First Wash in 10 YEARS On a Custom 80s Paint Job! Reviving an Abandoned Crew Cab Squarebody Dually

This time on Sally's Speed Shop we're back getting the C30 more roadworthy and cleaning the paint and interior for the first time after it sat for years!
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[@adamdavis2760]

The term "running board" was used back when brake men would use them on trains to get from car to car to apply the hand operated brake and obviously they would have to run to get all of the brakes applied in a timely manner. Those boards were adapted to vehicles so men could jump on the out side and travel with the vehicle. It was made popular by firemen and funny enough old school gangsters in the 20-30s

[@trentonmesser8556]

You know your stuff man congrats

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Interesting! That’s super cool to know!

[@laurafoisey4121]

@@SallysSpeedShop now i have some time to watch your video

[@ianalpha3746]

Cool 😎

[@MaXpeedingRods_Coop]

@@SallysSpeedShop hello sir , we enjoy your great & fair contents , could we work something out together ? PM ❤

[@c.w.hughey2728]

MAKE EVERY THING IN THE INTRERIOR WORK, THATS A COOL TRUCK. YES YES

[@joebeckwith4558]

Would love that McComb Chevy hat! I grew up in that town!

[@Trenton-om9qs]

This truck is awesome. It reminds me of my grandpas 1994 F350 Centurion.

[@trentmoseley]

Man I can't believe how well that beautiful thing cleaned up! Great job guys!

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Not too bad for a little bit of work!

[@wayne7937]

Wanted to say that truck is a Komfort Koach conversion out of Louisville Kentucky if anyone was wondering. Obviously repainted from original Santa Fe Tan to that Brandywine color. The custom sttiping is the signature Komfort Koach design. Indy 500 programs back in mid80s had their ads inside.Great survivor!

[@kevinrichards3288]

Those square bodies were the first Chevy & GMC fullsize pickups to have a bigger cab which was a crew cab like that one there & they were first introduced in 1973 which was also the first year for the square body models too. Unlike the crew cabs today that are available on half ton models with a short wheel base, the square body crew cab pickups were only available on three quarter ton & one ton models & all had the long wheel base & the only pickup box that came with them was the 8ft long fleetside one. They were produced from 1973 through 1991 & same with the square body SUVs, but the square body regular cab pickups on the other hand, the half ton & three quarter ton models were discontinued in 1987 & the one ton models were discontinued in 1989. Those square body pickups are the third generation C/K series pickups, & in 1987, the C/K series was dropped & renamed R/V series on the pickups & SUVs to make a distinction between the square bodies & the upcoming fourth generation C/K series pickups "OBSs" for the 1988 model year because both of those body designs were going to be in production at the same time which lasted up through 1991. The one ton regular cab pickups were the only models with both of those body designs produced at the same time which was from 1988 through 1989.

[@Wrongera426]

Man i just wanted to say i stumbled across your first video of this truck and saw that chrome glove box and thought it was kinda cool. Ended up finding one at a swap meet yesterday for 5 bucks so i snagged it. If it wasn’t for your video i never would have noticed it lol

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Haha that’s awesome! Sounds like you found a gem!

[@AlanRoehrich9651]

If you really want to make it run, throw on a set of the Edelbrock 110cc heads. But angle mill them to 95cc to 100cc, and use the thin Cometic gaskets. The matching Performer RPM intake will work well, and so will a 218°/218°/112° cam, hydraulic is fine, hydraulic roller is better. The problem with the old 454 in those trucks was the 7.7:1 compression, and the extremely small camshaft. It will literally lower both the coolant temp and especially the exhaust temp by raising the compression to 9.5:1 or so. It will NOT ping worse or more. You don't need all the advance. The OE Q-Jet will be fine. You can increase the HP/torque by more than 75%, and the fuel economy by 100%. It's honestly like an entirely new truck, it will run like a newer Vortec big block truck, and get about the same fuel economy.

