67-72 or 73-87

[SICKT7]

Originally Posted by gearheadperkins

that pic is sweet and it almost doesnt look real. is it bagged in this pic or just really lowered. this is about one of the nicest c10's i have ever seen.

Thanks!! Yes, it's bagged. In this pic it is just bags in the stock spring locations, running Slam RE7 bags, 3/4" lower cups up front with upper plates and 2-1/2" drop spindles. Out back it is c-notched and the bed has a small square section cut out for the pumpkin to come through. It pokes through by about a 1/2". I'm doing a full frame-off build right now with a KP 8" step notch, KP Watts link, keeping stock trailing arms, and up front I have a 1-1/2" sectioned front crossmember and will be getting tubular ART arms upper and lowers. Will be fully shaved except the door handles, shaving firewall, and 18gal fuel cell. Some other secret things too. I don't get on here as much anymore but I have a build thread going on 67-72chevytrucks.com. It's in the build thread section. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to shoot me a PM.

[edflores]

73-87 own all. look at this:


another reason is that you can find parts everywhere for these trucks. i have an 86 and i am always coming across extras.

[Bullitt]

I love my 87

[gearheadperkins]

Originally Posted by edflores

73-87 own all. look at this:


another reason is that you can find parts everywhere for these trucks. i have an 86 and i am always coming across extras.

very nice

[lay low 87]

Originally Posted by edflores

73-87 own all. look at this:

that truck is just sick.

[FordeatinZ71]

i love 'em all but have always been partial to the 73-87s and love my '83...there are some pretty trucks in this thread...as for the guy who said you'll "have to repair rust in all of them"...not so...my truck is a 74k original survivor...no rust on the whole truck and original paint...



it's been cleaned up a good bit since this pic...the air dam was removed, the bug shield was removed and the headache rack and toolbox are next...

[pig rig]

a lot of the 73-87 truck running gear parts interchange with the 67-72 trucks and if you can find a hollander interchang manual that the wrecking yards use. their tall money but their handy as hell
you can find them on egay once in a while or you can buy it new and shinny and eat toproman for a month

[gearheadperkins]

i think that i am coming more partial to the 73-87 models. not sure why, but then again when i think about it i love the 67-72 so i dont know. put it like this i love chevy trucks.

[gearheadperkins]

hey can anyone here tell me how to upload pics to this thread. i would like to add some pics that i have but dotn know how. there are on my hard drive, but i never have seen a link or the option to do it from the hard drive and i dont understand the url thing. any help? and please keep the pics and info coming for these trucks

[NovaMan]

What I do is post them on another site like Photobucket, ImageShack, or even MySpace, and then I begin the process of putting the pics in my gallery. Once the pics are approved, I go back and change the links. It's kind of a PITA, but whaddaya gonna do?

[FordeatinZ71]

just host them off somewhere like Photobucket or CarDomain, etc, and then copy the links and put the link between the [img][/img] tags here...

[Chevyforlife502]

I presonally like the 73-87 I prefer the boxy look and I really do like the look of them lifted.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by lay low 87

.....
GM refers to the 73-87s as "the rounded line.".....

Actually the "rounded line" term was used to describe the 73-80 body lines. The 81-87 lines are where we got the "square body" term from.

My all time favorite is the 67-68 front end. This was a phenominal new design created by automotive designer and artist Harry Bentley Bradley. Just like the classic lines of the 69 Camaro, the 67-68 Chevy truck styling is in a class of it's own.

Next to that, I love the 73-74 Chevt front end. Again, GM had pegged the styling, and chose to "refine" it. They managed to do fine until 1980 when they attempted to merge the rounded lines with square lines.

We all know a round peg doesn't fit in a square hole, but that didn't stop GM from trying to make it fit.....

[BassBaller5]

while i have some deep love and great history with the 73-87's, every time i see a 67-72 im tempted to go out and find one and slam it to the ground. IF did one a while back in bare metal and it was georgeous. id even take one of the 67-72 blazers...

[gearheadperkins]

thanks for all the great info on pics. i have learn alot just from this thread alone. lets keep all the great info comming not just for me but all the people here that loves this trucks. pics too

[gearheadperkins]

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Actually the "rounded line" term was used to describe the 73-80 body lines. The 81-87 lines are where we got the "square body" term from.

My all time favorite is the 67-68 front end. This was a phenominal new design created by automotive designer and artist Harry Bentley Bradley. Just like the classic lines of the 69 Camaro, the 67-68 Chevy truck styling is in a class of it's own.

Next to that, I love the 73-74 Chevt front end. Again, GM had pegged the styling, and chose to "refine" it. They managed to do fine until 1980 when they attempted to merge the rounded lines with square lines.

We all know a round peg doesn't fit in a square hole, but that didn't stop GM from trying to make it fit.....

so let me make sure i understand this right. so harry bentley bradley design both 67-68 c10 and the 69 camaro.

bentley? is this where the car bentley comes from.

do you know who designed the 69-72 and the 73-87 models and since i have one the 06 1500

this was great info thanks

[pig rig]

ahhh bently has been around scents the early 1900's