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  1. Keith Seymore

    To buy or not to buy, for daily usage.

    After a short foray in 4WD trucks my latest is also 2wd. I'm at the point to where I figure if it's bad out I will tell them I'm not coming in. K
  2. Keith Seymore

    To buy or not to buy, for daily usage.

    Mine was a daily for 30 years and 200,000 miles, in Michigan, Arizona and Montana. 2wd stick shift 3.73 axle, posi. K
  3. Keith Seymore

    New to Squarebody's. Need assistance

    Every truck gets a camper label (whether it ever gets a camper or not). Here you can see it in its native habitat, next to the SPID. When I was the supervisor on the line in Flint my guy installed both of these labels. K
  4. Keith Seymore

    New to Squarebody's. Need assistance

    Lastly, if you want, you can even have a reproduction window sticker made. Contact [email protected]
  5. Keith Seymore

    New to Squarebody's. Need assistance

    Armed with the correct RPO information you can have a new SPID label made. Contact Jeff at outintheshop.com. K
  6. Keith Seymore

    New to Squarebody's. Need assistance

    If you are confident the VIN is correct you can send it to the Heritage Center and they will provide you with a copy of the original invoice. It will contain option content, pricing, any discounts, build timing, original selling dealer and maybe even the original owner's name. It will look...
  7. Keith Seymore

    New to Squarebody's. Need assistance

    Here's an '84 truck brochure https://xr793.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1984-Chevrolet-Full-Size-Pickups.pdf and the generic info packet from the GM Heritage Center archive, for your reference...
  8. Keith Seymore

    Really good rpo list

    That is a good comprehensive start but RPO codes do get reused, so it's important to use a contemporaneous (aka "back in the day") list like the generic info packets in the GM Heritage Center archives when possible. Otherwise every so often you are going to see something that just doesn't make...
  9. Keith Seymore

    Can anyone tell me about this step bumper? (Aftermarket?)

    Good question - but I think you still got the Jack and tools. I don't remember looking under the truck or at a build sheet before installing the jack under hood. K
  10. Keith Seymore

    Can anyone tell me about this step bumper? (Aftermarket?)

    "No spare" was also the base condition. If you didn't think about it or specify one then you weren't getting a spare tire. K
  11. Keith Seymore

    Factory air cleaner/cold air setup?

    Yes they would; we did it all the time. Foundational pieces like frames rails, radiator supports, body panels have to accommodate every single option combination. So there might be a hole that doesn't get used on your truck but is required for somebody elses. Additionally - it wasn't a hole...
  12. Keith Seymore

    Can anyone tell me about this step bumper? (Aftermarket?)

    Not correct. "No bumper" was the base condition but if you ordered step bumper they would put it on in the factory just like the sport bumper. '86 brochure shown:
  13. Keith Seymore

    New to Squarebody's. Need assistance

    The truck in the photo: Are you calling that an '84 C30? Because - 1 - it's got a later front end on it (like 89-91). 2 - looks like manual locking hubs sticking out the front wheel caps which would make it a K30. In either case I'm thinking it's had some work done which does not make me...
  14. Keith Seymore

    New to Squarebody's. Need assistance

    This. We need the paint code off the SPID label (Service Parts ID label) if you have it. K
  15. Keith Seymore

    Factory air cleaner/cold air setup?

    Here's the set up I made and ran many years ago when I had the flat hood on the Chevelle. The driver side tube is intact; the passenger side tube is cobbled.
  16. Keith Seymore

    Factory air cleaner/cold air setup?

    The V8 version used one side; 6 cylinder used the other. My recollection is that a difference in starter location drove a difference in primary battery location, which drove the different air inlet side. K
  17. Keith Seymore

    Chain/Rope Hoist vs Lift (cherry picker)

    Yes - I did that when I picked the body off the frame on the Chevelle. It kept the overall cribbing lower and allowed me to scoot the chassis side to side for alignment when going back together. K
  18. Keith Seymore

    GTO in Gilmore Museum

    1907 "the Pontiac" high wheel cart: I think there are about 5 of these known to exist
  19. Keith Seymore

    GTO in Gilmore Museum

    Chevette VIN #001
  20. Keith Seymore

    GTO in Gilmore Museum

    '53 Corvette number 112 (of 300)
  21. Keith Seymore

    GTO in Gilmore Museum

    But - I trust their judgement: One of two Buick "Bugs" (the whereabouts of the other car is unknown) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_60_Special Charles Stewart Mott's '69 Corvair in the background
  22. Keith Seymore

    GTO in Gilmore Museum

    They really do have it jammed right into that corner. K
  23. Keith Seymore

    GTO in Gilmore Museum

    Here are my companions:
  24. Keith Seymore

    GTO in Gilmore Museum

    Finally made it up to Flint to see the GTO:
  25. Keith Seymore

    Suggestions on best way to transport a 454

    I use these little commercially available carts like this. Mine rode around in the back on my truck for about 90 minutes yesterday.

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