[@keithscudder7136]

He needs a stroker kit from Scat motors and turn it into a real healthy 496 V-8 with 10: 1 compression. Maybe a better cam in too. I had to go .030 over with the cylinders and now have a 501 V-8. Still bad mileage, but real strong.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

That is a fantastic truck It obviously was joes pride and joy back in the day I’m glad your dad saw it and you have rescued it That will be single stage lacquer paint and should polish up real nice I do like it som much for all its 80s goodness 👍👍👍

[@stlrsfan27]

You should as a gift of kindness give the rings back to the nice lady who sold you the truck. I think that would be Awesome.😁🇺🇸

[@tomclearo3502]

I haven't even watched the whole video I am in love with this truck

[@brickrodgarage]

My son and I have been getting caught up on your videos and have been really enjoying them!

[@HeartLessGem_]

Looks absolutely killer! Would love to see a performance build on this! At a turbo or something and this thing will tow anything!

[@stuartcrosbie8830]

It's looking good. I'm glad your doing the right thing with the jewellery you discovered under the circumstances its something his daughter can hold onto from her dad.

[@jaycox4986]

I’ve owned a few of these over the years. The last one I had was was an 86 model crew cab with 454 & a 4 speed manual . It was actually a factory choo-choo customs truck with a really fancy interior, running boards, fiberglass air dam, visor , tube grill etc.. I own a concrete business & pulled a mini-x & a bobcat on a 30 ft gooseneck float regularly (probably 25,000 lbs) and it got about 10mpg empty and 9mpg pulling a load. Those are some of the best work trucks/tow vehicles ever made. Extremely good find!!!

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Sounds pretty similar to this rig! That’s awesome!

[@mexicanspec]

I assume when you say "factory Choo Choo Customs Truck" you mean the Choo Choo Customs factory. It did not come out of the Chevrolet factory like that.

[@GMCJay_lly]

@@mexicanspec correct!

[@user-kh6lr1db5o]

Cool track

[@joshuabrooks4907]

What an awesome find! Joe Nelson's '84 Chevrolet C30, complete with one of his business cards, a business card from the salesman that sold him the truck, a poster of him and his wife, and some of his jewelry, and unused bullets? WOW!!!

[@steelmill]

Those running boards have one good purpose. They keep those fenders and rocker panels from rusting out over the years

[@conorcooley9275]

No joke that gold ring with the 7 diamonds, I have THAT EXACT SAME ONE sitting right by my bed😂

[@ShapesMario]

Can't wait to see the final result of this project!

[@shawnmassey825]

All it needs is a good paint job but the original color and a good restoration of the interior

[@davidrice313]

You have to run that heavy duty diesel oil in those flat tappet can engines. The truck looks great. Cool find.

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Yup, that’s what’s in it now 👍🏼

[@robertvance1873]

I knew after you found the jewelry you would do that, you are such good people and I bet his daughter would want that picture also, The old truck looks really nice and I definitely enjoy being a subscriber. Till next time my Friends.

[@gregjensen3234]

This truck used to be at a custom paint shop south of Ponce de Leon Florida. New Frontier Paint and Body. I used to see it parked there.

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Yes sir! Its faded, but it says New Frontier on the back glass 👍🏼 I would love to see some photos of it in its glory days

[@N1RKW]

Wow, that truck cleaned up beautifully! Nicely done!

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Not too shabby for minimal work!

[@MaXpeedingRods_Coop]

@@SallysSpeedShop hello sir , we enjoy your great & fair contents , could we work something out together ?

[@troyzufelt8821]

My grandpa had one of those I think 1981 all decked out by some place that did trucks and vans He was so proud of it. Later that year he was diagnosed with Cancer I was only 16 at the time. He willed it to me somehow my Uncle ended up with it. Being young and not knowing what to do I took it as a loss I always wondered what happened to it. My pos uncle sold it right after. I sure miss him I know he would turn over in his grave knowing what they did. This really brings back a lot of memories.

[@HarmonGarage]

Truck is coming along great. Good job guys

[@VermontPaintandPhoto]

lol now you are just rubbing it in...looks great..again thank you for saving another piece of art history. Painting vehicles is a true art form I turned my smog pump into an air compressor for air tank I used for air horns and air for tires(tubes, floaties etc)

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Interesting! I didn’t know you could do that with them!

[@VermontPaintandPhoto]

@@SallysSpeedShop reverse connections. What dot it still has emissions lol

[@martinmcdoniel4551]

yes! more of the C30! Awesome!

