Rescued '84 in South Alabama.

Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.

wheeliemammoth

Junior Member
Joined
Aug 25, 2022
Posts
4
Reaction score
13
Location
Enterprise, AL
First Name
Austin
Truck Year
1984
Truck Model
C10
Engine Size
305
Saved this '84 Silverado from meth heads in July of 21. Absolutely trashed, crack pipe and needles hidden in the dash. Scraped off all the paint by hand and lowered it, working on my welding skills so I can bag it early next year.
 

Attachments

  • Screenshot_20220130-200334_Photos.jpg
    Screenshot_20220130-200334_Photos.jpg
    136.5 KB · Views: 70
  • 20210521_192300.jpg
    20210521_192300.jpg
    169.5 KB · Views: 72
  • 20220917_121806.jpg
    20220917_121806.jpg
    371.6 KB · Views: 64
  • 20220903_123437.jpg
    20220903_123437.jpg
    248.6 KB · Views: 68

Craig 85

Full Access Member
Joined
Jan 25, 2017
Posts
3,917
Reaction score
4,116
Location
Nashville, TN
First Name
Craig
Truck Year
1985
Truck Model
K30 SRW
Engine Size
454/TH-400/NP205
:welcome:
 

TotalyHucked

Full Access Member
Joined
Feb 24, 2020
Posts
3,671
Reaction score
11,861
Location
Auburn, Georgia
First Name
Zach
Truck Year
1985
Truck Model
Sierra 1500
Engine Size
5.3
Nice save! Love the panel paint from back in the day
 

nvrenuf

Full Access Member
Joined
Jul 30, 2010
Posts
1,957
Reaction score
2,460
Location
Mobile, Al.
First Name
John
Truck Year
1991
Truck Model
K5
Engine Size
454
Nice job! Welcome from south Alabama. ;)
 

89Suburban

Supporting Member
Supporting Member
Joined
Dec 7, 2010
Posts
24,772
Reaction score
6,636
Location
Southeast PA
First Name
Paw Paw
Truck Year
2007
Truck Model
Chevrolet Tahoe LT
Engine Size
5.3, 4WD
Looks great!
 

animal

Super Moderator
Staff member
Super Moderator
Joined
Jul 30, 2010
Posts
5,603
Reaction score
3,849
Location
Georgia
First Name
Lee
Truck Year
1986
Truck Model
c10 silverado
Engine Size
350ish
:welcome:
 

Big Ray

Full Access Member
Joined
Oct 14, 2022
Posts
1,243
Reaction score
4,255
Location
North Carolina
First Name
Ray
Truck Year
1979
Truck Model
K5
Engine Size
400
good job.
I hate tweakers...
 

Snoots

Full Access Member
Joined
Jan 23, 2013
Posts
8,751
Reaction score
18,198
Location
Georgia
First Name
Roger
Truck Year
1973
Truck Model
Jimmy Sierra
Engine Size
350 w/203
You must be registered for see images attach
 

born2Run83

Full Access Member
Joined
Oct 28, 2021
Posts
119
Reaction score
153
Location
West Texas
First Name
Justin
Truck Year
1983
Truck Model
GMC - C1500
Engine Size
5.3L LM7
Welcome!
 

wheeliemammoth

Junior Member
Joined
Aug 25, 2022
Posts
4
Reaction score
13
Location
Enterprise, AL
First Name
Austin
Truck Year
1984
Truck Model
C10
Engine Size
305
Nice save! Love the panel paint from back in the day
I would have done it a bit different after doing this one but I think it turned out pretty believable. Just some thin layers of metal flake and wet masking the areas I wanted to have the old paint show through then .125 pinstripe tape- I'll sand it all down before clearing it. Made a bug deflector to match out of some scrap, on the fence about it really.
good job.
I hate tweakers...
Definitely not known for their preventative maintenance, that's for sure.
 

Attachments

  • 20220702_203741.jpg
    20220702_203741.jpg
    126.5 KB · Views: 56
  • 20220813_193128.jpg
    20220813_193128.jpg
    151.9 KB · Views: 65
  • 20220925_100720.jpg
    20220925_100720.jpg
    271.2 KB · Views: 56

TotalyHucked

Full Access Member
Joined
Feb 24, 2020
Posts
3,671
Reaction score
11,861
Location
Auburn, Georgia
First Name
Zach
Truck Year
1985
Truck Model
Sierra 1500
Engine Size
5.3
Oh you did the panel paint, that's awesome! Looks really good on there. The deflector is cool too, but I'm with ya. I'm always on the fence about them. I enjoy seeing them, but don't think I could run it all the time
 

GTX63

Full Access Member
Joined
Nov 27, 2022
Posts
933
Reaction score
3,791
Location
Tennessee
First Name
Ty
Truck Year
1985
Truck Model
K10
Engine Size
350
Glad to hear of another SB brought back from the grave. Congrats!
 

RecklessWOT

Full Access Member
Joined
Feb 20, 2015
Posts
2,556
Reaction score
4,764
Location
New Hampshire
First Name
Kevin
Truck Year
1987
Truck Model
V10 Suburban Silverado
Engine Size
350 TBI
Oh you did the panel paint, that's awesome! Looks really good on there. The deflector is cool too, but I'm with ya. I'm always on the fence about them. I enjoy seeing them, but don't think I could run it all the time
Yeah my truck had one on it when I got it, and I left it on there for a year or two. Then it broke when a truck in front of me kicked up something on the highway so I took it off. I had another random one in my basement that I had planned to put back on, but after a few months I got used to seeing it without the deflector and liked it better. I pulled it out a couple years ago to toss back on for the heck of it and it shattered into a million pieces when I looked at it funny. Guess there's no going back now lol
 

scrap--metal

Full Access Member
Joined
Sep 15, 2021
Posts
691
Reaction score
1,314
Location
MN
First Name
Calvin
Truck Year
'85, '81
Truck Model
K10, K20
Engine Size
305, 350
Welcome! And I dig the bug deflector.
 

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
44,166
Posts
950,716
Members
36,282
Latest member
Doug Hampton
Top