YELLAHEEP
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- Littleton, Colorado
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Found myself hip deep into yet another project. Just a flipper. Needs quite a bit of work but it's got good bones.
"Chevronado"....... it's all in the name. Chevy truck + Toronado frame and drive train.
Yep, it's front wheel drive.
Got it stupid-cheap...... like for what I could sell the grill, bed and tailgate for. I couldn't NOT buy it.
Anyhow, it was an old man - car guy's daily driver down in Elizabeth since the late 80's. Drove it everywhere. Got it from a guy helping his widow clear out 25 cars from his property. Last ran and drove 2 years ago. Got it to fire up but it needs a carb replacement, tune up and fresh fuel. Tires are absolute crap and barely hold air, one wheel missing, the rears got put on the front for some reason which made them stick way out due to the wide track of the Toronado front bits. All glass was replaced recently, the windshield is amazing. '80's stepside bed is in very good shape and little rust. Good solid interior, very little cab rust outside of the usual rockers. Cab corners and front fenders will need replaced. Front suspension is shot, the washboard roads out in Elizabeth took their toll on it. Rear suspension is truck leaf packs but Toronado straight axle, brakes and e-brake system. I believe the engine to be a 455, might be a 425.
Got the engine/trans and underside pressure washed and some good tires on it. Kept the 15x8 truck rally wheels for the rear, found a pair of 15x6.5 for the front. Sandblasted at Blasttech then painted with GM Argent silver. Shod those with used 255/70 rear, 215/70 front. Man is it a mo-fo to find old-school size 15" tires these days!
Next is to get it running, moving and stopping. After that, oil leak repair for both front harmonic seal and trans pan gasket. Not sure if I'll throw money and effort into the front suspension. Could use a Painless Street Rod universal wiring harness as well - just to clean up the spaghetti mess it's got now. The bed needs a bed floor kit as well...... again, not likely to be done by me.
Probably keep it around and tinker on it occasionally until Tri State Swap Meet Feb 2019 and put it in the car corral. Been having real good luck selling old school vehicles there the past 3 years.
If anyone knows someone who'd dig this truck, feel free to put me in contact with them, I'm not married to it. :thumbup:
After some cleaning, pressure washing, turned down the torsion bars for better stance and tires/wheels mounted. Have GMC Sierra van centercaps coming to finish them off with. May/may not get trim rings.
Found myself hip deep into yet another project. Just a flipper. Needs quite a bit of work but it's got good bones.
"Chevronado"....... it's all in the name. Chevy truck + Toronado frame and drive train.
Yep, it's front wheel drive.
Got it stupid-cheap...... like for what I could sell the grill, bed and tailgate for. I couldn't NOT buy it.
Anyhow, it was an old man - car guy's daily driver down in Elizabeth since the late 80's. Drove it everywhere. Got it from a guy helping his widow clear out 25 cars from his property. Last ran and drove 2 years ago. Got it to fire up but it needs a carb replacement, tune up and fresh fuel. Tires are absolute crap and barely hold air, one wheel missing, the rears got put on the front for some reason which made them stick way out due to the wide track of the Toronado front bits. All glass was replaced recently, the windshield is amazing. '80's stepside bed is in very good shape and little rust. Good solid interior, very little cab rust outside of the usual rockers. Cab corners and front fenders will need replaced. Front suspension is shot, the washboard roads out in Elizabeth took their toll on it. Rear suspension is truck leaf packs but Toronado straight axle, brakes and e-brake system. I believe the engine to be a 455, might be a 425.
Got the engine/trans and underside pressure washed and some good tires on it. Kept the 15x8 truck rally wheels for the rear, found a pair of 15x6.5 for the front. Sandblasted at Blasttech then painted with GM Argent silver. Shod those with used 255/70 rear, 215/70 front. Man is it a mo-fo to find old-school size 15" tires these days!
Next is to get it running, moving and stopping. After that, oil leak repair for both front harmonic seal and trans pan gasket. Not sure if I'll throw money and effort into the front suspension. Could use a Painless Street Rod universal wiring harness as well - just to clean up the spaghetti mess it's got now. The bed needs a bed floor kit as well...... again, not likely to be done by me.
Probably keep it around and tinker on it occasionally until Tri State Swap Meet Feb 2019 and put it in the car corral. Been having real good luck selling old school vehicles there the past 3 years.
If anyone knows someone who'd dig this truck, feel free to put me in contact with them, I'm not married to it. :thumbup:
After some cleaning, pressure washing, turned down the torsion bars for better stance and tires/wheels mounted. Have GMC Sierra van centercaps coming to finish them off with. May/may not get trim rings.
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