I have a 1998 gmc and I’ve had almost every problem urs has had and you have helped me a lot thank you

I have a 1998 Chevy K1500 with original 350 4-bolt mane 312,000 miles and still runing good

Love these trucks. I have a 1998 k1500 extended cab. I put a brand new motor in about 3 years ago. The only problem is a little rust and every year it never passes inspection but other than that I love my 98.

Best truck these 90’s Silverado is the reason why I love a Silverado

I’ve got the 1999 K1500 “Classic” body style, sitting at 295k. Recently did my first project with roll on bed liner. Can’t beat a 90s model Chevrolet, keep up the videos!

Great review by a cool person! Recently purchased a K1500 with the 5.7L 350. My first larger truck. It has 330k miles. Very well maintained by the previous owners. It used to be a government owned vehicle by the Wenatchee Fish and Wildlife Game Warden. It has a built in "spot light" and had regular fleet maintenance. No rust that I can find as it was located and used in the high desert of Wa State. A+

He'll bro nice meeting you by video nice truck I do have one 1999 same color I bought last year When I bought its have only 79,475 miles on I'm happy with

Awesome truck! I recently bought a 1997 GMC z71 with 277,000 miles. It needed a new gear box, wheel alignment, fuel filter, and a crank shaft sensor. Runs like a champ so far. I love my truck. Only other thing it needs is a new hazard button/assembly & a/c tune up. I look forward to the rest of your videos.

Just bought one this summer with 144, love it!! Have some front end problems that I have to fix but other than that it runs great and feels amazing. Couldn’t be happier with a first truck/vehicle!!

Great review. I have a 1998 Silverado C1500 step side with 378,000 miles on it also with the 305. I change the oil every 3,000 miles and have never had to add oil. I did have to have the transmission rebuilt at 200,000 miles and the air conditioner replaced at about 250,000 miles. I live in Houston, Texas and have no rust at all. Even the paint (red) has held up pretty well. I get complements all the time.

Love your rig bro! I got a 98 k1500 with the 350. Her names Bailey. Only got 120,000 miles, got her at 81,000. Keeping her forever...

I’m on my second early 200’s pre cat-eye GM truck, good god I love them. I’m trying to get a 4x4 early-mid 90’s model tho

I just bought a 97 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, 5.7 vortec with 180,000 MI for $800. Everything works as it should. The interior is probably a 8.5 out of 10 and the exterior is probably a 8 out of 10. It just has a little bit of fading on the hood and a few small dings but no dents and runs perfect and shifts perfect. Same color as the truck in the video. Extended cab long bed, I just wish it was a four-wheel drive but hey I'm not complaining for $800. Probably the best money I have ever spent and I've been driving it for now about 3 weeks with no issues. Oh wait the column shifter will stay stuck in park. Only happens in the mornings when it's cold ,but once the truck warms up for about 3 to 5 minutes it shifts to drive or whatever perfectly smooth with no problems. Very happy with this truck.

Looking forward to the hood video. My 1995 GMC Sierra k1500 suffers from the same issue. Keep up the good work with your channel!

I also have a 97. Z71 350 vortec. Great truck. Have completely rebuilt the front end. But thats the worst thing I've had to do. Body kinda ruff cab corner and rockers are pretty much gone but she'll take you anywhere you wanna go. This is my 4th 90s 4x4 Chevy. Thanks for the video.

I bought a 1997 GMT400 and had to do the radiator. Think I need a 4l60e soon. Watched your video on how to change the filter and it helped alot. Paid 4000 for the truck. It's a beautiful truck. Canadian model. Has great paint. No peeling. I'm at 264k on the original transmission. It's 5.7L.

Got a 95 k1500 sitting bone stock on 35s 12.50 wide lol bout to hit 207,000 and she runs great. Just did intake seals and exhaust seals. New leaf springs, rear end,new tbi and gaskets,ignition coil,egr gasket and some other stuff. I love it and it's all fairly easy to work on

I got a 97 Cheyenne ext cab. With 398468 miles. Trying to restore it to factory. My family bought it used with 600 miles in Albuquerque NM. Not giving it up gotta keep it rolling.

Was one of my favorite colors

I’ve got a 97 Silverado as my work truck/winter beater. It’s got 260,000 miles and gets beat nearly everyday usually 5000 rpm taking off at every stop sign. I’ve put over 120,000 miles on it and surprisingly the 4l60e has held up😂 but I also put a shift kit in it and a corvette servo and it chirps the 35s. But overall it’s been a great truck, it’s just so rusty from being in MN it’s whole life it’s not really worth babying, also oil changes are pretty much optional. I do one every spring, with unknown miles on the last. But the 350 keeps going and hold 60 psi of oil pressure so send it

My ‘97 just tirned 200k miles this october. It’s my trusted steed. It leaks steering fluid and coolant, but never any serious issues. 350vortec does the job. Nice comfort and only rust on the bottom inside of the doors. Fuelpump went bust last december along with the drivers side window motor, but what’s to expect after 24 years? I love this truck. Bought it used 10 years ago.