[@jasongross9458]

I love this truck super jealous 😍 how lucky was that seat material find 😄 sweet 👌🏾

[@GMCJay_lly]

Agreed, beautiful rig...

[@SallysSpeedShop]

That was definitely fortunate for sure!

[@jarodwarner3306]

i wish to have a truck like this one day, i absolutely love them. awesome videos on it man keep it up 👍

[@outfitsgarage88]

That's making an awesome truck. Man that makes me wish I still had my dad's truck

[@darrinstone49]

If its not rusted out You got a great Deal! Im building several squarebodys, a couple of crewcabs & one that going to become a 6 door. All 4wd & Cummins powered. Will give you 2500 lol. We live in Idaho & most of the time the trucks around here dont have alot of rust unless they accumulated a ton dust or dirt, then add deep snow & rain while sitting tend to rust everywhere. I too Love the old Square bodies!

[@jesses.7107]

Cummins swaps are gay

[@icerazar713]

A couple of those rings are sterling silver and turquoise. Mostly, they are hand made. I had a couple I used to wear. Both my son's are part native American and I picked up the rings at Pow Wow gatherings and down in the south western US when I drove Semi Trucks for a living.

[@SallysSpeedShop]

That’s what I figured looking at them. They’re super cool!

[@donkerry2298]

OMG Back before i had my spinal cord stroke i worked as a Firefireghter/Pararmedic on a fire dept and we had a truck that was just like this different color that was our rescue truck that carried our jaws of life and other rescue tools that thing was a beast you could not kill that truck if you tried,that fire dept still has that truck today, finding yalls video of this truck brought back so many wonderful memories of my fire dept days and that rescue truck, wonderful find and i just subscribed so i can see what yall will do with that truck..

[@SallysSpeedShop]

That’s awesome! Sounds like a beast of a work truck! Thanks for subscribing! 🙌🏼

[@vagnerluizdeparis]

Congratulations, I really liked the result. I loved this truck!!

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Thank you!

[@fff3136]

Very cool glad it was saved solid truck

[@fernandomcc7954]

LOL 14:00, I was not expecting that. "A body?". Wouldn't surprise me, actually.

[@martinmcdoniel4551]

Also the 80s music during the time lapse wash was cool! truck looks great!

[@SallysSpeedShop]

It seemed appropriate for this rig haha

[@retrorewindllc9363]

Running boards, cause when ur standing on em moving & jump off.. gotta start runnin!!!! Hey vintage trucker hats are worth sum dough brother!!

[@GMCJay_lly]

Beautiful truck. I love it!

[@charlesferebee263]

Definitely take that smog pump and all the garbage that goes with it and throw it as far away as you can. Had a 69Z/28. That stuff was the first thing to Go. Good Luck with your projects.👍🇺🇸

[@gregmonmaney6593]

Looks awesome guys!

[@big.bseatmarks6865]

I love the c30 it is very nice to look at good job

[@deeplycon638]

what a beautiful rig

[@gridermotorsports]

I love this thing!

[@puddleduckist]

Cleaned up nice, gonna be cruisin in style in no time with that vcr playing a blockbuster video tape playing! Rock on 🤘!

[@SallysSpeedShop]

I’d love to get the TV working haha

[@lorenmeyer5290]

That truck is AWESOME! Also that service truck is sweet!

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Thank you! We’ve got lots of projects haha

[@richcxx]

Such a cool truck, great video!

[@GMCJay_lly]

Cool old truck! I love it!

[@ezekielmoorejr3145]

The C30 looks great and the C20 hood looks like its got a natural flame job on it! Very cool

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Thank you! I love the patina on that hood 👍🏼

[@RearEngineShop]

I love this thing. Looks so good. 🔥

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Not too shabby!

[@buddymuddypeer4002]

love this Rig my dude

[@timothyballinger6280]

Ha! Ha! I love the description on life with the spark plug wires! I'm turning 50 so I completely relate to the analogy lol! Too funny!

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Haha he was being very philosophical!

[@johnhickerson3290]

I bought a 1979 crew dually a while back standard Silverado not a conversion sadly. I love y'all crew.

