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Wrenchless

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Thomas
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1995 and 1986
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Both c30's 1 extra cab, 1crewcab
Engine Size
454
Beautiful in Black my favorite, but very hard to maintain. I have a black 95 dually but it's all scratch up. Must be nice to have a safe place to store it. She's a beauty keep her like that !
 

TX87R10

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Patrick
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1987
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R10
Engine Size
305
I'm surprised the glue on the trim has not come off... Mine exterior was in decent shape vs others I have seen before I repainted it but trim was sagging in several places.
 

Steve-o81

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Steve
Truck Year
1981
Truck Model
Silverado
Engine Size
350
@Steve-o81,

WOW it's beautiful. Why is it sitting on the floor? Does it have an engine in it? What is it? 402?
The original rubber bushings were cracking so I removed the suspension for rebuild. It originally came with a 305 305 kept using up distributor points so I put a 350 from a P30 bread truck in it. It’s a 1981 Silverado with saddle color interior
 

Steve-o81

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Steve
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1981
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Silverado
Engine Size
350
I'm surprised the glue on the trim has not come off... Mine exterior was in decent shape vs others I have seen before I repainted it but trim was sagging in several places.
10 years ago I put a 1 inch piece of 3M sticky tape on the back corner was coming off it’s still sticking 100%
 

Zoomalot

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Parksville
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Randy
Truck Year
1987
Truck Model
Silverado Shorty
Engine Size
350 Ram Jet
"Hello" Is it just me or am I thinking that G.M. never ran the pin stripes underneath the front fender badge???
There are other items that are not original.
As this is a "Square" help site (come clean) on originality. If it isn't, the info Degrades the site!!!
I have been wrong before "BUT"
 

Keith Seymore

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Motor City
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Keith Seymore
Truck Year
1987
Truck Model
R10
Engine Size
4.3L
"Hello" Is it just me or am I thinking that G.M. never ran the pin stripes underneath the front fender badge???
There are other items that are not original.
As this is a "Square" help site (come clean) on originality. If it isn't, the info Degrades the site!!!
I have been wrong before "BUT"

You are correct. The pinstripe is not original, but it looks awesome IMO and let's not be ones to pick nits.

99% original is still pretty good.

My truck is "original", but I didn't put the fender badges on, and I used an aftermarket Hurst shift boot (gasp!). Nobody has complained yet.

K
 

Grit dog

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Todd
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1986
Truck Model
K20
Engine Size
454
The original rubber bushings were cracking so I removed the suspension for rebuild. It originally came with a 305 305 kept using up distributor points so I put a 350 from a P30 bread truck in it. It’s a 1981 Silverado with saddle color interior

I’m about 100% sure GM didn’t use a points distributor on any engine in 1981.
 

Steve-o81

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Festus, MO
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Steve
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1981
Truck Model
Silverado
Engine Size
350
"Hello" Is it just me or am I thinking that G.M. never ran the pin stripes underneath the front fender badge???
There are other items that are not original.
As this is a "Square" help site (come clean) on originality. If it isn't, the info Degrades the site!!!
I have been wrong before "BUT"
My uncle bought it off an old man in 2001 I bought it off him in 2002. The old man must have added it. Also the old man knew it was special he only sold it to my uncle because he saw he was a deputy sheriff and wasn’t a hot rodder like me.
 

Steve-o81

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Festus, MO
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Steve
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1981
Truck Model
Silverado
Engine Size
350
I’m about 100% sure GM didn’t use a points distributor on any engine in 1981.
As far as I know 1982 was the last year until fuel injection for the 305. I could be wrong though.
 

Bextreme04

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Eric
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1980
Truck Model
K25
Engine Size
350-4bbl
As far as I know 1982 was the last year until fuel injection for the 305. I could be wrong though.

1975 or 76 was the last year they used points on these trucks AFAIK. My 1980 had factory HEI.
 

Steve-o81

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Steve
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1981
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Silverado
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350
1975 or 76 was the last year they used points on these trucks AFAIK. My 1980 had factory HEI.
That’s just want my uncle told me when he briefly owned before me that he kept replacing points on the 305. He’s not all that handy with cars.
 

Trixxterr

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Tx
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Gary
Truck Year
80
Truck Model
C10 Silverado
Engine Size
5.7
Oh wow, that one beautiful truck.. Can't wait to see it off those blocks..
 

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