& didn't have any recalls on them like on vehicles nowadays.

Remember tho things were cheaper back then than now

Right? What happened

@@kevinrichards3288 cause they don't have useless computers and gizmos controlling virtually everything

@@jhomrich89 the 305 V8 motors had computers which they began having them in '81 & were the only ones until '87 or '88 when all motors began having computers.

I just go out to my garage.

@@jimmartin7881 we all can’t have a garage large enough to fit our boats of a truck, some of us just have to put up with the corner and rocker rust :(

@@jimmartin7881 yeah u got shit trucks

My grandpa helped his friend rebuild and restore a 1980 Chevy Silverado 10 series with the 350 v8 small block with the turbo 350 trans and a transfer case for 4wd

@Zayne Issac bruh lol why. I'd rather hear about a cool rebuild or restoration you've done or spectated of these chevys than about how you invaded someone's online privacy

​@Brock Van Wow look fake spam account uses other fake spam account to reply to fake spam account message, who ever is behind this must be really big brain to figure that out.

@@Snowlep337 Pretty obvious considering the account was made literally 8 days ago. I swear these people are getting lazier and lazier with their spamming.

@@acid360delta7 and both accounts made on the same day. It's just shitting up the internet.

You should do a video on it!!

@@jefferyepstein9210 wtf.. Jeffery I thought they killed yo ass

Please make some vids man

@@queasyislander0274 you might be right, I probably should at this point, I'm about to do a lot more restoration work to it, and I will probably start there. I'm going to be doing a transmission swap in less than two weeks, keep your ear to the ground.

My uncle has an 85 M1009 military Blazer 6.2/thm400 and he loves it. I didn't think they had factory lifts,just the std 2 leaf and the hd 3 leaf spring packs and opt. 30x10.5 15 rubber

Dont forget AM/FM Radio

Hell yeah not these 4 ft bed luxury trucks with automatic computer controlled everything

They needa bring back the square body and obs

Factory duramax 5spd square body with buckets 🤤

Those generation Chevy & GMC fullsize trucks are awesome lookin & another cool thing about them back in the days when they were new was they didn't have any recalls on them like on vehicles nowadays.

Resto-mod, a lot less restrictions on old trucks. Old trucks have old truck problems, but with enough time and patience you can bring new life to an older truck.

I like to see the new trucks cost what these old trucks were when new.

Same, be as simple & tough.

@@RetroVideoArchive they were in average 28k brand new in today money

​@@RetroVideoArchive$10000 cdn bought a new 1981 Chevrolet Scottsdale with a 305 automatic

Going through gears in these old trucks was so fun with that foot long stick. Hilarious. A crew cab dually pickup with the four speed was my dream truck for awhile. Would love to restore one and put a modern diesel in it.

@@Ward413 row row row your boat Gently down the street! Merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream!

​@Ward413 fuck modern diesels.

Very nice!

As a driver of an 85 C10, no. They are not aerodynamic, any sort of strong wind will tug my ass all over the road

This was 40 years ago. The front fenders and air dam were a big improvement over the '73-79.

That is awesome!

😆 we got 4 squares sitting on the property. Dad has his 76 K10, mom has her 84 C10 and I got my 85 C30 4 door Dually and 86 K2500. None are diesel but still...

@@SOU6900 HEEELLL YEEAAHHH !!😎😎😎 Like to see that 85 c30

@@hunterriley9904 😆 Been thinking of doing a little video about her. 454 with a 400 transmission and 4.10 rear gear. Got a reman trans swapped in not long after I bought it because the one that was in it was fucked up. Supposedly had a cam put in too, but not sure if they ment it had a stock replacement put in or something like a towing cam put in.

@@SOU6900 well if u do a video oll b sure to look for it. Ill do one of mine too.

My 1st truck was a 1978 chevy dually in black. Sadly rust ruined the cab.

Exactly, c10 was 2800 to 3300. 37000 and just bare bones eh lol and that weak alloy. I've got my 81 still

Hell yeah ! I own a 82 chevy c30 crew cab. Had the 6.2 but was converted to gas long time back

They are getting harder to find.

