Someone mentioned a square body thread somewhere

[kingOFgEEEks]

I need to dig up better pics of mine, but here's my 86 C-30

350/350 and loud dual exhaust. The best feature of this truck is the plexiglass rear window the previous owner installed. I can bounce firewood right off of it:

Can you tell I'm usually taking pictures of her thinking "I can't believe what this truck can haul".

Several times I've taken loads to the landfill, and the scalehouse operator thinks there must be something wrong with his scales, because there's no way I had 3 or 4 tons in the bed of a pickup truck...

 

[Dub11]

I need to dig up better pics of mine, but here's my 86 C-30

350/350 and loud dual exhaust. The best feature of this truck is the plexiglass rear window the previous owner installed. I can bounce firewood right off of it:
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Can you tell I'm usually taking pictures of her thinking "I can't believe what this truck can haul".

Several times I've taken loads to the landfill, and the scalehouse operator thinks there must be something wrong with his scales, because there's no way I had 3 or 4 tons in the bed of a pickup truck...

Well Chevy wasn't fugging around back then like they do now.

 

[Marshy]

@Marshy

Thanks for the tag! I'll have to come back to this in the evening and read up. Before snow flies I'm going to wash my truck and make a walkthrough video of it.

Good to see your guys trucks @RIDE-RED 350r and @XP_Slinger. Are those old pics are did you actually get them out and drive them?



A guy at work has this 67 (I believe it's a 67). It sounds HOT! Dont care for the rims. (Ignore the ferd.)

 

[czar800]

My 78 with a 292 4speed.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

Thanks for the tag! I'll have to come back to this in the evening and read up. Before snow flies I'm going to wash my truck and make a walkthrough video of it.

Good to see your guys trucks @RIDE-RED 350r and @XP_Slinger. Are those old pics are did you actually get them out and drive them?

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A guy at work has this 67 (I believe it's a 67). It sounds HOT! Dont care for the rims. (Ignore the ferd.)

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My pic was taken the morning we left for our summer camping trip in '17.

 

[MG porting]

Todays load on my 87 Chevy square body
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You must have done some work to the spring pack or added some overloads or air bags now don't get me wrong I love Chevy's as well as mid 70s Ford's but Chevy's can't hall heavy loads worth a damn stalk. Lol.

 

[Daserlon]

You must have done some work to the spring pack or added some overloads or air bags now don't get me wrong I love Chevy's as well as mid 70s Ford's but Chevy's can't hall heavy loads worth a damn stalk. Lol.

Yep it has air bags on the rear. I agree about hauling heavy with stock springs

 

[redline4]

You must have done some work to the spring pack or added some overloads or air bags now don't get me wrong I love Chevy's as well as mid 70s Ford's but Chevy's can't hall heavy loads worth a damn stalk. Lol.

Are you just referring to the 80's trucks or all?

 

[Marshy]

Y’all have some sweet looking squares. Here’s my 85. Nothing special stock 350 w/700R4, my hopes are to build up the engine and trans in the next year but we’ll see how life goes. Sitting on 33’s with a 2” rough country all spring lift. It’s no show truck but it holds its own up here in the rust belt.
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Garbage. You should sell it to me. Better yet, just park it at the end of the drive with the keys in it and I'll pick it up tomorrow so you can free up your garage space.

 

[Marshy]

I made an engine build thread for the vortec I rebuilt and put in my truck. https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=669934

There should be lots of pics if your interested in thumbing through it.

 

[MG porting]

Yep it has air bags on the rear. I agree about hauling heavy with stock springs

It's a shame because they are darn good trucks.

 

[MG porting]

Are you just referring to the 80's trucks or all?

Most unless it's a onetone.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Thanks for the tag! I'll have to come back to this in the evening and read up. Before snow flies I'm going to wash my truck and make a walkthrough video of it.

Good to see your guys trucks @RIDE-RED 350r and @XP_Slinger. Are those old pics are did you actually get them out and drive them?

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A guy at work has this 67 (I believe it's a 67). It sounds HOT! Dont care for the rims. (Ignore the ferd.)

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Thats a 72
67 is a one year only,small rear window and no side marker lights

 

[redline4]

Most unless it's a onetone.

Half ton of any brand is usually sprung too soft. I see plenty of them dragging the hitch pulling campers and even just open car trailers.
The 80's trucks had stronger springs than the newer trucks, because now every purse totin bish wants their truck to ride like a Caddy.

If you're saying a GM cant handle weight in the back as well as Ford or Dodge, I will disagree.

 

[MG porting]

Half ton of any brand is usually sprung too soft. I see plenty of them dragging the hitch pulling campers and even just open car trailers.
The 80's trucks had stronger springs than the newer trucks, because now every purse totin bish wants their truck to ride like a Caddy.

If you're saying a GM cant handle weight in the back as well as Ford or Dodge, I will disagree.

I've never seen a Chevy truck other than onetones be able to handle as much weight as a Ford or Dodge and I'm not a fan of the Dodge of any year for the simple fact there just plain expensive to fix. So let's just say we agree to disagree.lol

 

[XP_Slinger]

Thanks for the tag! I'll have to come back to this in the evening and read up. Before snow flies I'm going to wash my truck and make a walkthrough video of it.

Good to see your guys trucks @RIDE-RED 350r and @XP_Slinger. Are those old pics are did you actually get them out and drive them?

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A guy at work has this 67 (I believe it's a 67). It sounds HOT! Dont care for the rims. (Ignore the ferd.)

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Hauled a load of firewood to a friends house near Syracuse with mine 2 days ago.

Lol!

 

[XP_Slinger]

I made an engine build thread for the vortec I rebuilt and put in my truck. https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=669934

There should be lots of pics if your interested in thumbing through it.
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What year is that square Wade? I’m not one of those guys that can tell by trim angle what year it is...lol. Gonna guess 85 since the grill is color matched?

 

[KYsawman]

Here is another one of mine pulling a 1977 commander motor home. Flat towed it home for my uncle. Had a lot of fun back in the day before everyone got all safety concerned!

 

[Dub11]

I've never seen a Chevy truck other than onetones be able to handle as much weight as a Ford or Dodge and I'm not a fan of the Dodge of any year for the simple fact there just plain expensive to fix. So let's just say we agree to disagree.lol

Pics or put down the Hateraid.

 

[MG porting]

Pics or put down the Hateraid.

here is a good one 75 Ford highboy. Not pretty but she gets the job done.