I got a 95 z71 5.7 I absolutely love this truck so much and it’s funny the following that people have of this truck that have driven it it’s almost religious

I have a stock height 98 k1500 z71 silverado trim. And it fits 285/70r17s no problems. 0 rubbing. 5.7L vortec here 😁 269678 miles. These things are beasts

2:00 I agree, I see few 90’s fords around, but I see TONS AND TONS of second gen dodges 1994-2001, there everywhere, just about more common then the c/k

I have a 98 K1500 with the 5.7l and 230K miles I love that truck I plan on keeping it for a long while

I own a 97 C2500. It looks exactly like this truck color and all, except it's 2WD. It's in great condition, probably a 7.5 - 8 out of 10. Everything works and has never given me a problem except for the transmission completely going out. It's the ole' 4L60E. I think it's the sun gear that's went out. And by the way it's a 2500 light duty. It's got the 5.7 vortec, with the rear-end out of a 2500 ,bit chassis from a 1500. I think so anyways. I'll be hopefully rebuilding the transmission soon.

I got the same color truck and love it

Nice video man good looking truck name is prefect for the color I have a 98 gmc k 1500 5.7 l they are awesome and so reliable I lifted my truck full 6 inch suspension rouch country 2 years ago and no problem with any of it my wife named my truck for me she runs great I just rolled over 265000 miles on my truck so take care of them you will have many more years 👍👍

Best truck ever made

Yep I inherited my late papas 94 Chevy Country Coaches 4x4 pickup truck and overall it's in excellent shape with only 87 770 original miles on it and it runs and sounds great with that nice V8 rumble and I don't dog the gas peddle but take it easy on her !!! And yes it has some surface rust and the paint is peeling quite bad in some areas !!! I thinking of getting it professionally camo wrapped and Rhino lined in specific areas after having it stripped of all paint and primed of course !!! But that's a project that will cost and I can get done later on but now simple stuff like replace the headlights get my AC filled with freon so i can have cool air after not having it for at least 10 years but I would not take anything in the world for it !!!

I live in NY and my 1997 Chevy Tahoe LT is a Long Island truck and only has a little bit of rust on the rear drivers side quarter panel the engine made it until 227,000 thousand miles it started knocking and making a metal rubbing type of sound and now it wont run anymore I believe it to be the camshaft the rotor under the distributer won't spin but engine cranks .

Hey bud nice truck.. I've owned my 97 reg. cab 1500 with the 4.3 vortec v6 for over 14 years now and no rust original paint and still a daily driver with over 314,000 miles now and has never had any major problems just routine maintenance and keeping it clean.. 96-98 are probably the best of these trucks but all the OSB trucks are the best Chevy made..

I do prefer the simple interiors over today’s bells and whistles.

Hey , I also have a 1997 Chevy Silverado 1500 , love my truck ,they are very cool . I just found your channel and subscribed thanks for all the info

I have a 97 Chevy Silverado and I have 330k miles on it

Mine has almost all the original drivetrain swapped except the frame and axles and diffs, and has 265,k miles it is a about as new as I'm willing to go as a gm truck,it has a rebuilt 1987 Chevy 0.40 350 tbi from a p30 step van bread truck style chassis, and a th700r4 from a 90 Chevy k2500 Cheyenne with a 350, and has a replacement nv241c part time transfer case with the tag. Mine has rust and missing paint Dr side has several grey primer galvanized steel spots..lol my bed is a being a Silverado got a gm waterliner, so the inside of the bed is junk.. has rust on the rockers and cab corners, but solid floors and factory solid power window doors and are pretty much rust free, truck has dash lights that don't have burnt out spots, the transfer case indicator display still illuminates fine, and the factory power doors actually work,it must have been a lower option Silverado it has a 60/40 split bench seat but the Dr side is pwr and works, the trucks factory colors are onyx gloss black and quicksilver down the center of the side of the truck..and one thing on this truck I have not been able to figure out so far,is the 3 Rd brake light does not seem to work, but it has stop, turn,tail, reverse and license plate lights that all work?!

I have 3 2 97 and a 99 with 98 body style. I have one money in my 97 than any other car I ever owned and I love it never will get red of them!!!

