We Bought a 1985 Chevy K10 and It's Big, Green & Bad Ass - Big Green Ep.1

( www.TFLtruck.com ) We bought a 1985 Chevy K10 4x4 pickup truck, and it's big, green, and bad ass. Big Green: episode #1.
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[@cpufreak101]

Difference between the K10 and that raptor? The K10 will still run in 10 years

[@ericshea4505]

Justin Noker Can't kill a squarebody, I know from experience lol

[@hochhaul]

Justin Noker That ecoboost will be lucky to make it 5 years. That heard thins out quick.

[@jfdb59]

Truth.

[@jjwatson858]

hochhaul i have heard of people getting over 200k so far and still going thats pretty good for a motor that has only been on for a few years

[@hochhaul]

Sure, the same guys that swear their 6.0 powerstroke has pulled hard every mile since new for 500k miles without a single issue lol.

[@RCeveryday]

Damn, i love that truck. Going to be cool to see some comparisons from 1985 to current 4x4s.

[@sneeks253]

RC Everyday .. he'll yeah bro!

[@cpufreak101]

RC Everyday yeah I always wanted an old K series, in my neighborhood some dude was selling a relatively rust free K30 dump truck (With the GMC badges) and he was Asking like $4K for it, he has another K30 dump truck (have to assume it's a '88 or '89 model as it has a 3500 badge instead of a K30 badge) that he uses as a plow truck for his driveway, I'll have to definitely keep an eye out if he ever sells it, just put a bed on there and I've got myself a stock K30

[@huntguy3831]

I love old square body anything but Chevys and GMCs look best imo

[@hkm_865]

Fird

[@05EVORS]

in 80s and into 90s the square chevys were the better looking truck for lowered and 4x4 fords were old man shit kids wanted GM stuff. Nobody wanted that whack I beam ford stuff lol

[@joshcummings4842]

A company named Offroad Design is an offroad shop in Colorado specializing in these GM trucks, if you were to need any parts,advice. You can see them in Fourwheeler magazine. I'm in Louisiana and have ordered from them several times, great knowledgeable crew.

[@TFLtruck]

+Joshua Cummings thanks

[@JasonONungesser]

Joshua Cummings Good to know. I live in Denver and have a '97 Chevy Tahoe. Thanks,

[@Shadowband72]

My dad has a 86 Scottsdale diesel 4by4 with a snow plow , i love my old GM's .

[@Grenyas]

Love these old trucks. We still have a Chevy with that two-key system 😁

[@nightfury6836]

This video is oozing Americana from all over the place & I LOVE it!!! I love these old trucks. Simple, rugged, & tons of fun. Marshall seems like a cool dude. Great purchase guys!!! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[@BeachBow]

Now take it up in the mountains, before you start modifying it, so you'll have a baseline to see how well your mods worked.

[@markschaefer5703]

My dad had an old square body K20, but it burnt down in a barn fire. Love square body Chevys

[@OutlawFarmersRC]

Here in Maryland it would get tagged as a classic which means no emissions testing or even a inspection.

[@georgemcfly1205]

Bought my dad's 85 swb 4x4 when I was 15 and a 87 K5 4x4 when I was 19. Both were black, completely rust free and in excellent condition. The a/c still worked in both. Sold them both as package deal for $7000 when I was 23. 12 years after selling them (35 now) I think about them EVERYDAY and still have dreams about them both every once in awhile

[@scottyellis3442]

Here I am 5 years later watching this again. It doesn't matter if it's Chevy, Ford, or Dodge these year trucks are the best. At 5K I think you got a good deal on that truck even for 5 years ago. Great video, great channel.

[@japa_koniu]

oh boy! what a truck. I'm moving to states next year and this is the truck I always wanted to own.

[@frankcastle7777]

That truck is better than the new stuff out now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CJColvin]

frankcastle7777 Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!

[@CJColvin]

frankcastle7777 The old trucks trucks (especially old American Trucks) also had vent windows.

[@pudgylittlehamster]

lets calm the fuck down

[@frankcastle7777]

pudgylittlehamster go troll somewhere else

[@pudgylittlehamster]

Creature comforts.

[@v8berenguer372]

Now that is a TRUCK.My dad had a 1979 c10 454 and i have never forget that beast. Still my favorite truck.

[@kwd9501]

I just started work on my uncles old truck, it's a 1986 k20 and I am in love with it. They're beautiful machines, kinks and all. I've been trying to save up enough to do a lift on it, and I think I've just been sold on that 4 inch. Call mine ole red!