@@RetroVideoArchive ehh... You can still buy 6.5L diesels brand new. The trucks are a different story somewhat. Not sure if you can still buy brand new 6.2L diesel engines though.

Not that hard to find, There are hundreds of millions of 6.2 and 6.5 sitting in ex military hummer boneyards.

@@damontroch4765 And they're still being produced as I understand it.

Am general produce new 6.2 @ 6.5s . Finding these old diesel pickups still original and not converted to gassers is getting tough

700r4s were junk. If you owned a truck with one your were almost guaranteed to have to get it rebuilt or replaced at least once, if you could live without overdrive put in a th350 or th400 and never look back.

@@briang4470 Had a 84 C15 with the 5.0 and 700R4.Never touched the motor or trans in 80k miles,and yes I beat on the truck.

@@burtbacarach5034 you should feel fortunate, the 5.0 or 305 v8 was a very reliable engine and rarely gave any trouble but them 700r4s were horrible and I have seen countless people spend thousands of dollars rebuilding/repairing/replacing 700r4s all to end up with another blown trans. For every 1 person who got a good one like you, there would be 100 others with problems. They were real hit or miss and the 305 made such little power that the trans wasn't under extreme load, if you put a good 350/5.7 or 400/6.6l or a 454/7.4l those transmissions would not last especially in 4wd trucks like blazers and k series. 700r4s do make for a nicer driver but the things are so weak that I dont trust them and alot of the time when they go bad the cases get damaged in the process and then you have to find another one which is becoming very difficult and everytime you rebuild them you spend a minimum of $1600+ in just parts where if you have a th350 or th400 you can typically get the whole thing rebuilt with parts and labor for under $1500.

@@briang4470 most 700R4 die because people swap out the carb (or have to remove the intake for some reason)..... and then dont set the TV cable correctly

@@kainhall you are correct most carbs do not have the correct linkage geometry and those cables can be tricky to set. But even then they are still very weak, a strong running 350,400,454 combined with a trash highway gear is a recipe for disaster which is why most hotrodders ditch them and just put in a 3 speed.

Better in what way? MPG? Nope Power? Nope Maintenance intervals? Nope Rust prevention? 😆😂🤣 Ride and comfort? Nope Oil leaks? Nope Available features? Nope Stopping power! Nope Hauling ? Towing? Handling? Nope nope nope Build quality? Tough call, GM’s quality control is about 40 years behind the curve...

@@Project_Low_Expectations The only "better" I can think of is better looking, and better to work on, as in easier for the home mechanic lol Simpler could be argued as better though...

@@dylanb8427 I can agree with that.

@@Project_Low_Expectations I get 15mpg I make plenty of power to get off the line at speed I maintain it yearly Yea I’ll give you that lol I’ve lost 100 pounds in rust She rides like a cadi compared to my ford No leaks What the fuck are brakes? Big 10 1978 hauls 3000 pounds of rocks like a dream Tows just fine Handles fine. If it’s dry!

@@dylanb8427 personally I like the older rigs more due to the thick steel bed. I can drop shit on the tailgate and not have to worry about bending it like a modern truck. Plus just as you said their easier to work on. So if you do end up breaking it you can fix it on the cheap.

Mean what in the fuck can you really make poorly lol, my 78 Scottsdale has a radio and a heater. There’s not really anything to break!

I see them daily here in south Florida

@@jefferyepstein9210 wow!

Got a dozen of different models, you want, money talks

@JOHN GAGE wow I live in Texas too & only see them once in a while which is unbelievable because trucks are a big thing in Texas.

Yeah the motors were built for economy but most diesels back then werent powerhouses and outright pigs compared to todays diesels but as long as long as you didnt blow them up would run forever.

@@TeamTopKick agreed

With the turbo kits the 6.2 like to shatter flexplates. The Standyne pumps don't really like more than about 8psi either. The 6.5 is a much better turbo platform. The 6.2 is what it is and for a 2wd truck or a Suburban it's fine.

@@ahoneyman i wouldnt bother turbocharging a 6.2 id just buy a 6.5 turbo motor, not worth the expense. If you want a 6.2 just get a good running one for economy. Get a 6.5 turbo for economy but a tad more power.

