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[squaredeal91]

That's a mid 80's Monte Carlo LS factory aluminum wheel. I've always liked them. I have a set of them.... that I'll, uh..... use on something one day. Lol.

Hahaha

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

That's a mid 80's Monte Carlo LS factory aluminum wheel. I've always liked them. I have a set of them.... that I'll, uh..... use on something one day. Lol.

Yup! You are correct sir! Mom had an '81 MC with the factory styled steel wheels, bought brand new the day they came out. Dad and I saw the checkerboard alloys in the brochure and decided we wanted a set, and finally found a used set years later. We sold the Monte Carlo years ago, and I don't have anything with the 5/4.75 GM lug pattern....so I've wagged them to a few swap meets. I don't think they were a very common option; never seen very many cars with them. I believe they're 14x6, gotta look at them to be sure.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Yup! You are correct sir! Mom had an '81 MC with the factory styled steel wheels, bought brand new the day they came out. Dad and I saw the checkerboard alloys in the brochure and decided we wanted a set, and finally found a used set years later. We sold the Monte Carlo years ago, and I don't have anything with the 5/4.75 GM lug pattern....so I've wagged them to a few swap meets. I don't think they were a very common option; never seen very many cars with them. I believe they're 14x6, gotta look at them to be sure.

And yes that is a square body Burb rear bumper, parallel to the fender. I have two, this one has the brackets and license plate holder. Nice used condition, has very minor dents.
The steel wheels with green paint on them are Mopar Rallyes, sold those at that show. The big alloy wheels are the Shelby slot mags, 8 lug 16.5s.
I'm thinking about going to the new swap meet in Waco, Texas, the first weekend of October this year, and I should be at the Houston Autorama on Thanksgiving weekend, in downtown Houston at the convention center.

 

[Strick]

That's quite the psycho dellick rim you have there in the one pic

I haven't seen one of those Monte Carlo checker wheels in decades!

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

I haven't seen one of those Monte Carlo checker wheels in decades!

Never were common in my recollection. The two with tires were laying in the yard for a few years, I'd kinda forgot about having them. Last few years I've been trying to gather up parts for swap meets....

 

[CountKrunk]

Height of new trucks is really what makes em so much bigger. As said.

My crew cab long bed is a big n wide bitch but it just doesn't sit nearly as high.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Height of new trucks is really what makes em so much bigger. As said.

My crew can long bed is a big n wide bitch but it just doesn't sit nearly as high.

Yep modern half ton sits higher than my C3500.

 

[Strick]

Here's dad's ole '79 & my '16. The cab height & length are very different. '16 is just a few inches longer overall though.

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[bucket]

Never were common in my recollection. The two with tires were laying in the yard for a few years, I'd kinda forgot about having them. Last few years I've been trying to gather up parts for swap meets....

They were not common around here either, but I did see them from time to time. Glad I got them when I did, because I don't remember seeing any since. It's been 20 years or so.

 

[Frankenchevy]

You must’ve gotten a defective rental. I’ve experienced none of that in 4 or 5 new 1/2 ton Silverados, 6,8 or 10 speed. 5.3 or Dmax.

My 2019 Silverado had a 5.3 and a 6-speed. It was often slow to choose a gear. There was a place along my morning drive where it always happened at the end of a straight with a decent left hand curve at the base of an incline. It took some time for it to choose the right gear. On twisty canyon roads it got confused and took too long to shift. I would use ‘manual’ in those situations and just keep it in a specific gear.

The displacement on demand was also not the greatest, but not a huge deal either. One of the main reasons I got rid of it from a mechanical standpoint, is direct injection. At the time, my wife also had a 2017 Honda fit that we’d had since new. It had many issues that had to be handled under warranty related to direct injection. They needed to media blast the intake valves and replace all four injectors before we sold it at 60,000 or so miles.

The more I researched DI, the less I wanted to keep the truck. Given the timing, I was able to sell it with 25,000 miles for more than I paid for it new.