[@oldschool7522]

My uncle bought one of these brand new in 85. In 92 the engine was running ruff, found out one of the pistons warped. Long story short, we lived next to a guy that built engines for B mod racing. Asked him to make that 305 put out more hp than any 350. Forged racing pistons, 3/4" racing cams, high tension valve springs, bored .60 over, 650cfm carb, headers, x pipe dual ehausts. Dad says it was dynoed at 350~ hp at the rear wheels. Those 305 if treated right can have some serious horse power. It has the 3 speed with the creeper gear. In first gear i could lay down 100ft of tire tracks. Buddy of mine had a 96 camero, i could take him off the line but shifting gears is where he would get ahead of me. It was one hell of a sleeper truck. Pretty fun to have people take a second look at that rusty old truck when you would start it.

[@snowonweb]

Mr Truck is the best. Guy has load of knowledge when it comes to american motoring.

[@VCGConstruction]

Great video, seeing the ins and outs of that dinosaur brings back a lot of fond memories!!

[@1guyin10]

Hope you get some people to jump on board with sponsorship on this build. It will be fun to see this one progress.

[@ChaosFragrances]

That thing is so awesome. I hope to get some 70's-80's F-250 or Chevy one day.

[@douglasbrown8175]

I have an 83 K30 4x4, with a 400 turbo and a 350 engine, with the cast iron transfer case. Doesn't need a lift kit as it's up there already. The truck has 63,000 original miles and I love it.

[@JustinKingOffroad]

my very first truck back in 98 was a 85 K5 silverado. -20... one step on the gas pedal and bump the key! Started every time. Meanwhile my F150 you have to crank and crank and crank and crank. Nice truck guys!!

[@powerwagon3731]

Greetings from Buena Vista CO. Old project trucks are great! I have a 1980 shortbed W150 Power Wagon (BamBam) 318 4 speed, headers, AFB carb, Edelbrock intake,3 inch lift,33 inch tires and best of all its green. No emissions up here. Looking forward to more episodes!

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

All Chevy trucks are Bad Ass!!!!! Love my Chevy TRUCKS!!!!!

[@ih1206]

Love those old trucks. Dad had a blue k20 custom deluxe that was a tank. Don't know what gears it had in it, but the harder you mashed on the gas, the more it would drag with it. I was the one behind the wheel the day it died. Just moving some bales around the barnyard as a 10 year old kid, she stalled out on me and it never ran again at our place. Knowing what I know now at 24, that thing would still be with us.

[@czellner5894]

Wow! This is going to be fun! Great find too! Remember them well!

[@godisalive9696]

I bought a loaded 84 k5 blazer 85k miles in mint condition from a older man a couple of yrs ago for 1k, I love it, it's my baby!

[@TheCody254]

Those old gm trucks will last forever!

[@connerbutler1077]

TheCody254 basically any truck from the 80s will last forever.

[@evan4856]

TheCody254 I got a 88 blazer with 400k miles with all original everything pretty much

[@seththomas9105]

This truck with a 350 crate motor, 3.73 gears and a general freshin up. Here we go. PS smog pump bs is a non issue in Iowa, but you lucky bastards in Colorado don't have the rust issues we do here.

[@jfdb59]

This brings back memories. My dad had an 87, I believe it was, where they went to quad headlights and moved the signal in. Same layout though. RCLB, 4x4, 305 with the 3 speed with unsynchronised low. Before I had a license I used to drive that thing (way too hard) farm to farm. Talk about gutless though. Nice find guys. Cheers.

[@IronClad292]

Now you're talking !!! Awesome truck, and in my world, Chevy is KING !!!!

[@murraymachado401]

The 5.7 TBI Chevy 350 was THE BEST SBV-8 engine EVER made and is still unmatched today.

[@nmelkhunter1]

I remember putting my Uncle's truck in granny gear jumping out and then jumping in the back to feed cows. Great memories!

[@Flightstar]

I had a 75 3/4 ton 4x4 chevy. I loved that truck, Nice lines and looked like a truck, rode like one too lol. Loved all the space under the hood without all the emissions BS. Its now retired up at the bush cabin.

[@dantheman9395]

That's awesome! I really loved mine. Can't wait to see it's future

[@geoffreygluckgunslingersgu916]

I like your"new" truck. I bet you will love mine, I drive a 1972 Chevy long bed sportvan camper. It's all original with the pop top with the 307 engine and a 350 auto. It is a 2 owner truck that I have owned for 16 years but it's only 2 wheel drive. I have used it for my family car and camper the whole time.