@@TeamTopKick My uncle turboed quite a few 6.2 motors back in the day. It's not worth doing now unless you just like a challenge.

id rather have the old 6.6 (400) gas motor . my 77 K10 (heavy half, sorta) has its factory 400 and NP203 full time 4 wheel drive this bumped the GVW up to 6200.... which meant it didnt need any SMOG equipment

Well yeah - there was that little issue of the converted 350 they used from 78-81....

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Aerodynamic for the time. The square bodys were the first trucks designed by computer and wind tunnel.

Lol

I knew I couldn't have been the only one who noticed that! The OD trans was called the NP440. Essentially a modified A833 to switch the 3rd and 4th gears to make 3rd 1:1 and 4th OD

it was actually worth ~2mpg over the "flaired" out front fenders on the 80 and older trucks . they were also MUCH lighter weight

I dunno. The grill is flat, but it needs to be to cool the radiator. They could have rounded and pointed the bumper a little, and maybe added an air foil (is that the word) in front of the front dif, but the rest seems fine. A lot of the crap marketed as aerodynamic is actually just the current fashion. It's not necessarily more effective.

my 82 with the 4.1 i-6 had 436,362 miles on it before I even had to change the valve cover gasket and harmonic balancer, and was still running strong at 813k miles when there was nothing left of the body or frame to patch because I live in the rust belt

Depends on witch engine, 120k for any gas was long lived . 6.2 diesel 500k

Mine wasn't quick but could tow a house like it wasn't there.

They had less than 260 lbft of torque, a My 3.6 V6 Impala has that more than that. Lol. 6.2 and towing thats laugh lol 350 and 454 would smoke that diesel in a towing test.

@@damontroch4765 WTF are you talking about the LT9 5.7 used in these trucks had the same or LESS torque than the 6.2L and had horrific fuel economy. Another idiot wanna be without a clue.

Agreed.

As a kid i used to put turpentine on cats asses to see how fast they could run.

They were rushed into production. GM set diesel back years in America

6.2 was built for fuel economy not power. Remember this was the time of a fuel crisis. We hadnt stole enough oil yet. Lol

It could be worse, try owning a 6.4 powerstroke.

You're an idiot

To be fair it can tow about 17,500 lbs gooseneck 👍🏽 keep working

It is from the LaserDisk the English is on the Right channel and Spanish is on the Left.

You do realize most trucks were boxy back then right? This was almost 40 years ago.

@@acid360delta7 It doesn't matter what the standards were, they straight up said they had a good aerodynamic design. They didn't and they knew it.

@@rwduece122 And it was considered aerodynamic back then. Hindsight is 20/20, get over it

@@acid360delta7 It was not, back in the late 80's the fucking 747 was already out. People figured out aerodynamic cars back in the 30's when everyone designed cars based off airplanes. Everyone knew what aerodynamic was and Chevy knew this was not it. The wind tunnel tests on the squarebody would show this. There were cars that were aerodynamic and this ain't it.

Also vehicles back in those days didn't have any recalls on them like on ones nowadays and gasoline was under a buck a gallon. Those were the days😎👍

GMC SIERRA DENALI buddy ever heard of it???

@@johncastillo2194 yes going to install new engine in a 2016 denuali in couple of weeks 130.000 threw a rod

besides the fact GM didn't engineer them lol

@JOHN GAGE and they suck.

@JOHN GAGE you mad?

@@JMunn55 you mad?

I'd say that the 5.7 olds diesel that were in the 1978 to 1981gm trucks were the most unreliable diesel and had the lowest power output.

No the 5.7 was, the 6.2 was not bad, not great but certainly not junk...

@@matthewq4b yeah you got a point there

The 6.2 was a lot better at the time than what junk Ford had for a diesel

@@jr3snipes What are you smoking crack? The 6.2 could not even compare to the 6.9 or the 7.3L for power or reliability. Unlike the 6.2L the 6.9 and 7.3 did not break timing chains, lose head gaskets, break cranks or fracture main webs. You obviously do not have the first clue.

6.0 and 6.4 powerstoke has joined the chat.

no, 5.7 diesel was bad. 6.2 was good.

​@TeeroyHammermill towards the end of the 5.7s run, oldsmobile fixed the issues, but it was too late