Parker's 82 Silverado

[Double-O-Zilch]

My first vehicle when I was 17 was a Chevy Silverado. I wish I had never sold it even as I was selling it. When my Jeep was totaled in Dec I decided the best choice was a SWB 82 Silverado. Just so happened to be when for sale when I finally settled and got the meager check. I happily paid $2800 and drove this beauty home. Probably could have paid less, it was running like crap, but being a mechanic I knew it was miner details in the over all bigger picture. I have since added new plug wires, spark plugs, battery, drivers mirror, tachometer, K&N filter, vacuum lines, fuel line and filter, header gaskets, and tuned the Edelbrock carb and MSD streetfire HEI dist. Still trying to find the sweet spot in the tune but at least it doesn't cost me $20 to get from A to B anymore! The #1 wire had two holes burned in it, the plugs were gaped at 35 instead of 45, the distributor was way out of whack, kick down cable for the tranny was WAY off, and the carb was dumping fuel. I also have done my favorite trick to the vacuum on the tranny, turn all the way in and back out a quarter turn, like you put in a shift kit and it's better for the tranny. I plan on a black primer paint job, new tires and maybe a bed liner. This truck is horrible on gas but great at making me smile!

[ballardjr2000]

Nice ride I have a 86 SWB silverado, 355 going in it with, sportman II heads, Victor JR intake, 750CFM Edel carb, the bottom in has SCAT crank, rod, and flat top pistons, crower cam. All in all a beast of a motor. I sold my old 86 and kick myself for it, now I have my new one so I know what your talking about. again nice ride I love the 80's SWBs

[Europhyllia]

I have Silverado 2500 HD and only drive it for hauling horses/hay/etc. because just by itself (no load) it only gets about 13 miles per gallon. I don't even want to know how greedy it gets with the gooseneck trailer...
On the plus side it's been extremely dependable.

[txg8gxp]

Good old Chevy...Nice truck, with alittle love it could be awesome.

[Gseclipse02]

my ***** of a dad has one of these body style chevys and i used to drive it when i was younger always like them .... i would love to build a huge 4x4 with this body style



looks good parker

[Double-O-Zilch]

Thanks guys and gal. The gas mileage is terrible and I'm still chasing the tune. Was told it had a 650 Edelbrock carb and a cam. The carb turned out to be a 600cfm and the jury is still out on the cam. The guy I bought it from had no idea what he was doing or what the previous owner really had done to it. After driving the truck all day I'm still not happy with the mileage or tune. Looks like I'm gonna use that rebuild kit after all. It's a carb that's supposed to be economical and it's not, leading me to believe they changed something. Going back to all stock settings on the carb with the rebuild and then I'll have a better chance of figuring it out. Yup, even when not running that great they still run! So easy to work on too. Already been sitting on the fender wells working on stuff. Man how I've missed all that space!