$800 - 89 K1500 Silverado - negleted to useful

[MaqTruck]

I have been a lurker and a taker from this forum for over a decade. It has inspired me and helped me with the 5 GMT400s I have owned over the years. THANK YOU to everyone who contributes to this forum. This is my favorite era truck and I never see that changing.

It is finally time for me to contribute.
My latest truck is an 89 K1500 I picked up a little over a year ago. The picture below is the day I purchased it. It ran but needed a lot of work. I tackled the important stuff during the first few weeks of ownership. Brakes, u-bolts and exhaust work were needed to get it registered.

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I will try to keep this playlist updated as I make progress as well. I suspect that as COVID restrictions relax, I will make less videos (pictures are easier). But for now, I'll try to keep it up.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7N0OSFkZShEkMw-Vn9qTs-2MOXpnSAfo

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

Wow! Surprised the rear axle didn't come loose from under the truck....
You've done a lot with it though, great job. Welcome to the forum!

 

[MaqTruck]

The pictures below are of the brake work. I don't have good pictures of it. But the rust around the u-bolts was so bad that the axle tube also rusted through. So, I had to replace the rear end.

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[MaqTruck]

Wow! Surprised the rear axle didn't come loose from under the truck....
You've done a lot with it though, great job. Welcome to the forum!

It almost did. I was posting about it when you replied.

 

[MaqTruck]

The old tint also had to go.

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[HotWheelsBurban]

You got a good deal! An $800 pickup around Houston usually doesn't have running gear....or it's totally beat up. I've been looking at 400 series pickups locally; I would like to have a pickup again and don't want anything newer.

 

[MaqTruck]

There were several odds and ends that needed to be addressed. I intended to put this truck to work. The tailgate latch had seized. So, I put a new one on.

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[MaqTruck]

The main reason I got a regular cab short bed was that my Extended cab C2500 was tool long for my new driveway. I also also got it painted to make it more presentable in my new neighborhood. The paint made the truck look better than it actually is.

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[HotWheelsBurban]

That is a good looking little truck!

 

[MaqTruck]

My windshield wipers had a mind of their own. I took it apart and found a broken trace. During my research, I learned that the early GMT400s have a different style pulse board than the later years. So, I decided to install the newer style wiper pulse board. At this point the quarantine was getting to me and I had gotten bored enough to make a video of it (linked below). Enter new quarantine hobby...

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