Overview
Bought the truck back in '98 when I moved to Kentucky, have owned a few 2wd but no 4wd people wanted crazy money for them in Michigan. Truck was my daily driver for a few years. Did some small offroad stuff nothing really crazy or stupid.
Then on my way to work on day this happened:
Luckliy no one was hurt. Tow truck flipped over my truck and it fired right up. I tried to drive it home but the cops said that was not going to happen.
Aftermath:
So it got torn apart and replaced to front end and the cab. The bed was still good.
While it was apart I decided to find out why the motor smoked so bad. It turned out a motor I got off a buddy he claimed it was great. Nope it seems to that someone bored out the cylinders and put the stock pistons back in it.
I took it to the machine shop to have them check the block over and they were surprised the motor even ran. Another lesson in don't believe what someone says.
If I would have only know back then what I know now I would have replaced the cab I would just have chopped off the top made some kind of makeshift windshield and ran the thing.
This was also my first time at painting cars so I really didn't care on body work but it did turn out fairly good.

Then on my way to work on day this happened:
Luckliy no one was hurt. Tow truck flipped over my truck and it fired right up. I tried to drive it home but the cops said that was not going to happen.

Aftermath:



So it got torn apart and replaced to front end and the cab. The bed was still good.
While it was apart I decided to find out why the motor smoked so bad. It turned out a motor I got off a buddy he claimed it was great. Nope it seems to that someone bored out the cylinders and put the stock pistons back in it.

If I would have only know back then what I know now I would have replaced the cab I would just have chopped off the top made some kind of makeshift windshield and ran the thing.
This was also my first time at painting cars so I really didn't care on body work but it did turn out fairly good.

Specs
- Year
- 1985
- Make
- GMC
- Model
- High Sierra 1500
- Engine
- 350 Carb'd
- Transmission
- 700R4
- Transfer Case
- NP208
- Steering
- Factory
- Suspension
- 6" Superlift up front. Blocks in rear
- Axles
-
3/4 10bolt welded in front.
Dana 60 Lockrite in rear
- Wheels
- 15" Allied 32bolt beadlocks
- Tires
- 35" Supper Swampers SX
- Paint
- Yellow