Vehicle Description
This generation of pickup is more popular than ever these days.
They are good looking, capable, nice driving trucks. This one is
ready to head out on the town in its fresh red paint, or ready to
get the job done with a very healthy motor and protective
bedliner.
Cardinal Red is the factory correct color that this truck and it
shines like new after being professionally refreshed. Chevy tried
to call this body style the "rounded line" series, but fans called
it a "box body" or "square body" design, and that is the name that
stuck. Regardless of the name, right about now you are probably
noticing that this truck doesn't look like a 1977. The restorer
used a 1987 front grille and trim to really keep you guessing. Up
front an eggcrate grill is flanked by quad rectangular headlights
and is underlined by a sharp looking chrome bumper. Chrome also
dresses out the wheel wells and a bold band of it wraps completely
around the beltline. There are fresh rubber seals around all the
windows and doors and a Silverado 10 badge appears on the front
fenders. Out back Pendaliner protects the bed and Chevrolet in
script is featured nicely in white on the red tailgate while
another fresh chrome bumper has a couple exhaust tips peeking out
from underneath it.
Open the door and you will find a Red cloth interior where you can
cruise in comfort and style. The door panel has a nice long armrest
with a silver panel trimmed with filigree holding the door pull,
latch handle and window crank. The bench seat is trimmed out in
soft and comfortable cloth and there is a black, four-spoke
steering wheel that feels good in your hands. The shifter for the
automatic transmission is mounted on the column and the dashboard
behind it is dressed in brushed silver with the speedo and fuel
gauge in the center and the other four engine gauges clearly
visible off to the left. Ventilation controls are off to the right
and include those for the updated R134 A/C system and a Pioneer
FM/Cassette player is mounted just below them for your listening
pleasure. Black carpeting compliments the black dashboard and ties
the look of the interior together nicely.
Pop the hood and you will find 383 cubic inch crate engine that is
ready to rock nestled down in the engine bay. Underneath that
glossy black air topper is a Holley Street Avenger 4-barrel
carburetor which is feeding an Edelbrock intake manifold. Stock
heads are topped by ribbed black valve covers and new belts, hoses,
plugs, cap, plugs and wires insure good reliability and hot spark
to fire that 383 stroker motor. The air conditioning compressor has
been replaced along with the receiver dryer and charged back up
with R134 freon. Dual exhaust with a balance pipe leads out to
those chrome tips at the rear and help give this truck a nice
healthy sound. Power flows back through a 3-speed automatic,
through the transfer case, to all four wheels as needed. Solid
axles both front and rear are mounted on leaf springs and power
front disc brakes provide good stopping ability. BFGoodrich
31X10.50R15 Long Trail T/As mounted on 6-lug steel wheels with 4X4
center caps complete the look nicely.
A great looking Box Body pickup in a fresh coat of Cardinal Red
paint with a healthy 383 under the hood. This truck is ready to
rock! Come on down and check it out.