[@MitchellSmith]

Love the idea of more vintage content. There are a million channels that make videos about new trucks and most of us are either not financially well off enough to purchase them or too wise to be the first to eat that depreciation. Those looking to get the most out of their dollar gravitate towards older models and there is in my opinion a vast market hole on youtube for quality content revolving around older stuff. Good job guys, looking forward to videos on this old beast.

[@something1382]

I would take one of those older trucks over any brand new "POS" any day of the week!

[@CJColvin]

John Boyd Amen Brother and this old truck looks better than anything you see on the road today and it's cheaper to just like my 96 F150.

[@mcearl8073]

John Boyd I'd take a new one if someone was giving out trucks and offered me new or old. I might sell it though and buy an older truck, car and bike and then still have 40k left over. New truck prices are insane these days.

[@CJColvin]

billy mccabe I know and most people only using them for shopping and stuff.

[@footbalr074]

lol how quickly people forget. Wait till the frame cracks at the power steering pump. enjoy all 120 horses that 305 puts out and gets 14mpg on the highway, going downhill with a tailwind. It also has "self changing oil" (it burns it, so you add more) enjoy cleaning carbs and repairing rust. I Love my 88 k5, but its a toy and beach cruiser, I'd rather have a 2017 f150(or whatever else) for day to day tasks. Also I wouldn't pay 5 or even 4 for this truck, but with these old trucks value is in the eye of the beholder.

[@CJColvin]

footbalr074 I have a 96 Ford F150 with 5.0L Windsor V8 with 203,393 miles on it and it's still going strong. The only thing I replaced on my truck was the starter but other than that most of every thing else was simple maintenance and cleaned out the transmission fluid just to get rid of the shuttering it was making and after haven't had a problem ever since.

[@MikeBrownOhio]

I miss my 86 K20 on 33s...350 ci SB an 350 turbo hydro automatic an np205 4.11:1 gears...

[@dlakerguy]

Awesome truck. My old 96 Yota 4 banger had locking hubs. Always had to lock 'em up before going out in the mud. Fun times. I'd love to get a truck like this one day to fix up.

[@guyproulx1660]

Dale Couture I still have my old '89 Yota, aren't they fun and bulletproof reliable, these Toyota's keep going and going just like the Energizer bunny

[@dlakerguy]

guy proulx Mine wasn't. That's why I sold it and got a 2004 Colorado after that. It was a huge improvement.

[@guyproulx1660]

Dale Couture was it a huge improvement off road?, was the frame on your 96 Yota broken in half when you sold it 8 years later?

[@dlakerguy]

guy proulx Way better off-road. More power, rear locker, etc.

[@guyproulx1660]

Dale Couture no chin spoiler?

[@jazrosales2008]

That K10 is beautiful! Congratulations guys!

[@jakegentry1966]

My friend has a 1974 K10 with a 454 in it and it's great for almost everything besides obviously gas mileage

[@wessreiley8275]

Back in the 90's I paid 1250$ for a GM goodwrench crate motor. 350. 4 bolt main. Very good motor good power

[@80srockerable]

4" lift & 35" tires perfect look on that. The clean ground clearance & lean body profile looks better than modern day trucks.

[@rycuddles]

i am very excited about this project! this is awesome, thanks for going with an older truck, since so many of us cannot afford to drop $40k+ on a new one. I look forward to seeing what you will do with BIG GREEN

[@kenlowe8659]

Nice. I have that same truck. 85 K10 75,000 miles. Mine is stock with that under power 305. Its has around 10% body rust and being it’s a Michigan truck that’s considered rust free up here in the north salt belt. I paid $2,500. Runs great. I have plans for it. Great truck.

[@505BOSE]

That truck is pretty clean, well worth the money.

[@1bc003]

I'm working on a 73 K20 4x4 right now. No smog. 350 4 spd. Looking forward to following along with yours.

[@Ryno-fp7pm]

A K10 with a manual transmission. Love these old Chevy/GMC trucks. So glad they eventually got rid of the boat anchor 305.

[@Robert8455]

Even though it's a Chevy, I like it. I had a K20 with the 350 back in the day and it was tough as nails. This should be nice if you drop an LS into it. I have a '78 F250 4x4 and which I love and I'm pretty certain it will out live me. It would be kind of cool to compare 5 decades of pick-up trucks from Ford, Chevy & Dodge and see just what the hell when wrong in the last decade or so.