[@markhoffman9674]

Looks Awensome! Custom paint and interior! 1 of à kind 84 C30 3+3 dually! Glad To see you revived it after being off the road for @ least à decade! Who's 66 Ford truck on lift?

[@Turbinelife87]

I live in crestview florida now but I spent 24 years of my life in Defuniak Springs florida. My wife knows some Nelsons. We are now checking to see if we do. Thats pretty cool

[@robertstevison1448]

Awesome find Awesome purchase Awesome accomplishment have been trying to keep up with this truck 😆

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Thanks! Now what to do with it next? haha

[@robertstevison1448]

@@SallysSpeedShop I have looked for years for one of those !!!! Lol no luck found one in Louisiana but guy wouldn't sell it

[@patrickcooney5718]

Okay, So I had to stop and do a double take when you showed the Jim McComb Chevy hat. I'm from Peoria IL and my family has known the McCombs for years in one way or another. I'd love to snag that hat from you guys, since McComb Chevy isnt around anymore its a nice little part of local history for me!

[@valve-do3jc]

It would be nice to know if the Previous truck Owners widow would like those rings back maybe she didn’t know they were in there.

[@SallysSpeedShop]

We definitely plan to find out 👍🏼

[@stigrunetefke2157]

Cool Crew cab :)

[@shawnmassey825]

That will be a good rebuild projected it looks good bro

[@shawnl2934]

I frikin Love that Truck

[@artysmotorsports]

Man I love that truck

[@Seattle41791]

Use a clay bar, then rubbing compound, polishing compound and a cleaner wax and you will be surprised how much the paint will clean up and revive.

[@Seattle41791]

Two years ago I bought my 86 Scottsdale C20 C6P that had been sitting(unlicensed) for 10 years. It still had the original belts and hoses and had 44,444 miles on it. It is Indian Bronze metallic. I put the same grill guard on mine that you have. Mine has 4 Hella 220's hanging off of it. It now has 60k on the odometer. I pulled all the smog junk off mine and replaced with headers, Holley carb, self contained hei and an edelbrock rpm airgap intake. I paid $2300 for mine. When I put new tires on , I moved the spare wheel that is perfect with the worst looking (beaut ring scratches) moved to spare.

[@shanewright6958]

The truck is looking good 👍👍🇨🇱

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Not too shabby!

[@daviddematos7470]

I love this Truck

[@jasonpetrich4141]

Definitely keep the rings with the truck those are for sure the guys. With the shooter on the door, they gotta be his... that's so cool It's awesome to see someone loved that truck like he did,guarentee it was like his kid, part of the family

[@SallysSpeedShop]

I think we’re going to try and give them back to the guys daughter 👍🏼 It’s got a cool story for sure!

[@jasonpetrich4141]

@@SallysSpeedShop that would be very cool too, show her the truck still lives... and will be used

[@richardresendez2325]

Way to cool thank you

[@clbenjamin79]

Damn man,that truck cleaned up really good. There called running board cuz the run down the side of the truck, maybe? Puddins Fab Shop uses Sweet Patina on his trucks too. It's pretty cool stuff.

[@alexbaker9967]

The ring with the red and blue stones is real silver

[@SallysSpeedShop]

I believe they’re all real silver and gold 👍🏼

[@alexbaker9967]

@@SallysSpeedShop nice better hang on to those rings

[@keiththecarguy1967]

New sub here, love that truck!!!!

[@noranlexer8108]

You should sell these hats to subscribers! That's an awesome motherload you've found. Beautiful truck, hope it stays original.

[@SallysSpeedShop]

I might just have to do that!

[@chevyman35089]

@@SallysSpeedShop I second that!! I need the snap on one!!!!

[@GMCJay_lly]

Vintage hats bring good $ on eBay, js.

[@ryurc3033]

The cams wiping lobes off was an issue on big blocks before oil changed. But after it became a fatal flaw.. I cheaped out on an oil change on my 454, didn't add the zinc additive, and 200 miles later it was done, wiped multiple lobes. I want to put in an aftermarket cam(it was already rv cam) but it seems to me a good cam that won't wipe off is going to be super expensive.

