Sold my C10!

by admin, posted in My Projects

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.