[@0ttoman]

Yes!! This is so much better than "baja boxster"! 👍 well done! I look forward to giving you my views...

[@TFLtruck]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@dannorourke589]

Sold my 85 k10 for a 86 f250 last year..... The fords do have nice little design and engineering features but it seems to make for more things to go wrong. Chevy might have been a bit less convenient to work on but required far less attention and work. But the interior and amenities in my extend cab bullnose feel like an RV compared to the bench and broken radio in my old square body. Each truck has their pros and cons but both are diesel 4x4 and manual transmission, transfer case and locking hubs. So both are winners in my book to this day I prefer the Chevy that I sold over the Ford I own but time and a new engine may change my mind.

[@ducfandan1117]

Dann ORourke An honest review by someone who's owned both. Bravo sir, this post is a shining light of reasonableness in what is usually the cesspool that is KZbin comments. Best of luck with your truck, and if you do get that new engine, hope all goes well for you!

[@pleasantlakepirate1832]

Thats a clean, where I live that'd be an $8500 truck

[@PS3PS3PS3PS3]

If I had that truck I would sell to you in a heart beat, you are out of your damn mind. lmao!

[@baronvolkov6172]

I would have kept the 5k. Not to even mention 8.5k. Older guys just seem to get these for some nostalgia from their youth. Just like a 35 year old in a 1993 Mazda RX7 or Acrua NSX. Could have been great at the time, but now, shits just old...

[@edlingja1]

You have to suit it to your needs. It's not a grocery getter, don't use this truck for that. Light duty pickup for light duty loads and driving. Thus isn't a 1985 baja special, or hot rod for that matter.

[@pleasantlakepirate1832]

I'm 28 and DD an 87 K30 crew cab, 6bt swap. It's about having a real truck, not some bloated, overpriced, plastic clad, tech heavy piece of shit. I live in NS, ground zero for rust, the average person gets about 10 years out of a vehicle before its totally clapped out. then it becomes a "winter beater" where some poor bastard buys it for $300, puts $600 worth of bondo hair, brake lines, and exhaust work into it, and hopefully gets a winter or two out of it. whether its a cavalier, or a K10, most vehicles meet this fate. Supply and demand, clean squarebodies are hard to come by = $$$. I could get $10K for mine any day.

[@mattadrev471]

right...they got a freakin steal considering it is 4x4 and somehwhat original

[@robertperciballi11]

Congrats on the new truck! Looking forward to seeing it around on the channel....

[@TheDasboot11]

Bought a 85 gmc classic sierra k20 $500 sat for 14yrs put and battery and clean fuel and it ran so been restoring it hit 87k miles on it few days ago

[@bmecalgary]

Had one of these, the cam is like butter, and most came with 3:08open diff rear end. last forever though!

[@planbenterprise]

My very first car was a similar truck to that. 2500 though. I did things in that truck you'd only see in Dukes of Hazard. Never even knocked it out of alignment. 8 mpg though. Loved it.

[@longhairedzombie97]

old trucks will run forever. my 93 f150 is still running strong with stock everything

[@mitchcamaro7004]

My first new truck was a 85 black with black cloth interior. 305 automatic 4x4. I kept it for 15 years.

[@popacap21]

the 80's model up to the '98 Z71 are easily my fav chevy model trucks... early 00's also

[@TheCuttingtorch]

yea thats over 20yrs worth of trucks so basically you like everything, thanks for sharing

[@popacap21]

Daniel Hough haha yeah well those 20 years were the golden age for the Z71 imo, its to flashy now.. I love chevys tho

[@NordicNevs]

You guys re-lit the subscriber spark with this video. Way to keep it fresh and unpredictable. Awesome. I'm in for the long haul.

[@DinoJr.686]

That truck is awesome! I bought a k10 last year, great truck!

[@abilityboatworks5024]

The fact that he was willing to go on camera was itself a good sign.

[@CliffWarren]

Love it! I had one similar to that. Now I have a 1986 F150 with a 351. The only downside to it is that it really drinks gas.

[@jackshrive6436]

Beautiful old square body. Please do more videos like this with older trucks!

[@MrMeowgi]

im really glad to see more older stuff on the channel now!

[@bannablitz247]

You sure are right, they switched to top post batteries in 07. But they also put a bracket right above the battery so you can't remove it without removing the bracket.

