First Squarebody Purchase

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ali_c20

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Austria
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Alexander
Truck Year
1974, 1979
Truck Model
C20, K5
Engine Size
350, 350
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austinado16

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Todd
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1990 w/307k miles on the clock
Truck Model
GMC V1500 Suburban SLE
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5.7L TBI/4L60/3.42's
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Babs

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Ottawa Valley
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Paul
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1976
Truck Model
Chevrolet CUCV
Engine Size
350
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RecklessWOT

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New Hampshire
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Kevin
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1987
Truck Model
V10 Suburban Silverado
Engine Size
350 TBI
Welcome from New England! Nice truck!

Your truck being an '88 is called a V2500. 1986 and earlier a 4x4 3/4 ton truck would have been a K20, in 1987 they switched from C/K (C for 2wd, R for 4x4) to R/V (R being 2wd and V being 4x4), so my '87 half ton is called a V10. Then after '87 for the remaining years of square body trucks they switched from the old 10, 20, 30 numbering scheme to the familiar 1500, 2500, 3500 they still use today but kept the R/V because they didn't want to confuse people with the new C/K line of pickups (GMT400 body style)
 

bucket

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Usually not in Ohio
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Andy
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'77, '78, '79, '84, '88
Truck Model
K5 thru K30
Engine Size
350-454
Howdy from Ohio!

Some people such as myself would still call it a K20 like the older years. It's wrong, lol, but it happens.
 

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