Category: My Projects

I hear this is how hoarding starts, and you get to be known as “that guy” who has “all of those _____” in his yard.

This will make it matching “his & hers!”

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Sold my ’77 Silverado.  So long, old friend.

1977 Chevrolet C10 Silverado

Allegedly 160,000miles, 2nd owner (I bought it around 2014, and daily-drove this for the past eight years).

This was intended to be the “rolling donor” to something from the 60’s, but when I bought the ’61 Apache I didn’t end up needing any of the parts.  I never really expected to keep it this long. Stopped driving it daily in 2022 when gas got expensive and I bought a Hyundai.

=== THE COLES NOTES ===

THE GOOD: Everything mechanical has been rebuilt or replaced in the last 9 years/40,000km. Everything. And done properly: quality parts and/or heavy duty parts. Comes with matching/lowered longbed trailer.

THE BAD: Has typical rust for a ’77 Chevy. Needs rockers & cab corners. Floors and cab mounts were good last I checked. Bed is rough. Interior is rough (but typical).

THE NEED TO KNOW: It is shortened from a longbed to a shortbed. Paint is Tremclad and a Roller. Frame is C-Notched (and boxed). Not super good on gas (about 10-12mpg US). Clean/clear title, does NOT require inspection.

=== IF YOU WANT TO NERD OUT OVER DETAILS ===

ENGINE:

• Original 350 engine, bored .020″ over with torque plate, balanced.
• Hypereutectic flat-top pistons.
• 0.015″ steel shim head gaskets (0.040″ quench), about 10.9:1 compression, runs awesome on 91 octane with zero problem.
• Ported 305 heads, back-cut valves, radiused exhaust margins.
• Howard’s valve springs.
• ARP screw-in rocker studs.
• Crane Gold roller rockers.
• Howard’s Cam 231°@0.050″, 0.470″ lift, 108° lobe separation.
• Idles beautifully choppy, but still decent torque.
• Polyurethane motor mounts.
• Flowtech headers, 2-1/2″ mandrel bend, X-pipe, Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers.
• Fully doctored Rochester Quadrajet, runs starts and drives perfect in any weather, APT is accessible.
• Edelbrock dual-plane intake manifold.
• Dual snorkel air filter housing, hot air riser off headers.
• HEI distributer properly curved advance, properly selected vacuum advance canister.
• Carter 4070 fuel pump with Mr. Gasket fuel regulator.
• Dual fuel tanks, switches properly.
• Big Heavy Duty radiator with Ford Windstar dual electric fans.
• 95Amp Alternator.

TRANSMISSION:

• TH350, not original.
• Dual-fed Direct clutch (internally)
• Five-friction direct clutch.
• Wide Direct Drum bushing.
• Heavy Duty intermediate sprag outer race.
• Doubled Sun Gear bushings.
• Extreme Duty low roller clutch assembly.
• Deleted Direct accumulator.
• Hughes 2500-stall converter.
• B&M SFI-rated Flexplate.
• Shifts FIRM but not punishing.
• High-Torque starter.

FRONT:

• BellTech 3″ dropped spindles.
• Moog 1-ton coil springs, cut to match rear axle flip.
• Lower control arms moved forward 3/4″ for more caster.
• Polyurethane bushings.
• Heavy Duty disc brakes.
• Wheel Vintiques “Vette” rally wheels 15×8 with derby caps, beauty rings, and BFG 245/60R15’s.

REAR:

• 12-bolt axle.
• Flipped with welded leaf perches and shock extenders.
• Welded axle tubes.
• Eaton TrueTrac helical limited slip.
• 3.73 gears.
• Heavy Duty brakes.
• Big 10 leaf pack, each leaf arc-matched to be the same side-to-side.
• Polyurethane bushings.
• Wheel Vintiques “Vette” rally wheels 15×10 with derby caps, beauty rings, and BFG 295/50R15’s.

ALSO:

• Polyurethane Cab Mounts.
• Comes with full set of winters on Truck Rally 15×8’s, used only 1-season.
• Hidden trailer hitch behind hinged license plate.
• Comes with MATCHING squarebody longbed trailer, also with flipped axle, painted to match.
• I have all my receipts; I dare not add them up.

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