[@shadvan9494]

Awesome Truck. I love old Chevy's trucks. My grandfather had an old 1978 K20 with the 350. he beat that thing like it owed him money. I don't remember him ever changing the oil or doing maintenance on it. the heater and ac didn't work. the grill was falling apart, and if I remember correctly, the hoods had a tendency to crease in the center. it had over a120k on it when I left home in the early 90's. he drove it till the day he died. my dad has used it for hauling crap to the dump for the last 13 years and I still don't think it has ever seen any maintenance or an oil change...

[@dragonbutt]

Chevrolet will forever be the big, old, boxy V8 pickup that everyone remembers. Good or bad, that boxy pickup you remember is likely a Chevy. I'd like to meet the guy who designed the thing. He seems to have known exactly what people want in a truck, even today.

[@ezra3445]

@thefastlanetruck guys. That's beautiful! I learned how to drive in a 1990 Dodge Ramcharger 150. Not as old as the K10, but definitely understand the old-truck craving.

[@jwcreates]

I love those old square body chevys, I had a 79 that was basically that green color but had way more rust...on the bright side it had the 350 and glass packs so it was plenty loud and I never got stuck in that thing...makes me sad I sold it.

[@Graeman]

I love your choice!!! I want one of these low mileage manual transmission 1/2 ton pickups. I would change out the engine and tighten up the steering and throw some detroit lockers with 4.11 or even 4.88 gears to compensate for the 35" tires. I am so looking froward to your build and videos of this truck in action. Let me know when you are going to sell it..

[@StephenGnos]

As in the words of Tim McGraw, "Truck Yeah!", that thing is bad-ass! It's the perfect truck for everything! (especially date night!, being that it has the bench seat).

[@escoto1984]

There's something about older beat up trucks that I love , this one is on good condition,

[@s.centralkeystone558]

Awesome truck and a great addition to the TFL Fleet!

[@squarebodycasewademckenney6190]

and another thing THE TRUCK IS A STICK THOSE ARE SO RARE

[@pyroblasten]

side terminals are awesome, seen so many corroded and mangled top posts, never had a problem with sides

[@nowyououttahere7027]

gotta love 80's engineering..."oil leak, yeah thats common" lol havent finished the video but yes definitely buy it

[@wirednutt698]

Worth every penny! Great find guys!

[@ssan3257]

I am glad they painted this truck GREEN! So much better than ugly gray.

[@willwinram946]

It's so cool, to mix up your videos, with fresh ideas! Looking forward to this project!

[@bosse641]

The older trucks are so much nicer looking than what is made today, imo.

[@CJColvin]

John Grytbakk I totally agree brother and it dentfully looks wayyyy than any foreign car on the road as well and plus it's cheaper than a modern truck as well.

[@BraveBlastMaster]

That's is a Clean Square. Cleaner than the Raptor. You have to Love the Sqaurebodies.

[@jdhicks1979]

We get it you used to work on a farm!

[@Metalbass1979]

That is awesome! Please put a nice, lumpy cam in it and make people remember how glorious a good V8 is.

[@eduardodiez3138]

Sometimes I feel like wanting to own a car, then I remember all the things I can put in my trucks' bed and the feeling goes away. #GMCLove

[@onestone19063]

That truck is just like the K5 Blazer I had. Boy do I miss that truck.

[@michaelgerty1223]

Love those squares! You can add my name to the list of folks that will be following this project. Very cool!

[@tylerand]

Can't believe I haven't seen this series before, I love this kind of stuff, but I've never seen it show up in my feed!

[@TheTeknodad1974]

The K10 is worth more than that Porsche Boxer you bought.... Can't wait to see the upgraded power plant you put in!

[@CJColvin]

Man that's a cool old Chevy pickup there.

[@sneeks253]

so excited to see what u guys do to this truck and put it through

[@ericd5266]

I Love this show! keeps getting better!!! great job guys!

[@steyrproof]

Old Pickups are the best. Looking forward to see whatcha do with it.

[@joshuawebb3337]

Brings back some childhood memories.

[@vinceruland9236]

What a great looking truck. I had an 86 a long time ago and I would love to have another

[@masmls02]

that body style is awesome and can't wait to see what u guys do with it

[@KevinHebert.]

I hope you guys are committed to keeping the old style look when you get around to working on the exterior- will definitely keep its presence on the road if it doesn't have a lot of modern-looking accessories bolted on to it.

[@freerider604]

awesome - cant wait to see more videos on restoring the Big Green!