
I've got the same one in blue still running. Grandpa truck and garaged with the Body in way better shape. Rebuilt engine installed with low mileage.
Definetly save it!
Back when trucks were trucks.
FUCKIN' A RITE DUDE!!! I AGREE WITH U 100%!!!!!
And cars were not that far away from them
@@MrCarguy2 TRU!!!
The HEI distributor in the truck is correct for the year. Gm introduced hei in 1975 . And is much more reliable than the old points system that gm did away with. Don't crush it save it. Those old square body's bring good money here in Michigan where I'm from.
Now that's a truck with character.
That’s a cool truck, too bad it was neglected, good video👍
I run into these square body GM trucks often in these North Texas yards
I knew you'd be here haha
@@11094DEREK what can I say.... I like junkyard vids. Especially when it's old 😄👍
@@ClassicRideSociety Same here I could watch these all day
I wonder if he knows that Envoy has the aluminum 5.3 in it
@@11094DEREK true that
I had no idea scrap metal was that low now. Im pretty sure my dad scrapped a 92 Ford tempo in 2011 or 2012 for $330 in MT, but i'd have to ask him.
That being a 79 or would've had hei from factory 74 was the last year for a points distributor, I own three square bodies I love these trucks too. I think you should save her give her life again!!!
The All New 2020 Chevy C10. “Hey, It’s A Custom Thang!” 😂😂😂
1979 was the only year for those style headlamp bezels & grille together & first year for the gas filler door.
Cool ride. I had a c10 Scottsdale an 81 I think sold it cheap cheap.... Needed it out of the yard quick that dude I sold it to scored like 400 bucks???.... Regret it all the time these trucks are beasts. At least mine was but I was a teenager just didn't have the time space or know how at the time to keep her. Miss that truck do something with this one there's a market for these trucks.
Be a good one to fix up, I’m 15 And my parents got me an 85 swb to fix up
What a sweet custom ride!!!
It needs love but u look how clean frame and cab is. Don't find that in Massachusetts
Still Some Good Parts On The Ol' Girl!! She Can Be An Organ Donor So Other Squarebody Chevys Can Live On!!
I believe GM introduced the HEI ignition sometime in the mid 1970s, so the distributor in this 1979 truck is likely factory.
1975 i believe
I drive a 75 C-20 custom deluxe camper special and mine is a little rougher looking than that.well my rear bumpers straight. But she has been in the family and a daily driver since Dad bought her new in Sept of 74 she just hit 64444.9 for the sixth time.
She looks old and tired sitting on her 35x12.50x16.5 BFG T/A's and chrome rims , the six inch body lift confuses people who think she is a K not a C. But under the hood she is spotless, and there is a pretty little orange and chrome small block that started life as a 74 350 4 bolt main truck engine.
Now a 383 stroker with twin turbos. I think the header and purple horneys give it away she ain't stock, if they don't it might be the blow off valve,
For shits and giggles I just blue dotted the tail lights cause she's a classic. And it makes the tail lights stand out more cause that's all your going to see after I blow your doors off. Square Body's never die, they just get another rebuild.
HEI distributers were on all GM vehicles starting in 1975.
and that's a fctory two tone paint job with mopuldings
Awesome video man my old dodge ramcharger had the floor high beam switch
All old Chrysler/Ford/GM cars,trucks,vans had the high beam switch where they should be ,on the floor just like that ! My 68 Charger RT has the switch there too..On some models up until the early 1990's but rare then..mainly rear drive cars and trucks,that were of older models..the newer stuff then all went with the stupid style they all have now.
Tried-and-true!! she's still alive after all these years she's just as old as me!! Hell to the yeah my first pick up was the square body!!
Hi Jay i have just picked up 2 escort vans & 2 minis i put them in my skip lorry & they where all for scrap as well
That's the "LE" model, Jay..
Lowered Expectations.
That's still a damn good old Chevy truck. I'd rather take that then a newer truck anyday.
Hello Jay Smart it is restorable. Have you ever had someone scrap an old mustang mowett riding lawn mower at your scrap yard . They don't make them anymore but they are not that rare they made alot of them and there is still a lot of them left. If a person restored one of those old lawn tractors they will not make a profit they would take a loss because the old mustang mowett riding lawn mower don't bring much at auction fully restored. Fan of restoring old vehicles Robert Gildea
Now that is a beautiful work truck if i ever seen one.
Cool truck to drive around town in Jay lol. It is custom for sure.
At first i was thinking thats the straightest hood ive ever seen , but the bondo tho lol.
still has some life in it.
Its a relic don't see square bodies much anymore that bed is mint
I see them all the time, usually in much better shape than this one.
Restored ones I do see once in awhile but not original
in montana where i live 73-87 chevy and gmc trucks are everywhere
Jay, that is $1200 in Minnesota. At least!! Love the channel.
That's the northeast too man. My s10 blazer was 4200 lbs and I got 200 flat.
Jay, HEI came out in 1974 with GM so that distributor is correct sir.
Yes that's exactly what I would do is use the engine and trans for the s10 lol read my mind after seeing everything I was thinking the same thing before u said that lol . That he perfect sound good too not bad . Hate the old truck is all gone tho that body is really just to much and all of the rigging that's been done I wouldn't even try to fix the body or truck about only things are good is engine and trans
That steering column is like new compared to mine the hole for the pin that holds the shifter is ovaled out from so much use it's so loose might have to resort to using vise grips once it breaks
Manual brakes and Power steering was popular in the 70's. My neighbours 77 c20 was the same, my grandfathers 76 nova was also power steering manual brakes. Not all that unusual if you consider that manual brakes where still somewhat prevalent in the early 70's. When you are used to manual brakes, paying extra for power brakes made no sense, power steering on the other hand, all those parking lot moves with manual steering put muscles on your arms, and paying for power steering offered some value for your option dollar.