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  • Birthday 12/02/1951

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    James Ward
  • Location
    Just Outside of Philadelphia
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    OK, I have done a lot in the last few years. The 1990 Silverado has been my daily driver for the last 5 years with out a problem. but I thought about it quite a bit and I looked at 1954 to 1995 Chevrolets & GMC. But I was extremely lucky when I responded to a listing on Ebay for a 1990 Silverado about a hundred and thirty miles from my home. One might be afraid, but the emails from the owners son in law were so consistent and honest, I said to hell with it and I bought it sight unseen. My 1990 Silverado has a stable mate, I found a 1988 K5 Blazer from West Texas and I couldn't pass up. That was in late 2015. Since then we restored the Blazer to ORIGINAL as it rolled off the line in Flint assembly line. It had the Silverado option, and I got a copy of the build sheet and after a body off restoration I reinstalled all of the item not on the truck and I had a killer sound system installed. and the truck was Beige and Gold, and we repainted it as the one on the sales brochure was colored Beige and tangent #72 Red. Looks Fantastic. I have not stopped for gas that someone hasn't came over and complemented me on it.

    Nothing was over looked. We took the body an bed up and off, checked for any hidden rust, but as it turned out, only one corner of the cab on the passengers side needed to be replaced and the chassis was solid as a rock, which also surprised me as Pennsylvania salt the roads like flypaper. At any rate, nothing was over looked, we even install new cab mounts, and it was built in 1990 and had the two-tone paint and I wanted to save that, so we did every inch of the can and bed, two guys on each, and it took close to a week and then, since this truck is a daily driver, after sanding and blocking, it was loaded on a flat bed two truck and sent to a really good Maaco and they painted only the black, and we had masked off all the gold, turned out pretty nice. folks always ask is it's original, I can thankfully say yes, but the black and gold is brand new. I wish I could show to you all. it was a heavily options truck So I went through every system and rebuilt every inched of it, t I rebuilt the entire suspension from the front bumper to the class 2 trailer hitch, New springs and the only parts I saved were the rear axle and the front steering box and the links and the idler arm. Beyond that it is all brand new.

    All told, took 2.5 years but I can now say it's finished. I wish I could give you all a ride in it, it's so solid and rattle free, which ain't bad for a 23 year old truck. Thank you for reading my episode of restoration of my pickup, trucks.
  • Drives
    1990 Chevrolet Silverado & 1988 K5 Blazer

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    No Way Hosa, I'm going to be the voice of reason here, it's just a Corvette, or your wife, You got a big emotional connection, & investment, and once it's gone, It's gone ???????????
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    Dealers are real cut throats when it comes to trade in. As Soon as they start talking about the price of the 'New' vehicle, they always call out the flaws and actually get down to the " Sales Agreement" , Ask to see the of the "New Vehicle " They never will let you see it. And for what it's worth, and say he's going have the sales manger go over it with you, Get up and just leave. The more they talk, the more confusing it gets. Your always better off selling it on your own.
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    Well thank you, My fear is after I pass on, someone who is going take a hatchet to it. That and where can I take without the risk of someone who just wants to damage something will take a key to the paint ?
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    WELL i DIDN'T EVER THINK i'D FIND ONE, EVEN SAID TO MY FRIEND THAT IT WAS NO LONGER POSSIBLE, BUT iT CAME FROM SW TEXAS, NOT A SPOT OF RUST, SO i WENT ALL OUT. TOOK 2 YEARS, and a lot of work But it as it sits now, is just as she was when delivered to Mustang Chevrolet, San Antonia, Texas in 1988
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    1990 redone for Judy

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    SANY0023

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    SANY0023
    Thank you very much. it was a lot of work &$$$ but it has come to a really great condition and the medium burl wood dash was just a wild thought I had. We were replacing the carpet ( very hard to find the exact carpeting that came with the truck) but I found a guys company out in California and he knew right away what color & type of carpet that comes with the truck. I think the best part about it, and not considering the cost, is when you get in and slam the door and it's "tight" sound. I didn't over looked a single thing, and it has paid me back. Thank you for your nice comment.
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