Clod_King
1/2 ton status
HEy guys, I didn't do much to improve the size (atleast I don't think so anyways). But I did manage to lighen the picture up a bit...
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what can you tell me about this chevy from a pic?
- Thread starter jekbrown
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I think what we're looking at here is a 1-ton K30 with K20 hubcaps (there is a difference). The 1-ton caps have an extended center ring to help cover the D60 hub.
Stomper's K30 has the 1-ton caps as it should.
The Suburban I posted has the 3/4 ton caps.
Stomper's K30 has the 1-ton caps as it should.
The Suburban I posted has the 3/4 ton caps.
Clod_King
1/2 ton status
hey craig can you enhance that photo??
I know you can photo shop, but can you lighten up the front axle area. maybe make it a little sharper. that the best I could do, and it doesn't look much better.
I know you can photo shop, but can you lighten up the front axle area. maybe make it a little sharper. that the best I could do, and it doesn't look much better.
I gotta side with Stomper on his quotes.
Here's my take on it:
If you squint hard enough, you can see the rear brake drum protruding inboard a bit. This is a sign of the larger 13x3.5 inch drums which is 1 ton material.
The hub stickout does appear to be a D60. I just can't tell by the hubcap as mentioned before, the 3/4 ton is flatter and 1 ton has a stickout ring, like a volcano.
The frame definitely is '81 to '87 year. The angle for the bumper brackets is the dead give away. The radiator support mount is another. On the '81-'87 frames, the mount is like a box shape. The '80 and older look like a "C" from the front view.
Not all 1 tons had the roof marker/clearance lights. They were standard but they could be ordered without as an option. I've seen a few C/K30/3500's without the lights but most had them.
Another hint: the west coast mirrors. I've never seen them on a 3/4 ton in the '81-'87 years of trucks. Only on the 1 tons.
And I've seen plenty of the WC mirrors on all the trucks from '80 and older. Even on K5's, 10's, and 20's.
Last, the stance. If this is a bone stock truck, it appears to have the 1 ton stance with the spring/frame difference than the K20.
I'm gonna bet this truck is a true K30/3500.
Only surefire way to confirm is to call the guy and get the VIN from him to decode.
Here's my take on it:
If you squint hard enough, you can see the rear brake drum protruding inboard a bit. This is a sign of the larger 13x3.5 inch drums which is 1 ton material.
The hub stickout does appear to be a D60. I just can't tell by the hubcap as mentioned before, the 3/4 ton is flatter and 1 ton has a stickout ring, like a volcano.
The frame definitely is '81 to '87 year. The angle for the bumper brackets is the dead give away. The radiator support mount is another. On the '81-'87 frames, the mount is like a box shape. The '80 and older look like a "C" from the front view.
Not all 1 tons had the roof marker/clearance lights. They were standard but they could be ordered without as an option. I've seen a few C/K30/3500's without the lights but most had them.
Another hint: the west coast mirrors. I've never seen them on a 3/4 ton in the '81-'87 years of trucks. Only on the 1 tons.
And I've seen plenty of the WC mirrors on all the trucks from '80 and older. Even on K5's, 10's, and 20's.
Last, the stance. If this is a bone stock truck, it appears to have the 1 ton stance with the spring/frame difference than the K20.
I'm gonna bet this truck is a true K30/3500.
Only surefire way to confirm is to call the guy and get the VIN from him to decode.
original balzer
1/2 ton status
I would also have to say 1 ton d60 front. The reason for that is, when I got my first D60 the hubs stuck out farther than even the tires with stock rims. I thought wow I bet I can smash them on a rock, I better get wider rims.
By the way cab lights are easy to remove and silicone the holes, and youll almost never see the holes unless you look hard. Lots of comon folk dont like cab lights. Also there appears to be lots of small parts missing marker light bumper ect. someone may have jacked them too.
Balzer
By the way cab lights are easy to remove and silicone the holes, and youll almost never see the holes unless you look hard. Lots of comon folk dont like cab lights. Also there appears to be lots of small parts missing marker light bumper ect. someone may have jacked them too.
Balzer
Mudstud
1/2 ton status
Based on the stance and hubs i'd go with 1 ton. i tried zooming in and lightening the pics in Photoshop but the resolution is too poor to get any detail out of it. The compression (pixel) blocks are like 8" long against the truck. Not enough info to tell anything.
Ditto here, I tried messing with the pictures too and they're not getting any better.
thanks for the info guys. I think I'll email him again to see what he says aboot the rig. It has no engine and he wants $1200. If it has a trans/tcase that are useful to part/sell, it might not be a bad way to score another 60. I could sell the ff14b, trans/case, and all the lil parts that I could and take the rest to the car-shredder... 
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Mudstud
1/2 ton status
If it has no engine that obviously affects the stance. Still though. those hubs look big. Let us know what he says.
