New guy from the Bayou

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Walden02

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Chris
Truck Year
1986
Truck Model
C10
Engine Size
350
Sweet truck.
 

86 C10 Shortbed

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Mark
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1986
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C10
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5.3L
Welcome from Central Ohio. What are the size rims and tires you pulled off the truck?
 

Fat 454

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Andy
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1973
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C20 Suburban
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454
@FireGuy8 welcome from Australia.
Wheel rim / tyre size and suspension drop specs please ..
You have passed the first challenge ( pics and intro ), now for the second - we need to know how you achieved that perfect stance ..
( 3rd challenge to be announced upon successful completion of #2 )
 

FireGuy8

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Bayou, La
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Dale
Truck Year
1983
Truck Model
C10
Engine Size
350
86 C10. The old wheel & tire combo was just the good old factory 15" truck Silverados with 275/60`s
 

FireGuy8

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Dale
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1983
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C10
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350
Rims are 20" Americans. Front tires--245/45/20 rear--275/40/20`s. Stance is slightly changed since those pics were taken. I`ll post up new in a day or so. New suspension-- front 2" drop springs with 2" drop spindles. Rear I changed the rear shocks & did the shock extenders, plus a flip kit. The truck was an older build that I`m just "cleaning" up. I didn`t like how it was done. But overall the truck was/is super clean. No bondo or rust, super straight Texas truck. I bought it from the 2nd owner who was friends with the original owner.
 

jfrchevyguy

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John
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1976
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C20
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350
Welcome! That's one sweet ride you got there!
 

Redfish

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1987
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V1500
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350/5.7
Nice to see another member from Louisiana.

I saw a couple trucks that looked like that one at Cruisin the Coast but I don't know if they were quite as nice as yours.
 

SlickGTP

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John
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1973
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C10
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Welcome aboard from Houston! Nice looking truck there.
 

Beast496

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Welcome from Northern Nevada...Nice lookin' C10.
 

Long Rider

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350 X 3
That is a sweet ride, Welcome from the "Red Neck" side of Oregon
 

FireGuy8

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Dale
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1983
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C10
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350
Updated pics. I had the alignment completed last week. Originally thoughts of making Crusin the Coast. Didn`t get the upgrades done in time. I didn`t add...the front now has tubular upper and lower control arms, drop shocks. I need to add a front sway bar, to counter act a little body roll. Thanks all! I`ve been lurking around the site for years, glad to be here.
 

Redfish

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1987
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V1500
Engine Size
350/5.7
Updated pics. I had the alignment completed last week. Originally thoughts of making Crusin the Coast. Didn`t get the upgrades done in time. I didn`t add...the front now has tubular upper and lower control arms, drop shocks. I need to add a front sway bar, to counter act a little body roll. Thanks all! I`ve been lurking around the site for years, glad to be here.
I don't know where in Louisiana you are but we drive over to Cruisin every year. It's a great event and if you have never been you can check out the threads for the last few years in the "Events" section of this forum.

Your truck is in superb shape. I love it.
 

82sbshortbed

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Doug
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1982, 1984
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454, 350
Welcome from SE Texas nice looking truck!
 

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