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How to Restore Your Chevy Truck: 1973-1987
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Product Description Whether your 1973-1987 Chevy truck is a regular, super, or crew cab with a short or long box, this restoration guide provides the pertinent information and instruction to restore your squarebody truck to original condition. Seasoned truck magazine writer Kevin Whipps explains real-world techniques for restoring classic Chevrolet and GMC trucks at home. In How to Restore Your Chevy Truck: 1973-1987, you are shown how to comprehensively inspect, properly assess, and accurately budget your restoration project. You are also guided through each major portion of truck restoration, including the engine, suspension, chassis, bodywork, paint, brakes, steering, transmission, driveline, electrical system, interior, and more. Special coverage is dedicated to the replacement of body panels and repair of the box, cab, and other body parts. When pro-caliber bodywork has been performed, you have an excellent foundation for the paint, and in turn, you’re shown how to prep, shoot, and buff the paint job. As an on- and off-road utility vehicle, Chevy/GMC trucks have been towing, hauling, and operating in a variety of conditions. After all of these years of hard use and exposure to harsh conditions, many of these extensively used trucks are in desperate need of restoration. When Chevy released its third-generation C/K pickup trucks, the stout and sturdy performers captured the attention of Chevy and GMC truck enthusiasts. As a result, millions were sold during their 18-year production run. The new cab design featured rounded windshield corners, a rounded cab roof, and sloped and rounded doors, so they were called the “rounded-line” trucks by General Motors. Enthusiasts, however, didn’t agree. Because of the overall squarer appearance of the trucks, they were soon called the “squarebody” by enthusiasts and journalists alike. Although the older Chevy/GMC pickups are more exclusive, the third-generation pickups are plentiful, increasing in collector value, and, fortunately, they have parts that are readily available. Chevy/GMC trucks are extremely popular as stock restorations, fast street trucks, and off-road-duty trucks. But before you can build a specialty truck, you need to have a solid, reliable, restored truck. This book provides the invaluable information and step-by-step instruction to return these trucks to their original glory. An authoritative and comprehensive restoration guide for the 1973-1987 Chevy/GMC trucks has not been available until now. From the Back Cover GM's third-generation Chevy/GMC C/K pickup truck hit the market in 1973 and soon gained the reputation as a stout and sturdy performer. As a result, millions were sold over its production run that ended in 1987. The breakthrough styling featured rounded cab, roof, hood, and box corners so enthusiasts quickly dubbed them the Rounded or Squarebody trucks. During an almost two-decade model run, the Chevy/GMC trucks have been used for utility work, hauling, and operating in a variety of severe applications. After years of hard use and exposure to harsh conditions, many trucks are in desperate need of restoration. Whether you own a regular, super, or crew cab with a short or long box, this restoration guide provides the essential guidance and hands-on instruction to restore your truck to original condition. Seasoned truck magazine writer Kevin Whipps explains real-world techniques for restoring these classic Chevy/GMC pickups in your garage. As utility vehicles, rust, dents, and dings are found on many trucks, and this damage needs to be properly remedied. Extensive body repair and panelwork is provided, so you can return your body to like-new condition and provide a solid foundation for paint. Often interiors have suffered a lot of wear and tear, so you’re guided through seat reupholstery, carpet replacement, and more. In addition, you are also guided through the restoration of engine, suspension, paint, brakes, steering, transmission, driveline, electr