Love in the inside I just got the same truck but the 5.7 love it already even tho I have small problems. Other then the rust lol

Just bought 1997 k1500 with 5-7liter. 55000 miles.yep 55000miles.only issue not driven much. Brings up other issues. I'm in wa state. Try to imput as the weeks carry on. Also I'm sure I'll be checking more of your vids. Thanks for sharing.

I have a '97 C1500 WT 4.3L with 136k on it. I'm the 3rd owner and I've put 34k on it in 6 years. Overall it's a sound truck, family and friends are shocked that I trust taking it on longer road trips, but I've never hesitated, it's been reliable to me. I've considered upgrading, but it would be hard to call it quits on my beast. I've named mine "Whitey", afterall, it is white...amongst the rusted out wheel wells. 😁

I have a 89 1500 - 4.3 5 speed - it always started and never left me stranded - its made of steel and nw Indiana uses a lot of salt - so it has rust ! rusty but trusty

I e got the same truck. Mines a 1998. No body lift. Good farm truck. I drive it daily to work 40 mile one way. My frame has rust but that bout it. I got the chrome rocker panels to. It’s been good truck. I put a distributor cap on and December and had to put one on again the other day. 3 months. Wth. Lol. Anyway mine has the original wheels that’s blue with the chrome ring. I’ve learned a lot from your videos on this truck. I watched your vid on water pump and went and put one on mine no problem. But after that 2 days later my intake gasket blowed so I took to my mechanic cause I didn’t want to tackle it myself plus deer season was in and he fixed it $417. Not bad. I don’t know if you still look at this channel cause I can’t find new vids but only question for now I got is. When I get in my truck turn key I can hear fuel pump kick in and you gotta wait till it shuts off to start it. If not it will just keep turning over and over. Or sometimes when I turn key on it doesn’t come on right away and then I hear it. Is this normal? By the way I call my truck ole blue. Lol

Cool my current truck is a early 94 Chevy Silverado Z71 extended cab short bed K1500 it's actually how I ended up with the sport wheels I've mentioned they were on the 94

I have This truck White 97 z71. Betsy has almost 300,000. She's just now broke n ;) Best trucks on the road today! I see them everywhere now. They sure dont make em like they used to.

I own a 97' Silverado K-1500 with a Vortec 5.0 V8. It's a regular cab with a Longbed, people think it's a 3/4 ton. All blue and still running, every now and then I get asked if I'm selling it. The truck is a keeper👍🇺🇸..

Nice truck bro, I have a 1997 same color as your 5.7L V8 350. Everything is still stock but after seeing your truck I want to do a lift like yours and still stay within a stock. Thanks for the info man.

95 K2500 with under 100k on it! It has the 350 TBI V8 and I love it. Doing brake lines and a tune up soon to be safe but thats it. Absolute tank.

Holy God that's beautiful I love those wheels and that paint

Now wen I get older in the next 5 years I can fix my truck

I’m about to look at a 97 1500 single cab long bed and it has 150,000 miles. It has the beautiful blue paint as well and I’m looking forward to make it look amazing just like yours if I wind up getting it.

Mine is a 96silverado same color with 225000 miles 305 . Still running strong I just call her Old blue also has some rough spots

looking forward to the paint fix vid i've got the same problem

Nice plain and simple now this is a solid built truck love this truck ima look for one and hopefully buy one if it’s at a good price

I have a the same truck but red and it has 233000 miles and still going strong have had simple repair

I have a 97 also with the 350 187,000 it's a hard starter likes to sputter a little after key is in off position.

I have a 96K 1500 and when I plug the front actuator in it makes a whining sound and it doesn’t switch into four-wheel-drive or if it’s already in for high it doesn’t go to for low or 2 Wheel by itself

I'm about to be the proud owner of one of these with a regular cab; I don't need anything more than that as my butt is the only one that will be in that seat 95% of the time. Previous owner is my cousin, and I'm budgeting out 5k to get it fixed up. It has a coolant leak, the door pins are worn, and the A/C doesn't work. The grounds may be a tad worn as well. I'm excited to own it.

I remember having one of those when was like 14

Bought a Crimson 97 ext cab short bed with a 305 lol this guys my truck twin

I have the two wheel drive 97. Silverado also has a 5.0. On Stepside 6 inch Rough Country Our trucks are very similar.

Just saying 06 was a pretty good year had 2 06 silverados and both were great trucks and were my daily drivers hunting hauling I did alot but will agree with you those trucks were amazing

It’s going to look way better brother

I have the 5.0 in my 97 too and honestly there isnt' much difference. My 79 has a 350 4 bolt main and that Vortec is right in the ballpark. The dependability and the rock solid design of the 305 will always make it a great truck engine, especially the vortec's.