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Yep… That seems to be happening more and more

[@KaiannBuchanan]

As far as those rings go, two of them are Native. They should have makers stamps inside if they are legit, and some collectors love the old vintage Turquoise!

[@tommyhall2768]

Got the truck looking good luck with it buddy

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Not too shabby!

[@jayh4185]

That's a badass looking truck.😃😃😃🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@SallysSpeedShop]

It’s a looker for sure!

[@Ghandisgarage]

pretty cool looking up old joe. he owned a paint and body shop which explains the paint job

[@apizzaparty]

THAT HAT COLLECTION 😍😍

[@apizzaparty]

Would you sell any?

[@ianalpha3746]

I wish I could have that truck that thing is cool

[@chazrobertson1990]

That's cool

[@mick00000000002]

get the rings checked. for real. those stone could give you more case then you think. gems. god bless mick Australia )

[@tomstarcevich1147]

Cool truck 🛻👍

[@joshscott5791]

I would love to have the Yellow Freight hat.

[@hughbertsprojects]

Next time you find a moss covered or dirty vehicle from sitting get awesome cleaner from dollar general. Cleans that junk off really well.

[@craigbowley6783]

It's almost always the line being clogged. The calipers rarely are to blame.

[@051570orion]

I think that's more trucker hats than I have .. lol , I do have a hat from the Indy 500 , I think from 1985 or 86 , I also have a Nascar hat with a radio in it that I got from the brickyard 400

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Haha there’s about 100 of them, those sound very cool!

[@jasonpetrich4141]

Those are called running boards from old fire trucks when the guys would ride on the outside to a fire l, they were the runners for hooking water and pulling the ladders !! I think that's what I remember

[@SallysSpeedShop]

That’s some cool history!

[@tallboy2234]

Dude! You can Def Sell those Hats!

[@danielsmith9500]

What a jewel. Damn if I could find one that low miles for that price. Wow is all I b

[@SallysSpeedShop]

We took a chance on it buying it without it running and it payed off 👍🏼

[@eqwanusm27]

Love the truck, you guy should put a efi on top of it. that would be cool as hell

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Maybe we will eventually, but for now it cruises pretty good 👍🏼

[@coachmattc]

Dude, it's still a head turner. 🙂

[@UDisbest]

I wanna definitely see it on. A trail

[@SallysSpeedShop]

On a trail? Not sure it’s made for that haha It would have to be a big trail 😅

[@shawnhuff3920]

I'm looking for a 1974 gmc 3500 3+3 454 crew cab Dooley in great shape

[@darrinstone49]

Yes the old style hydraulic flat tappet cam & lifter hate the new oils without zddp, the newer steel cams & roller lifters along with the epa emission crack downs... pushed oil companies to remover zddp that most just call zink. Too much zink is like too many layers of paint on a house.... it will defeat its ability. I go back with a good roller cam & lifters along with using Driven BR (break-in) oil for the first 30 min & next oil change. After that I run a good quality oil & a bottle of lucas zddp. PS check your pushrods are the correct length with the new cam, summit, Jegs & speedway will know the correct pr required for each style of lifter. I always run ftc oil flush / decarbonizer in the crankcase with a cheap oil then changev to my good oil & new filter. I also run the topend decarbonizer in my fuel. Cleans the rings, pistons & bowels nicely. Its from Australia but have an outlet in Utah, its not cheap but I have prolonged rebuilding a bunch of engines... some are going strong, great products! & I hate snake oils!

[@josephhertzberg2734]

Wow, my class A RV gets 9mpg in town and up to 12mpg on the highway with a 454. I do have the Banks Power Pack on it though

[@maonponce986]

Grate video👍 thank you for sharing so what the plan for this truck besides what's been done to it so far. 🤔❓❓❓

[@SallysSpeedShop]

Of course!

[@CoscoMilkClan]

I wanna see more of the c30

[@coreymarks6549]

the boomerang and the windshield visor......thats when trucks were trucks....

[@ScrotieJohnson]

That one ring is turquoise they can be pricey were popular in the 70s my grand dad has a similar ring that was made in new mexico. The black stone looks to be onyx so u might have something there. That driver seal could probably be swapped out for one out a coversion van of the period. That seat pattern is common. And i see these conversion vans for cheap not running with good seats frequently.