New Square body owner (1987 K10)

[Nellie]

I just got my dad's old Custom Deluxe. Nothing too fancy (4.3 litter V6, no AC, Automatic) - probably the base truck you could buy at the time. I have the original window sticker for $10,200. It has been sitting in a barn for about 15 years and has only 30K miles and all the original Equipment, except someone "borrowed" the spare (so I need to find another rim). The truck is matte black with a red cloth bench seat, and has just a few little rust spots on the chrome bumpers and on the white painted steel rims. The truck passed inspection with ease. I do have a couple of condition concerns . I have to stand on the brakes with all my weight to stop, so I am worried that I need a new brake pump, but my dad says the truck has a manual brake and always needed a lot of force to stop. Also, the seat belts tend to not retract when I am driving around but just sit loosely near my shoulder. There is a also a lot of squealing in the belts when I idle in neutral, but the noise goes away when I shift into drive. I am also tempted to change the very small side mirrors , but I really like that the truck is all stock. Also, there is a crack in the plastic grill, and I may try to epoxy it.

I am loving the truck so far. I will post a couple of pictures after I give the truck a nice wash and wax.

 

[74 Shortbed]

Welcome to the site.

 

[donnieray]

Welcome. Good story. You can find out anything you need to know about your truck here. Knowledge and hospitality are plentiful.

 

[1987 GMC Jimmy]

I thought vacuum boosted brakes were standard well by 1987. I'd look into putting in a booster if I were you because it'd probably be a better driving experience for you. The first thing I would do is check for brake fluid leaks, and if there aren't any, bleed the brakes to get rid of that old watery fluid. It'll still be a hard pedal, but I'm willing to bet you won't have to slam your foot to the floor. It would probably be a good idea to do a belt inspection. The alternator belt is a micro-serpentine so you'd look for cracks in the ribs (probably not worn down with that low mileage) and you can look for cracks in the teeth of the V-belts. I usually look for 'twangy' belts that need tightening when they start to chirp or squeal. Also, if you can make it squeal, you can get a spray bottle with water and spray the belts one by one, and when you get one to stop squealing, that's the troublemaker.

 

[Honky Kong jr]

Welcome

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Cool, welcome.

If you post some shots of under your hood, we can tell you if you have power brakes now or not, of course, your window sticker would also have that info.

 

[WFO]

Welcome from the Texas Panhandle.

 

[1973c10]

Welcome aboard

 

[Old77]

 

[MrMarty51]

Welcome to the forum.
A lot of knowledge floating around in here, any questions ? ask away.
You are in the right place to keep that truck running forever.

 

[Keith Seymore]

I just got my dad's old Custom Deluxe. Nothing too fancy (4.3 litter V6, no AC, Automatic) - probably the base truck you could buy at the time. I have the original window sticker for $10,200. It has been sitting in a barn for about 15 years and has only 30K miles and all the original Equipment, except someone "borrowed" the spare (so I need to find another rim). The truck is matte black with a red cloth bench seat, and has just a few little rust spots on the chrome bumpers and on the white painted steel rims. The truck passed inspection with ease. I do have a couple of condition concerns . I have to stand on the brakes with all my weight to stop, so I am worried that I need a new brake pump, but my dad says the truck has a manual brake and always needed a lot of force to stop. Also, the seat belts tend to not retract when I am driving around but just sit loosely near my shoulder. There is a also a lot of squealing in the belts when I idle in neutral, but the noise goes away when I shift into drive. I am also tempted to change the very small side mirrors , but I really like that the truck is all stock. Also, there is a crack in the plastic grill, and I may try to epoxy it.

I am loving the truck so far. I will post a couple of pictures after I give the truck a nice wash and wax.

Welcome aboard.

Could you post a pic of the window sticker? I didn't keep mine and would like to see what the format looks like.

K