I found one with 70000 miles for 1500 and if it’s not a scam I plan on getting it for my first truck.

I still stand by the body style after this 2007 new body style and up nope not with afm. Maybe a 08-13 with no afm

Hey man really like your truck I have the 96 with the 350 vortex it's the same color it sits the same way my hood has the same problem and the tailgate handle is the same way would really like to see your video when you fix the hood

I have a 98 gmc with 132k and bought it with 92k its a single cab long bed 1500 with the 5.7

I have a 96 Sierra half ton v6. It has about 180000 on it. Love the truck but it's going away soon it's a regular cab and I have two kids now. Also the frame is rusting in two places. All the way through in one of the two

Dude there were 99s too that's what i have

Can you post a video on how to install a body lift? On this model truck 🛻 thanks

I have a black ‘97 Silverado 🇺🇸

i have 164k miles on my 1997 chevy silverado k1500 3doors 5.0 305

I still see those '90s Dodge pickups still on the road but I dont see '90s Ford pickups anymore.

I have a 98 gmc with the 5.7 I have bad rust and my right side rockers is gone and little on truck bed paint it horrible and my turning when slowing down stiffens most of the time with 225000 on truck but engine has been replaced

I have the same year! The a/c went out two years ago but it's still running strong. Think it has a leak, do you have a video on how to fix it?

I have a 1997 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 just bought it and I don’t know what to do it paint coming off and no rust

I changed actuator to 94 z71 and 4 low seems to work but 4 high jerks and really doesn't wanna go. ?

I have a 97 Chevy just like this one but mine has 342000 miles on it and it has less rust

I need help replacing my engine and trany on my Z71 1997 Chevy

I have a c1500 330k with the little 4.3 anyways do you know where I can find better rims for the 5 lug?

What size tires you use on that truck?

You can fix the roketpanel, I have the same truck

I have a 93 Chevy Suburban

Get gap guards gets rid of gaps between frame

My 96 has 230k and my 97 has 264k and they both run great

This is my truck,mine is maroon, got it for 1800 bucks because it had been sitting in a guys yard snd he wanted it gone

just hit 200k on my 98 gmc k300 454

Richard Cooley

When you decide to sell it. Let me know first.

i have a 97 k1500 5.7L 74k miles. Yours is a 97 too but your using a kit that says it only works on 1988-1994? does it not matter?

Cool truck and cool video 😎;):),.”’!?

I couldn't get my Ac compressor

My truck is a brown frshon of this truck

Anyone looking for (impossible to find) interior parts, let me know. I have the best place near me to get parts for the 88-98. I only do it locally, but I don’t mind helping you out. I’m working on starting a “88-98 CLUB.” where everyone that owns one can join and share the life experiences and availability of parts, sells or swaps. Share ideas, such as converting them into ALL WHEEL DRIVE and convert them into LP. Even share my ideas you all would love to see. Especially you guys, the outdoorsman. I’m actually in talks of opening a business, calling it 88-98 GM TRUCKS. Since there’s still over a million of these registered, it makes a perfect truck to customize your own. Mark my words, one day this will be the best business. A business of selling/ maybe installing upgrades ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR the 88-98. I already spoke to the GM guy who I know personally here in Arizona to see about licensing. We can have custom made interiors to compete with the new stuff. You can take an old 88-98 and customize it for under $20,000.00 Where can you get a truck that will be practically new for $20,000.00? With my plan and idea, you get a truck more reliable than the $70,000.00 trucks out there. Trucks you can fix yourselves because it’s that easy. Power grid failure? It won’t bother your truck. While you go on about your business, everyone else will be stuck. Using the 88-98 platform will soon be the most popular project in America. As an example: I just picked up the 3rd dashboard for the 88-94. I clean the parts well, get rid of the rust, cracks and paint them to a better than new. The guys look at them and they think it’s factory new. I know nothing about shipping, but I make the interior parts look like new. On eBay, I’ve seen dashboards that look like crap for $600-$800. The ones I get, I make them look new and I get no higher than $500.00 ... If I knew how to share pictures, I would show you the one I recently finished. Looks exactly like the day it was made for only $500.00 but it started out with a lot of rust. If it was just surface rust, it would cost the guy around $400.00... if you see the pictures, you would swear it was brand new. Even the ashtray looks brand new.

Where can I get those front hooks for my 95 C1500? Nice truck btw

So i rly love those Chevys and I want one rly hard, I’m from Germany and don’t have that much money, idk if it’s a good thing to buy it :/

1995 gmc k1500 with 207xxx

Can I fix the rust problem if it has ?

I have one just like that but its headed to be crushed. Everything runs fabulous but the frame rusted out.

You're wheels are 16 x what ?